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10.5 million children were orphaned or lost a primary caregiver due to COVID --new study

Wed, 2022-09-21 10:03 — mike kraft
10.5 million children were orphaned or lost a primary caregiver due to COVID, study finds A study published Tuesday estimates that 10.5 million children worldwide lost a primary caregiver or were orphaned due to COVID-19. YahooNews
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Problems in communicating and sharing data blunts U.S. response to outbreaks

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:44 — mike kraft
'Very Harmful' Lack of Data Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks ANCHORAGE, Alaska — After a middle-aged woman tested positive for COVID-19 in January at her workplace in Fairbanks, public health workers sought answers to questions vital to understanding how the virus was spreading in Alaska’s rugged interior. The woman, they learned, had existing conditions and had not been vaccinated. She had been hospitalized but had recovered. Alaska and many other states have routinely collected that kind of information about people who test positive for the virus.
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US FDA releasing millions of Moderna boosters as some states report shortages

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:26 — mike kraft
FDA releasing millions of Moderna boosters as states warn of shortages Reconfigured shots are safe, but had been delayed amid inspection of an Indiana packaging plant last month. Dan Diamond Washington Post
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A brand new COVID variant is making headway in the U.S. and Europe

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:15 — mike kraft
Just in time for fall, there's a brand new COVID variant making headway in the U.S. Scientists are taking notice of BF.7 because it’s making headway in an increasingly crowded field of Omicron subvariants. Fortune

A new COVID strain started to create waves among virus trackers this week, outpacing nearly all other variants of interest scientists are tracking in the U.S. this autumn. 

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Minnesota court affirms fines against bars that violated state's mask mandate

Wed, 2022-09-21 09:06 — mike kraft
Court affirms fines against bars who violated mask mandate MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota appeals court panel has sided with the state health department over fines against bars that violated emergency safety orders during the coronavirus pandemic. The three judges, in a ruling issued Monday, affirmed the health department's authority to suspend the bars' license and levy fines. AP NEWS

The operators of two of the many bars that violated Gov. Tim Walz’s face mask mandate had appealed health officials’ actions against them. ...

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New York City NYC is ending its vaccination mandate for private-sector employers

Wed, 2022-09-21 08:52 — mike kraft
NYC is ending its vaccine mandate for private employers on Nov. 1 However, employers will be free to continue to require workers to get vaccinated as a condition of employment. “This puts the choice in the hands of New York businesses,” the mayor said. NBC News

 

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EU health regulator says COVID pandemic not over

Tue, 2022-09-20 17:14 — mike kraft
EU health regulator says COVID pandemic not over An official at the European Union's drugs regulator said on Tuesday the COVID-19 pandemic was not over, contradicting U.S. President Joe Biden, and that a planned vaccination campaign in the region during the cold season was key to fighting it. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. delivers over 25 million COVID boosters; Moderna's shot in limited supply

Tue, 2022-09-20 17:07 — mike kraft
U.S. delivers over 25 million COVID boosters; Moderna's shot in limited supply Some U.S. pharmacies like CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance also reported on Tuesday that government supply of Moderna's updated shot remains limited, causing appointments for the product to vary across the country. Both CVS and Walgreens said they are working with the government to acquire more Moderna doses and have not seen any supply issues for the Pfizer/BioNTech booster. In August, the U.S.
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Commentary: Biden’s comments about pandemic widen public health split over how US should respond to Covid-19

Tue, 2022-09-20 10:38 — mike kraft
Biden's comments about pandemic widen public health split over how US should respond to Covid-19 | CNN Even as the US prepares for a potential winter surge of Covid-19, President Biden roamed the cavernous halls of the Detroit Auto Show for an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes" and, gesturing to the mostly maskless attendees, told the nation, "the pandemic is over." Brenda Goodman CNN

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‘Pandemic is over’ complicates efforts to secure additioal funding

Tue, 2022-09-20 10:08 — mike kraft
Biden’s claim that ‘pandemic is over’ complicates efforts to secure funding Impromptu remarks on ‘60 Minutes’ come as officials struggle to secure new funding for coronavirus vaccines, tests and treatments Dan Diamond Washington Post
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