ANALYSIS: Antiviral pills will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone

Tue, 2021-11-23 11:59 — mike kraft
Treatments will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone A year after coronavirus vaccines dangled visions of an end to the pandemic, science has delivered inspiring results again: two antiviral pills that dramatically reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post
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Germany, facing fourth wave, considers new COVID-19 curbs, compulsory vaccinations

Tue, 2021-11-23 11:51 — mike kraft
Germany considers new COVID-19 curbs, compulsory vaccines Germany should impose further restrictions to try to stop a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, outgoing Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Tuesday as more politicians backed the idea of compulsory vaccinations. Reuters Reuters

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Poll: Many people in the U.S and Africa, fewer in Europe, believe the 'truth about harmful effects of vaccines' is being deliberately hidden

Tue, 2021-11-23 11:32 — mike kraft
Exclusive: 28 percent of Americans surveyed believe the ‘truth about harmful effects of vaccines’ is being deliberately hidden from the public The findings are part of global research conducted by the YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project, which looks at how different countries perceive a variety of conspiracy theories.<
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White House unveils $1.5B investment to train more than 22,700 new healthcare providers

Tue, 2021-11-23 11:01 — mike kraft
White House unveils $1.5B investment to train more than 22,700 new healthcare providers American Rescue Plan-funded investments will yield "the largest field strength in history" for the National Health Service Corps, Nurse Corps and the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Program, according to the White House. Dave Muoio FierceHealthcare
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Kansas Republican lawmakers pass bill helping workers defy COVID mandates

Tue, 2021-11-23 10:42 — mike kraft
Kansas GOP lawmakers OK helping workers defy COVID mandates | AP News TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas approved a measure Monday night to make it easy for workers to claim religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and provide unemployment benefits to people fired for refusing the shots. AP NEWS
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Biden administration asks a federal court to revive workplace vaccine mandate

Tue, 2021-11-23 10:36 — mike kraft
Biden seeks to revive workplace vaccine mandate The Biden administration on Tuesday asked a federal court to reinstate a workplace vaccine mandate that was put on hold earlier this month. John Kruzel TheHill

The Biden administration on Tuesday asked a federal court to reinstate a workplace vaccine mandate that was put on hold earlier this month. 

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As winter COVID surge begins, 74 percent of Americans say their lives have returned to 'normal' --Poll

Tue, 2021-11-23 10:29 — mike kraft
Poll: As winter COVID surge begins, 74 percent of Americans say their lives have returned to 'normal' As the coronavirus pandemic enters its 21st month in the United States, most Americans now characterize their own lives as either "very normal" (21 percent) or "somewhat normal" (53 percent), considering “the impact of COVID-19.” YahooNews
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Most Americans to celebrate holiday with those outside immediate households: poll

Tue, 2021-11-23 10:25 — mike kraft
Axios-Ipsos poll: Americans are ready to play COVID roulette for Thanksgiving Vaccinations and boosters are giving people more confidence to share Thanksgiving with unvaccinated family and friends. Margaret Talev Axios
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Dutch start transporting COVID-19 patients to Germany but German hospital staffs nearing limits

Tue, 2021-11-23 10:12 — mike kraft
Dutch COVID-19 patients transferred to Germany as hospitals struggle The Netherlands started transporting COVID-19 patients across the border to Germany on Tuesday to ease pressure on Dutch hospitals, which are scaling back regular care to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases. Reuters Reuters
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French PM criticized for setting bad example after testing COVID-positive

Tue, 2021-11-23 09:58 — mike kraft
French PM singled out for ire after testing COVID-positive | AP News PARIS (AP) — The prime minister of France, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, is being singled out on social media and beyond as an example of what not to do in the pandemic. Multiple videos are being circulated of a maskless Prime Minister Jean Castex vigorously shaking hands with elected officials in an enclosed space at a Paris mayoral congress on Nov. AP NEWS
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Europe’s COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated

Tue, 2021-11-23 09:47 — mike kraft
Europe's COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated | AP News BRUSSELS (AP) — This was supposed to be the Christmas in Europe where family and friends could once again embrace holiday festivities and one another. Instead, the continent is the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases soar to record levels in many countries. AP NEWS

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With infections spiking again despite nearly two years of restrictions, the health crisis increasingly is pitting citizen against citizen — the vaccinated against the unvaccinated.

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U.S. Covid-19 cases in children are up 32% from two weeks ago -- pediatricians' group

Tue, 2021-11-23 09:35 — mike kraft
Covid-19 cases in children are up 32% from two weeks ago, pediatricians' group says Covid-19 cases in children are up 32% from two weeks ago, according to new numbers published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN
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How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants

Mon, 2021-11-22 19:26 — mike kraft
How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants Cadell Walker rushed to get her 9-year-old daughter Solome vaccinated against COVID-19 — not just to protect her but to help stop the coronavirus from spreading and spawning even more dangerous variants. “Love thy neighbor is something that we really do believe, and we want to be good community members and want to model that thinking for our daughter,” said the 40-year-old Louisville mom, who recently took Solome to a local middle school for her shot.
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White House says 90% of U.S. federal employees have received at least one COVID-19 dose

Mon, 2021-11-22 18:55 — mike kraft
90% of U.S. federal employees have received at least one COVID-19 dose -White House The White House confirmed on Monday that more than 90% of the 3.5 million federal employees covered by a presidential COVID-19 vaccine mandate had received at least one dose ahead of a Monday deadline. David Shepardson Reuters
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Germany and Denmark move into the CDC's highest-risk category for travel

Mon, 2021-11-22 18:45 — mike kraft
Two top European destinations move into the CDC's highest-risk category for travel Germany and Denmark were added to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of "very high" risk travel destinations on Monday as a winter Covid-19 surge sweeps much of Europe. By Marnie Hunter, CNN CNN
 
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