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Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption; South Korea reports record deaths.DS

Tue, 2022-03-15 09:34 — mike kraft

Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks. AP NEWS

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks.

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U.S. Covid response may have to be scaled back because of congressional funding inaction- White House

Fri, 2022-03-11 10:01 — mike kraft

Covid response may have to be scaled back amid congressional inaction, White House says With $15.6 billion in coronavirus aid stripped from a deal to fund the government, Democrats are scrambling for how to fund the effort. Washington Post

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Congressional leaders reach deal on increased spending to counter Covid pandemic and support Ukraine

Wed, 2022-03-09 11:07 — mike kraft

Top lawmakers reach deal on Ukraine aid, $1.5T spending WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal early Wednesday providing $13.6 billion to help Ukraine and European allies plus billions more to battle the pandemic as part of an overdue $1.5 trillion measure financing federal agencies for the rest of this year. AP NEWS

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White House says Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds

Mon, 2022-03-07 10:13 — mike kraft

White House: Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will soon begin to run out of money to bolster COVID-19 testing supplies and to guarantee that uninsured Americans keep getting free treatment for the virus unless Congress swiftly approves more funding, the White House warned. AP NEWS

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Analysis: Biden administration vacancies are hurting White House health priorities

Tue, 2022-02-22 10:30 — mike kraft

Biden agency vacancies to drag on White House priorities WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a year, the Food and Drug Administration lacked a permanent head when the agency was central in the battle against COVID-19 . AP NEWS

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Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine production technology

Fri, 2022-02-18 10:00 — mike kraft

Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology BRUSSELS (AP) — The first African countries selected to receive the technology necessary to produce mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 are Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia, a summit meeting of European Union and African Union nations heard on Friday. AP NEWS

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U.S. government faces "immense" fraud concerns as it tries to tighten scrutiny of $6 trillion in emergency coronavirus spending

Thu, 2022-02-17 20:10 — mike kraft

‘Immense fraud’ creates immense task for Washington as it tries to tighten scrutiny of $6 trillion in emergency coronavirus spending Fraud and identity theft cases continue to pile up, and some watchdogs wonder whether they will be able to recover all that was stolen. Tony Romm Washington Post

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Analysis: Biden’s new global vaccine push is running out of funds --Politico

Thu, 2022-02-17 11:05 — mike kraft

Biden’s new global vaccine push is running out of funds The president’s team is putting the world vaccination effort at the center of its Covid-19 strategy. But it lacks the money to pay for it. POLITICO

The Biden administration is turbocharging its effort to boost inoculations in low- and middle-income countries to prevent new, more-transmissible variants from emerging — an effort that would also protect Americans at home, according to three senior administration officials working on the effort.

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WHO calls for strengthened role as U.S. proposes new pandemic fund

Thu, 2022-02-17 10:44 — mike kraft

WHO calls for strengthened role as U.S. proposes new pandemic fund Efforts to strengthen global health security will only succeed if the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) is enhanced, the agency's head said on Thursday, as its biggest donor, Washington, proposed a new global pandemic prevention fund. Kate Lamb,Stanley Widianto Reuters

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Staffing shortages: Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling

Tue, 2022-01-18 10:01 — mike kraft

Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling --NPR

Omicron has left employers around the country short of workers. Sometimes very short.

At United Airlines, CEO Scott Kirby said nearly a third of the workforce called out sick on one day alone at Newark Liberty International Airport.

At MOM's Organic Market, some of its east coast stores have had to deal with 15 out of 50 workers out on a single day.

And at the community health center Mary's Center in Washington, D.C., half of the Covid Response Team tested positive for the virus over the past few weeks.

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