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Vaccine resistance, Part I: Grocery workers were on the front lines of the pandemic — so why so many still unvaccinated?

Wed, 2021-09-01 12:46 — mike kraft

Grocery workers were on the front lines of the pandemic — so why do so many remain unvaccinated? “I could see us doing [a vaccine mandate] if people were dying like crazy,” said one worker who has resisted calls from his employer to get vaccinated. NBC News

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Australia aims to 'live with virus' instead of eliminating it

Wed, 2021-09-01 12:39 — mike kraft

Australia aims to 'live with virus' instead of eliminating it Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as they shift their focus to rapid vaccination drives and move away from a suppression strategy to bring cases down to zero. Renju Jose, Jonathan Barrett U.S.

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Amid booster shot controversy, Two Top F.D.A. Vaccine Regulators Are Set to Depart During a Crucial Period

Wed, 2021-09-01 12:27 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Two of the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulators will leave the agency this fall, a development that could disrupt its work on deciding whether to recommend coronavirus vaccines for children under 12 and booster shots for the general population.

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WHO says it is monitoring a new Covid variant called ‘mu’

Wed, 2021-09-01 12:20 — mike kraft

World Health Organization monitoring new COVID-19 variant The World Health Organization added another COVID-19 variant of interest to its list of “variants of interest.” Monday, the WHO said it is now monitoring the development of the “Mu” variant. Tim Kephart WFTS

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Partial list of the U.S. companies mandating vaccines for all or some employees

Wed, 2021-09-01 10:26 — mike kraft

Here are the companies mandating vaccines for all or some employees From United Airlines to Goldman Sachs, a nationwide spike in coronavirus cases is pushing companies to implement vaccine policies for some or all employees. NBC News

As the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to strike communities nationwide, companies are stepping up their vaccine requirements, mandating that some or all employees get vaccinated or provide proof of vaccination.

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Scores of COVID-19 cases linked to Illinois church camp and conference

Wed, 2021-09-01 10:16 — mike kraft

180 COVID-19 cases linked to Illinois church camp and conference: CDC

Scores of COVID-19 cases were linked to a mid-June Illinois church camp and separate conference that did not require its attendees to be vaccinated or undergo testing, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) research.

The CDC and Illinois Department of Public Health documented 180 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases among attendees at the five-day overnight camp for teenagers and two-day conference as well as their close contacts, as of Aug. 13. ...

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Central Texas school district closes schools after 2 teachers die of COVID-19

Wed, 2021-09-01 10:05 — mike kraft

Texas school system closes after 2 teachers die of COVID-19 A Central Texas school district closed its schools until after the Labor Day holiday Tuesday after two teachers died last week of COVID-19. Associated Press Fox News

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Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say

Wed, 2021-09-01 09:53 — mike kraft

Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say The pre-print paper, which tracked more than 340,000 adults across 600 villages in rural Bangladesh, is by far the largest randomized study on the effectiveness of masks at limiting the spread of the illness caused by the coronavirus. Adam Taylor, Ben Guarino Washington Post

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CDC asks the unvaccinated not to travel this weekend and says even vaccinated need to be cautious

Wed, 2021-09-01 09:47 — mike kraft

CDC asks the unvaccinated not to travel this weekend and says even vaccinated need to weigh the risk Due to the surge of Covid-19 cases, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking unvaccinated Americans not to travel during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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USA TODAY Experts renew warnings of 'twindemic' as US enters flu season amid rising COVID-19 cases

Wed, 2021-09-01 09:37 — mike kraft

Experts renew warnings of 'twindemic' as US enters flu season amid rising COVID-19 cases: 'We face the same threat this year' The U.S. may see more flu as students go back to in-person learning and states loosen mask mandates amid a return to social gatherings, experts say. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY YahooNews

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