COVID-19

More on Masks: Does wearing two provide more protection?

Tue, 2021-02-02 18:43 — mike kraft

Does wearing two masks provide more protection? Does wearing two masks provide more protection? It depends, but it’s possible that doubling up could help in some situations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... AP NEWS

Does wearing two masks provide more protection?

It depends, but it’s possible that doubling up could help in some situations.

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Line cooks, agriculture workers at highest risk of COVID-19 death: study

Tue, 2021-02-02 17:53 — mike kraft

Line cooks, agriculture workers at highest risk of COVID-19 death: Essential workers in kitchens and in agricultural settings are most at risk of death from the coronavirus, according to a study that adds a new urgency to the race to vaccinate those on the front Reid Wilson TheHill

Essential workers in kitchens and in agricultural settings are most at risk of death from the coronavirus, according to a study that adds a new urgency to the race to vaccinate those on the front lines of the pandemic.

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States reallocate hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses held in federal long-term care program

Tue, 2021-02-02 17:25 — mike kraft

States reallocate hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses held in federal long-term care program States are reallocating hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses – initially set aside to vaccinate long-term care residents and staff members – through a federal partnership between the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and pharmacies including Walgreens and CVS. By Jessie Yeung and Adam Renton, CNN CNN

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One Case, Total Lockdown: Australia’s Lessons for a Pandemic World

Tue, 2021-02-02 14:53 — mike kraft

SYDNEY, Australia — One case. One young security guard at a quarantine hotel who tested positive for the coronavirus and experienced minor symptoms.

That was all it took for Perth, Australia’s fourth-largest city, to snap into a complete lockdown on Sunday. One case and now two million people are staying home for at least the next five days. One case and now the top state leader, Mark McGowan, who is facing an election next month, is calling on his constituents to sacrifice for each other and the nation.

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How 9 destinations around the world enforce mandatory quarantines; Australian lessons

Tue, 2021-02-02 14:45 — mike kraft

How 9 destinations around the world enforce mandatory quarantines Not all government-imposed quarantines are equal, with varying surveillance levels, costs and lengths of stay. Washington Post

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Oxford finds COVID-19 shot 76% effective for 3 months after single dose

Tue, 2021-02-02 14:18 — mike kraft

Oxford finds COVID-19 shot 76% effective for 3 months after single dose Oxford University and AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine showed in a study it had 76% efficacy against symptomatic infection for three months after a single dose, which increased if the second shot is delayed, backing Britain's vaccine rollout policy. Alistair Smout U.S.

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Small study suggests Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine less effective against South African variant

Tue, 2021-02-02 14:07 — mike kraft

Study suggests Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine less effective against South African variant The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may be less able to protect against infection with a South African variant of the virus that has a worrying mutation, according to results of a British study released on Tuesday. Kate Kelland U.S.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may be less able to protect against infection with a South African variant of the virus that has a worrying mutation, according to results of a British study released on Tuesday.

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Biden administration to provide COVID vaccine to pharmacies

Tue, 2021-02-02 13:39 — mike kraft

Biden administration to provide COVID vaccine to pharmacies WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are starting to appear, the White House said Tuesday.

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A grim coronavirus prediction, 1 year later

Tue, 2021-02-02 11:26 — mike kraft

Dr. James Lawler, a former White House official who predicted 480,000 U.S. COVID deaths last February, now says we could see “several hundred thousand” more.

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