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OPINION: Florida's Surgeon General Is Sending a Dangerous Message

Tue, 2022-03-15 18:07 — mike kraft
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At the end of a roundtable discussion last week, Florida's new surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, announced that COVID-19 vaccines are not recommended for "healthy children." This came as a complete shock to the scientific community, including pediatricians across the country.

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Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House

Mon, 2022-03-14 18:14 — mike kraft
White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, with roughly 35,000 cases at the moment, and more money was needed to help fight it. Reuters Reuters
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Florida's new coronavirus guidance: 'Buck the CDC'

Fri, 2022-02-25 08:53 — mike kraft
Florida's new coronavirus guidance: 'Buck the CDC' Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo have announced new coronavirus policy recommendations that discourage mask wearing and push physicians to use off-label medications to treat the virus ABC News ABC News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Thursday announced new coronavirus policy recommendations that discourage mask-wearing and push physicians to use off-label medications to treat the virus.

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Florida surgeon general confirmed despite controversy over anti-mask mandate stand

Thu, 2022-02-24 08:53 — mike kraft
Florida surgeon general confirmed despite controversy TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo was confirmed to his position Wednesday, as Senate Republicans approved the nomination of the state's top doctor over criticism that his opposition to coronavirus mandates is too aligned to the politics of Gov. AP NEWS

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) —  ...

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Covid-19 deaths have more than doubled in five U.S. states

Fri, 2022-02-18 08:51 — mike kraft
Map: Covid-19 deaths have more than doubled in five states Track Covid death hot spots. NBC News

Omicron took a month and a half to match the death rate that the delta wave took nearly three months to reach.

The omicron variant, which has spread disease to tens of millions in the U.S. since late December, is now fueling a wave of Covid-related deaths. Average deaths have plateaued at close to 2,600 a day, the highest level since February 2021, according to NBC News’ tally.

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Covid hospitalization hot spots across the U.S., in five charts

Tue, 2022-02-15 08:56 — mike kraft
Covid hospitalization hot spots across the U.S., in five charts Updated daily. NBC News

Covid-19 hospitalizations are starting to decline after a surge in December and January.

As of Friday, Feb. 11, all but three states and territories have seen a decrease in hospitalizations compared to two weeks ago, with Connecticut and Puerto Rico having the largest percentage drop. Alabama, Kentucky and West Virginia have the most population-adjusted hospitalizations in the country.

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UPDATE: Florida governor DeSantis demands COVID treatments deemed ineffective by FDA

Tue, 2022-01-25 17:11 — mike kraft
DeSantis demands COVID treatments deemed ineffective by FDA Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is charging that the White House is withholding a COVID-19 treatment that could save lives in a state that has already lost 64,000 to the pandemic, even though medical experts have deemed the therapy ineffective against the variant currently dominant in the United States. YahooNews

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Masks: New York state judge strikes down mask mandate; LA mandates non-cloth masks; Atlanta makes masks optional

Tue, 2022-01-25 09:29 — mike kraft
New York state judge strikes down mask mandate -- but education department says schools must follow mask rule A state judge struck down New York state's mask mandate Monday, ruling the governor and state Department of Health did not have the authority to enact such a mandate without approval from the legislature. Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN CNN
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COVID politics: Race as a factor in treatment, School masks issue in Virginia

Mon, 2022-01-24 11:01 — mike kraft
New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments, saying the protocols discriminate against white people. AP NEWS
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USA TODAY Fauci says omicron infections could peak by mid-February

Mon, 2022-01-24 08:50 — FNUOvviyaa
Fauci says omicron infections could peak by mid-February; Gonzaga banishes Hall of Famer John Stockton: COVID-19 updates Fauci said several states in the Northeast and Upper Midwest have seen cases peak and begin to fall sharply. Latest COVID news. YahooNews
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