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‘We want them infected’: Trump appointee demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy, emails reveal

Wed, 2020-12-16 19:01 — mike kraft

‘We want them infected’: Trump appointee demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy, emails reveal Then-HHS science adviser Paul Alexander called for millions of Americans to be infected as means of fighting Covid-19. Dan Diamond POLITICO

A top Trump appointee repeatedly urged top health officials to adopt a "herd immunity" approach to Covid-19 and allow millions of Americans to be infected by the virus, according to internal emails obtained by a House watchdog and shared with POLITICO.

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Health officials track safety as COVID-19 vaccines roll out

Wed, 2020-12-16 18:25 — mike kraft

Health officials track safety as COVID-19 vaccines roll out As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out to more and more people, health authorities are keeping close watch for any unexpected side effects. On Tuesday, a health worker in Alaska suffered a severe... AP NEWS

As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out to more and more people, health authorities are keeping close watch for any unexpected side effects.

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Supply issues hampering Pfizer providing additional vaccine faster

Wed, 2020-12-16 17:53 — mike kraft

Supply issues hampering Pfizer providing additional vaccine faster Vaccine supply constraints are complicating the Trump administration's hopes of striking a deal with Pfizer to purchase another 100 million doses of the company's coronavirus vaccines, the latest hurdle to ramping up vaccine production as the virus rapidly spreads. Ellie Kaufman and Sara Murray, CNN CNN

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TheHill.com Nursing, doctor and hospital groups urge health workers to take COVID-19 vaccine

Wed, 2020-12-16 10:30 — mike kraft

Nursing, doctor and hospital groups urge health workers to take Nursing, doctor and hospital groups are urging all health professionals to take the coronavirus vaccine and share their experience with others as a way to convince as many people as possible to get Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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More Covid-19 patients are hospitalized than ever before

Wed, 2020-12-16 10:04 — mike kraft

FDA authorizes first fully at-home test as more Covid-19 patients are hospitalized than ever before After a day of celebration and heartache, Americans face a harsh reality with the Covid-19 crisis. Holly Yan, Steve Almasy and Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus updates: Texas joins California as only states with 1.5M cases

Wed, 2020-12-16 09:44 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: Texas joins California as only states with 1.5M cases; FDA approves first at-home COVID test; 303K US deaths FDA OKs first at-home, over-the-counter COVID test. Kansas mayor resigns after backlash for supporting mask mandate. 303K U.S. deaths. Latest news. YahooNews

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Poll finds increasing number of Americans, including Black people, would take COVID vaccine

Tue, 2020-12-15 20:36 — mike kraft

Poll finds increasing number of Americans, including Black people, Americans are increasingly willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine, especially Black and Hispanic Americans, according to a new poll released Tues Jessie Hellmann TheHill

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National Guard Now Helping with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in 26 States

Tue, 2020-12-15 17:36 — mike kraft

National Guard Now Helping with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in 26 States The National Guard provided assistance Monday for the historic first U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations in a total of 26 states. Richard Sisk Military.com

In Ohio and West Virginia, National Guard members broke down the first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into smaller packages for transportation to vaccination sites.

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