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Opinion: Make Covid-19 testing an empowering choice rather than a draconian punishment

Tue, 2021-11-02 11:14 — mike kraft

Shift Covid testing from draconian punishment to empowerment - STAT Instead of viewing Covid-19 testing as a means of limiting access, reframe it as an empowering tool to let people gather more confidently. Maaisha Osman STAT

Public health is at its best when it is pragmatic in the face of complex problems fraught with stigma and uncertainty, like moving in the direction of full vaccination in the face of many Americans’ entrenched or even defiant anti-vaccination sentiment.

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Some states are rejecting federal funds to help cope with COVID-19

Tue, 2021-11-02 09:00 — mike kraft

COVID-19 still rages, but some U.S. states reject federal funds to help As the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic burns through the rural U.S. state of Idaho, health officials say they don’t have enough tests to track the disease’s spread or sufficient medical workers to help the sick. Andy Sullivan Reuters

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Florida Delta Wave Cases Plunge, Leaving Record Deaths in Its Wake

Mon, 2021-11-01 19:38 — mike kraft

Florida Delta Wave Cases Plunge, Leaving Record Deaths in Its Wake Despite most Floridians being vaccinated, the delta wave was by far the deadliest, coming as many shed masks and sought return to normalcy. Tony Pipitone NBC 6 South Florida

The delta wave of COVID-19 appears now to be done with Florida, which has the lowest infection rate over the last week among all states in the union.

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Less Than 6% Of New York City Workforce Placed On Unpaid Leave Under Vaccine Mandate

Mon, 2021-11-01 19:25 — mike kraft

De Blasio: Less Than 6% Of New York City Workforce Placed On Unpaid Leave Under Vaccine Mandate Mayor Bill de Blasio said 91% of the city's more than 300,000 employees are vaccinated. That leaves about 9,000 unvaccinated workers who were put on unpaid leave. reanderson13 CBS New York

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About 12,000 unvaccinated people have applied for medical or religious exemptions. In the meantime, they are working and being tested.

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India's COVID Spike and Plummet. What We Have Learned.

Mon, 2021-11-01 18:58 — mike kraft

India's COVID Spike and Plummet. What Have We Learned? Experts discuss the country's second deadly wave Shannon Firth medpagetoday

The severity of India's second COVID-19 wave took the world by surprise. Cases skyrocketed, at one point accounting for roughly half of the total infections reported globally. Then, almost as quickly, the numbers plunged.

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Analysis: This is how the pandemic start winding down in the United States

Mon, 2021-11-01 11:21 — mike kraft

How does a pandemic start winding down? You are looking at it. The United States has entered a new phase of the pandemic in which people are adapting to the persistent presence of an endemic but usually nonlethal pathogen. Washington Post

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Overview: Thousands of New York City employees face unpaid leave as mandate deadline arrives; global death toll surpasses 5M:

Mon, 2021-11-01 09:14 — mike kraft

Thousands of NYC employees face unpaid leave as mandate deadline arrives; global death toll surpasses 5M: COVID-19 updates New York City's vaccine mandate deadline arrives Monday. Worldwide, more than 5M people have died. Latest COVID-19 updates. Celina Tebor and John Bacon USA TODAY

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Sweden’s pandemic response faulted as too slow, unprepared

Fri, 2021-10-29 11:13 — mike kraft

Sweden's pandemic response faulted as too slow, unprepared COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s response to the spread of coronavirus was too slow and its preparations to handle a pandemic were insufficient, a stinging official report concluded Friday. The Scandinavian country has stood out among European nations for its comparatively hands-off response to the pandemic, emphasizing individual responsibility and choices instead of mandated government health measures. AP NEWS

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One percent of adults say they've left job due to vaccine mandate: KFF poll

Thu, 2021-10-28 08:57 — mike kraft

One percent of adults say they've left job due to vaccine mandate: One percent of all adults in a Kaiser Family Foundation poll said they’ve left a job due to COVID-19 vaccine requirements as more workplaces institute mandates. Justine Coleman TheHill

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Florida now has America's lowest COVID rate. Does Ron DeSantis deserve credit?

Wed, 2021-10-27 10:47 — mike kraft

Florida now has America's lowest COVID rate. Does Ron DeSantis deserve credit? The U.S. state with the fewest daily COVID-19 cases per capita is the same one that recently had more than any other: Florida. YahooNews

... the state with the fewest daily COVID cases per capita is the same one that recently had more than any other: Florida.

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