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For the first time, the U.S. will reward nursing homes for controlling the spread of infectious disease

Thu, 2020-12-10 11:03 — mike kraft

For the first time, the U.S. will reward nursing homes for controlling the spread of infectious disease For years, nursing homes have been shaped by federal incentives, which pay for extra services but haven't paid for measures that would combat the spread of disease. That left them acutely vulnerable to covid-19. Now, the incentives are changing. Will Englund Washington Post

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Reports from Us colleges and Britrish Schools: Low infection rates in classrooms though more off campus .,

Thu, 2020-12-10 10:48 — mike kraft

Lessons from the pandemic fall: Infections are rare in classrooms, not off campus Viral testing, contact tracing, quarantine housing are the go-to tools for colleges to operate. Nick Anderson, Susan Svrluga Washington Post

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Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities

Thu, 2020-12-10 09:50 — mike kraft

Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Arguments over mask requirements and other restrictions have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly coronavirus surge across the U.S. engulfs small and medium-size cities... AP NEWS

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The daily death toll from Covid-19 just exceeded the deaths from 9/11 on this important day for vaccine development

Thu, 2020-12-10 09:34 — mike kraft

The daily death toll from Covid-19 just exceeded the deaths from 9/11 on this important day for vaccine development The United States should be celebrating a day of great hope today, as a Covid-19 vaccine could get authorized for emergency use very soon. Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN CNN

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Merkel backs tougher virus curbs as German deaths hit record

Wed, 2020-12-09 18:52 — mike kraft

Merkel backs tougher virus curbs as German deaths hit record BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel advocated tougher restrictions on public life Wednesday and pleaded with her compatriots to cut down on socializing as the country reported its... AP NEWS

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NJ Contact Tracing Non-cooperation Reaches 74 Percent

Wed, 2020-12-09 17:56 — mike kraft

NJ Contact Tracing Non-cooperation Reaches 74 Percent New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy implored state residents Monday to cooperate with coronavirus contact tracers, saying the non-compliance rate had climbed to 74%. Newsmax

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy implored state residents Monday to cooperate with coronavirus contact tracers, saying the non-compliance rate had climbed to 74%.

Murphy wrote on Twitter:

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Yahoo Life Common prescription medications like Zoloft are still in short supply. How COVID-19 is causing drug shortages

Wed, 2020-12-09 17:47 — mike kraft

Common prescription medications like Zoloft are still in short supply. How COVID-19 is causing drug shortages Drug shortages aren’t unique to the pandemic. But COVID-19 hasn’t helped. Yahoo

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Crimped U.S. dry ice supply complicates rural U.S. vaccine release

Wed, 2020-12-09 17:36 — mike kraft

Crimped U.S. dry ice supply complicates rural U.S. vaccine release As health officials from rural areas prepare to vaccinate people scattered over thousands of miles in what could be the most complex such campaign in U.S. history, they face the additional challenge of finding enough dry ice to keep a Pfizer vaccine that must be stored at... Stephanie Kelly, Lisa Baertlein, Carl O’Donnell U.S.

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Canada authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Wed, 2020-12-09 17:24 — mike kraft

Canada authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Canada’s health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the third country to authorize the use of the shot – as the green-lighting of the vaccine in the US is still New York Post

Canada’s health regulator on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the third country to authorize the use of the shot – as the green-lighting of the vaccine in the US is still at least another day away.

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As U.S. companies push to get workers vaccinated, states disagree on who's essential

Wed, 2020-12-09 12:02 — mike kraft

As U.S. companies push to get workers vaccinated, states disagree on who's essential Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their U.S. workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential, and who is not. Tina Bellon, Richa Naidu U.S.

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