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Amid the coronavirus pandemic pandemic, opioid deaths have increased

Tue, 2021-02-16 19:03 — mike kraft

During Covid-19 pandemic, overdose deaths reached new heights - STAT The pandemic has ushered in stress, isolation, and economic upheaval — all known triggers for addiction, relapse, and extra overdose deaths. Usha Lee McFarling STAT

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Seven U.S. virus variants found with same worry mutation

Tue, 2021-02-16 17:35 — mike kraft

A new study identifies seven U.S. virus variants with the same worrying mutation.

As Americans anxiously watch the spread of coronavirus variants that were first identified in Britain and South Africa, scientists are finding a number of new variants that seem to have originated in the United States — and many of them may pose the same kind of extra-contagious threat.

In a study posted on Sunday, a team of researchers reported seven growing lineages of the coronavirus, spotted in states across the country. All have gained a mutation at the exact same spot in their genes.

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Biden says US will surpass goal of 100 million shots in 100 days; storm delays vaccinations

Tue, 2021-02-16 17:09 — mike kraft

Biden says US will surpass goal of 100 million shots in 100 days; storm delays vaccinations: Latest COVID-19 updates. A winter storm with icy roads and dangerously low temperatures was delaying shipments of vaccines to Florida and Texas. Latest COVID-19 updates. YahooNews

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Winter coronavirus wave ebbs and deaths drop, but experts fear a spring surge

Sat, 2021-02-13 10:44 — mike kraft

Winter coronavirus wave ebbs and deaths drop, but experts fear a spring surge The emergence of more-transmissible variants sparks new warnings against complacency. Joel Achenbach, Brittany Shammas, Fenit Nirappil, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post

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Canada suffers major shortage of vaccines despite major downpayments

Fri, 2021-02-12 11:58 — mike kraft

Canada's vaccine rollout stalls, confining seniors to their homes for months to come Like most Canadian seniors, David and Carol Green have been patient and even good humored about the pandemic waves that have kept them house-bound for nearly a year. Paula Newton, CNN CNN

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More older Americans are getting covid vaccine shots but progress uneven

Thu, 2021-02-11 21:12 — mike kraft

Race to vaccinate older Americans advances in many states Two months after the first COVID-19 shots were administered, the race to vaccinate older Americans is gaining traction, with more than a third of people 65 and up having received their first dose... AP NEWS

Two months after the first COVID-19 shots were administered, the race to vaccinate older Americans is gaining traction, with more than a third of people 65 and up having received their first dose in states that have provided data.

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