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Analysis: Overview of how COVID both changed America and then faded into background

Thu, 2024-03-14 10:06 — mike kraft

Analysis: 4 years, 1.2 million lives and trillions of dollars later, a rematch | CNN Politics Americans may feel like they’re reliving 2020, with a general election rematch set for 2024. But while the politicians’ faces are the same, life is much different. Zachary B. Wolf CNN

..it’s equally remarkable, precisely four years later, how Covid-19 has both changed American life and also faded to the background.

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Analysis: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Pits Parental Rights Against Public Health

Wed, 2024-03-13 13:13 — mike kraft

How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Pits Parental Rights Against Public Health - KFF Health News Framed in the rhetoric of choice, Tennessee’s new law governing childhood vaccinations is among more than a dozen recently passed or pending nationwide that set parental freedom against community and children’s health. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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U.S. expanding airport nasal swabbing to Chicago and Miami

Wed, 2024-03-13 12:19 — mike kraft

U.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami The nation's top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program asks arriving international passengers to volunteer to have their noses swabbed and answer questions about their travel. The program operates at six airports and on Tuesday, the CDC said it was adding two more — Chicago’s O’Hare and Miami. Yahoo News

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U.S. schools face deadline as COVID-19 relief funds set to expire

Tue, 2024-03-12 17:40 — mike kraft

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Big US drug companies stage legal battle against Biden's plan to reduce cost of certain medicines.

Tue, 2024-03-12 11:05 — mike kraft

How Big Pharma is fighting Biden’s program to lower seniors’ drug costs Drug companies have tried to invalidate a program that would reduce the price of medications for high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Tony Romm The Washington Post

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West Virginia legislature passes bill weakening one of the country’s strictest child vaccination laws

Tue, 2024-03-12 10:46 — mike kraft

West Virginia lawmakers OK bill drawing back one of the country's strictest child vaccination laws West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature has voted to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirements. AP News

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West Virginia, with some of the lowest life expectancy rates in the U.S. and a quarter of all children living in poverty, is one of only two states, along with California, that don’t permit nonmedical exemptions to vaccinations as a condition for school entry.

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CDC team to help Chicago responsed to measles outbreak

Tue, 2024-03-12 10:31 — mike kraft

CDC team to help Chicago officials with response to measles outbreak | CNN A team of experts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to arrive in Chicago on Tuesday to help local public health officials manage a measles outbreak there. Jen Christensen CNN

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Medicare will make loans to health providers affected by a major cyber attack

Mon, 2024-03-11 11:52 — mike kraft

Medicare announces loan program to aid providers affected by Change cyberattack Medicare will make advance payments to physician groups, hospitals, and other facilities in response to the February 21 Change Healthcare cyberattack. Brittany Trang STAT

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China to increase number of response teams for new infectious diseases

Mon, 2024-03-11 11:17 — mike kraft

China to increase number of response teams for new infectious diseases

SHANGHAI, March 11 (Reuters) - China will increase the number of specialised teams tasked with responding to future infectious disease outbreaks by five to 25, its top health official has said.

The country will also improve early warning and relevant regulatory or legal systems, according to Wang Hesheng, a director at the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration.

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Overview of COVID isolation guidelines, end of free tests and new fall vaccine

Fri, 2024-03-08 11:10 — mike kraft

The latest on COVID: What to know about new isolation guidelines, the end of free tests and plans for a fall vaccine Here’s your go-to guide with everything you need to know about COVID-19, including new guidelines and recommendations for booster shots. Yahoo Life

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