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White House says millions of government contractors must be vaccinated by Dec. 8

Fri, 2021-09-24 18:21 — mike kraft

White House says millions of government contractors must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 The White House said on Friday that millions of federal contractors must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8 and that the administration will add clauses to future government contracts mandating inoculations. David Shepardson,Tom Hals Reuters

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Three viruses in bats in Laos that are more similar to SARS-CoV-2 than any known viruses.

Fri, 2021-09-24 17:58 — mike kraft

Closest known relatives of virus behind COVID-19 found in Laos

Scientists have found three viruses in bats in Laos that are more similar to SARS-CoV-2 than any known viruses. Researchers say that parts of their genetic code bolster claims that the virus behind COVID-19 has a natural origin — but their discovery also raises fears that there are numerous coronaviruses with the potential to infect people. ...

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Schools without mask mandate 3.5 times more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks: CDC study

Fri, 2021-09-24 17:35 — mike kraft

Schools without mask mandate 3.5 times more likely to have COVID-19 A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found that schools in two Arizona counties that didn’t require universal masking were 3.5 times more likely to endure COVID-19 outbreaks than Justine Coleman TheHill

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Florida's case example: We still don’t have all the answers for why Covid-19 cases rise and fall, but there are some explanations

Fri, 2021-09-24 12:30 — mike kraft

Florida’s mysterious Covid-19 surge We still don’t have all the answers for why Covid-19 cases rise and fall, but there are some explanations. German Lopez Vox

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Covid cases are slowly on the decline. Here's what the next few months could look like.

Fri, 2021-09-24 11:41 — mike kraft

Has the spread of Covid peaked in the U.S.? What the coming months could look like New cases have been gradually dropping nationwide, although experts caution that new infections are still at a high rate and further decline will be slow. NBC News

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Wisconsin children account for more COVID-19 cases in the state than any other age group

Fri, 2021-09-24 11:17 — mike kraft

Wisconsin says children account for more COVID-19 cases than any Children in Wisconsin account for more COVID-19 cases in the state than any other age group this week, according to new data. Jenna Romaine TheHill

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Education secretary says COVID-19 vaccines should be mandatory for eligible students

Fri, 2021-09-24 11:03 — mike kraft

Education secretary says COVID-19 vaccines should be mandatory for Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Thursday endorsed making coronavirus vaccines mandatory for eligible students, contending that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the Mychael Schnell TheHill

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NY hospitals fear staff shortage as vaccine deadline looms

Fri, 2021-09-24 10:53 — mike kraft

NY hospitals fear staff shortage as vaccine deadline looms NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages when it takes effect Monday. AP NEWS

NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages when it takes effect Monday.

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WHO recommends antibody treatment for some COVID-19 patients

Fri, 2021-09-24 10:42 — mike kraft

WHO recommends antibody treatment for some COVID-19 patients The World Health Organization has recommended that an antibody Jenna Romaine TheHill

The World Health Organization has recommended that an antibody treatment be used for some COVID-19 patients in an update to its coronavirus treatment guidelines.

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CDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list

Fri, 2021-09-24 10:35 — mike kraft

Covid-19 vaccine boosters can begin for some US adults as CDC partially diverges from its advisers' recommendations Following days of lengthy debate among vaccine experts, booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can now be officially administered to some adults in the United States. Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN CNN

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How Masks protect the wearer even if others nearby are not wearing masks.

Thu, 2021-09-23 20:07 — mike kraft

If I’m the only person wearing a mask in a store or other indoor location, am I really protected from infection?

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Both Moderna and Pfizer are effective vaccines but Moderna seems to have a slight edge --studies

Thu, 2021-09-23 19:33 — mike kraft

Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, but One Seems to Have the Edge It was a constant refrain from federal health officials after the coronavirus vaccines were authorized: These shots are all equally effective. That has turned out not to be true. Roughly 221 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have been dispensed thus far in the United States, compared with about 150 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine.

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Many unvaccinated people are not opposed to getting a shot. The challenge is trying to get it to them

Thu, 2021-09-23 19:08 — mike kraft

Many unvaccinated people are not opposed to getting a shot. The challenge is trying to get it to them. The unvaccinated but willing account for approximately 10 percent of the American population, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Immunizing this group could be critical to attaining herd immunity and protecting those disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Meryl Kornfield Washington Post

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Florida mask and other Covid-related developments

Thu, 2021-09-23 18:50 — mike kraft

The Latest: Florida school district gets cash over mask vote GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Florida school district has received cash from President Joe Biden’s administration to make up for state pay cuts imposed over a board’s vote for a student anti-coronavirus mask mandate. AP NEWS

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Florida school district has received cash from President Joe Biden’s administration to make up for state pay cuts imposed over a board’s vote for a student anti-coronavirus mask mandate.

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