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US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year

Wed, 2021-07-14 19:57 — mike kraft

US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year NEW YORK (AP) — Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to a 29% increase. AP NEWS

NEW YORK (AP) — Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday.

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Webnar Thursday, July 15, noon EDT-Johns Hopkins new report on Carrying Equity in COVID-19 vacinations Forward

Wed, 2021-07-14 11:23 — mike kraft

Today, CommuniVax, a group led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University released a new report, Carrying Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Forward: Guidance Informed by Communities of Color, that outlines findings from local research within Black and Hispanic/Latino communities in Alabama, California, Idaho, Maryland, and Virginia and provides specific guidance to government officials on adapting COVID-19 vaccination efforts to achieve greater vaccine coverage in underserved populations and, through this, to develop sustainable, locally appropriate mechanisms to advance equity in health.

Key findings of the local research are:

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Human behavior, Superspreader 'explosions' continue to hinder pandemic control efforts

Wed, 2021-07-14 10:36 — mike kraft

Superspreader 'explosions' continue to plague pandemic efforts New coronavirus strains are a risk, but experts say human behavior and social interactions that lead to superspreader events remain the most serious threat. NBC News

Superspreader events that first seeded the coronavirus in the United States are keeping the pandemic smoldering, with experts pointing to human behavior and social circles as the main drivers.

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COVID-19 case count spikes hit almost every state

Tue, 2021-07-13 09:10 — mike kraft

COVID-19 case count spikes hit almost every state Most areas of the country are seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases as variants of the virus serve as a painful reminder that the pandemic is not over despite eased restrictions. Justine Coleman TheHill

Most areas of the country are seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases as variants of the virus serve as a painful reminder that the pandemic is not over despite eased restrictions.

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Case study: How Missouri’s inaction allowed delta variant to spread

Mon, 2021-07-12 09:51 — mike kraft

‘Like we’re on an island’: How Missouri’s inaction allowed delta variant to spread As a highly-contagious COVID variant spread across Missouri in June, thousands of pages of public records show growing alarm and frustration among health officials. The Kansas City Star

... Missouri now has the second-highest rate of new cases per capita, according to data compiled by The New York Times, and among the lowest adult vaccination rates among all states.

What went wrong?

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ANALYSIS: Five undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk

Thu, 2021-07-08 09:49 — mike kraft

Five undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk A new data analysis identifies clusters of unvaccinated people, most of them in the southern United States, that are vulnerable to surges in Covid-19 cases and could become breeding grounds for even more deadly Covid-19 variants. Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield, CNN CNN

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Vaccines may curb new virus mutations; teens use soft drinks to fake positive COVID-19 tests

Wed, 2021-07-07 21:20 — mike kraft

Vaccines may curb new virus mutations; teens use soft drinks to fake positive COVID-19 tests The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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Commentary: Red states in more trouble from coronavirus pandemic

Wed, 2021-07-07 18:28 — mike kraft

The spread of the Delta variant in relatively unvaccinated parts of the U.S. is getting worse.

Nationwide, the number of new Covid-19 cases is holding steady. But that steadiness hides two dueling realities, in two different Americas.

In many urban and suburban communities, Covid continues to plummet. The rate of new daily cases has fallen below three per 100,000 residents in large cities like Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington. As a point of comparison, the national rate of new daily cases peaked last winter above 75 per 100,000 people.

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