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Face masks and protection against wildfire smoke--what doctors say

Thu, 2023-06-08 10:26 — mike kraft
Can a Face Mask Protect You Against Wildfire Smoke? What Doctors Say Many parts of the East Coast have “very unhealthy” or “hazardous” air quality, so can wearing a face mask help protect you? Yes, but they’re not perfect. Yahoo Life
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Canadian wildfires lead to air quality alerts un U.S. and advice on how to stay safe

Wed, 2023-06-07 12:01 — mike kraft
Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here's how to stay safe Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. Wind has carried smoke from the fires southward, triggering air quality alerts throughout the United States. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday issued a poor air quality alert for New England, a day after parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota received a similar advisory. Last week, U.S. officials as far south as Maryland, Baltimore, Virginia and Pennsylvania reported being impacted by the wildfires.
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New York City Wastewater surveillance shows Covid virus is increasing

Thu, 2023-06-01 11:07 — mike kraft
Is COVID back in NYC? Wastewater surveillance shows virus is rising. Early signs indicate a coronavirus rebound in sewersheds around NYC and some suburbs, which is noteworthy because a similar trend is yet to appear with traditional testing. Gothamist

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New York stateto end COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers

Thu, 2023-05-25 17:07 — mike kraft
NY health officials to end COVID vaccine mandate for health workers The mandate was the source of legal fight.

New York state health officials signaled Wednesday a requirement that health care workers receive the COVID-19 vaccination will end as pandemic-era rules more broadly are expiring.

The announcement comes after years of legal challenges to the vaccine requirement, which resulted in health care workers who refused to receive the vaccine losing their jobs as a result.

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About one quarter of New Yorkers lost at least one person to Covid--survey

Fri, 2023-05-05 11:54 — mike kraft
Survey: Nearly 900K New Yorkers lost at least three people to COVID The latest New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey illustrates the massive toll that COVID-19 took on the city since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. According to the data, about one in four… nprieb The Hill

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Analysis: Decreasing US racial health gap amid COVID could be due to more White deaths and geography

Wed, 2023-05-03 12:43 — mike kraft
Decreasing US racial health gap amid COVID could be due to more White deaths CIDRAP

A study of nearly 1 million US adults who died of COVID-19 in the first 2 years of the pandemic suggests that the decrease in disparities between Black and White deaths can be explained by increased deaths among White adults and shifts in geographic spread.

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Covid vaccine shots may be more effective if given middaay--study

Thu, 2023-04-27 10:24 — mike kraft
COVID-19 vaccine appears more effective if received around midday A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine may be more effective at preventing infections if doses are given around the middle of the day ... Julia Evangelou Strait

 

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Rats can catch the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, New York City study finds

Fri, 2023-03-10 10:14 — mike kraft
New York City rats can catch the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, study finds | CNN The millions of Norway rats that live alongside New Yorkers are among the animals that can catch the virus that causes Covid-19, a new study says. However, reports of the virus spreading from any types of animals to humans remain rare. Katherine Dillinger CNN

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Biden administration to seek $1.6B funding to counter pandemic fraud

Thu, 2023-03-02 09:58 — mike kraft
Biden pushes for $1.6B funding for pandemic fraud measures President Joe Biden's administration is asking Congress to approve more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus pandemic relief programs . AP NEWS

...In a strategy announced Thursday, the administration called for money and more time to prosecute cases, to put into place new ways to prevent identity theft and to help people whose identities were stolen. ..

 

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NY appeals court issues stay on lower court order against COVID vaccine mandate for health workers

Wed, 2023-03-01 12:23 — mike kraft
NY COVID vaccine mandate for health workers remains in effect after court issues stay An Appeals Court issued a stay temporarily halting enforcement of a lower court's ruling that NY's COVID vaccine mandate was null, void. What to know YahooNews

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