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There is growing hesitancy about vaccines around the world, particularly the Covid-19 vaccine, said Rocca. He cited a study by Johns Hopkins University in 67 countries, which found that vaccine acceptance had declined significantly between July and October of this year. … [Read more...] about ‘Fake news’ about a Covid-19 vaccine has become a second pandemic, Red Cross chief says

More specifically, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Boston Medical Center found that fractures to the bone stretching from the pinky to the elbow, or “ulna,” usually result from an act of self-defense among victims. The findings were said to be presented at the ongoing annual conference for Radiological Society of North America, RSNA 2020.  … [Read more...] about This injury may signal domestic violence, study warns

California fire map: Track the latest wildfires across the state. Air quality map: See ratings near you. What caused the Glass Fire? Here’s what we know. Powerful seasonal gusts known as Diablo winds haven’t even arrived yet. Similar to the Santa Ana winds down south, the Diablo winds are expected to blow in later this month — making Northern California most vulnerable to wildfires. Stacks of wine bottles are left standing inside the burned-out shell of the stock room at Castello di Amorosa in Calistoga.Photo: Brittany Hosea-Small, Special to The Chronicle … [Read more...] about Bay Briefing: Heat, wind and air quality worsen as wildfires rage

Over the weekend, the county put tough new restrictions in place in the hopes of slowing the surge. A 14-day quarantine on travelers returning from trips of more than 150 miles, a ban on contact sports that has forced the 49ers to play home games in Arizona and strict limits on the number of shoppers allowed inside stores. … [Read more...] about COVID Purple Tier: Santa Clara County Hospitals ‘Are Prepared For A Very Dark Winter’

This Sept. 20, 1966 photo provided by the San Diego Air and Space Museum shows an Atlas Centaur 7 rocket on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA's leading asteroid expert, Paul Chodas, speculates that asteroid 2020 SO, as it is formally known, is actually a Centaur upper rocket stage that propelled NASA’s Surveyor 2 lander to the moon in 1966 before it was discarded. (Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection/San Diego Air and Space Museum via AP) … [Read more...] about Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket