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Background: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

Wed, 2021-09-08 20:29 — mike kraft

Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants - a naming system used by the World Health Organization to track concerning new mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19. Some have equipped the virus with better ways of infecting humans or evading vaccine protection. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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White House supports increasing pandemic prevention funding amid worries Congress will shortchange the effort

Fri, 2021-09-03 11:22 — mike kraft

White House joins push to beef up pandemic prevention funding amid worries Congress will shortchange the effort The Biden administration wants Congress to provide at least $15 billion in pandemic prevention funding in the pending economic bill — dollars that might have to be diverted from other administration priorities. Mike DeBonis Washington Post

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Florida's GOP strongholds buck DeSantis on virus mask mandate measures

Thu, 2021-09-02 11:34 — mike kraft

Florida's GOP strongholds buck DeSantis on virus measures MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is facing resistance from a growing number of Republican-leaning counties over his handling of the recent surge in COVID-19 infections, in a rare Max Greenwood TheHill

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Analysis: How Covid data gaps in states allowed Delta to proliferate

Thu, 2021-09-02 10:19 — mike kraft

How Covid data gaps allowed Delta to proliferate Eighteen months into the pandemic, Louisiana and more than 20 other states are still trying to fill key gaps in data while fighting the most aggressive version yet of the virus. Erin Banco POLITICO

When new Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations began soaring in Louisiana in July, state health officials were struggling with data gaps that blinded them to the full threat of the Delta variant.

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Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say

Wed, 2021-09-01 09:53 — mike kraft

Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say The pre-print paper, which tracked more than 340,000 adults across 600 villages in rural Bangladesh, is by far the largest randomized study on the effectiveness of masks at limiting the spread of the illness caused by the coronavirus. Adam Taylor, Ben Guarino Washington Post

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More vaccinations needed to prevent 100,000 hospitalizations by December--Fauci

Mon, 2021-08-30 10:28 — mike kraft

Covid-19: This is how to prevent another 100,000 deaths by December, Fauci says - CNN

(CNN) With nearly 100,000 Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 and infections surging among the unvaccinated population, it's possible another 100,000 people could die from the virus by December, according to a recent University of Washington model.

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Black doctors on tackling the myths that fuel vaccine hesitancy

Fri, 2021-08-27 11:29 — mike kraft

Black doctors on tackling the myths that fuel vaccine hesitancy Black doctors serving Black communities are feeling exasperation after months of wading through myths and misinformation about Covid and the authorized vaccines. NBC News

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Targeted online ads are being used to promote coronavirus vaccinations

Thu, 2021-08-26 13:12 — mike kraft

Telling conservatives it’s a shot to ‘restore our freedoms’: How online ads are promoting coronavirus vaccination Long criticized as invasive, discriminatory and divisive, microtargeted advertising has become an important tool in the battle to boost vaccination rates across the United States. Jeremy Merrill, Drew Harwell Washington Post

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More colleges are requiring the COVID-19 vaccine. Some are starting to kick out unvaccinated students.

Wed, 2021-08-25 12:34 — mike kraft

More colleges are requiring the COVID-19 vaccine. Some are starting to kick out unvaccinated students. Students who don't get vaccinated against COVID-19 risk paying thousands for coronavirus testing, loss of WiFi on campus and even disenrollment. Lindsay Schnell USA TODAY

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Unvaccinated 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19, CDC study says

Wed, 2021-08-25 09:52 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19, A study found that unvaccinated people in Los Angeles County were 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than the fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Justine Coleman TheHill

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