UK on Alert After Polio Detected in Sewage

No cases have been found so far, but health officials put out a warning for communities with low vaccination rates.

UK on Alert After Polio Detected in Sewage,No cases have been found so far, but health officials put out a warning for communities with low vaccination rates.

U.S. Orders Omicron-Specific Covid-19 Vaccine Shipment for Big Fall Push The U.S. reported 196,230 new cases and 693 deaths on Wednesday.
U.S. Orders Omicron-Specific Covid-19 Vaccine Shipment for Big Fall Push The U.S. reported 196,230 new cases and 693 deaths on Wednesday.
Florida Only State Not Preordering Toddler COVID-19 Vaccines "That’s not where we’re gonna be utilizing our resources,” Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference.
FDA Panel Backs COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Under 5 Shots for young children could be available as soon as next week if all the remaining regulatory hurdles are cleared.
FDA Advisers Back Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine For Older Kids A government advisory panel has endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens.
FDA Panel Finds Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccines Safe for Young Children If the CDC approves the panel’s findings, the vaccines may become available to young children starting early next week
White House Lays Out Plan To Get COVID-19 Vaccines To Kids Under 5 Vaccines for children younger than 5 could be available as soon as late June, according to senior Biden administration officials.
CDC: Kids Ages 5 to 11 Should Obtain Booster Of COVID-19 Vaccine The hope is that an extra shot will shore up protection as coronavirus infections once again are on the rise.
Millions of Covid-19 Vaccine Shots Going to Waste in U.S. as Vaccination Program Fizzles: Report North Carolina alone has wasted 1.7 million doses since the vaccination program began.
Canada Plans To Throw Out 13.6 Million Doses Of Coronavirus Vaccine Canada couldn’t find any takers for its stockpile of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, either at home or abroad.
Young adults are volunteering to get COVID-19—for science SARS-CoV-2 "challenge trials" can help scientists better understand the immune system's response to the virus, which could yield improved vaccines and treatments.
Novavax hopes its COVID shot wins over FDA, vaccine holdouts Americans may soon get a new COVID-19 vaccine option — a more traditional kind of shot known as a protein vaccine
Pfizer Says 3 COVID Shots Protect Children Under 5 Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine protect kids under 5 and that it plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week.
mRNA booster vaccines may be a good investment in developing countries Vaccines based on inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus are commonly used in developing countries due to their low cost. New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that a booster shot of mRNA vaccine to individuals who have received two doses of inactivated vaccine offers the same level of protection against COVID-19 as three doses of mRNA vaccine. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications.
mRNA booster vaccines may be a good investment in developing countries Vaccines based on inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus are commonly used in developing countries due to their low cost. New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that a booster shot of mRNA vaccine to individuals who have received two doses of inactivated vaccine offers the same level of protection against COVID-19 as three doses of mRNA vaccine. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications.
Multiple sclerosis patients with higher B cell counts found to have a better vaccine response Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with Rituximab have better responses to the COVID-19 vaccine if they have higher B cell counts. This is the finding of a study from Uppsala University published in the journal JAMA Network Open. In patients with B cell counts of 40/µL (microlitres) or more, 9 of 10 patients developed protective levels of antibodies, while significantly fewer with lower counts had similar responses.
Multiple sclerosis patients with higher B cell counts found to have a better vaccine response Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with Rituximab have better responses to the COVID-19 vaccine if they have higher B cell counts. This is the finding of a study from Uppsala University published in the journal JAMA Network Open. In patients with B cell counts of 40/µL (microlitres) or more, 9 of 10 patients developed protective levels of antibodies, while significantly fewer with lower counts had similar responses.
Anti-Vaxxers Are Flipping Out Over Justin Bieber’s Facial Paralysis Scientists haven’t found a definitive link between Covid-19 vaccines and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome — but that’s not stopping people online from making that claim
10 times science made a sucky year suck less From the incredible efforts of scientists to develop a COVID-19 vaccine in record time to clapping seals, this year marked some amazing discoveries.
Macy Gray tells Piers Morgan: ‘Just because you change your body parts doesn’t make you a woman’
Singer Macy Gray has crashed into the transgender debate, telling Piers Morgan that being a woman requires being born with “boobs” and a “vagina.”. “Just because you go change your parts doesn’t make you a woman,” the crooner told Morgan on his TalkT
Oddbot To Develop And Animate Trio Of Graphic Novels
Glendale, California-based animation producer Oddbot Inc. will develop and animate three adaptations of popular graphic novels for kids and family audiences. Oddbot has optioned and plans on developing the three graphic novels into two animated serie
New creative project Beeyali is a call to look after Country and its endangered ecosystems
NAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Here Australia has an opportunity to reflect on the crucial importance of First Nations knowledge systems in addressing many of the challe
Long-lost iPhone clownfish return in iOS 16 beta 3
Long-lost iPhone clownfish return in iOS 16 beta 3 When Apple first showed off the original iPhone in early 2007, the demo included a Lock Screen image of a pair of clownfish. The pic was not on the device when it shipped, but some people say the pi
Reality TV Star Jasmine Burkitt Dead at 28
Reality TV star Jasmine Burkitt has died. Burkitt, who appeared in the BBC Three documentary series Small Teen Big World and Small Teen Bigger World, passed away on June 27 'after a life long battle with a very serious mental illness.' She was 28.Bur
Exploring the magic of Taiwan’s ‘Spirited Away’ city
A photographer tells us about returning to the enchanted city of Jiufen, perched on a mountain overlooking the sea. The post Exploring the magic of Taiwan’s ‘Spirited Away’ city first appeared on Science Radars.
Exploring the magic of Taiwan’s ‘Spirited Away’ city A photographer tells us about returning to the enchanted city of Jiufen, perched on a mountain overlooking the sea.
A U.S. tribe wants to resume whale hunts. Will conservationists support them? A federal report has moved the Makah Tribe a step closer to hunting gray whales again—a practice central to their culture and protected by an 1855 treaty, but snarled in red tape for the last 17 years.
Buried stories: the tombs of Hegra A fascinating necropolis reveals the burial customs, and more, of a vanished people.
Wildlife traffickers in Oregon sentenced to help researchers study wildlife crime The western U.S. state is pioneering the program to help offenders understand and make amends for their offenses.
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Get Your Indoor Cycling On And Grab This Exercise Bike With 38% Off The Dmasun Indoor Exercise Bike is a great way to boost your cardio fitness without leaving the house.
Pride at the End of the World It’s impossible for me now to see the climate fight and my queer identity as separable, just as it would look silly to take the green stripe from the rainbow.
This Tiny Earbud Will Monitor How Astronauts Sleep in Space The smart device will travel to the ISS to measure the difference between astronauts' sleep on Earth and in space.
Biggest Forest Fire in New Mexico History The U.S. Forest Service admits it caused the biggest wildfire in New Mexico’s state history.
Thor: Love and Thunder For being a god, Thor sure has a lot of shit to work through. For example, when you're an all-powerful immortal, what is the meaning of life? This and many other questions are answered in Thor: Love and Thunder from director Taika Waititi. Thor: Love and Thunder has a lot of good things going for
25 happy songs guaranteed to put you in a good mood Get ready for a dose of musical sunshine
The next frontier for drones: letting them fly out of sight For years, there’s been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight
The 33 best inspirational songs of all time Millionaire rock stars – they’re just like us!
EXPLAINER: Factors behind Sydney's recent flood emergencies Parts of Australia’s largest city have been inundated by four major floods since March last year, leaving weary victims questioning how many times they can rebuild
Trophy Hunter Fatally Shot In South Africa Riaan Naude, owner of Pro Hunt Africa, was reportedly found dead near Kruger National Park last month.
Former Teacher, Parents of a Toddler, Grandfather Among Victims of Highland Park Shooting At least seven people were killed and dozens injured during 4th of July mass shooting in Chicago suburb
Five ways big brands can source materials more sustainably Global brands have a responsibility and an opportunity to help solve some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges: examining the hidden depths of their international supply chains to make sure they are as sustainable as possible.
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European Union Passes Landmark Big Tech Regulations The European Parliament approved both the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. If properly enforced, companies will have to make big changes.
Netflix’s Ultraman Movie Looks Ultra-Stylish I'd like to thank my favorite superhero, Spider-Man, for giving us Spider-Verse—a movie so stylish my other favorite superhero, Ultraman, wants in on the fun.
The Stranger Things 4 Spoilers io9 Roundtable Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2 closed another chapter in Netflix's nostalgia-based genre show. Let's discuss.
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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Is Coming to Disney Parks in 2024 Inspired by The Princess and the Frog, the overdue Splash Mountain re-theme will open at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom.
The Secret to Taika Waititi’s Success The Gadgettes fan over the New Zealander director/writer and his constant stream of work.
Return to Arrakis With These Stunning New Dune Book Covers Artist Matt Griffin talks to io9 about his work on new deluxe editions of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Opening Titles Still Somehow Rule as an N64 Game I would've played the hell out of this, whatever it would've been.
Even More Crypto Lenders Struggle to Stem Flood of Withdrawals on Their Platforms Crypto lending platform CoinLoan announced Monday limits on withdrawals while Vauld suspended them altogether, even as it reportedly looks for a buyout.
James Cameron Seems to Have His Finger on the Pulse of Avatar Trolls The director of Avatar: The Way of Water knows the exact complaints people online have about his franchise.
Something Sneaky Is Going on With Jessica Jones’ Disney+ Title [Updated] A tiny change to the show's title on Disney+ has sparked speculation of a new series with Marvel's investigative hero... but it's even stranger than it seems.
Giant Bacteria Visible to the Naked Eye Discovered in Mangrove Swamp Now the largest known bacteria, the filamentous T. magnifica eats sulfur, swims, and clings to marine trees.