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Misinformation issue: Doctors worry about continued COVID misinformation in political season

Thu, 2024-01-18 16:32 — mike kraft

As COVID cases rise, doctors worry about the consequences of misinformation Misinformation is still shaping how people perceive the virus and tools designed to protect individuals and communities against COVID’s worst outcomes, public health experts and doctors say. PBS NewsHour

Seeing COVID rates hit another high, and vaccine uptake remain low, doctors don’t have an antidote for something they see as an ongoing risk factor: the spread of misinformation, including on the presidential campaign trail.

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Fifteen state governors reject new federal food aid program for children

Tue, 2024-01-16 18:24 — mike kraft

Governors from 15 states reject summer food assistance program - UPI.com Children in more than a dozen states like Iowa and Nebraska will not be getting food assistance this summer after 15 governors recently rejected a new federally funded food aid program. UPI

An estimated 8 million youngsters would be affected across Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Wyoming.

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UK study says thousands of Covid deaths could have been avoided if people were fully vaccinated

Tue, 2024-01-16 16:54 — mike kraft

Older people urged to get Covid jab as UK study shows avoidable deaths More than 7,000 hospital admissions and deaths could have been avoided if people had been fully vaccinated The Guardian

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Opinion: Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives.

Mon, 2024-01-15 10:11 — mike kraft

America is retreating from global health leadership at the worst possible time Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives. Dylan Scott Vox

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Covid, flu vaccination rates are "incredibly low"--WHO

Fri, 2024-01-12 11:12 — mike kraft

WHO sees 'incredibly low' COVID, flu vaccination rates as cases surge Death rates have also ticked up among older adults in some regions, but remain far below the COVID pandemic peak. Jennifer Rigby,Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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Opinion: U.S. ER health care workers need more security

Thu, 2024-01-11 17:58 — mike kraft

Preventing health care violence in the ER requires moving from safety to security Health care workers facing violence in the ER need more than just safety — they need security. Torie Bosch STAT

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Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine rate -study

Thu, 2024-01-11 09:01 — mike kraft

Sickle-cell patients at increased risk for severe COVID but have low vaccine uptake Seventeen percent of children ages 5 to 11 with sickle-cell disease had been vaccinated, compared with 25% of their counterparts. CIDRAP

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Philadelphia measles outbreak blamed on people declining vaccines, failing to quarantine

Tue, 2024-01-09 10:03 — mike kraft

Philadelphia blames measles outbreak on people declining vaccines, failing to quarantine The city of Philadelphia is blaming the recent measles outbreak on people declining to get vaccinated and failing to follow quarantine recommendations, after its Department of Public Health confirm… fimotija The Hill

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China's population fell again, partly because of COVID-related deaths and weak economy --study

Tue, 2024-01-09 09:28 — mike kraft

Weak economy, COVID rampage likely shrank China's population again in 2023 China's population likely dropped for a second consecutive year in 2023 due to a surge in COVID-related deaths after the country abruptly ended strict lockdowns, while weak confidence in the economy's prospects keeps birth rates depressed. Farah Master Reuters

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Spain's government proposed a nationwide mask mandate in hospitals and health clinics; Italy says respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record

Mon, 2024-01-08 16:29 — mike kraft

Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, COVID hit Europe Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe. Reuters Reuters

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