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Game 7, 2nd round of NHL playoffs, 18 May, in Buffalo

Este lunes arranca la Asamblea General de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) que debe votar si se acepta o no el abandono de la Argentina de ese organismo. En principio, la salida es ilegal, porque el ingreso en 1948, fue por ley y la salida requiere de una ley. Dentro de la Cancillería presionaron para revocar un dictamen legal que sostenía que sólo el Congreso podía resolver el egreso del país de ese organismo, pero las cosas se torcieron con una maniobra. Lo más grotesco es que el canciller Pablo Quirno emitió un cable secreto, el Dicol 01007/2026, ordenándole a los embajadores que gestionen, en cada país, “un pedido de comprensión por la retirada de la OMS” y que la Argentina “no se aislará del mundo desde el punto de vista de la salud”.

The WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) continues to closely monitor the genetic and antigenic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants, immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination, and the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against circulating variants. Based on these evaluations, WHO advises vaccine manufacturers and regulatory authorities on the implications for future updates to COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition. In December 2025, the TAG-CO-VAC advised vaccine manufacturers that monovalent LP.8.1 is the recommended vaccine antigen. Multiple manufacturers (using mRNA or recombinant protein-based vaccines) have updated COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition to monovalent LP.8.1 formulation. Several of these vaccines have been approved for use by regulatory authorities and have been introduced into vaccination programmes. Previous statements from the TAG-CO-VAC can be found on the WHO website.

When Mayo Clinic researchers sequenced the genomes of 484 seemingly healthy adults, they found that about 13% carried a serious, previously unrecognized genomic risk — conditions those patients did not know about and that standard care would likely miss.

Nearly all participants, 98.6%, had at least one genetic finding, and for most, the results called for monitoring. The study, published in Genetics in Medicine, also takes a closer look at what it takes to turn those findings into the proper follow-up care.

Don Floreone,

Váyase nomás, por favor. Ya está bien.

As the leaders of the world’s two largest economies meet in Beijing this week, a new analysis underscores a growing divergence between China and the United States in shaping the global energy system.

While Chinese companies continue to expand their dominance of clean energy industries, the data shows, their American counterparts are withdrawing from those sectors.