{"id":258,"date":"2022-02-01T19:25:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T19:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbrneurope.co.uk\/?p=258"},"modified":"2023-06-11T19:26:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T19:26:56","slug":"news-round-up-jan-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbrneurope.uk\/?p=258","title":{"rendered":"News Round Up &#8211; Jan 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>News<\/h1>\n<p>28 Dec: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texaschildrens.org\/texas-children%E2%80%99s-hospital-and-baylor-college-medicine-covid-19-vaccine-technology-secures-emergency\">Mass Distribution of \u201cThe World\u2019s COVID-19 Vaccine\u201d to be Deployed to India with Other Underserved Countries to Follow <\/a><\/p>\n<p>04 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/new-york-teacher-arrested-allegedly-injecting-minor-covid-vaccine-rcna10834\">New York teacher arrested after being accused of injecting minor with Covid vaccine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lincolnshireworld.com\/news\/one-million-birds-culled-in-fight-against-bird-flu-virus-in-lincolnshire-3516268\">&#8216;One million birds culled&#8217; in fight against bird flu virus in Lincolnshire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/confirmatory-pcr-tests-to-be-temporarily-suspended-for-positive-lateral-flow-test-results\">Confirmatory PCR tests to be temporarily suspended for positive lateral flow test results<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20220105-macron-says-he-wants-to-piss-off-france-s-unvaccinated\">Macron&#8217;s vow to &#8216;piss off&#8217; the unvaccinated sparks outrage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>06 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/healthandsocialcare\/conditionsanddiseases\/bulletins\/prevalenceofongoingsymptomsfollowingcoronaviruscovid19infectionintheuk\/6january2022\">UK survey suggests 1.3 million have long Covid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>06 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/bird-flu-case-human-england-b1987984.html\">Bird flu: \u2018Very rare\u2019 case detected in person in southwest England<\/a><\/p>\n<p>06 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/north-korea-detected-firing-suspected-ballistic-missile-into-sea-12509330\">North Korea detected firing suspected ballistic missile into sea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/01\/07\/omicron-is-killing-people-and-should-not-be-called-mild-who-warns\">Omicron is &#8216;killing people&#8217; and should not be called &#8216;mild&#8217;, WHO warns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/top-italian-covid-expert-claims-threatened-bullet-in-mail-2022-1?r=US&amp;IR=T\">Bullet forces Italian Covid expert to get a guard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/edfs-scottish-nuclear-power-plant-hunterston-b-close-after-46-years-2022-01-07\/\">EDF\u2019s Scottish nuclear power plant Hunterston B to close after 46 years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/india-airport-escape-scli-intl\/index.html\">Indian police hunt Covid-positive air passengers who escaped on way to quarantine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>07 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/07\/world\/covid-flight-italy-india.html\">Hundreds tested positive after flying from Italy to India, but the problem may be the tests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/nkorea-says-leader-kim-attended-successful-hypersonic-missile-test-2022-01-11\/\">North Korea&#8217;s Kim calls for more &#8216;military muscle&#8217; after watching hypersonic missile test<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/01\/11\/more-than-half-of-europe-will-be-infected-with-omicron-in-the-next-2-months-who.html\">Over 50% of Europe\u2019s population will be infected with omicron in the next 2 months, WHO says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/teacher-mom-covid19-car-trunk-b1990002.html\">Texas mom accused of putting son in car trunk to avoid catching Covid is praised as \u2018best teacher ever\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/covid-19-vaccine-quebec-tax-unvaccinated\/\">Quebec to impose &#8220;health contribution&#8221; tax on those who refuse COVID vaccines for non-medical reasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/376\/bmj.o76\">Covid-19: US cases and hospital admissions climb to record levels as Biden promises more tests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/1\/13\/blinken-us-still-unsure-who-is-behind-havana-syndrome\">Blinken: US still unsure who is behind Havana Syndrome cases<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-56720589\">Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine? And other questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>17 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-60030615\">Russia-Ukraine crisis: Why Brussels fears Europe is &#8216;closest to war&#8217; in decades<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2022\/01\/1110012\">COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/jan\/19\/science-covid-ineradicable-disease-prevention\">Now that science has defanged Covid, it\u2019s time to get on with our lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/20\/cia-finds-most-havana-symptom-cases-not-caused-by-foreign-power\/\">CIA finds most Havana syndrome cases not caused by foreign power<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ox.ac.uk\/news\/2022-01-20-estimated-12-million-people-died-2019-antibiotic-resistant-bacterial-infections\">An estimated 1.2 million people died in 2019 from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections<\/a><\/p>\n<p>21 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.se\/20220121\/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-swedens-mystery-drone-sightings\/\">Sweden drones: Sightings reported over nuclear plants and palace<\/a><\/p>\n<p>21 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/01\/21\/omicron-two-years-since-covid-was-first-confirmed-in-us-the-pandemic-is-worse-than-anyone-imagined.html\">Two years since Covid was first confirmed in U.S., the pandemic is worse than anyone imagined<\/a><\/p>\n<p>26 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ons.gov.uk\/2022\/01\/26\/to-say-only-17000-people-have-died-from-covid-19-is-highly-misleading\/\">To say only 17,000 people have died from COVID-19 is highly misleading<\/a><\/p>\n<p>27 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/01\/27\/world\/europe\/russia-forces.html\">How Russia Has Increased Its Military Build-up Around Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>28 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/01\/28\/ukraine-russia-says-wont-start-war-tensions-neighbor-soar\/9251890002\/\">Russian attack on Ukraine would bring &#8216;significant&#8217; casualties, Gen. Milley says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>28 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/asia\/china\/us-china-fighter-jet-south-china-sea-b2002626.html\">China and US in race to salvage \u2018flying computer\u2019 fighter jet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>29 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/01\/29\/politics\/allison-fluke-ekren-syria-isis-justice-department-charges\/index.html\">Kansas woman led female ISIS battalion in Syria, prosecutors say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>30 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/1\/30\/pyongyang-continues-january-launch-spree-as-new-rockets-spotted\">North Korea test-fires most powerful missile since 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Technology<\/h1>\n<p>03 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedars-sinai.org\/newsroom\/covid-19-can-trigger-self-attacking-antibodies\/\">COVID-19 Can Trigger Self-Attacking Antibodies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>04 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cam.ac.uk\/research\/news\/mrsa-arose-in-hedgehogs-long-before-antibiotic-use\">MRSA arose in hedgehogs long before antibiotic use<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pfizer.com\/news\/press-release\/press-release-detail\/pfizer-and-biontech-sign-new-global-collaboration-agreement\">Pfizer and BioNTech Sign New Global Collaboration Agreement to Develop First mRNA-based Shingles Vaccine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>05 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accesswire.com\/681034\/Moderna-Announces-First-Participant-Dosed-in-Phase-1-Study-of-its-mRNA-Epstein-Barr-Virus-EBV-Vaccine\">Moderna Announces First Participant Dosed in Phase 1 Study of its mRNA Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Vaccine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>09 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-59895258\">How rapid tests changed the pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinginpractice.com\/clinical\/respiratory\/common-cold-may-give-some-protection-against-covid-19-study-suggests\/\">Common cold may give some protection against Covid-19, study suggests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/today.oregonstate.edu\/news\/oregon-state-university-research-suggests-possibility-vaccine-prevent-skin-cancer\">Oregon State University research suggests possibility of mRNA vaccine to prevent skin cancer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/about.unimelb.edu.au\/newsroom\/news\/2022\/january\/researchers-discover-a-new-approach-to-breaking-bacterial-antibiotic-resistance-and-rescue-frontline-drug-treatments\">Stalled Alzheimer&#8217;s drug may find new purpose against superbugs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2304661-what-endemic-means-and-why-covid-19-is-nowhere-near-it-yet\/\">What endemic means &#8211; and why Covid-19 is nowhere near it yet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidmc.org\/about-bidmc\/news\/2022\/01\/placebo-effect-contributes-to-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-events\">Placebo Effect Accounts for More Than Two-Thirds of COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events, Researchers Find<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.unsw.edu.au\/news\/health\/what-causes-long-covid-symptoms-clues-under-microscope\">What causes long COVID symptoms? Clues from under the microscope<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsf.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/422156\/cerebrospinal-fluid-offers-clues-post-covid-brain-fog\">Cerebrospinal Fluid Offers Clues to Post-COVID \u2018Brain Fog\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ox.ac.uk\/news\/2022-01-19-attention-and-memory-deficits-persist-months-after-recovery-mild-covid\">Attention and memory deficits persist for months after recovery from mild Covid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/pressroom\/presspacs\/2022\/acs-presspac-january-19-2022\/kombucha-water-filters-can-resist-clogging-better-than-commercial-options.html\">&#8220;Living&#8221; water filter outperforms its commercial equivalent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19 Jan: <a href=\"https:\/\/valneva.com\/press-release\/valnevas-inactivated-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-shown-to-neutralize-omicron-variant\/\">New whole-virus COVID vaccine may be effective against Omicron<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20 Jan: <a 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