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Analysis: Following COVID-19 precautions was closely linked to traditional values except in the U.S.--study

Wed, 2023-04-12 09:51 — mike kraft

Traditional values closely linked to following COVID-19 precautions, except in US CIDRAP

A new study from researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles shows the US population's response to COVID-19 precautions stood in sharp contrast to other countries.

Worldwide, people who professed to have more traditional or socially conservative values were more likely to adhere to COVID-19 recommendations, but in the United States people with those values were more likely to dismiss such recommendations.

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Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions

Mon, 2021-09-20 12:48 — mike kraft

Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions As significant numbers of Americans seek religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates , many faith leaders are saying: Not with our endorsement. AP NEWS

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Shut out from mainstream medicine, some immigrants are buying expensive, unproven Covid therapies

Tue, 2021-06-22 11:50 — mike kraft

FRESNO, Calif. — On a Tuesday afternoon in April, among tables of vegetables, clothes and telephone chargers at Fresno’s biggest outdoor flea market were prescription drugs being sold as treatments for Covid.

Vendors sold $25 injections of the steroid dexamethasone, several kinds of antibiotics and the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine — the malaria drugs pushed by President Donald J. Trump last year — make regular appearances at the market as well, as do sham herbal supplements.

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False vaccine claims plague Latino immigrant community, inhibit vaccinations

Fri, 2021-02-12 10:49 — mike kraft

Among Latino immigrants, false vaccine claims are spreading as fast as the virus Just like in the 2020 election, experts say, misleading social media posts and videos in Spanish are less likely to be flagged than those in English. Teo Armus Washington Post

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OPINION: A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots.

Tue, 2020-09-22 20:22 — mike kraft

A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots. One giant psychology experiment explains why many people seem like they don’t care about the deaths of the elderly. Olga Khazan The Atlantic

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Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Community 2015 - 2019: Repositioning CARICOM

Fri, 2018-04-13 09:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A wide canvassing of views across the Caribbean Community told a clear message that there needs to be a refocussing, redirecting and reorganizing of the Community to move it forward and reignite the flames of integration.

The Strategic Plan outlines the Strategic repositioning of the Community.

A Caribbean Community that is integrated, inclusive and resilient; driven by knowledge, excellence, innovation and productivity; a Community where every citizen is secure and has the opportunity to realize his or her potential with guaranteed human rights and social justice; and contributes to, and shares in, its economic, social and cultural prosperity. A Community which can be a united force in the global arena.

Press Release - Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Community 2015 – 2019: Repositioning CARICOM
http://caricom.org/communications/view/strategic-plan-for-the-caribbean-community-2015-2019-repositioning-caricom

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