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At least 37 states allow people with certain health conditions to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, but the specific vary

Tue, 2021-03-09 18:58 — mike kraft

As states have begun vaccinating Americans with medical conditions that may raise their risk for a severe case of Covid-19, they are setting widely varying rules about which conditions to prioritize.

The morass of guidelines has set off a free-for-all among people with underlying health problems like cancer or Type 2 diabetes to persuade state health and political officials to add particular conditions to an evolving vaccine priority list.

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Airlines unhappy about new CDC guidelines that discourage travel

Tue, 2021-03-09 18:49 — mike kraft

New CDC guidelines a blow for ailing airline industry The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week delivered a tough blow to the airline industry, which is struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Alex Gangitano TheHill

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week delivered a tough blow to the airline industry, which is struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

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U.S. government to ship 18.5 million doses of COVID vaccine this week. fewer than last week

Tue, 2021-03-09 17:56 — mike kraft

U.S. government to ship 18.5 million doses of COVID vaccine this week, White House says The White House said on Tuesday that the government will distribute around 18.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, fewer than last week because no new doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine are ready to be sent out. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Persons disabled with covid-19 will need health care even after pandemic is over, public health expert says

Tue, 2021-03-09 13:08 — mike kraft

Covid-19 disability will need to be managed even after pandemic is over, public health expert says Once the Covid-19 pandemic is over in the United States, the country will have a large number of people disabled from the virus who need help, Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, said Tuesday. By Ben Westcott and Kara Fox, CNN CNN

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COVID bill includes big health insurance savings for several million people

Tue, 2021-03-09 13:02 — mike kraft

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.

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Teachers in all U.S. States are now eligible for vaccination, but there is still some confusion

Tue, 2021-03-09 11:17 — mike kraft

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Teachers in all U.S. states are now eligible for vaccination, though there is confusion in some states.

As of Monday, all K-12 educators nationwide are officially eligible to be vaccinated against Covid-19, though the situation is more straightforward in some states than others.

President Biden had urged states last week to make vaccinating teachers a priority, with a goal of “every educator, school staff member, child-care worker to receive at least one shot by the end of the month of March.” Mr. Biden said all teachers should be able to get vaccinated starting March 8.

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ANALYSIS: Lack of accesses not hesitancy is why fewer Black Americans are getting vaccinated

Tue, 2021-03-09 11:01 — mike kraft

Why Fewer Black Americans Are Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine (*No, It’s Not Hesitancy) The early data we have on vaccination rates is incomplete, but one fact is particularly alarming: Black Americans are getting vaccinated at a much slower rate t… Alex Samuels FiveThirtyEight

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Global Covid-19 recovery hampered by slow pace of vaccine deliveries to Africa

Tue, 2021-03-09 10:03 — mike kraft

Slow pace of vaccine delivery risks global COVID-19 recovery Jumbo jets carrying pallets of coronavirus vaccines touched down last week in Rwanda, Sudan, Kenya, the Gambia, the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where pilots posed for happy, masked photographs with health ministers a Reid Wilson TheHill

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CDC's new guidance for persons fully vaccinated: OK for small groups indoors, but still masks in public

Mon, 2021-03-08 17:16 — mike kraft

Covid-19 Live Updates: Vaccinated People May Meet Indoors in Small Groups but Should Still Mask in Public, C.D.C. Says Syria’s leader tests positive for the virus. New York City public high schools are scheduled to reopen on March 22. nytimes

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued long-awaited advice to Americans fully vaccinated against Covid-19, freeing them to take some liberties that the unvaccinated should not, including gathering indoors in small groups without precautions while still adhering to masking and distancing in public spaces.

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FLorida spring-break partying: down but not out because of cornavirus

Mon, 2021-03-08 12:59 — mike kraft

Spring-Break Partying Falls Victim to COVID-19 Crisis Goodbye, sunshine Brian Hamacher NBC 6 South Florida

Colleges around the U.S. are scaling back spring break or canceling it entirely to discourage partying that could spread the virus and raise infection rates back on campus.

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