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COMMENTARY: Blue states have pulled far ahead of red states in vaccinations. Why?

Fri, 2021-04-16 11:26 — mike kraft

In the early weeks of Covid-19 vaccinations, the shining examples of success were all places with politically conservative leaders. Globally, the countries with the largest share of vaccinated people were Britain, Israel and the United Arab Emirates. In the U.S., the states that got off to the fastest starts were Alaska and West Virginia.

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How New Mexico Became the State With the Highest Rate of Full Vaccinations

Thu, 2021-04-15 11:11 — mike kraft

ALBUQUERQUE — Despite having one of the highest poverty rates in the country, New Mexico is surging past states with far more resources in the race to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus.

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OPINION: The new vaccine threat is fear itself

Wed, 2021-04-14 11:42 — mike kraft

The new vaccine threat is fear itself The Johnson & Johnson pause is the latest example of how we've struggled to keep COVID risks in perspective. Sam Baker Axios

The FDA’s decision to pause the use of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine has set off a chain reaction of fear — about the safety of the vaccine, and about whether the FDA is overreacting — that's causing unnecessary drama just as the vaccine effort is finally picking up speed.

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Countries to maintain vaccination drives amid concern of side effects

Wed, 2021-04-14 10:38 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: World struggles to maintain vaccination drives amid mounting reports of side effects To date, more than 45 percent of the eligible U.S. population has received at least one vaccine dose though the number of new cases continued to trend upward at an average of 11 percent over the past week. At least 562,000 people have died. Erin Cunningham Washington Post

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CDC director calls on Michigan to 'close things down' to curb the current surge

Mon, 2021-04-12 19:51 — mike kraft

CDC director calls on Michigan to 'close things down' amid surge in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky called on Michigan to “close things down” as the state deals with a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Justine Coleman TheHill

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Michigan's Covid-19 crisis could be a sign of what's to come for the US, expert says

Mon, 2021-04-12 10:15 — mike kraft

Michigan's Covid-19 crisis could be a sign of what's to come for the US, expert says As the US races to vaccinate more Americans, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising, predominantly among younger people who haven't yet gotten a shot. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Polls indicate more Black Americans are open to vaccines after outreach efforts

Sat, 2021-04-10 13:04 — mike kraft

More Black Americans open to vaccines after outreach efforts Like others in her family, Mattie Pringle had doubts about taking the coronavirus vaccine. The 57-year-old Black woman from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, feared that her high blood pressure... AP NEWS

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US suicides dropped last year, contrary to pandemic expectations/speculation

Fri, 2021-04-09 12:00 — mike kraft

US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations It is hard to say exactly why suicide deaths dropped so much, but one factor may be a phenomenon seen in the early stages of wars and national disasters, some experts suggested. “There's a heroism phase in every disaster period, where we're banding together and expressing lots of messages of support that we're in this together,” said Dr. Christine Moutier, chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. U.S.

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More US troops are willing to take coronavius vaccines, education efforts may be reducing the reluctance.

Fri, 2021-04-09 11:19 — mike kraft

Fewer Troops Are Declining the COVID Vaccine. We May Never Know Why Defense leaders say education efforts and seeing peers get vaccinated are reducing the reluctance. Elizabeth Howe Defense One

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More than 20 % of rural Americans unwilling to take coronavirus vaccines. Politics and religion are factors

Fri, 2021-04-09 11:09 — mike kraft

More than half of rural Americans have received a Covid-19 vaccine or plan to, but hesitancy remains high, analysis finds More than half of rural residents in the United States have received a Covid-19 vaccine or plan to, but one in five still say they will definitely not get vaccinated, according to analysis released by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Friday. By <a href="/profiles/julia-hollingsworth">Julia Hollingsworth</a>, CNN CNN

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