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Arizona legislature passes two bills restricting state responses to Covid pandemic

Wed, 2022-05-18 10:00 — mike kraft

2 more bills targeting COVID rules head to Ducey's desk PHOENIX (AP) — Two more bills restricting responses to the coronavirus pandemic are heading to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey's desk, including one that would impact the ability of future state leaders to respond to another airborne-spreading disease and a second blocking the state from ever requiring schoolchildren to get a COVID-19 vaccine. AP NEWS

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Demand for COVID shots drops in Africa as supply rises

Wed, 2022-05-18 09:35 — mike kraft

When Africans asked for COVID shots, they didn't get them. Now they don't want them Demand for COVID shots drops in Africa as supply rises. Edward Mcallister,Cooper Inveen Reuters

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World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - WHO review

Wed, 2022-05-18 09:18 — mike kraft

World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - review The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019 and may actually be in a worse place given the economic toll, according to a panel set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) to evaluate the global response. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Sytate and local health departments are hard-pressed and slow to spend Covid cash for underserved

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:25 — mike kraft

Overwhelmed health departments are hard-pressed to spend Covid cash for underserved The Biden administration in March 2021 announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address covid health disparities, the largest federal funding initiative designed specifically to help underserved communities hardest hit by the virus. Phil Galewitz, Lauren Weber and Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News CNN

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WHO chief says China’s COVID plan is ‘unsustainable’ due to omicron

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:12 — mike kraft

WHO: China's COVID plan is 'unsustainable' due to omicron GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant, but that it’s up to every country to decide what policy to pursue. AP NEWS

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Opinion: Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health

Tue, 2022-05-17 11:34 — mike kraft

Omitting long Covid from pandemic messaging is harmful for public health Lack of clear messaging about long Covid leads to patients experiencing these symptoms being dismissed or minimized by health care providers. And this, in turn, can delay or prevent access to appropriate care. Karen Pennar STAT

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Covid-19 vaccine boosters are critical for older adults, but more people are not getting them

Tue, 2022-05-17 11:02 — mike kraft

Covid-19 vaccine boosters are critical for older adults. Why aren't more people getting them? Even as top U.S. health officials say it's time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk. Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News CNN

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Worldwide, more than 11.7 billion doses have been administered across 184 countries-- Bloomberg data.

Tue, 2022-05-17 10:56 — mike kraft

More Than 11.7 Billion Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker It’s the biggest vaccination campaign in history Bloomberg.com

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Analysis: What happens when the U.S. government stops buying Covid-19 vaccines?

Tue, 2022-05-17 10:03 — mike kraft

What happens when the government stops buying Covid-19 vaccines? The federal government has distributed Covid-19 vaccines and treatments for free so far, but most likely, the handouts won’t last forever. Rachel Cohrs STAT

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At some point, Covid-19 vaccines and treatments will be bought and sold just like other drugs and medical products. But big questions loom about how and when the transition will happen, about how bumpy it will be.

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U.S. government offering additional 8 free COVID-19 tests to public

Tue, 2022-05-17 09:32 — mike kraft

Biden offering additional 8 free COVID-19 tests to public WASHINGTON (AP) — The government website for people to request free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is now accepting a third round of orders. The White House announced Tuesday that U.S. AP NEWS

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The White House announced Tuesday that U.S. households can request an additional eight free at-home tests to be shipped by the U.S. Postal Service.

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