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Greenland ice losses set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot--researh

Tue, 2022-08-30 09:45 — mike kraft

Greenland ice losses set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot, new research shows | CNN Widespread ice losses from Greenland have locked in nearly a foot of global sea level rise in the near future -- and new research suggests there is no way to stop it, even if the world stopped releasing planet-heating emissions today. Rachel Ramirez CNN

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Most clinicians treating low-income COVID patients feel morally distressed--survey

Tue, 2022-08-30 09:38 — mike kraft

Constrained by a lack of sufficient resources and faced with difficult decisions amid COVID-19 surges in the first year of the pandemic, nearly 72% of US primary care, dental, and behavioral health clinicians working in safety-net clinics report experiencing mild to intense moral distress, finds a study published late last week in BMJ Open.

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"Strengthening America's Health Security" CSIS Webinar, 4:00 PM ET today

Tue, 2022-08-30 09:10 — mike kraft

Please join the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security on Tuesday, August 30, from 

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mRNA COVID vaccines protect against severe Omicron for at least half a year--new study

Mon, 2022-08-29 17:50 — mike kraft

mRNA COVID vaccines protect against severe Omicron for at least half a year mRNA booster protection against severe COVID-19 was 87% and didn't wane for 6 months, a new study shows. CIDRAP

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U.S. CDC needs to emphasize 'layered protection' against COVID-19-- Director Walensky

Mon, 2022-08-29 08:50 — mike kraft

CDC needs to emphasize 'layered protection' against COVID-19: Walensky CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky tells Yahoo Finance that CDC has to learn how to speak to the American public, rather than scientists. YahooNews

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US Government funds to distribute updated Covid vaccines has dried up.

Mon, 2022-08-29 08:26 — mike kraft

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At the very moment a better coronavirus vaccine is expected to finally become available, America’s vaccination program is feeling the effects of a long period of retreat.

Local programs to bring shots to the places where Americans gather and the institutions they trust have folded, a consequence in some cases of congressional resistance to more pandemic response spending.

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