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New York City's COVID test positivity rate surpasses 10% for the first time since January

Fri, 2022-07-01 10:15 — mike kraft

New York City's COVID test positivity rate surpasses 10% for the first time since January Data from the New York City health department shows the COVID test positivity rate has surpassed 10% for the first time since late January. ABC News ABC News

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Britain: COVID cases up by more than 30% last week

Fri, 2022-07-01 10:10 — mike kraft

COVID cases up by more than 30% in Britain last week LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% in the last week, new data showed Friday, with cases largely driven by the super infectious omicron variants. AP NEWS

Data released by Britain’s Office for National Statistics showed that more than 3 million people in the U.K. had COVID-19 last week, although there has not been an equivalent spike in hospitalizations. The number of COVID-19 deaths also fell slightly in the last week.

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Russia scraps remaining COVID restrictions

Fri, 2022-07-01 10:04 — mike kraft

Russia scraps remaining COVID restrictions Russia said on Friday it was ending all restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19, including the requirement to wear masks, citing a steady decline in deaths from the virus. Reuters Reuters

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New Hampshire, California men arrested for CARES Act fraud

Fri, 2022-07-01 09:50 — mike kraft

2 accused of fraud in applying for $5M in CARES Act loans CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in New Hampshire on multiple fraud charges alleging that they falsely applied for $5 million in federal CARES Act loans for companies and misused some of the proceeds, including one man's purchase of a Rolls Royce. AP NEWS

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One man was based in Northwood, New Hampshire, and the other initially was in the state and later moved to Irvine, California, according to court documents....

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Millions of Americans remain unboosted, as scientists say 3rd COVID shot provides 'significant' protection

Wed, 2022-06-29 09:44 — mike kraft

Millions remain unboosted, as scientists say 3rd COVID shot provides 'significant' protection Older Americans — people over 50 — have proven to be more likely to receive their first COVID-19 booster. ABC News ABC News

... new federal data reveals a significant proportion of Americans have yet to receive their first and second boosters.

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Structural racism associated with higher COVID-19 death rates in Louisiana--study

Tue, 2022-06-28 10:12 — mike kraft

Structural racism associated with higher COVID-19 death rates in Louisiana Story at a glance COVID-19 took a disproportionate toll on Black populations in the United States. New research on societal stressors in Louisiana underscores the role structural racism played in t… Gianna Melillo The Hill

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France calls for passengers to wear masks again in public transport

Mon, 2022-06-27 17:56 — mike kraft

France asks citizens to wear masks again in public transport French people should start wearing masks again in crowded areas, especially in public transport, as France has to deal with a new wave of COVID-19 infections fuelled by new variants of the disease, Health Minister Brigitte Bourguignon said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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France reported new 17,601 coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the highest figure for a Monday since April 18.

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About 40,000 Army Guard troops risk dismissal as vaccine deadline looms

Mon, 2022-06-27 13:24 — mike kraft

Army Guard troops risk dismissal as vaccine deadline looms WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country — or about 13% of the force — have not yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine , and as the deadline for shots looms, at least 14,000 of them have flatly refused and could be forced out of the service. AP NEWS

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Opinion: How to Control the 'Information Fire Hose' of the Pandemic

Mon, 2022-06-27 12:50 — mike kraft

Opinion | How to Control the 'Information Fire Hose' of the Pandemic Government agencies need to hire a narrative officer Randy Olson, PhD medpagetoday

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Throughout the pandemic the biomedical community has unleashed a veritable fire hose of information on the public. Experts of all sorts have appeared on national television with countless explanations of the science. But for most of the public, it has simply been TMI: too much information. Not TMI of the silly personal type, but rather the more dangerous public health variety.

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