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The Ripple Effect as U.S. Covid Deaths Approach 500,000

Sun, 2021-02-21 11:25 — mike kraft

CHICAGO — A nation numbed by misery and loss is confronting a number that still has the power to shock: 500,000.

Roughly one year since the first known death by the coronavirus in the United States, an unfathomable toll is nearing — the loss of half a million people.

No other country has counted so many deaths in the pandemic. More Americans have perished from Covid-19 than on the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined.

The milestone comes at a hopeful moment: New virus cases are down sharply, deaths are slowing and vaccines are steadily being administered.

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Study indicates a Third of COVID survivors have long term symptoms

Sat, 2021-02-20 20:37 — mike kraft

A Third of COVID Survivors Have Long-Haul Symptoms Months after illness clears, many say symptoms like fatigue, loss of smell or taste and "brain fog" persist. WebMD

(HealthDay News) -- Many patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 could become "long haulers," suffering symptoms months after they clear their non-life-threatening infection, new research shows.

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Texas power blackouts illustrate weakeness of U.s. infracstructuret

Sat, 2021-02-20 19:51 — mike kraft

Even as Texas struggled to restore electricity and water over the past week, signs of the risks posed by increasingly extreme weather to America’s aging infrastructure were cropping up across the country.

The week’s continent-spanning winter storms triggered blackouts in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and several other states. One-third of oil production in the nation was halted. Drinking-water systems in Ohio were knocked offline. Road networks nationwide were paralyzed and vaccination efforts in 20 states were disrupted.

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Florida governor DeSantis reverses course, accepts FEMA vaccination sites in minority areas

Sat, 2021-02-20 19:31 — mike kraft

DeSantis reverses course as Florida snags federal vaccine sites The four sites are expected to give a boost to areas that have most struggled to secure vaccines. Politico PRO

TALLAHASSEE — Florida is getting four federally-backed Covid-19 vaccination hubs in largely low-income communities of color, an announcement that comes after Gov. Ron DeSantis initially clashed with the Biden administration over federal vaccine help.

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U.S. Covid-19 hospitalizations drop to lowest level since November

Sat, 2021-02-20 16:33 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/20/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html

Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US dip to lowest level since November

(CNN) Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US are at the lowest level since early November, when a fall surge in cases and deaths was picking up steam, data showed Saturday.

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Coronavirus variants are like 'tidal waves' once they fully arrive

Sat, 2021-02-20 15:10 — mike kraft

Coronavirus variants are like 'tidal waves' once they fully arrive Although the U.S. finally reached an important milestone in the number of vaccinations surpassing the number of COVID-19 cases, the country is not out of the woods yet. YahooNews

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The Texas power grid failure: fragility and attitudes

Sat, 2021-02-20 12:35 — mike kraft

The grid leaves us powerless The trouble in Texas is a chilling reminder of the fragility of our foundations. Dan Zak Washington Post

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Winter storms delay six million COVID-19 vaccine doses -_White House

Fri, 2021-02-19 17:56 — mike kraft

Six million COVID-19 vaccine doses delayed by winter storms: White The White House said Friday that winter storms have caused a backlog of 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, about three days worth of shipments, but they expect to clear the backlog within a week. Peter Sullivan TheHill

The White House said Friday that winter storms have caused a backlog of 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, about three days worth of shipments, but they expect to clear the backlog within a week.

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