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Maine community colleges end COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Thu, 2023-02-09 12:00 — mike kraft

Maine community colleges stop requiring COVID-19 vaccine SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's community college system has ended a requirement that on-campus students received the COVID-19 vaccine. The Maine Community College System's board ended the requirement and change is effective immediately, the system said in a Wednesday statement. AP NEWS

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Maine Community College System president David Daigler said high vaccination rates in the state and improved outcomes for people who contract COVID-19 played a role in the decision. Better access to a broader range of preventative and treatment options for COVID-19 also played a role, he said.

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U.S. House votes to end COVID vaccine requirement for foreign air travelers

Thu, 2023-02-09 11:45 — mike kraft

U.S. House votes to end foreign air traveler COVID vaccine requirement The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to end a requirement that most foreign air travelers be vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions still in place. David Shepardson Reuters

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California health program successfully cut hospital visits --study

Thu, 2023-02-09 10:51 — mike kraft

California health program successfully cut hospital visits SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A five-year experiment aimed at improving care for some of California's most at-risk Medicaid patients — including homeless people and people with severe drug addictions — resulted in fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits that saved taxpayers an estimated $383 per patient per year, according to a review released Wednesday. AP NEWS

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Cholera: Malawi death toll tops 1,300: health official

Thu, 2023-02-09 10:35 — mike kraft

Malawi cholera death toll crosses 1,300: health official The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has crossed 1,300, a senior Malawian health official said on Thursday, as the southern African country battles its deadliest outbreak yet. Reuters Reuters

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The WHO said in a statement on Thursday that Malawi's current outbreak was the deadliest on record, worse than ones in 1998/99 and 2001/02 that saw 860 and 968 deaths respectively.

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Omicron still dominant variant globally as XBB.1.5 gains ground, but overall declines noted --WHO

Thu, 2023-02-09 10:25 — mike kraft

Coronavirus tally: WHO says omicron still dominant variant globally as XBB.1.5 gains ground The World Health Organization said omicron and its descendent lineages are still dominant globally, but have declined in relative prevalence. In the week... Ciara Linnane MarketWatch

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Watchdog: US may have misspent $191B in pandemic unemployment benefits

Wed, 2023-02-08 17:39 — mike kraft

Estimate of misspent Covid unemployment payments leaps to $191B Federal officials acknowledge that they cannot precisely identify how much federal aid was wrongfully sent out. POLITICO

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Update: Canada increases healthcare budget, Australia expads 5th Covid shot rollout

Wed, 2023-02-08 12:46 — mike kraft

Canada pledges C$46.2 bln in new funding to fix strained healthcare system Canada's federal government will provide an additional C$46.2 billion ($34.4 billion) in new funding for the country's public healthcare system over 10 years, it said on Tuesday following a meeting with its provincial and territorial counterparts to hammer out a deal to fix the overburdened system. Ismail Shakil,Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters

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More on the impact on individuals of ending the Covid public health emergency status

Wed, 2023-02-08 10:17 — mike kraft

What Removing COVID's 'Public Health Emergency' Status Means For You Be prepared for a few changes in policy and government-provided tools. Here's what we know so far. Julia Ries HuffPost

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US cancer screenings dropped and are slow to recover from dip during Covid pandemic

Wed, 2023-02-08 10:07 — mike kraft

US cancer screenings slow to recover from initial pandemic dip Early in COVID-19, rates of lung and breast cancer screenings among Medicare enrollees were 24% and 17%, respectively, below expected rates, rising to -14% and -4% later on. CIDRAP

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Low income and historically marginalized races were tied to decreased prepandemic cancer screening rates and impaired recovery after the initial surge, which the authors said necessitates more targeted health-related initiatives, including vaccination and initial at-home cancer screening.

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