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Fox News poll indicates majorty of Americans support mask, vaccine mandates

Sun, 2021-09-19 22:05 — mike kraft

Majorities in Fox News poll support mask, vaccine mandates Majorities of Americans support mask and COVID-19 vaccination mandates in some situations, Olafimihan Oshin TheHill

Majorities of Americans support mask and COVID-19 vaccination mandates in some situations, according to a Fox News poll released on Sunday.

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Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates

Sun, 2021-09-19 21:40 — mike kraft

Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian town of Aarschot has a vaccination rate of 94% of all adults, but Mayor Gwendolyn Rutten worries her town is too close for comfort to the capital of Brussels, where the rate stands at 63%. AP NEWS

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A new coronavirus testing model aims to spare students from quarantine.

Sun, 2021-09-19 21:08 — mike kraft

A new coronavirus testing model aims to spare students from quarantine. The New York Times

An increasing number of school districts are turning to testing to keep more children in the classroom and avoid disrupting the work lives of their parents. The resource-intensive approach — sometimes known as “test to stay” or modified quarantine — allows students who have been exposed to the virus to stay in school as long as they take frequent Covid tests, which are typically provided by the school, and adhere to other precautions.

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Biden order allows government to require quarantine for measles cases

Fri, 2021-09-17 17:50 — mike kraft

Biden order would allow government to require quarantine for measles The Biden administration on Friday added measles to the list of quarantinable diseases following a small outbreak of the disease among recent arrivals from Afghanistan. Rebecca Beitsch TheHill

The Biden administration on Friday added measles to the list of quarantinable diseases following a small outbreak of the disease among recent arrivals from Afghanistan.

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U.S. to buy and donate hundreds of millions more doses of Pfizer vaccine to give to poor countries

Fri, 2021-09-17 17:25 — mike kraft

U.S. to buy hundreds of millions more doses of Pfizer vaccine to donate to the world In June, the United States purchased 500 million doses of the vaccine to be distributed by Covax, the World Health Organization-backed initiative to share doses around the globe. Washington Post

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UPDATE: FDA panel endorses COVID-19 booster shots for older Americans, rejects widespread use

Fri, 2021-09-17 17:15 — mike kraft

US panel backs COVID-19 boosters only for elderly, high-risk WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans, but it endorsed the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. AP NEWS

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Patients and doctors who embraced telehealth during the pandemic fear it will become restricted

Fri, 2021-09-17 13:05 — mike kraft

Patients and doctors who embraced telehealth during the pandemic fear it will become harder to access The public health emergency lifted restrictions on virtual care that some states are now rescinding. Frances Stead Sellers Washington Post

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ANALYSIS: Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?

Fri, 2021-09-17 12:44 — mike kraft

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids' health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise. The claims are circulating on social media and elsewhere just as virus outbreaks are hitting many reopened U.S. AP NEWS

... there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids’ health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise.

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CDC: One-third in 'limited' study report long-term COVID-19 two months after positive test

Fri, 2021-09-17 12:35 — mike kraft

CDC: One-third in 'limited' study report long-term COVID-19 two One-third of participants in a California study said they experienced at least one longer-term COVID-19 symptom two months after testing positive, according to a study published Thursday, as Justine Coleman TheHill

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Boosters helped Israel avoid exceeding hospital capacity as Covid-19 cases surged, data presented to FDA suggests

Fri, 2021-09-17 12:18 — mike kraft

Boosters helped Israel avoid going beyond hospital capacity as Covid-19 cases surged, data suggests A model projects that without booster shots – or if boosters were administered a few weeks later– Covid-19 hospitalizations in Israel could have exceeded the nation's capacity, according to data that Dr.

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