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Five tactics used to spread vaccine misinformation in the wellness community, and why they work

Fri, 2021-10-22 17:50 — mike kraft

Five tactics used to spread vaccine misinformation in the wellness community, and why they work The content shared in some online wellness spaces has powerful emotional and psychological foundations that can cause even science-minded people to question the public health consensus on the ability of vaccines to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Washington Post

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Moscow to shut shops, schools as COVID-19 deaths soar to highest level yet

Thu, 2021-10-21 11:09 — mike kraft

Moscow to shut shops, schools as COVID-19 deaths soar MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Moscow on Thursday announced plans to shut restaurants, cinemas and non-food stores and introduce other restrictions later this month, as Russia registered the highest daily numbers of new coronavirus infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic. AP NEWS

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Japan and South Korea never did full lockdowns. It left lessons on how to coexist with the virus.

Thu, 2021-10-21 08:47 — mike kraft

Japan and South Korea never did full lockdowns. It left lessons on how to coexist with the virus. For many countries, the goal is balancing life and the coronavirus. Japan and South Korea have been at it for a while. Michelle Lee Washington Post

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Record COVID-19 deaths hit Russia, Eastern Europe as region spurns vaccines

Wed, 2021-10-20 12:11 — mike kraft

Lockdowns, record COVID-19 deaths hit Russia, Eastern Europe as region spurns vaccines Russia will shut workplaces for a week, Latvia went back into lockdown for a month and Romanian funeral homes are running out of coffins, as vaccine-sceptic countries across ex-communist Eastern Europe face record-setting disease and deaths. Octav Ganea,Alexander Marrow Reuters

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Russians to stay off work for a week as virus deaths rise

Wed, 2021-10-20 12:03 — mike kraft

Russians to stay off work for a week as virus deaths rise MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered most Russians to stay off work for a week later this month amid rising COVID-19 infections and deaths, and he strongly urged reluctant citizens to get vaccinated. AP NEWS

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Combating Misinformation and Disinformation for COVID-19 and Future Public Health Threats Webinar Wednesday, October 20, 2021 1:00PM-2:00 PM ET

Tue, 2021-10-19 14:46 — mike kraft

Combating Misinformation and Disinformation for COVID-19 and Future Public Health Threats

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

1:00PM-2:00 PM ET

Join us Wednesday, October 20, at 1pm (ET) for the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Security webinar: Combating Misinformation and Disinformation for COVID-19 and Future Public Health Threats.

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The Most Common Places COVID Is Spreading Right Now (And Where It's Not)

Tue, 2021-10-19 10:23 — mike kraft

The Most Common Places COVID Is Spreading Right Now (And Where It's Not) Curious what activities may be associated with higher COVID-19 transmission? Here's what data suggests. Catherine Pearson YahooNews

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Analysis:The U.S. may be less prepared for the next pandemic than it was for the current one because of threats, resignations and politics--NY Times survey .

Mon, 2021-10-18 12:06 — mike kraft

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State and local public health departments across the country have endured not only the public’s fury, but widespread staff defections, burnout, firings, unpredictable funding and a significant erosion in their authority to impose the health orders that were critical to America’s early response to the pandemic.

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The risk of dying from Covid-19 in the U.S. is 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults--new CDC study

Fri, 2021-10-15 17:27 — mike kraft

New CDC data shows the risk of dying from Covid-19 is 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults Throughout August, the risk of dying from Covid-19 was 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults in the United States, according to new data published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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African women are behind in vaccination efforts

Thu, 2021-10-14 16:44 — mike kraft

Women left behind: Gender gap emerges in Africa's vaccines SARE GIBEL, Gambia (AP) — The health outreach workers who drove past Lama Mballow's village with a megaphone handed out T-shirts emblazoned with the words: “I GOT MY COVID-19 VACCINE!” By then, the women in Sare Gibel already had heard the rumors on social media: The vaccines could make your blood stop or cause you to miscarry. AP NEWS

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