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New tool collects and analyzes data on health disparities in the U.S.

Wed, 2021-05-26 14:10 — mike kraft

A new tool puts health disparity data in the public’s hands A new tool called the Health Equity Tracker collects, analyzes, and makes visible data on health disparities entrenched in U.S. medicine. Katie Palmer STAT

Over and over, the pandemic has reinforced the reality of racial disparities in the U.S. health system. But that story remains difficult to see in the data, which is still inconsistently collected and reported across the country.

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CDC Director says US needs adult immunization structure as Covid-19 vaccine rollout continues

Wed, 2021-05-26 13:21 — mike kraft

US needs adult immunization structure as Covid-19 vaccine rollout continues, CDC director says As the coronavirus vaccine rollout continues — and the potential future need for booster shots is considered — the nation could benefit from a robust adult immunization program, Dr.

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C.D.C. Stops Investigating Mild Infections in Vaccinated Americans who did not need hospitalization

Tue, 2021-05-25 21:20 — mike kraft

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No vaccine provides perfect protection, and so-called breakthrough infections after coronavirus vaccination are rare and unlikely to lead to serious illness. Federal health officials have told fully vaccinated people they no longer need to wear masks or maintain social distance because they are protected, nor do they need to be tested or quarantine after an exposure, unless they develop symptoms.

Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped investigating breakthrough infections among fully vaccinated people unless they become so sick that they are hospitalized or die.

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Closer looks and background on Wuhan lab and origins of coronavirus

Tue, 2021-05-25 12:55 — mike kraft

NIH experts respond to questions about Wuhan lab at House committee hearing

Renewed interest in a lab-leak hypothesis prompted a few questions about the coronavirus’s origins at a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting Tuesday, amid discussion of the National Institutes of Health budget.

Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) held up a copy of the Wall Street Journal, referring to its recent story about workers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China who became sick in November 2019. Harris asked Francis S. Collins, who directs NIH, whether it was correct that $600,000 of $3.7 million in NIH funding, given to the research group EcoHealth Alliance, was directed to the Wuhan facility. That was accurate, Collins said.

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US tells citizens to avoid travel to Japan due to Covid outbreak

Tue, 2021-05-25 11:08 — mike kraft

US tells citizens to avoid travel to Japan due to Covid outbreak Move comes amid preparations in Tokyo for the Olympics, which are due to be held from 23 July despite a raging fourth wave the Guardian

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SURVEY: 1 in 4 unvaccinated people may not comply with CDC guidelines to wear masks indoors

Tue, 2021-05-25 10:15 — mike kraft

1 in 4 unvaccinated people may not comply with CDC guidelines to wear masks indoors, survey suggests Some vaccinated people will still be wearing masks to protect themselves from people who may not be vaccinated or wearing masks. Matt Motta The Conversation

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Administration allocates $4.8B for testing uninsured people for COVID-19

Tue, 2021-05-25 09:33 — mike kraft

HHS commits $4.8B for testing uninsured people for COVID-19 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that it is designating $4.8 billion to provider relief funding for COVID-19 testing for uninsured people in the U.S. Justine Coleman TheHill

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that it is designating $4.8 billion to provider relief funding for COVID-19 testing for uninsured people in the U.S.

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