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New Hampshire lawmakers won’t get remote access while lawsuit continues

Mon, 2022-03-28 19:10 — mike kraft

Lawmakers won't get remote access while lawsuit continues CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Medically vulnerable lawmakers who went to court seeking remote access to the New Hampshire House won't get their way while their lawsuit proceeds, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. AP NEWS

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Medically vulnerable lawmakers who went to court seeking remote access to the New Hampshire House won’t get their way while their lawsuit proceeds, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

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Overview: International developments, UK, Canada, Europe, Mideast, Asia

Mon, 2022-03-28 13:31 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus * Pfizer Inc's oral COVID-19 therapy will be evaluated as a potential treatment for patients hospitalised with the illness in a major British trial, scientists said on Monday, as cases rise in some parts of the world Reuters Reuters

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Shanghai starts China’s biggest COVID-19 lockdown in 2 years

Mon, 2022-03-28 09:28 — mike kraft

Shanghai starts China's biggest COVID-19 lockdown in 2 years BEIJING (AP) — China began its most extensive coronavirus lockdown in two years Monday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai as questions are raised about the economic toll of the nation's “zero-COVID” strategy. AP NEWS

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Shanghai, China’s financial capital and largest city with 26 million people, had managed its smaller previous outbreaks with limited lockdowns of housing compounds and workplaces where the virus was spreading.

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Difficulties in convincing public to get a fourth shot

Mon, 2022-03-28 09:20 — mike kraft

How do you convince a skeptical public to get a fourth shot? The expected green light for a second coronavirus booster shot poses a challenge to the Biden administration, which will need to work overtime to convince a public that has largely decided to move on Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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FDA expected to OK additional Covid-19 booster shots for adults over 50

Mon, 2022-03-28 09:11 — mike kraft

FDA expected to OK additional Covid-19 booster shots for adults over 50 next week The Biden administration is expected to give older adults the option of getting a second Covid-19 vaccine booster as early as next week. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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American use of at-home coronavirus tests jumped during the Omicron wave, but disparities remain, a survey suggests.

Fri, 2022-03-25 17:50 — mike kraft

The use of at-home coronavirus tests jumped during the Omicron wave, but disparities remain, a survey suggests

The use of at-home coronavirus tests surged during the winter Omicron wave in the United States, with white, high-income and highly educated people most likely to report using the tests, an online survey of U.S. adults suggests.

Between Dec. 19 and March 12, 20.1 percent of survey respondents who said they had symptoms consistent with Covid-19 reported using an at-home test, up from 5.7 percent between late August and early December, when Delta was the predominant coronavirus variant in the United States....

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