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The Dao of Annual Planning in 2024

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The Dao of Annual Planning in 2024

Flu: Masks required in Wales’ hospitals again amid flu fears

Patients and visitors at hospitals across south Wales are being told to wear masks to control the spread of infection amid concerns about an increase in flu cases.

Cardiff and Vale, Hywel Dda, Anuerin Bevan and Cwm Taf Morgannwg health boards all announced new mask-wearing rules on Friday.

It comes as figures suggest respiratory syncytial virus is past its peak, but doctors in Wales are seeing an increase in patients with influenza symptoms.

One health board said masks were crucial to “keep the virus at bay”…

Source: Flu: Masks required in Wales’ hospitals again amid flu fears

Last major health facility in north Gaza ‘out of service’ after Israeli attack | Global development | The Guardian

The last major health facility in northern Gaza has been put out of service, the World Health Organization has said, after an Israeli military operation targeting sites near the Kamal Adwan hospital.

“Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid,” the WHO said in a statement on X.

Israel’s military claimed in a statement that the hospital had become a “key stronghold for terrorist organisations and continues to be used as a hideout for terrorist operatives” since Israeli forces began broader operations in northern Gaza in October.

The WHO said 60 health workers and 25 patients in critical condition, including those on ventilators, reportedly remain in the hospital. The patients in moderate to severe condition were forced to evacuate to the destroyed and non-functional Indonesian hospital, the UN health agency said, adding that it was “deeply concerned for their safety”…

Source: Last major health facility in north Gaza ‘out of service’ after Israeli attack | Global development | The Guardian

Poll: One year in, acceptance of RSV vaccination growing | CIDRAP

One year after becoming available for older Americans and pregnant women, receptive public opinion of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines is growing, according to the latest poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

The poll was conducted in November 2024 and shows 52% of adults think the vaccine given to pregnant individuals to protect their infants from RSV is effective, up 10 percentage points from 42% in October of 2023…

Source: Poll: One year in, acceptance of RSV vaccination growing | CIDRAP