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ANALYSIS: Antiviral pills will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone

Tue, 2021-11-23 11:59 — mike kraft

Treatments will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone A year after coronavirus vaccines dangled visions of an end to the pandemic, science has delivered inspiring results again: two antiviral pills that dramatically reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Dutch start transporting COVID-19 patients to Germany but German hospital staffs nearing limits

Tue, 2021-11-23 10:12 — mike kraft

Dutch COVID-19 patients transferred to Germany as hospitals struggle The Netherlands started transporting COVID-19 patients across the border to Germany on Tuesday to ease pressure on Dutch hospitals, which are scaling back regular care to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases. Reuters Reuters

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French PM criticized for setting bad example after testing COVID-positive

Tue, 2021-11-23 09:58 — mike kraft

French PM singled out for ire after testing COVID-positive | AP News PARIS (AP) — The prime minister of France, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, is being singled out on social media and beyond as an example of what not to do in the pandemic. Multiple videos are being circulated of a maskless Prime Minister Jean Castex vigorously shaking hands with elected officials in an enclosed space at a Paris mayoral congress on Nov. AP NEWS

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How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants

Mon, 2021-11-22 19:26 — mike kraft

How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants Cadell Walker rushed to get her 9-year-old daughter Solome vaccinated against COVID-19 — not just to protect her but to help stop the coronavirus from spreading and spawning even more dangerous variants. “Love thy neighbor is something that we really do believe, and we want to be good community members and want to model that thinking for our daughter,” said the 40-year-old Louisville mom, who recently took Solome to a local middle school for her shot.

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Germany and Denmark move into the CDC's highest-risk category for travel

Mon, 2021-11-22 18:45 — mike kraft

Two top European destinations move into the CDC's highest-risk category for travel Germany and Denmark were added to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of "very high" risk travel destinations on Monday as a winter Covid-19 surge sweeps much of Europe. By Marnie Hunter, CNN CNN

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COVID-19 deaths in 2021 have surpassed last year's count, CDC data shows; other developments

Mon, 2021-11-22 17:37 — mike kraft

COVID-19 deaths in 2021 have surpassed last year's count, CDC data shows: Live updates COVID-19 has killed more people in 2021 than 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. Latest updates. YahooNews

COVID-19 has killed more people in 2021 than 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows.

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Climate Change: overview of related provisions of House-passed Build Back Better legislation

Mon, 2021-11-22 12:09 — mike kraft

Build Back Better and American Climate Leadership If we, once again, kick the “climate can” down the road, we should be prepared for the road to be flooded, washed away, covered in debris, and possibly surrounded by burning forests. Steve Cohen State of the Planet

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COVID-19 in pregnancy increases dangers of stillbirths --study

Fri, 2021-11-19 18:57 — mike kraft

Research links COVID-19 in pregnancy with stillbirths Pregnant women with COVID-19 face increased chances for stillbirths compared with uninfected women, and that risk spiked to four times higher after the delta variant emerged, new government data show. AP NEWS

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The new COVID war: Redefining vaccinated

Fri, 2021-11-19 17:38 — mike kraft

The new COVID war: Redefining vaccinated Some experts and officials are pushing for the definition of "fully vaccinated" to change. Caitlin Owens Axios

As health officials push COVID booster shots, a debate is quickly emerging around whether the definition of "fully vaccinated" should be changed to include an additional dose of the vaccine.

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More than a million people in the US may not have regained sense of smell months after Covid-19 infection, study estimates

Fri, 2021-11-19 17:26 — mike kraft

More than a million people in the US may not have regained sense of smell months after Covid-19 infection, study estimates The Covid-19 pandemic has brought on an "emerging public health concern" of people losing their sense of smell, according to new research published Thursday. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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