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Oregon governor orders National Guard to help in Covid-19 battle

Sun, 2021-08-15 21:59 — mike kraft

Oregon governor orders National Guard to help frontline workers in Covid-19 battle Gov. Kate Brown urged residents to get vaccinated: "I know this is not the summer many of us envisioned." NBC News

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ordered 500 National Guard members to help frontline workers in their battle against the expanding Covid-19 Delta variant.

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Approaching the unvaccinated: local voices and pursuasion, not shaming --two items

Sun, 2021-08-15 21:38 — mike kraft

Why A Hard-Sell Pitch For COVID Vaccines Won't Work In This Rural Illinois Town The sponsor of 4-H clubs nationally is tapping its respected roots in rural communities to promote COVID-19 vaccines. But it won't be easy, locals say. Start with trusted local voices — and listen. NPR.org

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All of Massachusetts now considered high or substantial risk for COVID spread, meeting CDC’s mask threshold

Sun, 2021-08-15 21:23 — mike kraft

All of Massachusetts now considered high or substantial risk for COVID spread, meeting CDC’s mask threshold The CDC recommends people wear a mask indoors in areas of high or substantial risk. mehanson masslive

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NIH director sees 'no signs' of a Delta peak

Sun, 2021-08-15 20:54 — mike kraft

NIH director sees 'no signs' of a Delta peak “This is going very steeply upward with no signs of having peaked out,” Collins said on “Fox News Sunday.” Catherine Kim YahooNews

National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins warned on Sunday the continuing rise of Covid-19 cases propelled by the Delta variant could return the nation to the worst days of the pandemic.

“This is going very steeply upward with no signs of having peaked out,” Collins said on “Fox News Sunday.”

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As the delta variant surges, some experts worry we may be entering the most dangerous moment in the pandemic for children

Fri, 2021-08-13 11:44 — mike kraft

‘This is real’: Fear and hope in an Arkansas pediatric ICU As the delta variant surges, some experts worry we may be entering the most dangerous moment in the pandemic for children. Ariana Eunjung Cha Washington Post

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Fri, 2021-08-13 10:52 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Reuters

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Eight states make up half of US Covid-19 hospitalizations. The surge among the unvaccinated is overwhelming health care workers

Fri, 2021-08-13 10:08 — mike kraft

These 8 states make up half of US Covid-19 hospitalizations. And the surge among the unvaccinated is overwhelming health care workers As experts race to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 by encouraging vaccinations and mask wearing, hospital systems in a handful of states are now straining to keep up with the surge. Travis Caldwell, CNN CNN

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Study indicates that more than one-third of COVID infections are truly asymptomatic, especially among children .

Thu, 2021-08-12 18:56 — mike kraft

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis Asymptomatic infections have been widely reported for COVID-19. However, many studies do not distinguish between the presymptomatic stage and truly asymptomatic infections. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of COVID-19 literature reporting laboratory-confirmed infections to determine the burden of asymptomatic infections and removed index cases from our calculations to avoid conflation. By analyzing over 350 papers, we estimated that more than one-third of infections are truly asymptomatic. We found evidence of greater asymptomaticity in children compared with the elderly, and lower asymptomaticity among cases with comorbidities compared to cases with no underlying medical conditions.

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Nation's largest teachers union backs vaccine mandates

Thu, 2021-08-12 18:43 — mike kraft

Nation's largest teachers union backs vaccine mandates The decision comes as school officials are battling with parents and governors over mask-wearing requirements and a surge of infections among children. Juan Perez Jr. POLITICO

The National Education Association endorsed Covid-19 vaccine requirements for school workers on Thursday, aligning itself with the Biden administration's push to get more Americans inoculated as the disease sends children to the hospital.

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