Dogs Who Sniff Covid May be More Effective Than Temperature Checks

Scientists from the London School of Tropical Medicine, Durham University, and the group Medical Detention Dogs have said dogs can be trained to detect COVID-19 infections.

The research has yet to be peer-reviewed but authors hope the screening of clothing and face masks could replace the need to quarantine travelers after a flight.

Data shows this could be more effective than temperature checking. Dogs screening at airport terminals were able to detect 91% of cases. Thailand recently deployed dogs to detect COVID-19 by sniffing samples of human sweat.

 Dogs have long been trained to detect odors associated with drugs or explosives, as well as malaria, cancer and diabetes, but “this is the first time that dogs are able to detect a viral disease in humans,” said Dominique Grandjean, a professor at the National Veterinary School of Alfort in France. Sniffing tests would also cost as little as a dollar and take seconds, compared to the expensive prices and time constraints of PCR testing.

Dogs who sniff Covid could be coming to an airport near you




Growing Evidence Links Covid-19 Vaccine to Myocarditis

The CDC has reported higher-than-usual cases of myocarditis after vaccination, overwhelmingly in young men under 30.

So far 226 cases of myocarditis have been reported in men under 30 where the CDC was expected fewer than 100 cases for this age group.

Problems are most common after the second dose of an mRNA vaccine but the CDC said more research is necessary to determine if the vaccine is the cause of the problem.

Teenagers and people in their early 20s accounted for more than half of the myocarditis cases reported to the CDC’s safety monitoring systems following Covid-19 vaccination, despite representing a fraction of people who have received the shots.

Evidence grows stronger for Covid vaccine link to heart issue, CDC says

Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle. Most cases were mild and went away on their own. Fifteen patients are still hospitalized with three still in the ICU.

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The Keystone Pipeline Project is Terminated

The Keystone XL pipeline project has been terminated. The Canadian pipeline company that had planned to carry oil from Canadian tar sands to Nebraska announced last week that it had terminated the project.

Environmental activists have long warned about the impact the Keystone pipeline would have on the environment.

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In 2015 former President Obama announced he would reject the construction permit for the pipeline. In 2017, immediately after inauguration former President Trump signed an executive order to undo Obama’s decision.

In 2018, after portions of the pipeline, had already been built, a federal judge blocked any further construction stating that the Trump administration did not perform adequate environmental reviews before making its decision.

On the day of his inauguration President Biden rescinded the construction permit for the pipeline. On the same day TC energy, the company responsible for the pipeline, said it would be suspending work on the pipeline.

Environmental activists cheered the move and used the moment to urge Mr. Biden to rescind the Trump-era permits granted to another pipeline, the Enbridge Line 3, which would carry Canadian oil across Minnesota. Hundreds of protesters were arrested earlier this week in protests against that project.

The Keystone XL pipeline project has been terminated.




Can Those Vaccinated Against the Coronavirus Still Spread the Virus?

As more and more American’s become vaccinated everyday society has slowly begun to open back up. It’s been nearly a month since the CDC announced that vaccinated people no longer have to wear a mask or social distance in most settings.

Data by the CDC suggests that those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are less likely to transmit the virus but the research is not definitive.

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Some people are unable to be vaccinated due to underlying medical conditions, or religious reasons, and then of course there’s those of us who just don’t want to be vaccinated!

When it comes to COVID-19, immunologists are still figuring out what they call the “correlates of protection,” factors that predict just how protected someone is against the coronavirus. Researchers believe that an optimum amount of “neutralizing antibodies,” the type that not only bind the virus but also prevent it from infecting, are sufficient to fend off repeat infections. Scientists are also still assessing the durability of immunity that the COVID-19 vaccines are providing and where in the body it’s working.

Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?

The coronavirus vaccine has been known to cause numerous side effects and health problems after injections, mostly after the second shot. None of the COVID-19 vaccines have been FDA approved, they are only approved for emergency use.




Tucson’s Mayor Commits to Planting A Million Trees for Climate Change

Tucson’s mayor Regina Romero has committed to planting a million trees by 2030. In February Romero joined the U.S chapter of the 1.t.org Stakeholder Council, a group of leaders committed to the restoration of one trillion trees around the world. The U.S chapter has committed to a billion trees.

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Romero plans to prioritize tree planting in lower-income communities that are often disproportionately affected by Tucson’s urban heat island effect. This is largely due to a lack of green space.

Rainwater will be the primary fuel for the million trees initiative. When Romero entered office, she and her council approved a green stormwater infrastructure fee, which charges the average residential water-user $1 per month. Over the next three years, the fee will generate up to $7 million for sustainable stormwater harvesting in parks, streets, and parking lots, according to Romero.

Planting a Million Trees in the Semi-Arid Desert to Combat Climate Change

Planting trees is linked to better air, lower temperatures, and increased biodiversity.




Facebook Lifts Ban on Posts Claiming COVID-19 Is Man-made

Facebook is no longer removing posts claiming the coronavirus’ origins are man made.

In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made from our apps

Facebook lifts ban on posts claiming COVID-19 was man-made, amid revitalized origins debate

President Biden has ordered U.S intelligence agencies to “redouble their efforts” investigating the origins of COVID-19. U.S intelligence has not said one way or the other rather they definitively think COVID-19 was man-made.

The World Health Organization has said further investigation was needed to determine the virus’s origin.

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Research Shows the Effects of Climate Change on Animals

Chemicals in our environment are a major cause of infertility problems in both humans and animals, but recent data shows that climate change is another looming threat to fertility.

Males of some species can become infertile at temperatures much lower than the maximum temperature they are able to endure for survival. A species survival is more dependent on the temperature at which it becomes infertile rather than the temperature it can survive.|

Researchers examined 43 species of flies. They examined the temperature lethal for 80% of the flies, and the temperature at which 80% of males become infertile.

Researchers found that 11 of the 43 species suffered loss in fertility at cooler than lethal temperatures immediately after heat stress. The effect of infertility continued to get worse after seven days. After seven days 19 out of 43 species suffered infertility at cooler than lethal temperatures.

These fertility responses are crucial to species survival. A separate study led by one author of this article, using simulated climate change in the laboratory, showed experimental populations of the same flies become extinct not because they can’t survive the heat, but because the males become infertile. Species from tropical rainforests were the first to succumb to extinction.

Fly infertility shows we’re underestimating how badly climate change harms animals

Too-high temperatures have also been shown to affect fertilization in corals, cows, pigs, fish and birds.