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Covid-19 cases are declining but remain high among children.

Tue, 2021-10-05 10:28 — mike kraft

Covid-19 cases are declining but remain high among children. Here's what the US needs to do to end the surge After weeks of a troubling Covid-19 surge across the US, infection rates are finally on the decline -- but experts say there's still work to be done before the tide can be turned, especially when cases remain exceptionally high among children. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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Rapid COVID-19 tests increasingly scarce, pricey as demand from employers jumps

Tue, 2021-10-05 10:11 — mike kraft

Rapid COVID-19 tests increasingly scarce, pricey as demand from employers jumps Surging demand for COVID-19 tests from U.S. employers has exacerbated a nationwide shortage of rapid tests in recent weeks and is driving up costs for state and local testing programs, according to industry executives and state officials. Carl O'donnell Reuters

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AstraZeneca seeks U.S. FDA authorisation of drug to prevent COVID-19

Tue, 2021-10-05 10:04 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca seeks U.S. authorisation of drug to prevent COVID-19 AstraZeneca has requested emergency use authorisation from U.S. regulators for its new treatment to prevent COVID-19 for people who respond poorly to vaccines because of a weakened immune system. Ludwig Burger,Sachin Ravikumar Reuters

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Efforts to reach persons who try to evade vaccine mandates--with compassion

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:56 — mike kraft

Many are searching for vaccine mandate loopholes. These are the people trying to stop them. How do you police people who are trying to evade vaccine mandates? Sometimes with compassion. Ashley Fetters Maloy Washington Post

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Full FDA approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine had only a modest impact on uptake. Here's what mattered more

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:38 — mike kraft

Pfizer full approval had only a modest impact on vaccine uptake. Here's what mattered more Despite hopes that full approval of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine would convince large numbers of vaccine-hesitant Americans to roll up their sleeves, a federal government analysis provided to CNN suggests approval was not a silver bullet. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent CNN

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Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million Covid-19 cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors--study

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:29 — mike kraft

Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million Covid-19 cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors Coronavirus vaccines may have prevented 39,000 deaths among seniors by May, a new government study finds. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective at preventing hospitalization, but weakens in preventing milder infections --study

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:13 — mike kraft

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective at preventing hospitalization, even with delta variant: Study Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is still 90% effective at preventing hospitalization from the virus six months after it is administered, a new study found. ABC News ABC News

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Update: Johnson&Johnson formally asks FDA to authorize booster shots

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:00 — mike kraft

Johnson & Johnson seeks FDA authorization of Covid booster shot J&J said Monday that giving a second dose two months after the first increased protection against symptomatic moderate to severe Covid-19 to 94 percent, with 100 percent protection against severe illness. Lauren Gardner POLITICO

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Adminstration to authorize a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine for people 18 and older.

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NIH director Francis S. Collins to step down by end of year

Tue, 2021-10-05 08:51 — mike kraft

NIH director Francis S. Collins to step down by end of year WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis S. Collins, says he is stepping down by the end of the year, having led the research center for 12 years and become a prominent source of public information during the coronavirus pandemic . AP NEWS

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American teachers are leaving their jobs in record numbers; COVID-19 a factor

Mon, 2021-10-04 19:51 — mike kraft

‘Exhausted and underpaid’: teachers across the US are leaving their jobs in record numbers Unsafe Covid protocols, disrupted schedules and overwork are driving teachers out the schoolhouse door the Guardian

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Southwest joins four other U.S. airlines in mandating vaccines for employees

Mon, 2021-10-04 19:37 — mike kraft

Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines on Monday became the latest U.S. airline to require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. AP NEWS

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A guide to current status of covid vaccine apps in the US

Mon, 2021-10-04 19:12 — mike kraft

What’s happening with covid vaccine apps in the US The world is debating apps that prove you've been vaccinated. We're keeping track of what you really need to know. Bobbie Johnson MIT Technology Review

7 US states have rolled out apps to let people show they have been vaccinated against covid.
22 have banned the systems to some degree, with several others debating a ban.
Different outlook is largely split along political lines.

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Florida: Number of Floridians getting vaccinated slows to a crawl

Mon, 2021-10-04 18:19 — mike kraft

Number of Floridians getting vaccinated against COVID slows to a crawl Only 85,026 Florida residents got vaccinated in the past week, the lowest number since late December when vaccines were scarce. Chris Persaud USA TODAY

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New England: Region faces Covid surge. Despite high vaccination rates, many still not vaccinated . m,a

Mon, 2021-10-04 18:12 — mike kraft

Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates Despite having the highest vaccination rates in the country, there are constant reminders for most New England states of just how vicious the delta variant of COVID-19 is . AP NEWS

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Alaska’s Covid Crisis, Doctors Must Decide Who Lives and Who Dies

Mon, 2021-10-04 18:02 — mike kraft

ANCHORAGE — There was one bed coming available in the intensive care unit in Alaska’s largest hospital.

It was the middle of the night, and the hospital, Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, had been hit with a deluge of coronavirus patients. Doctors now had a choice to make: Several more patients at the hospital, most of them with Covid-19, were in line to take that last I.C.U. spot. But there was also someone from one of the state’s isolated rural communities who needed to be flown in for emergency surgery.

Who should get the final bed?

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