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Almost a third of people report lingering symptom 6-12 months after COVID-19 -study

Fri, 2022-03-04 12:50 — mike kraft

Almost a third of people report lingering symptom 6-12 months after COVID-19 -study Almost a third of people report at least one ongoing symptom between 6 and 12 months after their coronavirus infection, a survey of 152,000 people in Denmark has found. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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U.S. waives COVID test for Americans leaving Russia, Belarus

Fri, 2022-03-04 11:16 — mike kraft

U.S. waives COVID test for Americans leaving Russia, Belarus The United States is waiving a requirement for negative COVID-19 tests from Americans leaving Belarus or Russia to travel home, the State Department said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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Vaccines delivered under COVAX sharing scheme for poorer countries --data

Fri, 2022-03-04 11:12 — mike kraft

Factbox: Vaccines delivered under COVAX sharing scheme for poorer countries The COVAX facility, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), has delivered 1.34 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to 144 countries, GAVI data shows. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. to share some coronavirus technologies with WHO

Fri, 2022-03-04 11:02 — mike kraft

U.S. to share some coronavirus technologies with World Health Organization Plan would allow other countries to replicate U.S. scientific breakthroughs, intended to boost supplies to fight pandemic. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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Peace Corps returns to duty abroad after pandemic forced evacuations

Fri, 2022-03-04 10:51 — mike kraft

Peace Corps returns to duty abroad after pandemic forced sudden evacuations The organization is recruiting volunteers as it promises to focus on issues such as diversity, transparency and sexual assault. NBC News

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Millions of Americans still unboosted against COVID, public health experts face tricky messaging around potential 4th shot

Fri, 2022-03-04 10:13 — mike kraft

With millions still unboosted against COVID, public health experts face tricky messaging around potential 4th shot “The case for a fourth shot needs to be incredibly compelling, if we expect the American public to get on board,” one expert said. ABC News ABC News

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Group of physicians combats misinformation as unproven COVID-19 treatments continue to be prescribed

Fri, 2022-03-04 10:04 — mike kraft

Group of physicians combats misinformation as unproven COVID-19 treatments continue to be prescribed In July 2020, as the country faced its first summer wave of coronavirus cases, a group of physicians stood in front of the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court and held their first self-titled "White Coat Summit" to tout the unproven benefits of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment. "It is called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax," Dr. Stella Immanuel, a Houston-based primary care physician, told the crowd.

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Misinformation issue:US Surgeon General orders tech companies to reveal sources of COVID-19 misinformation

Fri, 2022-03-04 09:54 — mike kraft

US Surgeon General orders tech companies to reveal sources of COVID-19 misinformation The US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has formally called on tech companies to provide information on sources and the scale of COVID-19 misinformation Yahoo

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U.S. :Masks optional at auto plants not in high virus risk areas

Fri, 2022-03-04 09:48 — mike kraft

Masks optional at auto plants not in high virus risk areas DETROIT (AP) — Face masks will be optional for U.S. union auto workers, as long as their factories are in counties that are not at high risk for the novel coronavirus. A task force of officials from Ford, General Motors, Stellantis and the United Auto Workers union decided to drop a mask requirement at a meeting on Thursday. AP NEWS

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As vaccine demand falls, U.S. states are left with huge stockpile

Thu, 2022-03-03 19:24 — mike kraft

As vaccine demand falls, states are left with huge stockpile As demand for COVID-19 vaccines collapses in many areas of the U.S., states are scrambling to use stockpiles of doses before they expire and have to be added to the millions that have already gone to waste. AP NEWS

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From some of the least vaccinated states, like Indiana and North Dakota, to some of the most vaccinated states, like New Jersey and Vermont, public health departments are shuffling doses around in the hopes of finding providers that can use them....

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