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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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CDC launches Covid-19 WhatsApp chat in Spanish to spur more Latino vaccinations

Tue, 2021-06-22 10:43 — mike kraft

The CDC is launching a Covid-19 vaccine WhatsApp chat in Spanish to get more Latinos vaccinated. The CDC is launching a WhatsApp chat in Spanish with information about Covid-19 vaccines as it seeks to increase the number of Latinos who are vaccinated. NBC News

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Difficulties in getting more people vaccinated shown in Missouri

Tue, 2021-06-22 10:21 — mike kraft

There may be trouble ahead as dangerous Covid-19 variant appears to cause hospitalization spike in a Missouri city Health officials are pouring their effort into convincing those still hesitant to get vaccinated against Covid-19, but none of the strategies appear to be a "Hail Mary pass" to get the US to reach President Joe Biden's vaccination goal and curb spreading variants. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Partisan divide shows in frequency of vaccinated Americans going out

Mon, 2021-06-21 17:16 — mike kraft

Analysis: Vaccinated Republicans are going out far more than vaccinated Democrats There are fewer new cases of Covid-19 in the US in more than a year. The response from an increasing number of Americans has been to resume a lot of normal activities. Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN CNN

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CDC study confiirms that young U.S. adults are lagging in getting vaccinations

Mon, 2021-06-21 17:00 — mike kraft

CDC says U.S. young adults less likely to take COVID-19 vaccine Younger adults are seeking out COVID-19 vaccines at a slower rate than older adults, and if that pace of vaccination continues through August, vaccine coverage among younger adults will not reach levels achieved with older adults, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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The use of lotteries as public health incentives for vaccinations has successful precidents --studies

Mon, 2021-06-21 12:41 — mike kraft

Lotteries as public health incentives began before covid-19 As U.S. states adopt vaccine lotteries, the idea, championed by global health researchers, has begun to catch on. Claire Parker, Sammy Westfall Washington Post

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Unvaccinated Americans are at risk of an aggressive and more dangerous Covid-19 variant. These are the most vulnerable states

Mon, 2021-06-21 10:16 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated Americans are at risk of an aggressive and more dangerous Covid-19 variant. These are the most vulnerable states Some states are making great strides in vaccinating their residents against Covid-19, but the ones that are not may soon be contending with a more transmissible variant, experts say. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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CDC regulation of Florida cruises in question after judge issues premilinary injuction

Sat, 2021-06-19 15:36 — mike kraft

CDC regulation of Florida cruises in question after judge sides with state, for now The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's restrictions on Florida cruises could be invalidated, according to a Friday court ruling. Morgan Hines USA TODAY

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India's central government asks states to be careful in easing lockdowns

Sat, 2021-06-19 15:25 — mike kraft

India ask states to 'carefully calibrate' lockdown easing India's central government on Saturday urged states to be careful in reopening from COVID-19 lockdowns to prevent a resurgence of infections in the hard-hit country. Reuters Staff U.S.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s central government on Saturday urged states to be careful in reopening from COVID-19 lockdowns to prevent a resurgence of infections in the hard-hit country.

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