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Tuberculosis: First time infections rise to 30-year high – DW – 11/10/2023
Myanmar: Could rebel offensive topple ruling junta? – DW – 11/10/2023
…Anthony Davis, a Bangkok-based security analyst, said the success of the offensive across the northern Shan State “marks a critical watershed in the conflict.”
“Aside from the huge quantities of munitions that have fallen into opposition hands, the offensive has denied the military regime access to key trade hubs on the Chinese border and the revenue derived from them, but in broader psychological terms served to burst the bubble of military invincibility,” he told DW.
“This offensive and its wider spill over into central regions of the country has made it entirely clear that the war in Myanmar is not locked into some purported stalemate that sooner or later will demand negotiations,” he said.
“It actually has the potential to bring down a regime that is already facing deep economic and political crises,” he added…
Source: Myanmar: Could rebel offensive topple ruling junta? – DW – 11/10/2023
Vaccine exemptions among US kindergarteners increase post-pandemic | CIDRAP (Me: Anti-vaccine insanity risks health of all US)
Exemptions increased in 41 states, and exceeded 5% in 10 states, which increases the risk for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. The findings come from national- and state-level estimates for complete vaccination with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR); diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP); poliovirus vaccine (polio); and varicella vaccine (VAR); and exemptions from vaccination reported by 49 states and the District of Columbia (DC) for the 2022–23 school year. Source: Vaccine exemptions among US kindergarteners increase post-pandemic | CIDRAP
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