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Suggestions on how to persuade hesitants to get vaccine shots.

Mon, 2021-07-05 11:07 — mike kraft

They didn’t want to get Covid-19 shots. This is what convinced them. From encouragement from family to fears over new variants, this is what swayed vaccine holdouts. NBC News

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In interviews with NBC News, individuals who were initially reluctant to get their vaccinations said nudging from family members, fears about emerging variants and having the ability to shrug off rumors about the shot were among the reasons they finally decided to roll up their sleeves, months after the shot became available.

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Southern pastors wary of promoting vaccines because of congegations' negative attitudes

Mon, 2021-07-05 10:48 — mike kraft

‘Wasting my breath’: Southern faith leaders wary of promoting vaccines Exhausted by backlash over pandemic restrictions, some faith leaders see little upside in urging skeptical congregants to get vaccinated. Dan Goldberg POLITICO

Biden administration and state officials hoped that pastors would play an outsized role in promoting Covid-19 vaccines, but many are wary of alienating their congregants and are declining requests to be more outspoken.

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"No shows" for 2nd vaccine shot an increasing problem in Germany

Mon, 2021-07-05 10:32 — mike kraft

Germany worried about COVID-19 vaccination 'no shows' A rising number of Germans are not showing up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments, prompting calls for fines to be imposed as Germany races to get shots in arms to counter the rapid spread of the more infectious Delta variant. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Pfizer vaccine efficacy reported to decline in Israel as delta variant spreads

Mon, 2021-07-05 10:25 — mike kraft

Pfizer vaccine efficacy drops in Israel as delta variant spreads The efficacy of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine in preventing Covid-19 infections has declined by nearly a third in Israel largely due to the spread of the delta variant, data from the country’s health ministry suggests. The vaccine had a 64 per cent efficacy rate from early June until early July, the latest figures show, down from 94 per cent a month earlier.

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Thai concern about Sinovac vaccine's efficacy raised by leaked memo

Mon, 2021-07-05 10:12 — mike kraft

Leaked memo raises Thai concern about Sinovac vaccine's efficacy A leaked health ministry document has prompted calls in Thailand for medical staff inoculated against COVID-19 to be given a booster of an mRNA vaccine, after it included a comment that such a move could dent public confidence in Sinovac Biotech's (SVA.O) vaccine. Reuters Reuters

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Ukraine approves J&JCOVID-19 vaccine

Mon, 2021-07-05 10:04 — mike kraft

Ukraine approves Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Ukraine has approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, the health ministry said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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Concerns over the Delta variant of Covid-19 clouded Biden's July 4th celebrations

Mon, 2021-07-05 09:53 — mike kraft

Biden's Fourth of July celebrations clouded by a gnawing concern over the Delta variant of Covid-19 When President Joe Biden welcomed 1,000 essential workers and military personnel on the South Lawn this weekend to mark Independence Day, it fulfilled -- and even exceeded -- his prediction from March that July 4th gatherings this year would look more like they used to. Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN CNN

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As delta variant rises, Republican governors urge the hesitant to get vaccinated

Mon, 2021-07-05 09:42 — mike kraft

‘We are in a race’: GOP governors implore residents to overcome vaccine hesitancy as delta variant rises GOP governors urged their residents on Sunday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as polling shows that vaccine hesitancy has been driven by Republicans. Amy B Wang, Nick Miroff Washington Post

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Not celebrating the 4th: the doctors and nurses reeling from new Covid cases, burnout and the prolonged stress of dealing with the pandemic.

Fri, 2021-07-02 18:14 — mike kraft

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in most parts of the country, Americans have reason to cheer, with more than half of those over 12 fully vaccinated, state after state lifting all emergency restrictions and caseloads decreasing by double-digits week over week. Families are traveling again, diners are flocking to restaurants and baseball is back as America’s seasonal pastime.

But the summer is turning out to be fairly joyless in places like CoxHealth Medical Center in Springfield, Mo., where nurses, doctors and respiratory therapists have been grappling with a resurgence in coronavirus cases that forced the hospital to reopen the 80-bed Covid unit it had shuttered in May.

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