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U.S. southern states hit hardest with mental health concerns during pandemic --study

Mon, 2023-06-12 09:46 — mike kraft
Study: Southern US hit hardest with mental health concerns during pandemic CIDRAP

A study from researchers at the University of Kansas shows Southern states may have carried the brunt of mental health troubles during the COVID-19 pandemic, with people in that region most consistently worried about finances throughout COVID-19 lockdowns and the emergence of new strains of the virus. The findings were published yesterday in PLOS One.

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How billions in U.S. COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted --AP analysis

Mon, 2023-06-12 09:40 — mike kraft
The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. Combined, the loss represents 10% of the $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has disbursed in COVID relief aid AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the theft was brazen, even simple.

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Covid faud: In Arizona, 4 persons sentenced to prison for ripping off millions from COVID relief programs

Fri, 2023-06-09 17:40 — mike kraft
4 in Arizona get prison time for fraudulently getting millions in federal COVID-19 aid PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Attorney's Office for Arizona says four people have been sentenced for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 assistance, including a couple who netted $13 million. AP NEWS

 

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HHS Secretary Becerra says DeSantis bears responsibility for Covid’s outsized toll

Fri, 2023-06-09 10:24 — mike kraft
Becerra says DeSantis bears responsibility for Covid’s outsized toll By way of contrast, Becerra touted the work of the Biden administration and his Department of Health and Human Services in pushing out vaccines. Yahoo News

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Becerra said that people still dying of Covid are mainly “either unvaccinated or undervaccinated” and that “if you’re dying of Covid today, you didn’t take precautions” in response to a question about DeSantis’ vaccine skepticism from White House reporter Adam Cancryn at POLITICO’s Health Care Summit.

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Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now

Fri, 2023-06-09 09:56 — mike kraft
Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now Canada’s smoke blanketing the US is just the latest example of intensifying wildfires. Rachel DuRose Vox
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Wastewater analysis: Mysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections; mystery in Ohio

Fri, 2023-06-09 09:43 — mike kraft
Mysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections | CNN As Covid-19 testing and other coronavirus tracking efforts peter out in the United States, wastewater surveillance has become the primary method to monitor early community spread of the virus. And there’s some evidence that close investigation of the findings could also help unravel some of the mysteries of long Covid. Deidre McPhillips CNN
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Fever is Now the Most Common Non-Respiratory COVID Symptom

Fri, 2023-06-09 08:52 — mike kraft
This Is Now the Most Common Non-Respiratory COVID Symptom New research shows that fever is the most common non-respiratory symptom of COVID-19. The study also showed that the risk of developing non-respiratory COVID features was higher among people who were not fully vaccinated. If you think you have COVID, get tested whether you have a fever or not. Yahoo Life

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Third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat; what novices need to know

Fri, 2023-06-09 08:45 — mike kraft
A third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia will possibly persist into the weekend. AP NEWS

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U.S. FDA panel unanimously votes in favor of RSV antibody treatment for infants

Thu, 2023-06-08 19:14 — mike kraft
FDA panel unanimously votes in favor of RSV antibody treatment for infants The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) antimicrobial drug advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously in favor of approving a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) treatment for infants, bring… jchoi The Hill
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White House Covid-19 Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha leaving the administration

Thu, 2023-06-08 18:39 — mike kraft

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The White House was expected to disband its coronavirus response team after the Covid-19 public health emergency ended on May 11. A senior administration official previously told CNN that while the team would be disbanded, fighting Covid-19 remained an administration priority, and that “transitioning out of the emergency phase is the natural evolution of the Covid response.”

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