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The US death toll from Covid-19 has reached that of the 1918-1919 flu pandemic

Mon, 2021-09-20 17:36 — mike kraft
COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much bigger, more lethal swath through the country. AP NEWS

COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000.

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OVERVIEW: Misc. international Covid-related developments

Mon, 2021-09-20 13:38 — mike kraft
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Monday their COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in 5- to 11-year-olds, and they plan to ask for regulatory authorization as soon as possible to use the shot in children in that age range in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Reuters Reuters

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Alabama counts more deaths than birthhs as Covid takes toll

Mon, 2021-09-20 13:15 — mike kraft
Alabama population on course to shrink for first time ever as Covid takes toll State’s chief medical officer says ‘Our state literally shrunk in 2020’ as deaths exceeded births the Guardian
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COVID creates shortages of an array of U.S. medical supplies

Mon, 2021-09-20 13:05 — mike kraft
COVID creates shortages of an array of U.S. medical supplies Shortages of masks and gloves that marked the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic have spread to a host of other items needed at medical facilities in the United States, from exam tables and heart defibrillators to crutches and IV poles. Timothy Aeppel Reuters
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Southern Baptist missionaries receive a new coronavirus vaccine mandate

Mon, 2021-09-20 12:55 — mike kraft
Southern Baptist missionaries receive a new coronavirus vaccine mandate Its leaders opposed President Biden’s recent vaccination mandate for businesses. Sarah Pulliam Bailey Washington Post
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Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions

Mon, 2021-09-20 12:48 — mike kraft
Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions As significant numbers of Americans seek religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates , many faith leaders are saying: Not with our endorsement. AP NEWS
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U.S. colleges seek help in states where governors oppose mask mandates.

Mon, 2021-09-20 12:36 — mike kraft
Governors shun vaccine mandates as colleges beg for help Some universities have tried to implement stricter Covid-19 precautions but quickly backed down once they realized the political consequences. Daniel Payne POLITICO

College presidents fighting Covid-19 outbreaks in many Republican-controlled states are pushing to enact campus vaccine mandates but are running into a problem: lawmaker resistance.

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Opinion: The lives needlessly lost to undervaccination

Mon, 2021-09-20 11:53 — mike kraft
Opinion | The Lives Lost to Undervaccination, in Charts How many lives could have been saved if states vaccinated more quickly? The New York Times

... many areas and groups of people in the United States are undervaccinated. This has led to preventable deaths throughout the country.

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Rationing medical care becomes a reality in hospitals overwhelmed with covid patients

Mon, 2021-09-20 11:30 — mike kraft
Four patients, two dialysis machines: Rationing medical care becomes a reality in hospitals overwhelmed with covid patients Activating crisis standards of care gives hospitals the power to allocate — and potentially even deny — care based on the goal of who could potentially benefit the most when faced with a shortage of resources such as ventilators, medications or staff. Washington Post
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FDA expected to OK Pfizer boosters for older Americans this week

Mon, 2021-09-20 11:19 — mike kraft
Regulators expected to OK Pfizer boosters for older Americans this week U.S. regulators are expected to authorize a third booster shot of the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine for older and some high-risk Americans early this week in time for the government to roll them out by Friday as hoped. Michael Erman Reuters
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