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COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff

Thu, 2021-09-23 10:14 — mike kraft

COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students' lunchboxes, telling parents it's “now hiring." Elsewhere, principals are filling in as crossing guards, teachers are being offered signing bonuses and schools are moving back to online learning. AP NEWS

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Nurses Are In Short Supply. Employers Worry Vaccine Mandate Could Make It Worse

Thu, 2021-09-23 08:56 — mike kraft

Nurses Are In Short Supply. Employers Worry Vaccine Mandate Could Make It Worse President Biden has ordered more than 17 million health care workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Some health care employers fear losing large numbers of workers who don't want the shots. NPR.org

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Alaska aadopts statewide crisis standards of care to help COVID-overwhelmed hospitals

Thu, 2021-09-23 08:51 — mike kraft

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy activates statewide crisis standards of care to help COVID-overwhelmed hospitals The governor also announced the state is bringing up hundreds of health care workers from the Lower 48 to offset staff shortages. Anchorage Daily News

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The pace of Covid-19 vaccinations is the slowest it's been in two months, worrying health professionals as flu season approaches

Thu, 2021-09-23 08:34 — mike kraft

The pace of Covid-19 vaccinations is the slowest it's been in two months, CDC data shows, worrying health professionals as flu season approaches The current pace in Covid-19 vaccinations is the slowest it has been since July, according to data released Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN CNN

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Summary of some key U.S.court cases agaiunst vaccine mandates

Wed, 2021-09-22 20:18 — mike kraft

Factbox: COVID-19 and the U.S. courts: challenges to vaccine requirements The Biden administration announced on Sept. 9 steps that will require tens of millions of Americans who have declined COVID-19 vaccines to get a shot as infection rates remain elevated, straining hospitals and weighing on economic growth. Tom Hals Reuters

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F.D.A. Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shots for Older and At-Risk Americans

Wed, 2021-09-22 19:50 — mike kraft

FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk The U.S. moved a step closer Wednesday to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk from the virus as the Food and Drug Administration signed off on the targeted use of the extra shots. AP NEWS

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President Biden says the U.S. will work to scale up COVID vaccine production in other countries.

Wed, 2021-09-22 18:44 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Biden says pandemic cannot be solved by ‘half-measures’ as U.S. to donate 500 million more vaccine doses Biden will call on global leaders to fully vaccinate 70 percent of the world’s population by next September. Washington Post

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Overwhelmed U.S. hospitals are turning to ‘crisis standards of care.’ Explaining what it means

Wed, 2021-09-22 17:53 — mike kraft

Hospitals overwhelmed by covid are turning to ‘crisis standards of care.’ What does that mean? Some places have adopted statewide crisis standards of care, in which health systems can prioritize patients for scarce resources — based largely on their likelihood of survival — and even deny treatment. Hannah Knowles Washington Post

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U.S and WHO Urge U.S. Companies to Share Covid Vaccine Technology

Wed, 2021-09-22 17:43 — mike kraft

Pressure is growing on American drug companies — particularly Moderna, the upstart biotech firm that developed its coronavirus vaccine with billions of dollars in taxpayer money — to share their formulas with manufacturers in nations that desperately need more shots.

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Biden announces US will double global donation of COVID-19 vaccine doses

Wed, 2021-09-22 17:30 — mike kraft

Biden doubles US global donation of COVID-19 vaccine shots President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses as he embraces the goal of vaccinating 70% of the global population within the next year. AP NEWS

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