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Japan and South Korea never did full lockdowns. It left lessons on how to coexist with the virus.

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2021-10-21 08:47

Japan and South Korea never did full lockdowns. It left lessons on how to coexist with the virus. For many countries, the goal is balancing life and the coronavirus. Japan and South Korea have been at it for a while. Michelle Lee Washington Post

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Record COVID-19 deaths hit Russia, Eastern Europe as region spurns vaccines

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2021-10-20 12:11

Lockdowns, record COVID-19 deaths hit Russia, Eastern Europe as region spurns vaccines Russia will shut workplaces for a week, Latvia went back into lockdown for a month and Romanian funeral homes are running out of coffins, as vaccine-sceptic countries across ex-communist Eastern Europe face record-setting disease and deaths. Octav Ganea,Alexander Marrow Reuters

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Russians to stay off work for a week as virus deaths rise

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2021-10-20 12:03

Russians to stay off work for a week as virus deaths rise MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered most Russians to stay off work for a week later this month amid rising COVID-19 infections and deaths, and he strongly urged reluctant citizens to get vaccinated. AP NEWS

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Combating Misinformation and Disinformation for COVID-19 and Future Public Health Threats Webinar Wednesday, October 20, 2021 1:00PM-2:00 PM ET

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2021-10-19 14:46

Combating Misinformation and Disinformation for COVID-19 and Future Public Health Threats

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

1:00PM-2:00 PM ET

Join us Wednesday, October 20, at 1pm (ET) for the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Security webinar: Combating Misinformation and Disinformation for COVID-19 and Future Public Health Threats.

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The Most Common Places COVID Is Spreading Right Now (And Where It's Not)

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2021-10-19 10:23

The Most Common Places COVID Is Spreading Right Now (And Where It's Not) Curious what activities may be associated with higher COVID-19 transmission? Here's what data suggests. Catherine Pearson YahooNews

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Series of law suits filed by people trying to force hospitals to provide unproven ivermectin for COVID patients.

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2021-10-18 20:11

Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients NEW YORK (AP) — Mask rules, vaccination mandates and business shutdowns have all landed in the courts during the COVID-19 outbreak, confronting judges with questions of science and government authority. AP NEWS

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Analysis:The U.S. may be less prepared for the next pandemic than it was for the current one because of threats, resignations and politics--NY Times survey .

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2021-10-18 12:06

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State and local public health departments across the country have endured not only the public’s fury, but widespread staff defections, burnout, firings, unpredictable funding and a significant erosion in their authority to impose the health orders that were critical to America’s early response to the pandemic.

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The risk of dying from Covid-19 in the U.S. is 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults--new CDC study

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2021-10-15 17:27

New CDC data shows the risk of dying from Covid-19 is 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults Throughout August, the risk of dying from Covid-19 was 11 times higher for unvaccinated adults than for fully vaccinated adults in the United States, according to new data published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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African women are behind in vaccination efforts

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2021-10-14 16:44

Women left behind: Gender gap emerges in Africa's vaccines SARE GIBEL, Gambia (AP) — The health outreach workers who drove past Lama Mballow's village with a megaphone handed out T-shirts emblazoned with the words: “I GOT MY COVID-19 VACCINE!” By then, the women in Sare Gibel already had heard the rumors on social media: The vaccines could make your blood stop or cause you to miscarry. AP NEWS

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Covid vaccines for US children are coming but challenge will be persuading parents

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2021-10-14 10:57

Covid vaccines for US children are coming but challenge will be persuading parents Authorization for kids aged 5-11 is inching closer but only a third of parents plan to take up the shots as soon as vaccines are ready Socially distanced kindergarten students wait for their parents to pick them up on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak elementary school in Los Angeles in April.

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