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Webinar today, 11 AM ET: Enabling Population-Scale Diagnostic Testing for COVID-19 and Future Infectious Disease Outbreaks--Johns Hopkins

Wed, 2022-03-30 09:16 — mike kraft

Enabling Population-Scale Diagnostic Testing for COVID-19 and Future Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET

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Biden administration launches website for 1-stop information on COVID

Wed, 2022-03-30 09:04 — mike kraft

Biden administration launches COVID website for 1-stop info WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching what it says is a one-stop website that will help people in the United States access COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments, along with status updates on infection rates where they live. AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — ...President Joe Biden planned remarks Wednesday afternoon to announce the rollout of covid.gov.

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Difficulties in convincing public to get a fourth shot

Mon, 2022-03-28 09:20 — mike kraft

How do you convince a skeptical public to get a fourth shot? The expected green light for a second coronavirus booster shot poses a challenge to the Biden administration, which will need to work overtime to convince a public that has largely decided to move on Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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Data dashboards have been an important part of pandemic response and planning. What have their developers learned?

Fri, 2022-03-25 17:40 — mike kraft

Lessons from the COVID data wizards Nature - Data dashboards have been an important part of pandemic response and planning. What have their developers learnt about communicating science in a crisis? Peeples, Lynne nature

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A surprising link between Covid-19 deaths and lack of internet access --study

Fri, 2022-03-18 11:10 — mike kraft

The surprising link between Covid-19 deaths and ... internet access The case for treating internet access as a health necessity. Keren Landman Vox

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Florida cuts COVID data reporting to every 2 weeks

Wed, 2022-03-16 11:47 — mike kraft

Florida limits COVID data to every 2 weeks, state says via meme Department of Health officials announced the change via Twitter, using Vince McMahon and cat memes. Tampa Bay Times

Florida officials have again rolled back access to the state’s COVID-19 data, and will now only release key pandemic metrics such as the number of people who have been infected, died and vaccinated once every two weeks instead of every week.

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Disinformation issue analysis: Russian propaganda on Ukraine's non-existent 'biolabs' boosted by U.S. far right

Tue, 2022-03-15 18:44 — mike kraft

Russian propaganda on Ukraine's non-existent 'biolabs' boosted by U.S. far right Russian and Chinese officials have also pushed the theory, associated with QAnon, which has reached mainstream conservative media in the U.S. NBC News

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Countering misinformation: The American College of Physicians tackles vaccine misinformation through online video

Fri, 2022-03-11 18:15 — mike kraft

The American College of Physicians tackles vaccine misinformation through online video Education is a critical part of helping communities live healthier lives. The degree to which information and communication impact health outcomes has Claire Hall STAT

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Misinformation: For study, U.S. healthcare agencies seek data on COVID misinformation activities

Thu, 2022-03-03 10:19 — mike kraft

U.S. healthcare agencies request data on COVID misinformation The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of the Surgeon General will request input on COVID-19 misinformation online as they seek to understand the role it played during the pandemic and its impact on health decisions made by individuals. Reuters Reuters

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Misinformation issue: Doc group FLCCC promotes 20 therapies including ivermectin: like "throwing spaghetti against the wall," one expert says

Fri, 2022-02-18 10:59 — mike kraft

Doc Group Pushes Ivermectin for Long COVID FLCCC promotes 20 therapies: like 'throwing spaghetti against the wall,' one expert says Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

As patients with long COVID scour the internet desperate for relief, physicians are concerned they may stumble upon an unproven treatment plan touted by a group known for pushing the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin.

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