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White House supports increasing pandemic prevention funding amid worries Congress will shortchange the effort

Fri, 2021-09-03 11:22 — mike kraft

White House joins push to beef up pandemic prevention funding amid worries Congress will shortchange the effort The Biden administration wants Congress to provide at least $15 billion in pandemic prevention funding in the pending economic bill — dollars that might have to be diverted from other administration priorities. Mike DeBonis Washington Post

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Florida's GOP strongholds buck DeSantis on virus mask mandate measures

Thu, 2021-09-02 11:34 — mike kraft

Florida's GOP strongholds buck DeSantis on virus measures MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is facing resistance from a growing number of Republican-leaning counties over his handling of the recent surge in COVID-19 infections, in a rare Max Greenwood TheHill

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Analysis: How Covid data gaps in states allowed Delta to proliferate

Thu, 2021-09-02 10:19 — mike kraft

How Covid data gaps allowed Delta to proliferate Eighteen months into the pandemic, Louisiana and more than 20 other states are still trying to fill key gaps in data while fighting the most aggressive version yet of the virus. Erin Banco POLITICO

When new Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations began soaring in Louisiana in July, state health officials were struggling with data gaps that blinded them to the full threat of the Delta variant.

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Mask tracker: State mask mandates are trickling back in some states

Thu, 2021-09-02 09:58 — mike kraft

Map: State mask mandates are trickling back After a rollback of mask mandates, some states, such as Louisiana, have reimplemented them, while others, such as Washington, have increased their reach. NBC News

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Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say

Wed, 2021-09-01 09:53 — mike kraft

Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say The pre-print paper, which tracked more than 340,000 adults across 600 villages in rural Bangladesh, is by far the largest randomized study on the effectiveness of masks at limiting the spread of the illness caused by the coronavirus. Adam Taylor, Ben Guarino Washington Post

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Education Dept. opens investigations into 5 statewide bans on mask mandates

Mon, 2021-08-30 17:59 — mike kraft

State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries (apnews.com)

The Education Department on Monday opened civil rights investigations into five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.

The department’s Office for Civil Rights announced the investigations in letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah. Those states have issued varying prohibitions on mask requirements, which the office says could prevent some students from safely attending school.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona accused the states of “putting politics over the health and education of the students they took an oath to serve.”

“The department will fight to protect every student’s right to access in-person learning safely,” Cardona said in a statement.

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More vaccinations needed to prevent 100,000 hospitalizations by December--Fauci

Mon, 2021-08-30 10:28 — mike kraft

Covid-19: This is how to prevent another 100,000 deaths by December, Fauci says - CNN

(CNN) With nearly 100,000 Americans hospitalized with Covid-19 and infections surging among the unvaccinated population, it's possible another 100,000 people could die from the virus by December, according to a recent University of Washington model.

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