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The coronavirus is raging in the northern states of the Mountain West, especially Wyoming, where the Delta variant is tearing through one of the least vaccinated populations in the country.

Wyoming is tied with its neighbor Idaho for the second-lowest vaccination rate of any U.S. state. Each has fully vaccinated 41 percent of residents, compared with 56 percent nationally. And newly reported virus cases are at their highest levels since November in Wyoming and neighboring Montana.

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Telehealth has rapidly expanded but still struggling to reach rural U.S. populations

Thu, 2021-09-30 10:50 — mike kraft

Telehealth companies are still struggling to reach rural populations As telehealth has expanded, it has remained largely out of reach for the one in five U.S. residents who live in rural parts of the country. Erin Brodwin STAT

Despite the wide-ranging expansion of telehealth in the past year, there is still a broad swath of the U.S. population it has largely failed to reach: the 57 million people in rural parts of the country. ...

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U.S. government’s Covid-19 response will continue in a shutdown, but health agencies will face major staff shortages

Thu, 2021-09-30 10:41 — mike kraft

The federal Covid-19 response will continue if there’s a shutdown, mostly The federal efforts to address Covid-19 will continue even if the government shuts down this week, an administration official tells STAT. Nicholas Florko STAT

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Health experts express cautious optimism that he U.S. could be turning the corner on COVID-19

Thu, 2021-09-30 10:31 — mike kraft

Declining COVID-19 cases stir cautious optimism Health experts say the U.S. could be turning the corner on COVID-19, while cautioning that the pandemic is far from over. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

Health experts say the U.S. could be turning the corner on COVID-19, while cautioning that the pandemic is far from over.

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Overview: Vax forkids may be delayed till November, other developments

Thu, 2021-09-30 08:54 — mike kraft

Kids may not be able to get Pfizer shots until November; vaccination rates among pregnant people low: Today's COVID-19 updates While Pfizer and BioNTech submitted data this week to the FDA, children may not be able to get shots until November, reports say. Latest COVID news. Jeanine Santucci, Ryan W. Miller and John Bacon, USA TODAY YahooNews

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U.S. CDC advisory urges pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccinations

Wed, 2021-09-29 19:08 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC calls for more COVID-19 vaccinations among pregnant women The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday issued a health advisory to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among women who are pregnant, recently pregnant or trying to become pregnant, to prevent serious illness and death. Reuters Reuters

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Countering misinformation, YouTube bans false vaccine claims

Wed, 2021-09-29 18:51 — mike kraft

Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims YouTube announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation Wednesday that booted popular anti-vaccine influencers from its site and deleted false claims that have been made about a range of immunizations. AP NEWS

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Teachers grapple with combating misinformation in age of pandemic

Wed, 2021-09-29 18:36 — mike kraft

Teachers grapple with combating misinformation in age of pandemic Teachers have been grappling with how to help students consume information during the pandemic as social media has allowed falsehoods to spread. NBC News

... some educators say teaching their students how to conduct research has now become one of the most critical skills they impart as misinformation abounds about potentially life-threatening topics like vaccines, masks and purported Covid cures. ...

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Ivermectin disinformation causes wide variety of problems.

Wed, 2021-09-29 17:48 — mike kraft

Ivermectin disinformation leads to new kinds of chaos An avalanche of misinformation about the antiparasitic drug ivermectin’s ability to treat COVID-19 has caused a series of national problems, from increased calls to poisoning centers to a shortage of Justine Coleman TheHill

An avalanche of misinformation about the antiparasitic drug ivermectin’s ability to treat COVID-19 has caused a series of national problems, from increased calls to poisoning centers to a shortage of the medicine itself.

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