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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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ANALYSIS: Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?

Fri, 2021-09-17 12:44 — mike kraft
Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids' health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise. The claims are circulating on social media and elsewhere just as virus outbreaks are hitting many reopened U.S. AP NEWS

... there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids’ health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise.

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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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Researchers looking into whether COVID-19 hybrid immunity could be a potential pandemic game-changer

Fri, 2021-09-17 10:40 — mike kraft
How COVID-19 hybrid immunity could be a potential pandemic game-changer "The best thing we can hope for is that three vaccine doses will emulate the super immune response, found among those previously infected with the virus," said Dr. Paul Goepfert, an infectious disease physician and director of the Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic. "This [type of immunity] will protect against variants in the future." With the nation still slogging through the pandemic and contending with the delta variant’s threat of breakthrough infections, "super immunity" becomes an appealing concept. DR. L.
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Analysis of a grim milestone: 1 in 500 Americans have died of Covid-19, with a breakdown by race and age.

Wed, 2021-09-15 15:26 — mike kraft
The pandemic marks another grim milestone: 1 in 500 Americans have died of covid-19 The burden of death in the prime of life has been disproportionately borne by Black, Latino, and American Indian and Alaska Native people. Dan Keating, Akilah Johnson Washington Post

At a certain point, it was no longer a matter of if the United States would reach the gruesome milestone of 1 in 500 people dying of covid-19, but a matter of when. A year? Maybe 15 months? The answer: 19 months. ...

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ANALYSIS: Legislatures in most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic

Wed, 2021-09-15 14:34 — mike kraft
Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers that state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases. AP NEWS
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Reports released on efforts to improve vaccination efforts in Black and Hispanic communities in four states

Wed, 2021-09-15 14:05 — mike kraft
New Local Research Reports Released on Carrying Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Forward The CommuniVax Coalition released 4 new local reports that share findings from local rapid research within Black and Hispanic/Latino communities in Alabama, California, Idaho, and Maryland. JHCHS website designer Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
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FDA staff say Pfizer COVID-19 boosters improve immunity but may not be needed, plus Analysis

Wed, 2021-09-15 13:29 — mike kraft
FDA staff say Pfizer COVID-19 boosters improve immunity but may not be needed U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists said on Wednesday that a third booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine generates a higher immune response in recipients, but stopped short of saying the extra shots are needed broadly. Michael Erman Reuters
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