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Only small perentage of parents want to vaccinate their under 5- year- old children --poll

Mon, 2022-06-27 09:46 — mike kraft
US Covid-19 vaccine rollout for under-fives must overcome hesitancy For many parents the availability of vaccination to the youngest age group is not before time but others plan to ‘wait and see’ YahooNews

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U.S. CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines

Fri, 2022-06-24 19:09 — mike kraft
CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines NEW YORK (AP) — Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don't provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines that might offer more or longer protection for seniors, whose weakened immune systems don't respond as well to traditional shots. AP NEWS

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COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, new estimates

Thu, 2022-06-23 18:50 — mike kraft
COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had been reached, researchers reported Thursday. AP NEWS

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The researchers used data from 185 countries to estimate that vaccines prevented 4.2 million COVID-19 deaths in India, 1.9 million in the United States, 1 million in Brazil, 631,000 in France and 507,000 in the United Kingdom.

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Recommendations for Building a National Public Health System That Addresses Ongoing and Future Health Crises -- Commonwealth Fund Commission study

Wed, 2022-06-22 19:22 — mike kraft

MEETING AMERICA’S
PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE
Recommendations for Building a National Public Health
System That Addresses Ongoing and Future Health Crises,

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Europe sees new Covid wave as summer starts

Wed, 2022-06-22 09:56 — mike kraft
Summer starts in Europe with new Covid wave Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are rising across the continent, spurred by Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Eliza Mackintosh and Hafsa Khalil, CNN CNN
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Doctors' group urges Biden administration to revise Covid-related school guidelines for children

Tue, 2022-06-21 18:54 — mike kraft
'The emergency phase of COVID-19 is over': Doctors' group urges Biden administration to revise guidelines for children A group of prominent doctors and educators has asked the Biden administration to lift pandemic-related measures that could be causing children to miss school and other activities. YahooNews

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Florida is the only state to skip pre-ordering Covid-19 vaccines for kids

Thu, 2022-06-16 13:17 — FNUOvviyaa
Florida is the only state to skip pre-ordering Covid-19 vaccines for kids Florida’s Department of Health is led by state Surgeon General Joe Ladapo, an outspoken skeptic of the Covid-19 vaccine. POLITICO

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The Florida Department of Health, through a statement, said Wednesday that it did not place an order with the federal government for vaccine doses for kids five and under in part because it doesn’t advise all children get vaccinated. The deadline for placing a pre-order was Tuesday and 49 other states met the cutoff date...

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Report dives into Latinos’ trust in science, representation in STEM

Wed, 2022-06-15 14:59 — FNUOvviyaa
Report dives into Latinos’ trust in science, representation in STEM A Pew Research survey reveals what many Hispanics think about health care and Covid, and how Latinos in science and math think they're perceived by non-Latinos. NBC News

Although Hispanics hold “largely trusting” views about scientists, about 6 in 10 feel Latino scientists aren’t visible enough in successful STEM jobs, according to survey results released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center...

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US has a "very serious" problem with Covid-19 vaccine uptake

Wed, 2022-06-08 13:06 — FNUOvviyaa
US has a "very serious" problem with Covid-19 vaccine uptake The United States has a "very serious" problem with Covid-19 vaccination uptake, a top health official has warned. Ivana Kottasová and Hafsa Khalil, CNN CNN

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French medics protest hospital crisis, deepened by COVID

Tue, 2022-06-07 15:35 — FNUOvviyaa
French medics protest hospital crisis, deepened by COVID PARIS (AP) — Health workers protested Tuesday around France to demand more hiring and better salaries in public hospitals, after years of cost cuts that left medics submerged when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and are now forcing emergency rooms to cut services. AP NEWS

Nine unions and collectives organized a day of protest, including a demonstration outside the Health Ministry in Paris and in dozens of other towns and cities, to call the government’s attention to growing concerns about staff shortages.

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