Zoonotic Disease

HHS Relaunched Health Sector Climate Pledge

April 4, 2023 - In March 2023, the United States HHS announced plans to relaunch the Health Sector Climate Pledge, proposed by the White House in 2022. According to the press release, the healthcare sector accounts for 8.5% of greenhouse gas emissions in the US. A 2022 analysis by the Commonwealth Fund explained that hospital care is the most significant driver of...

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by Veronica Salib

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Fourth COVID Shot Reduced the Risk of Infection by 12.9%

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A cohort study in JAMA Network Open analyzed the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine in preventing SARS-CoV-2 reinfection. The study found that COVID-19 vaccination reduced reinfection rates by...

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