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Special Hospital Clinics are helping some former Covid-19 patients deal with lingering problems.

Sat, 2021-04-03 13:38 — mike kraft

LOS ANGELES — Three days after being released from Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, Gilbert Torres returned on a stretcher, a clear tube snaking from his nose to an oxygen tank. It was the last place he wanted to be.

But Mr. Torres, 30, who had just spent two weeks on a ventilator in the intensive care unit, wasn’t there because his condition had worsened. He was there to visit a new outpatient clinic for Covid-19 survivors, intended to address their lingering physical and psychic wounds — and to help keep them from needing to be readmitted.

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ANALYSIS: The pandemic is entering a “tornado” phase in America.

Sat, 2021-04-03 13:29 — mike kraft

The Threat That COVID-19 Poses Now After a year of waves and surges, the pandemic is entering a “tornado” phase in America. Alexis C. Madrigal The Atlantic

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Vaccine passport apps are being developed but face technical challenges

Sat, 2021-04-03 11:52 — mike kraft

Vaccine passport apps are here. But the technical challenges are still coming. Vaccine passports need to be standardized to be useful. Several different organizations are creating different standards. Rachel Lerman Washington Post

SAN FRANCISCO — Coming soon to your smartphone: Digital codes that afford you access to airplanes, concert venues and even restaurants.

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California tries to cope as maskless crowds flood vacation hotspots

Sat, 2021-04-03 11:11 — mike kraft

California scrambles as maskless crowds flood vacation hotspots Tens of thousands flood Santa Monica Pier as authorities send mixed messages about coronavirus safety the Guardian

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New poll indicates increasing number of Americans are willing to take coronavirus vaccine no

Fri, 2021-04-02 21:48 — mike kraft

Many still hesitate to get vaccine, but reluctance is easing So few people came for COVID-19 vaccinations in one county in North Carolina that hospitals there now allow anyone 16 or older to get a shot, regardless of where they live. Get a shot, get a free... AP NEWS

So few people came for COVID-19 vaccinations in one county in North Carolina that hospitals there now allow anyone 16 or older to get a shot, regardless of where they live. Get a shot, get a free doughnut, the governor said.

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CDC updates guidance to cruise ship industry, urges vaccinations

Fri, 2021-04-02 20:46 — mike kraft

CDC updates guidance to cruise ship industry, urges vaccinations The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Friday issued new guidance to the cruise ship industry, including the need for COVID-19 vaccinations, a necessary step before passenger voyages can resume. David Shepardson U.S.

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Florida Governor DeSantis issues executive order banning vaccine passports

Fri, 2021-04-02 20:38 — mike kraft

DeSantis issues executive order banning vaccine passports Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued an executive order on Friday banning “vaccine passports” that require people to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 Jordan Williams TheHill

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New US COVID-19 cases climb back above 70,000 as vaccinations levels make progress

Fri, 2021-04-02 20:12 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 cases climb back above 70,000 in US as vaccinations make The rate of daily coronavirus cases in the United States has grown to the highest level it has been since late February, a timeframe that represented the end to a peak in infection rates during the Dominick Mastrangelo TheHill

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CDC now says it is OK for fully vaccinated to travel again

Fri, 2021-04-02 12:15 — mike kraft

Fully vaccinated can travel again, says new CDC guidance

NEW YORK (AP) — Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again, according to new U.S. guidance issued Friday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.

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