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Analysis: How each state has fared in the pandemic, scorecard on tradeoffs

Wed, 2021-12-15 09:34 — mike kraft

Covid’s deadly tradeoffs, by the numbers: How each state has fared in the pandemic POLITICO’s State Pandemic Scorecard shows how state decisions impacted lives, jobs, education and well-being. politico

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Analysis: "Mild" Omicron could still be bad and cause a lot of illness and disruption.,

Tue, 2021-12-14 21:09 — mike kraft

Mild Omicron could still be bad POLITICO

NOT SO TENDER AND MILD — The early indications suggest that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus typically causes disease that is “mild.” But even if that turns out to be true, “mild” doesn’t mean “no big deal.”

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Webinar: Climate resilience in the health care system" Wednesday, Dec. 15, 12:30-1 PM ET

Tue, 2021-12-14 16:37 — mike kraft

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There is a higher risk of heart complications from COVID-19 than vaccines -study confirms

Tue, 2021-12-14 11:54 — mike kraft

Higher risk of heart complications from COVID-19 than vaccines -study COVID-19 infections are more likely to trigger rare cardiovascular complications such as heart inflammation and irregular heartbeat than vaccines, a British study showed on Tuesday, after scientists parsed data of about 38 million vaccinated people. Reuters Reuters

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Vaccine passports' increased immunisation in countries with low coverage: Lancet study

Tue, 2021-12-14 11:40 — mike kraft

Covid passports could increase vaccine uptake, study suggests Certification encouraged vaccination in countries with low coverage, especially among young people the Guardian

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Final data on pills to treat Covid-19 shows good results against hospitalization and death, but not substitute for vaccinations, Pfizer says

Tue, 2021-12-14 10:37 — mike kraft

CNN)Pfizer's updated results for its experimental treatment for Covid-19 showed it cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% if given to high-risk adults within a few days of their first symptoms, the company announced in a news release Tuesday.

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Reuters summary of some other recent studies on COVID-19.

Tue, 2021-12-14 10:24 — mike kraft

Vaccines appear weak at blocking Omicron, better against severe disease The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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Omicron appears more resistant to Covid vaccines but causing less severe illness in South Africa--major real-world study

Tue, 2021-12-14 10:10 — mike kraft

The first major real-world study of the omicron Covid-19 variant found that it appeared to cause less severe illness in South Africa, where it was first discovered last month, but that two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offer reduced protection against it.

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