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Zig releases v0.17.0; childhood chickenpox shots linked to lower shingles risk

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The Zig programming language has released version 0.17.0, bringing a new set of release notes detailing its updates. Separately, a large-scale study analyzing over 85 million U.S. medical records has indicated that childhood chickenpox vaccinations may significantly reduce the incidence of shingles cases decades later. AI

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Zig releases v0.17.0; childhood chickenpox shots linked to lower shingles risk

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Zig v0.17.0 Article URL: https:// ziglang.org/download/0.17.0/re lease-notes.html Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9938521 Points: 38 # Com

    Zig v0.17.0 Article URL: https:// ziglang.org/download/0.17.0/re lease-notes.html Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9938521 Points: 38 # Comments: 4 https:// ziglang.org/download/0.17.0/re lease-notes.html # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets # Softwa…

    LINKS ziglang.org/…/release-notes.html
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Childhood Chickenpox Shots May Be Slashing Shingles Cases Decades Later—by Quite a Bit A massive study of over 85 million U.S. medical records has confirmed tha

    Childhood Chickenpox Shots May Be Slashing Shingles Cases Decades Later—by Quite a Bit A massive study of over 85 million U.S. medical records has confirmed that childhood vaccinations against chickenpox lowers your risk of shingles. Who could have known this? https:// gizmodo.co…

    LINKS gizmodo.com/childhood-chickenpox-shots-ma…

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