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Analysis: American Health Care Faces a Staffing Crisis that is Affecting Care

Fri, 2023-06-30 18:06 — mike kraft

American Health Care Faces a Staffing Crisis And It's Affecting Care Urgent solutions are needed to improve staffing across America. Time

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Texas Supreme Court rules in favor of Gov. Greg Abbott’s COVID ban on local mask rules

Fri, 2023-06-30 17:58 — mike kraft

Texas Supreme Court says Gov. Greg Abbott’s COVID ban on local mask r… Several of Texas’ largest cities sought to put in place mask requirements, which Gov. Greg Abbott overturned. The ruling is a legal win for Republicans in Austin their ongoing symbolic fight with cit… Joshua Fechter The Texas Tribune

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Pandemic 'fear of missing out' had mental health consequences for older adults-- study

Fri, 2023-06-30 10:00 — mike kraft

Pandemic 'fear of missing out' had mental health consequences for older adults, study shows During the COVID-19 pandemic, fear of missing out (FOMO) on social activities may have negatively affected the mental health of adults at high risk of serious disease, according to a new study from Rice ... Amy McCaig

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EU, Pfizer, and others agree to reserve vaccines for future pandemic

Fri, 2023-06-30 09:36 — mike kraft

EU announces deal with Pfizer, others to reserve vaccines for future pandemic The European Commission has contracted Pfizer and several European companies to reserve capacity to make up to 325 million vaccines per year in case of a future global health emergency, it said on Friday. Maggie Fick Reuters

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Covid relief funds: Florida Gov DeSantis agency sent $92 million to a donor's project

Thu, 2023-06-29 18:59 — mike kraft

DeSantis agency sent $92 million in covid relief funds to donor-backed project Mori Hosseini, who donated a golf simulator to the governor’s mansion, championed a new exchange on I-95 that feeds directly into his housing and shopping center project. Washington Post

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Canada: COVID case rate 19 times higher than reported previously--new study

Thu, 2023-06-29 18:46 — mike kraft

Wastewater sampling in Canada suggests COVID case rate 19 times higher than reported Sampling suggested that Omicron COVID-19 cases were up to 19 times higher than reported because of changes in clinical testing. CIDRAP

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Global COVID markers show few hot spots as XBB.1.16 overtakes XBB.1.5

Thu, 2023-06-29 18:38 — mike kraft

Global COVID markers show few hot spots as XBB.1.16 overtakes XBB.1.5 CIDRAP

Some countries continue to report high COVID-19 burdens, reflected mainly in hospitalization and death data, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest weekly update. ..

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A new COVID vaccine this fall, but will people get it?

Thu, 2023-06-29 10:54 — mike kraft

There will be a new COVID vaccine this fall, but will people get it? The next COVID-19 vaccine, expected to come out this fall, will be targeted at the XBB.1.5 subvariant, leading public health experts to urge everyone to get vaccinated again before the possible fall-winter surge in COVID cases. Yahoo News

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During the COVID-19 pandemic home liquor delivery soared in the United States, along with binge drinking -- new study

Thu, 2023-06-29 10:43 — mike kraft

Home delivery of alcohol expanded during pandemic, with permanent effects on health During the COVID-19 pandemic home liquor delivery soared in the United States, as did binge drinking along with it, a new study finds. Steven Reinberg

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"Although the number of states that allowed home delivery was already trending upwards during the last two decades, the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased these numbers."

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Opinion: The Myth of Polarization during the early stages of the COVID pandemic in the U.S.

Wed, 2023-06-28 20:14 — mike kraft

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