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Coronavirus outbreak in Florida government building killed 2 people, hospitalized 4; a vaccinated employee wasn't infected

Tue, 2021-06-22 12:13 — mike kraft

A coronavirus outbreak hit a Florida government building. Two people are dead but a vaccinated employee wasn't infected Two people are dead and four of their coworkers were hospitalized after a Covid-19 outbreak swept through a government building in Manatee County, Florida. Jamiel Lynch, CNN CNN

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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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Government study: U.S. Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic

Tue, 2021-06-22 11:16 — mike kraft

Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of COVID-19 among its most vulnerable victims. AP NEWS

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Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid but help is scarce

Tue, 2021-06-22 11:02 — mike kraft

Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid. Where’s help for them? More than 46,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent to Covid-19. Finding support for them remains a challenge. NBC News

Five months after her husband died of Covid-19, Valerie Villegas can see how grief has wounded her children.

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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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IN DEPTH: A look at the disputes over the origin of COVID-19 --Washington Post

Mon, 2021-06-21 20:45 — mike kraft

Scientists battle over the ultimate origin story: Where did the coronavirus come from? Stanley Perlman, who has been studying coronaviruses for 39 years, got a nasty email June 4: "Dr. Frankenstein just wants more public money and wants to research things he shouldn't be messing with.

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UIPDATE: Israel hopes to restore vaccine echange deal after Palestinians reject initial doses for being too old

Mon, 2021-06-21 19:50 — mike kraft

Israel struggles to restore vaccine swap deal after Palestinians reject doses for being too old Some 100,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine delivered to the West Bank on Friday are headed for the trash because of their imminent expiration. Shira Rubin Washington Post

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India faces "black fungus" complictions as COVID-Wave begins to flatten despite vaccine hesitancy

Mon, 2021-06-21 18:05 — mike kraft

As COVID-19 wave begins to flatten in India, new deadly illness poses a challenge The country has reported more than 28,000 cases of a rare fungal infection, now increasingly seen in COVID-19 patients and survivors. cbseveningnews

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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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