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A week of grim Covid records in parts of the U.S.

Sun, 2021-09-19 20:16 — mike kraft

A week of grim Covid records in the U.S. These are the worst days of the pandemic for some parts of the United States. NBC News

These are the worst days of the pandemic for some parts of the United States.

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Biden order allows government to require quarantine for measles cases

Fri, 2021-09-17 17:50 — mike kraft

Biden order would allow government to require quarantine for measles The Biden administration on Friday added measles to the list of quarantinable diseases following a small outbreak of the disease among recent arrivals from Afghanistan. Rebecca Beitsch TheHill

The Biden administration on Friday added measles to the list of quarantinable diseases following a small outbreak of the disease among recent arrivals from Afghanistan.

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U.S. to buy and donate hundreds of millions more doses of Pfizer vaccine to give to poor countries

Fri, 2021-09-17 17:25 — mike kraft

U.S. to buy hundreds of millions more doses of Pfizer vaccine to donate to the world In June, the United States purchased 500 million doses of the vaccine to be distributed by Covax, the World Health Organization-backed initiative to share doses around the globe. Washington Post

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UPDATE: FDA panel endorses COVID-19 booster shots for older Americans, rejects widespread use

Fri, 2021-09-17 17:15 — mike kraft

US panel backs COVID-19 boosters only for elderly, high-risk WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans, but it endorsed the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. AP NEWS

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U.S. FDA vaccine advisers vote against COVID-19 booster shot approval for most Americans, but may vote later on shots for older persons

Fri, 2021-09-17 16:04 — mike kraft

U.S. FDA vaccine advisers vote against COVID-19 booster shot approval A panel of expert outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted against approving COVID-19 booster shots for Americans, but may vote on a narrower approval for older adults later on Friday. Manojna Maddipatla,Michael Erman Reuters

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Patients and doctors who embraced telehealth during the pandemic fear it will become restricted

Fri, 2021-09-17 13:05 — mike kraft

Patients and doctors who embraced telehealth during the pandemic fear it will become harder to access The public health emergency lifted restrictions on virtual care that some states are now rescinding. Frances Stead Sellers Washington Post

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CDC: One-third in 'limited' study report long-term COVID-19 two months after positive test

Fri, 2021-09-17 12:35 — mike kraft

CDC: One-third in 'limited' study report long-term COVID-19 two One-third of participants in a California study said they experienced at least one longer-term COVID-19 symptom two months after testing positive, according to a study published Thursday, as Justine Coleman TheHill

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Boosters helped Israel avoid exceeding hospital capacity as Covid-19 cases surged, data presented to FDA suggests

Fri, 2021-09-17 12:18 — mike kraft

Boosters helped Israel avoid going beyond hospital capacity as Covid-19 cases surged, data suggests A model projects that without booster shots – or if boosters were administered a few weeks later– Covid-19 hospitalizations in Israel could have exceeded the nation's capacity, according to data that Dr.

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Overview of the countries that are vaccinating children against Covid-19

Fri, 2021-09-17 12:08 — mike kraft

The countries that are vaccinating children against Covid-19 Schools are in session, Covid-19 restrictions are being relaxed en masse and the Delta variant is raging worldwide, creating a maelstrom of confusion for parents on how to best protect their unvaccinated children. Kara Fox, CNN CNN

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Part of US West see health care rationing because COVID-19 surge, Idaho seeks help from neighboring states

Fri, 2021-09-17 10:07 — mike kraft

COVID-19 surge forces health care rationing in parts of West BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In another ominous sign about the spread of the delta variant, Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide and individual hospital systems in Alaska and Montana have enacted similar crisis standards amid a spike in the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization. AP NEWS

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