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Many younger people from NYC high income neighborhoods jumped the eligibility queue for COVID-19 vaccines --study

Mon, 2024-04-08 10:37 — mike kraft

Study finds many younger people from high income neighborhoods jumped the eligibility queue for COVID-19 vaccines in NYC

Despite vaccine shortages, many younger people in New York City accessed vaccines ahead of schedule, particularly in high-income areas, according to new research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Low-income areas with high proportions of older people demonstrated lower coverage rates than wealthier areas in the first three months of vaccine rollout, and higher mortality over the year. The findings are published in the Journal of Urban Health.

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Vigorous exercise may be OK for people with long COVID-new Swedish study

Mon, 2024-04-08 10:11 — mike kraft

No need to avoid exercise with long-COVID diagnosis, researchers say Recommendations that people with long COVID, or post-COVID condition (PCC), should avoid vigorous exercise are probably too strict, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open from researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. CIDRAP

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Massive EU police raid arrests more than 20 suspects over €600M Covid funds fraud

Thu, 2024-04-04 17:06 — mike kraft

Lamborghini and Rolexes seized in massive EU police raid over €600M Covid fraud Cops said the organized crime group used “advanced technologies” including AI to produce false documents for laundering cash. POLITICO

ROME — Police on Thursday arrested more than 20 suspects in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia as part of a major investigation into massive fraud linked to the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund.

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Disreputable brokers, without authorization, are enrolling or switching health insurance for people

Thu, 2024-04-04 11:18 — mike kraft

Unauthorized Sign-Ups Cast Shadow on Obamacare’s Record Enrollment - KFF Health News The Biden administration faces what looks like a growing problem for the federal Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchange: disreputable insurance brokers enrolling people who don’t need coverage or switching them to new plans without their authorization. It happened to Michael Debriae, a restaurant server who lives in Charlotte. Unbeknownst to him, an agent in Florida […] khnerich KFF Health News

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Tracking increasing number of measles cases in the United States

Mon, 2024-04-01 19:16 — mike kraft

Tracking measles cases in the United States | CNN There have already been more reported measles cases in 2024 than there were in all of 2023, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Matt Stiles, Deidre McPhillips, Christopher Hickey, Curt Merrill, Byron Manley CNN

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Nebraska man sentenced for fraud in inflating claims for COVID-19 aid — part of nation’s largest case of fraud

Mon, 2024-04-01 12:51 — mike kraft

Omaha man sentenced for fraud in inflating claims for COVID-19 aid — part of nation's largest case of fraud • Nebraska Examiner An Omaha man is sentenced to repay COVID-19 aid payments after an investigation showed he inflated revenue and salary figures. Paul Hammel Nebraska Examiner

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Misinformation issue: Four years after shelter-in place, COVID misinformation continues

Mon, 2024-04-01 11:49 — mike kraft

Four Years After Shelter-in-Place, Covid-19 Misinformation Persists - KFF Health News False claims that covid vaccines cause deaths and other diseases are still prevalent despite multiple studies showing the vaccines are safe and saved lives. khnkit KFF Health News

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Covid-19 Brings Down Healthy Life Expectancy In The U.K.--Analysis

Mon, 2024-04-01 11:41 — mike kraft

Covid-19 Brings Down Healthy Life Expectancy In The U.K. Persistent inequalities are likely driving a significant divide in results across England, with "bolder" action needed to tackle ill-health, experts say. Katherine Hignett Forbes

People born recently in England and Wales can expect to spend fewer years of their life in good health than those born over a decade ago, official figures show.

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Opinion How to counter vaccine misinformation in political discourse

Fri, 2024-03-29 10:30 — mike kraft

Opinion | How to counter vaccine misinformation in political discourse Childhood immunizations should not be a partisan talking point. Leana S. Wen The Washington Post

This fact might be hard to believe, but there’s no denying it: Anti-vaccine sentiments are likely to play a key role in this year’s election. ...

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U.S Mpox cases are on the rise as vaccination rates lag and new threats loom

Thu, 2024-03-28 17:12 — mike kraft

Mpox cases in the US are on the rise as vaccination rates lag and new threats loom | CNN Mpox cases in the United States are twice as high as they were at this time last year, and experts are stressing the importance of improving vaccination coverage as transmission risks rise. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Transmission rates are still far below levels from 2022, when there were tens of thousands of cases in the US. But after a quieter year last year, experts say the US is vulnerable to increases in spread in a number of ways.

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