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Unvaccinated Americans are at risk of an aggressive and more dangerous Covid-19 variant. These are the most vulnerable states

Mon, 2021-06-21 10:16 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated Americans are at risk of an aggressive and more dangerous Covid-19 variant. These are the most vulnerable states Some states are making great strides in vaccinating their residents against Covid-19, but the ones that are not may soon be contending with a more transmissible variant, experts say. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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Vast majority of people hospitalized with COVID-19 had not been vaccinated

Wed, 2021-06-16 18:14 — mike kraft

People hospitalized with COVID-19 now have one overwhelming thing in common. They're not vaccinated. Falling rates of COVID-19 across the U.S. mask the harsh reality that the overwhelming majority of those sick and hospitalized today are unvaccinated. Elizabeth Weise and Aleszu Bajak, USA TODAY YahooNews

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CDC issues guidance for health care providers who treat COVID Long-Haulers

Tue, 2021-06-15 19:25 — mike kraft

The CDC Has New Guidance on Treating Long COVID It urges health care providers to use sensitivity and empathy when treating patients. Chelsea Cirruzzo US News & World Report

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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit by Houston hospital employees opposed to mandates Covid-19 vaccinations

Sun, 2021-06-13 19:17 — mike kraft

Judge dismisses lawsuit by Houston hospital employees over Covid-19 vaccinations The lead plaintiff, Jennifer Bridges, likened her employer's vaccination requirement to forced medical experimentation during the Holocaust. NBC News

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Houston Methodist hospital system suspends 178 health workers for refusing COVID-19 vaccination

Wed, 2021-06-09 17:45 — mike kraft

178 health care workers suspended from Houston Methodist hospital system for refusing COVID-19 vaccination Scores of workers at a Houston Methodist hospital system have been suspended and face being fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccination. John Bacon USA TODAY

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Covid hospitalization rates increase among teens, CDC director urges vaccinations

Fri, 2021-06-04 12:49 — mike kraft

CDC director urges parents to vaccinate teens, noting increased hospitalization rates Hospitalizations for adolescents went up in March and April, even as they stabilized for those 65 and older, new study finds. Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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ANALYSIS: The COVID Burden on Black Physicians, and Hospitals in Black Rural areas

Wed, 2021-06-02 13:18 — mike kraft

Institutional Problems, Individual Solutions — The Burden on Black Physicians | NEJM Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Institutional Problems, Individual Solutions — The Burden on Black Physicians Alyssa M. Newman New England Journal of Medicine

The racially disparate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has attracted increasing attention and concern. Black Americans have been disproportionately affected throughout the pandemic, and gaps replicating the same well-worn patterns of racial inequity are visible in the early rollout of vaccines.

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Group of staffers at Houston Hospital sue to stop its vaccine mandate

Sun, 2021-05-30 13:15 — mike kraft

117 staffers sue over Houston hospital’s vaccine mandate, saying they don’t want to be ‘guinea pigs’ Houston Methodist Hospital says 99 percent of its 26,000 employees have received the shots. Derek Hawkins Washington Post

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India: virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world as virus hits rural areas

Mon, 2021-05-24 10:47 — mike kraft

India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world NEW DELHI (AP) — India crossed another grim milestone Monday with more than 300,000 people lost to the coronavirus, while a devastating surge of infections appeared to be easing in big cities but was swamping the poorer countryside. AP NEWS

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Essential personal caregivers were locked out of nursing homes during COVID-19. Advocates are trying to enact legislation to allow them access.

Sun, 2021-05-23 13:35 — mike kraft

Essential caregivers were locked out of nursing homes during COVID-19. Advocates from New York to California don't want it to happen again. Advocates from New York to California are pushing for laws that would require essential caregivers in nursing homes – even in a public health crisis. Anne Marshall-Chalmers USA TODAY

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