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U.S. CDC advisory urges pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccinations

Wed, 2021-09-29 19:08 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC calls for more COVID-19 vaccinations among pregnant women The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday issued a health advisory to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among women who are pregnant, recently pregnant or trying to become pregnant, to prevent serious illness and death. Reuters Reuters

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Countering misinformation, YouTube bans false vaccine claims

Wed, 2021-09-29 18:51 — mike kraft

Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims YouTube announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation Wednesday that booted popular anti-vaccine influencers from its site and deleted false claims that have been made about a range of immunizations. AP NEWS

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Ivermectin disinformation causes wide variety of problems.

Wed, 2021-09-29 17:48 — mike kraft

Ivermectin disinformation leads to new kinds of chaos An avalanche of misinformation about the antiparasitic drug ivermectin’s ability to treat COVID-19 has caused a series of national problems, from increased calls to poisoning centers to a shortage of Justine Coleman TheHill

An avalanche of misinformation about the antiparasitic drug ivermectin’s ability to treat COVID-19 has caused a series of national problems, from increased calls to poisoning centers to a shortage of the medicine itself.

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Merck says its COVID-19 pill works against variants--lab studies

Wed, 2021-09-29 12:53 — mike kraft

Merck says research shows its COVID-19 pill works against variants Laboratory studies show that Merck & Co's experimental oral COVID-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir, is likely to be effective against known variants of the coronavirus, including the dominant, highly transmissible Delta, the company said on Wednesday. Deena Beasley Reuters

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For first time, majority of Republicans say they have received at least one vaccine shot--Gallup poll.

Wed, 2021-09-29 12:44 — mike kraft

Vaccination increase includes largest Republican gain since April: An increase in Americans who say they are vaccinated against COVID-19 includes the largest Republican gain since April, according to a Gallup poll released Wedn Jordan Williams TheHill

An increase in Americans who say they are vaccinated against COVID-19 includes the largest Republican gain since April, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. ...

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Fauci says data from NIH’s mix-and-match Covid vaccine booster trials will soon be ready

Wed, 2021-09-29 08:32 — Naomisfreeman

Fauci says data from NIH's mix-and-match Covid vaccine booster trials will soon be ready Dr. Anthony Fauci said NIH data on pairing a primary regimen of Covid vaccines from one manufacturer with boosters from another will soon be available. Robert Towey CNBC

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Vaccination rates among pregnant people low despite risk of hospitalization, death

Wed, 2021-09-29 08:18 — Naomisfreeman

Vaccination rates among pregnant people low despite risk of hospitalization, death: Live COVID-19 updates Only 18% of pregnant people have received a dose, Michigan adopts a new definition of COVID outbreak at K-12 schools. Latest updates Jeanine Santucci and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY YahooNews

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A winter with twin threats of Covid-19 and flu will require adjustments to daily life, says former FDA commissioner

Wed, 2021-09-29 08:10 — Naomisfreeman

A winter with twin threats of Covid-19 and flu will require adjustments to daily life, says former FDA commissioner The US is bracing for a combination of threats this winter as both the flu and Covid-19 spread, and the country will likely have to change daily life to cope with both, an expert said. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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At least one long-term symptom seen in 37% of COVID-19 patients -study

Wed, 2021-09-29 08:01 — Naomisfreeman

At least one long-term symptom seen in 37% of COVID-19 patients -study At least one long-term COVID-19 symptom was found in 37% of patients three to six months after they were infected by the virus, a large study from Oxford University and the National Institute for Health Research showed on Wednesday. Reuters Staff U.S.

The most common symptoms included breathing problems, fatigue, pain and anxiety, Oxford University said, after investigating symptoms in over 270,000 people recovering from COVID-19.

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The Covid Crisis Is Now a Garbage Disposal Crisis, Too

Tue, 2021-09-28 18:40 — mike kraft

Across Brazil, recycling plants stopped running for months. In Uganda, a junkyard is short on reusable plastics. And in Indonesia’s capital, disposable gloves and face shields are piling up at a river mouth.

Surging consumption of plastics and packaging during the pandemic has produced mountains of waste. But because fears of Covid-19 have led to work stoppages at recycling facilities, some reusable material has been junked or burned instead.

At the same time, high volumes of personal protective equipment have been misclassified as hazardous, solid waste experts say. That material often isn’t allowed into the normal trash, so a lot of it is dumped in burn pits or as litter.

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Two Europes: Low vaccine rates in east Europe overwhelm ICUs

Tue, 2021-09-28 12:45 — mike kraft

Two Europes: Low vaccine rates in east overwhelm ICUs BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — In a packed intensive care unit for coronavirus patients in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, 55-year-old Adrian Pica sits on his bed receiving supplementary oxygen to help him breathe. AP NEWS

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Model for mitigation measures for reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tue, 2021-09-28 11:37 — mike kraft

Model-driven mitigation measures for reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, we need strategies for reopening those schools that have remained closed. We developed stochastic network models to study the risks associated with returning to in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to explore the value of mitigation measures in reducing these risks. Our models indicate that the risk of school outbreaks increases as community prevalence increases, and that secondary schools pose greater control challenges than primary schools. The models reveal that a number of measures can help substantially: dividing students into multiple cohorts who attend school on an alternating basis, frequently testing teachers and students, and vaccinating teachers and staff.

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South Africa and Oxfam press for waiver of intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines

Tue, 2021-09-28 11:12 — mike kraft

South Africa, Oxfam call for fairer trade rules in response to pandemic South Africa's president and the head of Oxfam heaped pressure on World Trade Organization members and manufacturers to allow fairer access to COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, including through a waiver on intellectual property rights. Reuters Reuters

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Majority of unvaccinated incorrectly believe boosters show vaccines aren't working: KFF poll

Tue, 2021-09-28 10:07 — mike kraft

Majority of unvaccinated incorrectly believe boosters show vaccines A majority of unvaccinated respondents said they believed the potential need for COVID-19 boosters indicate that the vaccines aren’t working “as well as promised,” a Kaiser Family Foundation poll Justine Coleman TheHill

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New York health care workers rush to get vaccinated, averting staffing crisis

Tue, 2021-09-28 09:32 — mike kraft

Health care workers in New York rush to get vaccinated, averting a staffing crisis

New York Times

Thousands of health care workers in New York got inoculated against Covid-19 ahead of Monday’s deadline, helping the state avoid a worst-case scenario of staffing shortages at hospitals and nursing homes.

Health officials across the state reported that employees had rushed to get vaccinated before Monday, avoiding being suspended or getting fired. New York has 600,000 health care workers.

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