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ANALYSIS: Texas Winter Storm And Power Outages Killed Hundreds More Than The State Says

Thu, 2021-05-27 12:39 — mike kraft

The Texas Winter Storm And Power Outages Killed Hundreds More People Than The State Says A BuzzFeed News analysis shows the catastrophic failure of Texas’s power grid in February killed hundreds of medically vulnerable people. Peter Aldhous BuzzFeed News

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Coronavirus Variant Tracker for the U.S.

Thu, 2021-05-27 12:14 — mike kraft

Coronavirus Variant Tracker: where different strains are spreading Our live tracker keeps you updated with the need-to-know info on the new coronavirus variants now spreading through the United States.

New variants of SARS-CoV-2 are rapidly spreading through the U.S. These coronavirus variants are being studied because they may be more transmissible, cause more severe disease, or reduce the efficacy of current vaccines. Our live tracker keeps you updated with the key information you need to know. ... (charts)

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Majority of severe Covid-19 cases had longterm symptoms--new study

Thu, 2021-05-27 11:47 — mike kraft

Study finds majority of severe Covid-19 cases had longterm symptoms, as officials race to vaccinate Mask mandates are being lifted across the US. Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are dropping. People are getting vaccinated. Aya Elamroussi, CNN CNN

... a new study underscored the importance of vaccinating more people as it detailed how some of those who had Covid-19 can suffer from symptoms months later.

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Immunity to the Coronavirus May Persist for Years, new studies

Thu, 2021-05-27 11:38 — mike kraft

Immunity to the coronavirus lasts at least a year, possibly a lifetime, improving over time especially after vaccination, according to two new studies. The findings may help put to rest lingering fears that protection against the virus will be short-lived.

Together, the studies suggest that most people who have recovered from Covid-19 and who were later immunized will not need boosters. Vaccinated people who were never infected most likely will need the shots, however, as will a minority who were infected but did not produce a robust immune response.

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ANALYSIS: Studies on the positive effect of wearing masks in reducing coronavirus cases.

Wed, 2021-05-26 15:57 — mike kraft

What the science says about lifting mask mandates With COVID rates dropping and vaccinations on the rise, the United States and other places are removing some requirements for face coverings. Are they moving too fast? Lynne Peeples nature

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Two new data studies on demographics of vaccine hesitancy--declining but still there

Wed, 2021-05-26 15:26 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rises but needs boost Despite the rise, data show uneven levels of trust across US demographics. CIDRAP

Two new studies reveal that although COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has declined in the United States, 35.2% of adults 18 to 39 years and 8.7% of those 65 and older still said they would not partake as of March 2021 and November 2020, respectively.

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Analysis: COVID-19 spurs global push to tackle wealth gap

Wed, 2021-05-26 14:40 — mike kraft

Analysis: If not now, when? COVID-19 spurs global push to tackle wealth gap Governments worldwide, facing strong evidence that fallout from COVID-19 has widened wealth gaps as well as wrecking economies, have expanded social safety nets and in some cases begun exploring bolder ways of tackling the imbalances. Dhara Ranasinghe Reuters

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Report on US companies requiring workers to get vaccinated and others offering incentives

Tue, 2021-05-25 21:03 — mike kraft

Here are the companies requiring employees to get vaccinated As vaccinations taper going into summer, employers are considering several ways to encourage their workforce to get inoculated against COVID-19. Stephanie Asymkos Yahoo

As vaccinations taper going into summer, employers are considering several ways to encourage their workforce to get inoculated against COVID-19.

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Closer looks and background on Wuhan lab and origins of coronavirus

Tue, 2021-05-25 12:55 — mike kraft

NIH experts respond to questions about Wuhan lab at House committee hearing

Renewed interest in a lab-leak hypothesis prompted a few questions about the coronavirus’s origins at a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting Tuesday, amid discussion of the National Institutes of Health budget.

Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) held up a copy of the Wall Street Journal, referring to its recent story about workers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China who became sick in November 2019. Harris asked Francis S. Collins, who directs NIH, whether it was correct that $600,000 of $3.7 million in NIH funding, given to the research group EcoHealth Alliance, was directed to the Wuhan facility. That was accurate, Collins said.

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