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Outgoing U.S. CDC director says her resignation spurred by sense of accomplishment and exhaustion

Wed, 2023-06-21 09:54 — mike kraft

Outgoing CDC director says resignation spurred by sense of accomplishment and exhaustion The outgoing head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said her reasons for stepping down were complicated, driven in part by a desire to take a break from the frenetic pace of the job during a pandemic. Dr. Rochelle Walensky surprised many in public health circles last month by announcing her departure after just two years and five months.

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Vaccines protect children under 12 from severe illness-- new study

Wed, 2023-06-21 09:48 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccines protective in children ages 0 to 11 CIDRAP

Children under the age of 12 are protected against severe illness from COVID-19 by mRNA vaccines, but the effectiveness decreases over time, as does immunity gained from previous infections. These findings and others are published in a new study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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Misinformation issue: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Thrives Even as Coronavirus Levels Fall

Tue, 2023-06-20 19:17 — mike kraft

Rogan, Musk, RFK Jr.: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Thrives Even as Coronavirus Levels Fall An internet fight involving Joe Rogan, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Experts say policymakers must learn from the impact of COVID-19 on older people

Tue, 2023-06-20 19:08 — mike kraft

Experts say policymakers must learn from the impact of COVID-19 on older people Policymakers must learn from the impact of COVID-19 on older people in order to tackle the deep-seated inequalities exposed by the pandemic, according to a new publication written by a group of experts ... Science X

In the period between March and December 2020, twice as many years of life were lost in the poorest areas of the country compared with the wealthiest. Ethnic inequalities were a feature across all waves of the pandemic, with rates of death highest among the Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities.

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Covid vaccine manufacturers gear up for fall rollout with an important head start

Tue, 2023-06-20 10:22 — mike kraft

Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax gear up for fall Covid vaccine rollout with an important head start The FDA's strain selection puts Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax on track to deliver updated coronavirus shots in time for the fall. Annika Kim Constantino CNBC

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West Virginia's COVID vaccine lottery under scrutiny

Tue, 2023-06-20 10:11 — mike kraft

West Virginia's COVID vaccine lottery under scrutiny Federal investigators have subpoenaed Gov. Jim Justice's office about the "Do it for Baby Dog" sweepstakes, focusing on car dealers that supplied trucks for the lottery. Yahoo Finance

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Assessment of pandemic's effect on mental health in Europe

Tue, 2023-06-20 09:59 — mike kraft

European study shows mental health impact of pandemic CIDRAP

The first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of millions of Europeans, but not as strongly as many feared, with only a modest rise in mental health problems seen in a new systematic review published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Still, access to mental health services has yet to rebound fully.

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Medicaid: More than 1 million Americans are dropped as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls

Tue, 2023-06-20 09:53 — mike kraft

More than 1 million people are dropped from Medicaid as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-coronavirus pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some states have dropped coverage for more than half the people whose eligibility cases were decided in April or May. States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic. But that ban was lifted in April.

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Bivalent COVID vaccine protects against death for at least 6 months in older adults, CDC study suggests

Mon, 2023-06-19 17:48 — mike kraft

Bivalent COVID vaccine protects against death for at least 6 months in older adults, study suggests CIDRAP

The bivalent (two-strain) COVID-19 booster provides substantial protection against death among US adults aged 65 years and older, with no significant signs of waning for up to 6 months, concludes a study published Friday in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly.

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