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Ukraine Celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25

Ukraine Celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25 for the First Time, Distancing Itself From Russia Christmas carries more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year: for the first time, the country is observing it as a public holiday on Dec. 25, rather than the later date followed in Russia MUMBAI Call Girls in Mumbai   Call Girl in Mumbai   Call Girls in Mumbai   Escorts in Mumbai   Call Girls in Mumbai KRYVORIVNIA, Ukraine (AP) — Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the later date followed in Russia. ANDHERI Call Girls in Andheri   Call Girl in Mumbai   Call Girls in Mumbai   Call Girls in Mumbai PANVEL call girl in Panvel   call girls in Panvel   Escorts in Panvel The change,  enacted in legislation  signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July, reflects both Ukrainians' dismay with the 22-month-old Russian invasion and their assertion of a national identity. LONA

CDC sounds alarm about low vaccination rates amid rising respiratory virus activity

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CDC sounds alarm about low vaccination rates amid rising respiratory virus activity The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination coverage amid increasing levels of respiratory disease. “Low vaccination rates, coupled with ongoing increases in national and international respiratory disease activity caused by multiple pathogens, including influenza viruses, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), and RSV, could lead to more severe disease and increased healthcare capacity strain in the coming weeks,” the agency wrote in a Health Alert Network   advisory   Thursday. “In addition, a recent increase in cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) following SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States has been reported.” About 7 million fewer adults have gotten their flu shot so far this season compared with the last virus season. Overall, uptake is about 36% for both adults and children, according to CDC data throu