Labor Department watchdog identifies $45 billion of potential pandemic unemployment fraud

Thu, 2022-09-22 17:13 — mike kraft
Labor Department watchdog identifies $45 billion of potential pandemic unemployment fraud The Labor Department inspector general on Thursday identified $45.6 billion in potential unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic, a figure that far exceeds past estimates. A sweeping feder… zschonfeld The Hill

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AT UN, World leaders pledge billions to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria

Thu, 2022-09-22 11:33 — mike kraft
World leaders pledge billions to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria on UN sidelines The Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on Wednesday reached $14.25 billion pledged as world leaders seek to fight the killer diseases after progress was knocked off course by the COVID-19 pandemic. Daphne Psaledakis,Steve Holland Reuters
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COVID raises risk of long-term brain injury, large U.S. study finds

Thu, 2022-09-22 11:28 — mike kraft
COVID raises risk of long-term brain injury, large U.S. study finds People who had COVID-19 are at higher risk for a host of brain injuries a year later compared with people who were never infected by the coronavirus, a finding that could affect millions of Americans, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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Analysis: Who Is Still Dying From Covid? The CDC Can’t Answer That

Thu, 2022-09-22 11:03 — mike kraft
Analysis | Who Is Still Dying From Covid? The CDC Can’t Answer That Joe Biden isn’t the only American to think the pandemic is over. But the virus is still killing 400 to 500 people a day, and data is sketchy about how to save lives. Faye Flam | Bloomberg Washington Post
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Puerto Rico: The eco-friendly homes that didn’t lose power after Hurricane Fiona

Thu, 2022-09-22 10:45 — mike kraft
The eco-friendly homes that didn’t lose power after Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico Story at a glance  Thousands of people in Puerto Rico are still without electricity and clean water after Hurricane Fiona struck the island on Sunday.  The hurricane reached the island’s … Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech The Hill

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Canada to contribute C$1.2 bln to fighting AIDS, malaria

Thu, 2022-09-22 10:17 — mike kraft
Canada to contribute C$1.2 bln to health fund to fight AIDS, malaria Canada would contribute C$1.21 billion ($898.9 million) to a global health fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and support health services that have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Canadian government said in a statement on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Pfizer to supply up to 6 million COVID pill courses for lower income countries

Thu, 2022-09-22 10:10 — mike kraft
Pfizer to supply up to 6 mln COVID pill courses for lower income countries Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it would supply up to 6 million courses of its COVID-19 antiviral treatment to NGO Global Fund for low- and middle-income countries that seeks to address worldwide disparities in COVID response. Reuters Reuters

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Worldwide, women’s health got worse in 2021, survey finds

Wed, 2022-09-21 18:24 — mike kraft
Women's health got worse in 2021, global survey finds For women around the globe, the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic brought more health challenges than the first. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN
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Federal judge strikes down Biden administration’s Head Start program's vaccine, mask mandate

Wed, 2022-09-21 17:33 — mike kraft

 

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Biden clarifies COVID comments: Pandemic ‘basically is not where it was’.

Wed, 2022-09-21 17:23 — mike kraft
Biden clarifies COVID comments: Pandemic ‘basically is not where it was’ NEW YORK — President Biden on Tuesday sought to clarify his comments from days earlier that the coronavirus pandemic “is over,” telling guests at a fundraiser that the COVID-19 situatio… tlejeune The Hill
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U.S. CDC expects to approve Omicron COVID boosters for 5-11 year old kids by mid-October

Wed, 2022-09-21 13:05 — mike kraft
U.S. CDC expects Omicron COVID boosters for kids by mid-October The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects COVID-19 vaccine boosters targeting circulating variants of the virus to be available for children aged 5-11 years by mid-October. Reuters Reuters

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US health workers had lower rise in joblessness amid COVID--study

Wed, 2022-09-21 10:26 — mike kraft
Study: US health workers had lower rise in joblessness amid COVID Healthcare workers in lower-paying roles, however, were more likely to face unemployment. CIDRAP
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10.5 million children were orphaned or lost a primary caregiver due to COVID --new study

Wed, 2022-09-21 10:03 — mike kraft
10.5 million children were orphaned or lost a primary caregiver due to COVID, study finds A study published Tuesday estimates that 10.5 million children worldwide lost a primary caregiver or were orphaned due to COVID-19. YahooNews
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Problems in communicating and sharing data blunts U.S. response to outbreaks

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:44 — mike kraft
'Very Harmful' Lack of Data Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks ANCHORAGE, Alaska — After a middle-aged woman tested positive for COVID-19 in January at her workplace in Fairbanks, public health workers sought answers to questions vital to understanding how the virus was spreading in Alaska’s rugged interior. The woman, they learned, had existing conditions and had not been vaccinated. She had been hospitalized but had recovered. Alaska and many other states have routinely collected that kind of information about people who test positive for the virus.
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US FDA releasing millions of Moderna boosters as some states report shortages

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:26 — mike kraft
FDA releasing millions of Moderna boosters as states warn of shortages Reconfigured shots are safe, but had been delayed amid inspection of an Indiana packaging plant last month. Dan Diamond Washington Post
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