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Has COVID taught us anything about pandemic preparedness?

Mon, 2021-08-16 16:02 — Naomisfreeman
Has COVID taught us anything about pandemic... Nature - Researchers warn that plans to prevent the next global outbreak don’t consider the failures that have fuelled our current predicament. Maxmen, Amy nature
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Analysis: U.S. Homeland Security warns fresh COVID-19 restrictions could spark violent attacks

Sun, 2021-08-15 22:15 — mike kraft
U.S. Homeland Security warns fresh COVID-19 restrictions could spark violent attacks The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in a new terrorism warning bulletin, said violent extremists could view the reimposition of COVID-19-related restrictions following the spread of coronavirus variants as a rationale to conduct attacks. Mark Hosenball Reuters
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Oregon governor orders National Guard to help in Covid-19 battle

Sun, 2021-08-15 21:59 — mike kraft
Oregon governor orders National Guard to help frontline workers in Covid-19 battle Gov. Kate Brown urged residents to get vaccinated: "I know this is not the summer many of us envisioned." NBC News

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ordered 500 National Guard members to help frontline workers in their battle against the expanding Covid-19 Delta variant.

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Approaching the unvaccinated: local voices and pursuasion, not shaming --two items

Sun, 2021-08-15 21:38 — mike kraft
Why A Hard-Sell Pitch For COVID Vaccines Won't Work In This Rural Illinois Town The sponsor of 4-H clubs nationally is tapping its respected roots in rural communities to promote COVID-19 vaccines. But it won't be easy, locals say. Start with trusted local voices — and listen. NPR.org

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All of Massachusetts now considered high or substantial risk for COVID spread, meeting CDC’s mask threshold

Sun, 2021-08-15 21:23 — mike kraft
All of Massachusetts now considered high or substantial risk for COVID spread, meeting CDC’s mask threshold The CDC recommends people wear a mask indoors in areas of high or substantial risk. mehanson masslive
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Texas Supreme Court blocks mask mandates ordered by two counties

Sun, 2021-08-15 21:04 — mike kraft
The Latest: Texas court blocks 2 counties' mask mandates AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court has blocked mask mandates ordered by two of the nation’s largest counties that defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott as COVID-19 cases surge and hospitals are stretched thin. AP NEWS

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court has blocked mask mandates ordered by two of the nation’s largest counties that defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott as COVID-19 cases surge and hospitals are stretched thin.

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NIH director sees 'no signs' of a Delta peak

Sun, 2021-08-15 20:54 — mike kraft
NIH director sees 'no signs' of a Delta peak “This is going very steeply upward with no signs of having peaked out,” Collins said on “Fox News Sunday.” Catherine Kim YahooNews

National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins warned on Sunday the continuing rise of Covid-19 cases propelled by the Delta variant could return the nation to the worst days of the pandemic.

“This is going very steeply upward with no signs of having peaked out,” Collins said on “Fox News Sunday.”

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CDC Approves vaccine booster shots for persons with weak immune systems.

Fri, 2021-08-13 18:23 — mike kraft
Extra COVID vaccine OK'd for those with weak immune systems WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to better protect them as the delta variant continues to surge. AP NEWS

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed on Friday the use of a third dose of coronavirus vaccine in immunocompromised people.

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ANALYSIS: How the Pandemic now ends and the difficult path

Fri, 2021-08-13 12:59 — mike kraft
How the Pandemic Now Ends Cases of COVID-19 are rising fast. Vaccine uptake has plateaued. The pandemic will be over one day—but the way there is different now. Ed Yong The Atlantic
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As the delta variant surges, some experts worry we may be entering the most dangerous moment in the pandemic for children

Fri, 2021-08-13 11:44 — mike kraft
‘This is real’: Fear and hope in an Arkansas pediatric ICU As the delta variant surges, some experts worry we may be entering the most dangerous moment in the pandemic for children. Ariana Eunjung Cha Washington Post

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