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U.S. Covid cases are probably undercounted, as tracking efforts fade

Fri, 2022-05-27 10:27 — mike kraft
Nation's latest COVID-19 wave largely hidden from view, health experts say 'There's a lot of COVID out there,' one expert acknowledged. ABC News ABC News

Current COVID-19 cases are just a fraction of what they were at the peak of the omicron wave.

But many people in the country may be noticing what seems to be a flood of cases in their social circles.

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Sytate and local health departments are hard-pressed and slow to spend Covid cash for underserved

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:25 — mike kraft
Overwhelmed health departments are hard-pressed to spend Covid cash for underserved The Biden administration in March 2021 announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address covid health disparities, the largest federal funding initiative designed specifically to help underserved communities hardest hit by the virus. Phil Galewitz, Lauren Weber and Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News CNN
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Covid-19 vaccine boosters are critical for older adults, but more people are not getting them

Tue, 2022-05-17 11:02 — mike kraft
Covid-19 vaccine boosters are critical for older adults. Why aren't more people getting them? Even as top U.S. health officials say it's time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk. Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News CNN

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Future COVID variants will likely reinfect us multiple times a year, experts say — unless we invest in new vaccines

Tue, 2022-05-17 09:21 — mike kraft
Future COVID variants will likely reinfect us multiple times a year, experts say — unless we invest in new vaccines For more than a year now, the original COVID-19 vaccines have held up remarkably well — even miraculously so — against a Greek alphabet of new variants: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta. But now experts say something is changing.
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U.S. nurse shortfall could approach half million in three years

Thu, 2022-05-12 11:56 — mike kraft
Nurse shortfall could approach half million in three years: research The U.S. could face a labor gap of up to 450,000 nurses by 2025, according to new research out Wednesday. An analysis from McKinsey & Company specifically found a potential shortage of between … mbeals The Hill

The U.S. could face a labor gap of up to 450,000 nurses by 2025, according to new research out Wednesday.

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Emergent BioSolutions discarded ingredients for 400 million COVID-19 vaccines, Congressional probe finds

Tue, 2022-05-10 10:08 — mike kraft
Emergent BioSolutions discarded ingredients for 400 million COVID-19 vaccines, probe finds Between March 2020 and February 2022, vaccine-maker Emergent BioSolutions was forced to discard or destroy up to 400 million coronavirus vaccine doses due to the contamination of ingredients, according to a congressional report published Tuesday -- a figure that reflects more than five times what was previously disclosed by the beleaguered firm.
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Disinformation: Fauci expresses concernt that some internet sources are targeting Black communities in Detroit and elsewhere

Thu, 2022-05-05 11:41 — mike kraft
Fauci: Areas like Michigan still faces severe problem of misinformation and disinformation on COVID-19 » WDET 101.9 FM The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says inaccurate data spreads faster over the internet than solid reporting about vaccines. Quinn Klinefelter WDET 101.9 FM » Detroit's NPR Station

The chief medical adviser to the White House says Michigan is battling more than COVID-19 – it’s fighting bad information about the virus.

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India’s giant heat wave is having ripple effects for the world’s food supply.

Wed, 2022-05-04 18:11 — mike kraft
Wheat Can’t Catch a Break Right Now India’s giant heat wave is having ripple effects for the world’s food supply. Robinson Meyer The Atlantic
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Covid puzzle: They got sick, got treated, got covid again

Wed, 2022-04-27 17:41 — mike kraft
Another rare virus puzzle: They got sick, got treated, got covid again Shortly after he served on a jury in March, Gregg Crumley developed a sore throat and congestion. The retired molecular biologist took a rapid test on a Saturday and saw a dark, thick line materialize - "wildly positive" for the coronavirus. Crumley, 71, contacted his doctor two days later.
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Effective treatments for COVID are now available. Why are they not being used?

Thu, 2022-04-21 08:42 — mike kraft
Effective treatments for COVID are now available. Why are they not being used? Awareness varies about the availability and effectiveness of 'miracle' COVID treatments, experts say. Once in short supply, they are now underused. YahooNews
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