Joe Pajak (Dr)

Link, and full credit, to another poignant and pertinent piece by @JessicaLexicus...
'Better than Nothing' is not Good Enough. We Need Operation Warp Speed 2.0.
The debate on boosters says it all.'
https://jessicawildfire.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile

‘The FU.1 variant, also known as XBB.1.16.1.1, is a mutant Omicron recombinant. Alarmingly, it’s spreading worldwide at a rate 50% faster than current dominant strain, Arcturus (XBB.1.16) - and has already made its way to several countries.’
@PMPmagToday https://www.pmp-magazine.com/2023/06/24/fu-1-the-new-covid-strain-that-could-spark-another-wave/

>61,000 heat-related excess deaths in Europe.
'Preparedness must be improved to reduce avoidable deaths, minimise economic impacts of heatwaves and shield the most vulnerable from the worst of the effects'.
@DrCHowarth @GRI_LSE #HeatWaves #ClimateActionNow
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2381670-summer-2022-heatwaves-killed-61000-people-in-europe/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2023-07-11-2022-heatwaves-

✍️'Haven't figured out ALL the many issues related to COVID-associated disability - nor grasped ALL the implications of this pernicious disease.
✍️Urgent need to plan for the enormous impact that long-haul COVID will have on society.' @clairepomeroy @sciam
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-tsunami-of-disability-is-coming-as-a-result-of-lsquo-long-covid-rsquo/