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Analysis: Why demand for Covid shots is lower than for flu vaccinations

Mon, 2024-01-22 10:47 — mike kraft
Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a Covid vaccine Americans who regularly get a flu shot are just the type of people you’d expect would routinely get vaccinated against Covid. And yet many are not. Helen Branswell STAT
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An estimated 14 million lives saved in Europe by COVID vaccines--study

Fri, 2024-01-19 10:00 — mike kraft
Experts estimate 1.4 million lives saved by COVID vaccines in Europe through March 2023 Most lives (67%) were saved during the Omicron period. CIDRAP

 

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Covid funds scam: South Florida man faces nearly 100 years in prison for COVID-19 relief offenses

Wed, 2024-01-17 12:53 — mike kraft
South Florida man faces nearly 100 years in prison for COVID-19 relief offenses A federal jury convicted a 55-year-old man from a small village around Miami, called Bal Harbour, Friday regarding COVID-19 relief scams and forged tax returns. Troy Myers
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UK study says thousands of Covid deaths could have been avoided if people were fully vaccinated

Tue, 2024-01-16 17:54 — mike kraft
Older people urged to get Covid jab as UK study shows avoidable deaths More than 7,000 hospital admissions and deaths could have been avoided if people had been fully vaccinated The Guardian
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Misinformation problem: An alarming wave of climate misinformation is spreading on YouTube --researchers

Tue, 2024-01-16 11:20 — mike kraft
What is ‘new denial?’ An alarming wave of climate misinformation is spreading on YouTube, watchdog says | CNN Many YouTubers undermining climate action no longer call global warming a hoax, but they are sowing doubt over the science, solutions and impacts of the crisis. Rachel Ramirez CNN
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Overview: Mask requirements are returning in some US hospitals, infections increasing but data more difficult

Tue, 2024-01-16 10:35 — mike kraft
Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses threaten to strain hospitals Covid, flu and RSV rates creep up as vaccination rates for all three remain low, worrying healthcare providers The Guardian
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Opinion: Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives.

Mon, 2024-01-15 11:11 — mike kraft
America is retreating from global health leadership at the worst possible time Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives. Dylan Scott Vox

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Use of hydroxychloroquine for Covid caused 11% increase in deaths --study

Mon, 2024-01-15 11:04 — mike kraft

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Opinion: U.S. ER health care workers need more security

Thu, 2024-01-11 18:58 — mike kraft
Preventing health care violence in the ER requires moving from safety to security Health care workers facing violence in the ER need more than just safety — they need security. Torie Bosch STAT

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As COVID cases rise, rapid tests are taking longer to detect infection

Thu, 2024-01-11 17:10 — mike kraft

 

As COVID cases rise, rapid tests are taking longer to detect infection As COVID cases rise over the winter, health experts are finding that it’s taking longer for people using rapid tests to get a positive result after symptoms appear. Cameron Lallana NBC Bay Area

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The problem is: people who initially test negative and then don’t test later may be unknowingly spreading the virus.

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