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Rural Americans without nearby pharmacies, older Americans falling through vaccine cracks

Thu, 2021-03-04 12:46 — mike kraft

Rural Americans in Pharmacy Deserts Hurting for Covid Vaccines Pharmacies are poised to start filling the gaps to vaccinate all of America against covid. Where does that leave people in rural counties that lack pharmacies? khnmarkianh Kaiser Health News

As the Biden administration accelerates a plan to use pharmacies to distribute covid-19 vaccines, significant areas of the country lack brick-and-mortar pharmacies capable of administering the protective shots.

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The situation of pharmacies in vaccine rollout

Fri, 2021-02-12 11:20 — mike kraft

Small pharmacies are crucial to vaccine distribution. But it could cost them. “We're doing a tremendous amount of work to provide this vaccine compared to others, and the reimbursement this time should be simple and represent that," one pharmacist said. NBC News

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American Companies are having difficulties selling N95 masks despite shortages.

Wed, 2021-02-10 20:18 — mike kraft

A year into the pandemic, the disposable, virus-filtering N95 mask remains a coveted piece of protective gear. Continuing shortages have forced doctors and nurses to reuse their N95s, and ordinary Americans have scoured the internet — mostly in vain — to get them.

But Luis Arguello Jr. has plenty of N95s for sale — 30 million of them, in fact, which his family-run business, DemeTech, manufactured in its factories in Miami. He simply can’t seem to find buyers.

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ANALYSIS: Small pharmacies beat big chains at delivering vaccines.

Sun, 2021-02-07 22:32 — mike kraft

Perspective | Small pharmacies beat big chains at delivering vaccines. Don’t look so shocked. Americans think large enterprises are invariably more efficient. They aren’t. Stacy Mitchell Washington Post

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HuffPost Why Health Care Companies Are Paying Workers To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine

Wed, 2021-02-03 20:42 — mike kraft

Why Health Care Companies Are Paying Workers To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy is surprisingly high among health care workers. Could cash incentives help? Chris Iovenko HuffPost

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Economics' failure over destruction of nature presents ‘extreme risks’

Tue, 2021-02-02 11:03 — mike kraft

Economics' failure over destruction of nature presents ‘extreme risks’ New measures of success needed to avoid catastrophic breakdown, landmark review finds the Guardian

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Why grocery chains are paying workers to get vaccinated, but other industries are lagging

Sat, 2021-01-30 13:40 — mike kraft

Why grocery chains are paying workers to get vaccinated, but other industries are lagging Dollar General, Trader Joe’s, Aldi and Lidl, as well as Instacart, are offering bonuses of up to $200, flexible work schedules and paid time off to visit a vaccination site. Jena McGregor, Taylor Telford Washington Post

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Recent White House COVID-19 Task Force report says Florida should close bars, gyms, restaurants

Fri, 2021-01-29 11:12 — mike kraft

Recent White House COVID-19 Task Force report says Florida should close bars, gyms, restaurants In the final White House Task Force report under President Donald Trump to the State of Florida, health experts recommended Florida take mitigation actions to slow the spread of the virus. Ryan Nelson WJAX

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Biden administration will join WHO-backed COVAX vaccine initiative

Tue, 2021-01-19 19:50 — mike kraft

Biden will join WHO-backed vaccine initiative Secretary of State designee Antony Blinken said President-elect Joe Biden intends to join Covax, the World Health Organization-led effort to develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine to low- and Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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A Nationwide Mask Mandate Could Add $1 Trillion To The US GDP, According To UCLA Analysis

Tue, 2021-01-19 09:55 — mike kraft

A Nationwide Mask Mandate Could Add $1 Trillion To The US GDP, According To UCLA Analysis A mask mandate, combined with complementary public health measures, could have a $1 trillion impact on the U.S. GDP, says UCLA study. tomt Deadline

Implementation of a nationwide mask mandate, combined with complementary public health measures, could reduce the coronavirus’ spread to essentially zero and have a potential $1 trillion impact on the U.S. GDP, according to researchers at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

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