Public Attitudes

U.S. military and V.A. still struggle to improve vaccination rates.

Fri, 2021-07-02 13:20 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Denis McDonough, the secretary of veterans affairs, said this week that he was considering a move to compel workers at V.A. hospitals to get vaccinated, fearing that centers with low vaccination rates were risking the health of veterans seeking care.

The military is also struggling to fully vaccinate more troops across all service branches. While the Army and Navy are outpacing the civilian population in vaccine uptake, the Air Force and the Marine Corps have faced greater challenges. About 68 percent of active-duty members have had at least one dose, officials said.

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Delta variant , low vaccine rates, easing of rules, is making unvaccinated people more vulnerable

Thu, 2021-07-01 19:57 — mike kraft

Delta variant exploits low vaccine rates, easing of rules The latest alarming coronavirus variant is exploiting low global vaccination rates and a rush to ease pandemic restrictions, adding new urgency to the drive to get more shots in arms and slow its supercharged spread. AP NEWS

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White House to send 'surge teams' to delta variant hot spots as cases rise by up to 10 per cent

Thu, 2021-07-01 19:01 — mike kraft

White House to send 'surge teams' to delta variant hot spots The White House is readying COVID-19 "surge teams" to send to communities with low vaccination rates to help combat the rapidly spreading delta variant of the coronavirus, officials announced Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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Survey on what would motivate workers to get vaccinated

Thu, 2021-07-01 11:55 — mike kraft

Workers are more likely to get vaccinated — if their companies provide one big perk Most employers so far have shied away from mandating COVID-19 shots. Meera Jagannathan MarketWatch

Workers seem to be biting at the “carrot” approach to nudge COVID-19 vaccinations, a new report suggests.

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Public health officials in National Capitol region struggle to persuade the hesitant to be vaccinated

Wed, 2021-06-30 17:40 — mike kraft

Public health officials struggle to persuade the hesitant to be vaccinated Low case rates make it more difficult to convey that the coronavirus threat is real. Jenna Portnoy Washington Post

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As the Delta variant spreads, Fauci warns there may soon be 'two Americas' as divide widens between places with high and low vaccination rates

Wed, 2021-06-30 17:29 — mike kraft

Fauci warns there may soon be 'two Americas' as divide widens between places with high and low vaccination rates With the Delta variant accounting for more than a quarter of Covid-19 cases, there could soon be "two Americas" -- one where most people are vaccinated and another where low vaccination rates could lead to case spikes, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned. Aya Elamroussi, CNN CNN

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COVID outbreak at Illinois summer camp --85 infected --fueled by unvaccinated attendees

Wed, 2021-06-30 12:18 — mike kraft

COVID outbreak at Illinois summer camp fueled by unvaccinated attendees A COVID-19 outbreak at a summer camp in Illinois is a reminder that young people are taking a risk by not getting vaccinated, health officials say. ABC News ABC News

A COVID-19 outbreak at a summer camp in Illinois is a reminder that young people are taking a risk by not getting vaccinated, health officials say.

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France delays some regional relaxing of COVID restrictions as concerns grow over fourth wave

Wed, 2021-06-30 09:54 — mike kraft

France delays some regional unwinding of COVID restrictions as concerns over fourth wave grow France decided on Wednesday to delay the unwinding of COVID-19 restrictions in a southwestern region of the country, while the government's leading scientific adviser said a fourth wave of the virus was likely to the emergence of the Delta variant. Reuters Reuters

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MASKS: Three articles on reconsideration of masks as precautions

Wed, 2021-06-30 09:15 — mike kraft

Throughout the pandemic, masks have ranked among the most contentious public health measures in the United States, symbolizing a bitter partisan divide over the role of government and individual liberties.

Now, with a new variant of the coronavirus rapidly spreading across the globe, masks are again the focus of conflicting views, and fears, about the course of pandemic and the restrictions required to manage it.

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TheHill.com Majority of US adults concerned about delta variant: poll

Tue, 2021-06-29 19:17 — mike kraft

Majority of US adults concerned about delta variant: poll A majority of U.S. Lexi Lonas TheHill

A majority of U.S. adults are concerned about the delta coronavirus variant but have not significantly changed their behavior because of it, according to the Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index.

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