WHO launches US$ 1.5 billion Health Emergency Appeal to tackle unprecedented global #health crises

“Conflicts, outbreaks, #climate-related disasters and other health emergencies are no longer isolated or occasional – they are relentless, overlapping and intensifying”

#Samara #SamaraClimate #SamaraSARS
https://www.who.int/news/item/16-01-2025-who-launches-us-1.5-billion-health-emergency-appeal-to-tackle-unprecedented-global-health-crises

Help me out here - What’s the word for creating a buzz about something minor to DISTRACT us from the real issues?

✈️ #ClimateChange - turbulence, extreme weather
✈️ #Covid - brain fog/stroke/heart attacks in pilots, mechanics, air traffic control

(not rhetorical- really looking for the term)
#Samara #SamaraClimate #SamaraSARS
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/16/nx-s1-5262308/southwest-airlines-delays-lawsuit-transportation-department

I’m tagging some of my posts for reference. Here’s what I have so far:

#SamaraBookmark - Other people’s toots that I want to bookmark

#Samara - anything I post that I want to find later

#SamaraHealth - health, medical, exercise
#SamaraSARS
#SamaraVirus
#SamaraBacteria
#SamaraIBS
#SamaraAutoimmune

#SamaraClimate
#SamaraPrep
#SamaraFood
#SamaraBotany
#SamaraCat
#SamaraNews