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Masking and Microns
Graphic only from https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/what-makes-an-effective-diy-mask Coronavirus: 0.1μm (the speck on the far left) Pore size of N95: 0.1 -0.3 μm (0.1-0.3 microns) Pore size of standard surgical mask: 0.3-10 μm I like this graphic. For a mask to work, it needs to filter out particles. This requires that the pore size of the mask be smaller than the…
Why do so few European countries recommend flu shots for children?/ Eurosurveillance.org
The data below come from: Eurosurveillance, Volume 19, Issue 16, 24 April 2014 Few European countries recommend flu shots for children, and only 3 suggest them for all children above 6 months old, as does the US. Most countries recommend them only for elders, the group most likely to die from flu. However, elders are…
Large Mumps Outbreak Ongoing in Vaccinated Hasidic Jews
Snippets from Business Week. One solution being used in Orange County is to keep vaccinating with a third dose of the same vaccine, though the MMWR editor notes that no data exist to support this approach. Isn’t the appropriate answer to develop a better vaccine? According to the MMWR, “Among patients aged 7–18 years, the…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was pushing for increased bank regulations and more even income distribution worldwide/ Washington Post
UPDATE: Dominique Strauss-Kahn is “not in a position to run” the International Monetary Fund after his arrest over an alleged sexual assault, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said. May we remind Mr. Geithner that he was guilty of tax evasion, yet he runs the US Treasury, responsible for collecting taxes. What was good for…
World Health Organization calls swine flu critics ‘irresponsible’ / AP
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has rejected as “irresponsible” allegations that swine flu is a fake pandemic. WHO also dismissed claims it colluded with drug companies to bring economic benefit to the industry by playing up the danger of the new H1N1 influenza strain. WHO officials met Tuesday with the Parliamentary Assembly of…
Ireland preserves Democracy, Scraps E-Voting Machines/ The Independent
From the Irish Times: In a final vote of no confidence, Ireland’s ill-fated e-voting machines are finally headed to the scrap heap. From the June 29 Independent: THE Government has sold the infamous €54m e-voting machines for scrap — for €9.30 each. [Sold as scrap for about 15 cents per ten dollars spent on their…