January 9, 2022 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• EU bans tattoo ink chemicals that may cause cancer  (The Journal – Ireland)
• Omicron and children: Pediatric hospitals in parts of U.S. filling fast (Washington Post)
• Anti-Vaxx QAnon Influencer Dies After Contracting COVID-19 (Business Insider)
• CDC warns against cruise ship travel regardless of vaccination status (NPR) 
• Virus leaves antibodies that may attack healthy tissues; B cell antibodies weakened, not defeated by Omicron (Reuters)
• Studies Suggest Why Omicron Is Less Severe: It Spares the Lungs (New York Times)
• Quarantine! Isolation! What's the difference when it comes to COVID?: (NPR)
• The goal: at least 40% vaxxed in all nations by year-end. This map shows how we stand (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• Airlines have a recipe to reach zero emissions by 2050. The key ingredient: cooking oil  (Los Angeles Times)
• As omicron washes over America, much of the country still isn’t using exposure notification apps   (Washington Post)

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