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The US is undercounting COVID deaths, researchers say. Now they have a tool to figure out why.

Thu, 2021-12-09 11:37 — mike kraft

 

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Rhode Island transitioning to community vaccination sites

Thu, 2021-12-09 11:12 — mike kraft
Rhode Island transitioning to community vaccination sites | AP News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is winding down operations at its large coronavirus vaccination sites in favor of more community-based vaccination clinics, state health officials said. The state Department of Health, in response to public input, will run about 100 COVID-19 vaccination clinics at schools, churches, senior centers, and other community sites over the next month. AP NEWS

 

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Massachusetts hospital system flooded with patients amidst COVID surge

Thu, 2021-12-09 11:05 — mike kraft
'No end in sight': Massachusetts hospital flooded with patients amidst COVID surge The UMass Memorial Health System is once again, completely overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients. ABC News ABC News
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Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in case

Thu, 2021-12-09 10:54 — mike kraft
Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in case | AP News Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against the newest coronavirus threat even before it’s clear a change is needed, just in case. Experts doubt today’s shots will become useless but say it’s critical to see how fast companies could produce a reformulated dose and prove it works -- because whatever happens with omicron, this newest mutant won’t be the last. AP NEWS

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Senate votes to repeal Biden's vaccine mandate, House vote uncertain

Thu, 2021-12-09 10:15 — mike kraft
Senate votes to repeal Biden's vaccine mandate The Senate voted Wednesday night to repeal President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate on private businesses with over 100 employees by a vote of 52-48. Two Democrats crossed party lines and voted with all Republicans present to repeal the mandate. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. and Jon Tester, D-Mont., were expected. Yahoo
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Three Northeast states deploy National Guard amid medical capacity crisis due to pandemic

Thu, 2021-12-09 10:10 — mike kraft

(CNN) The governors of Maine and New York deployed the National Guard in response to dangerously low capacity at statewide medical facilities due to the pandemic.

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U.S. FDA authorizes use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 antibody cocktail

Wed, 2021-12-08 20:16 — mike kraft
U.S. FDA authorizes use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 antibody cocktail The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the use of AstraZeneca's antibody cocktail to prevent COVID-19 infections in individuals with weak immune systems or a history of severe side effects from coronavirus vaccines. Reuters Reuters
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Vaccinations for children slow and pediatricians also face other medical challenges.

Wed, 2021-12-08 19:08 — mike kraft
Amid Push to Vaccinate Children, Other Challenges Deluge Pediatricians CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Near the end of one of the first days that 5- to 11-year-olds could get a coronavirus shot last month, Dr. Anne Steptoe, a pediatrician, sat hunched in her cramped office between packages of diapers, onesies and children’s books, cataloging the week’s patients on her laptop. One teenage girl had been sleepless and suicidal; another was anemic. Several young boys had gained weight during the pandemic.
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Pediatric COVID vaccination has slowed across the US: Kaiser analysis

Wed, 2021-12-08 18:28 — mike kraft
Pediatric COVID vaccination has slowed across the US: analysis The rate of COVID-19 vaccinations among children ages 5 to 11 has slowed considerably nationwide, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill
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Los Angeles: School Board fires 500 unvaccinated employees

Wed, 2021-12-08 18:21 — mike kraft
Los Angeles school board fires 500 unvaccinated employees | AP News LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 500 Los Angeles Unified School District employees were fired this week for refusing to comply with a mandate that they get vaccinated against COVID-19, while some 34,000 students have not yet been vaccinated as required. AP NEWS

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