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India celebrates 1B vaccine doses, hopes to speed 2nd shots

Thu, 2021-10-21 10:27 — mike kraft
India celebrates 1B vaccine doses, hopes to speed 2nd shots NEW DELHI (AP) — India celebrated giving its billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose on Thursday, a hopeful milestone for the South Asian country where the delta variant fueled a crushing surge earlier this year and missteps initially held back its inoculation campaign. AP NEWS
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Some Georgia schools are trying test-to-stay instead of quarantine for students exposed to COVID-19

Thu, 2021-10-21 10:22 — mike kraft
Instead of quarantine for Covid-exposed students, some schools are trying test-to-stay For test-to-stay, if Covid-exposed students test negative and have no symptoms, they can continue going to school in person. If the exposed student tests positive, they must isolate at home. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

 

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Mask mandate may relax in a major South Florida school district

Thu, 2021-10-21 08:55 — mike kraft
Mask mandate may relax in some South Florida schools MIAMI (AP) — The mask mandate for students in some South Florida schools could be eased by the end of October as local rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to fall, officials said. AP NEWS

MIAMI (AP) — The mask mandate for students in some South Florida schools could be eased by the end of October as local rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to fall, officials said.

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Japan and South Korea never did full lockdowns. It left lessons on how to coexist with the virus.

Thu, 2021-10-21 08:47 — mike kraft
Japan and South Korea never did full lockdowns. It left lessons on how to coexist with the virus. For many countries, the goal is balancing life and the coronavirus. Japan and South Korea have been at it for a while. Michelle Lee Washington Post
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Pfizer says testing shows booster restores full protection against COVID-19

Thu, 2021-10-21 08:37 — mike kraft
Pfizer says testing shows booster restores full protection against Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Thursday that a booster Jordan Williams TheHill

Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Thursday that a booster shot of their coronavirus vaccine restores full protection against COVID-19.

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Persons infected with COVID reinfections are likely to get reinfected within one or two years, models suggest propose

Wed, 2021-10-20 20:02 — mike kraft
COVID reinfections likely within one or two... Nature - Estimates based on viral evolution forecast a 50% risk 17 months after a first infection without measures such as masking and vaccination. Peeples, Lynne nature
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Only very older and already very sick vaccinated persons are likely to die if infected with COVID-19--Italian study

Wed, 2021-10-20 19:18 — mike kraft
Only very old and sick die of COVID if vaccinated, Italian study shows People vaccinated against COVID-19 are highly unlikely to die of the disease unless very old and already badly ill before getting it, a study in Italy showed on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters
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Study exaimines out-of-pocket costs for Covid-19 hospitalizations, even with waivers

Wed, 2021-10-20 18:10 — mike kraft
Assessment of Out-of-Pocket Spending for COVID-19 Hospitalizations in the US in 2020 This cross-sectional study assesses out-of-pocket spending by privately insured and Medicare Advantage patients for COVD-19 hospitalizations in 2020.
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U..S. nurses say morale, energy has hit a pandemic low

Wed, 2021-10-20 17:53 — mike kraft
‘Emotionally, physically, mentally tired’: Nurses say morale has hit a pandemic low Nurses repeatedly call themselves resilient but say they're hitting the limits of that strength. In interviews, they describe plummeting morale during the latest pandemic surge, marked by utter exhaustion and growing workloads. Washington Post

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Children with mild COVID-19 may not develop antibodies; oral vaccine shows promise in monkey study

Wed, 2021-10-20 17:41 — mike kraft
Children with mild COVID-19 may not develop antibodies; oral vaccine booster shows promise in monkey study 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 have yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters
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