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U.S. Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Tue, 2021-11-09 17:59 — mike kraft

Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation The government's top doctor released a step-by-step toolkit Tuesday morning to help people combat misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines in their own close circles. "We need people in communities all across our country to have these conversations," Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in an interview with ABC News. Over the summer, the surgeon general issued an advisory that called misinformation an urgent public health threat. Yahoo

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Covid-19 drove deaths up 16% in OECD countries; deaths in Russia rech record daily level

Tue, 2021-11-09 10:55 — mike kraft

Covid-19 drove deaths up 16% in OECD countries and hit mental health, too, report finds The Covid-19 pandemic drove deaths up by 16% among the 38 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, hitting overall life expectancy in 24 out of 30 members, the organization said Tuesday. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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School mask mandates are starting to disappear. Is it too soon?

Tue, 2021-11-09 10:27 — mike kraft

School mask mandates are starting to disappear. Is it too soon? While studies show that masks in school work and CDC mask guidance has not changed, whether a child has to wear a mask at school at this point in the Covid-19 pandemic depends largely on where they live in the country. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign

Tue, 2021-11-09 10:14 — mike kraft

COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen significantly in the Inland Empire and Central Valley, bringing new concerns about whether the shift represents a precursor to a wider spike in COVID-19 in California as the winter holidays approach. YahooNews

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More European countries move to CDC's highest risk travel category

Mon, 2021-11-08 18:56 — mike kraft

More European countries move to CDC's highest risk travel category The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added two northwestern European countries to its list of "very high" risk travel destinations this week amid a surge in cases in Europe that a WHO official has said is "of grave concern." By Marnie Hunter, CNN CNN

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Poll shows just how far COVID-19 misinformation has traveled; U.S Marines also affected :

Mon, 2021-11-08 18:40 — mike kraft

Poll shows just how far COVID-19 misinformation has traveled Almost 8 in 10 U.S. adults believe or are unsure of at least one false statement about COVID-19, according to polling data published Monday. Peter Sullivan TheHill

Almost 8 in 10 U.S. adults believe or are unsure of at least one false statement about COVID-19, according to polling data published Monday.

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Not all Covid waves look the same. Here’s a snapshot of the Delta surge

Mon, 2021-11-08 17:29 — mike kraft

Not all Covid waves look the same: a snapshot of the Delta surge - STAT National data show that unvaccinated adults were hospitalized for Covid at a rate 12 times higher than the fully vaccinated. Eric Boodman STAT

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White House urges companies to move forward with vaccine mandate despite court freeze

Mon, 2021-11-08 17:23 — mike kraft

White House: Move forward with mandate despite court freeze The White House on Monday urged businesses to move forward with implementing rules for coronavirus vaccines after a federal court stayed President Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for private Morgan Chalfant TheHill

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Singapore to make unvaccinated COVID-19 patients pay their own medical bills

Mon, 2021-11-08 12:43 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated by choice? COVID patients must pay for own medical bills from 8 Dec From 8 December, COVID-19 patients who are unvaccinated by choice must pay for their bills incurred at hospitals and COVID treatment facilities. YahooNews

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Regeneron says its antibody drug shows protection against COVID-19 for up to 8 months

Mon, 2021-11-08 11:16 — mike kraft

Regeneron's antibody drug shows protection against COVID-19 for up to 8 months The antibody therapy, REGEN-COV, is currently authorized in the United States to treat people with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and for prevention of infection in those exposed to infected individuals, and others at high risk of exposure in settings such as nursing homes or prisons. The extended authorization could help boost sales of Regeneron's antibody cocktail, in the face of competition from oral COVID-19 pills such as those being developed by Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co.

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U.S. Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Covid-19 drove deaths up 16% in OECD countries; deaths in Russia rech record daily level

School mask mandates are starting to disappear. Is it too soon?

COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign

More European countries move to CDC's highest risk travel category

Poll shows just how far COVID-19 misinformation has traveled; U.S Marines also affected :

Not all Covid waves look the same. Here’s a snapshot of the Delta surge

White House urges companies to move forward with vaccine mandate despite court freeze

Singapore to make unvaccinated COVID-19 patients pay their own medical bills

Regeneron says its antibody drug shows protection against COVID-19 for up to 8 months

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