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Covid fraud: 17 Florida sheriff's office employees charged with nearly half a million dollars theft

Fri, 2023-10-13 12:14 — mike kraft

17 Florida sheriff's office employees charged with COVID relief fraud: Feds Seventeen people who worked for the Broward County Sheriff's Office are accused by federal prosecutors of taking COVID relief money for themselves. ABC News ABC News

...The defendants, who were charged in separate cases, allegedly received $495,171 in assistance from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and used the proceeds "to unjustly enrich themselves."

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With The New Vaccines People are Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter viruses

Fri, 2023-10-13 12:03 — mike kraft

The New Vaccines and You: Americans Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter Blechs - KFF Health News Flu, covid, and respiratory viruses kill thousands of Americans each year, but the latest batch of vaccines could save lives. khnkit KFF Health News

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Novavax says new COVID shot now available in U.S. pharmacies

Fri, 2023-10-13 11:49 — mike kraft

Novavax says new COVID shot now available in U.S. pharmacies Novavax said on Friday its updated COVID-19 vaccine was available at U.S. pharmacies such as CVS and Rite Aid , a week after gaining clearance from the U.S. health regulator. Reuters Reuters

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Codagenix reports promising findings for intranasal COVID vaccine

Fri, 2023-10-13 10:31 — mike kraft

Codagenix announces promising findings for intranasal COVID vaccine TG23/iStock CIDRAP

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Multiple Covid infections can have an increased impact on Blacks, doctors say

Fri, 2023-10-13 10:23 — mike kraft

Getting Covid several times can have an outsize effect on Black people, doctors say Compounding issues like increased comorbidities and lower access to proper medical care can be destructive for those who get Covid multiple times. NBC News

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Kaiser Permanente and striking health workers reach tentative agreement

Fri, 2023-10-13 10:17 — mike kraft

Kaiser Permanente reaches tentative agreement with workers After a historic strike, healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions have reached a tentative agreement. Brittany Trang STAT

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75,000 members of the union, which spans seven of the states plus Washington, D.C. in Kaiser’s nationwide health care network, went on strike last week from October 4 through the early hours of October 7. ...

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Advice on Isolating if You Catch COVID-19

Thu, 2023-10-12 18:16 — mike kraft

Do I Still Need to Isolate If I Get COVID-19? What to know about the CDC's guidance. TIME

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Some US health clinics still not receiving Covid vaccines

Thu, 2023-10-12 17:58 — mike kraft

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More than 7 million Americans have received updated Covid-19 vaccines --US Government

Thu, 2023-10-12 17:37 — mike kraft

Despite rocky rollout, more than 7 million Americans have received updated Covid-19 vaccines, HHS says | CNN This year’s uptake of the updated Covid-19 vaccine appears to be somewhat slower than last year’s, according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Climate change can impact young people’s mental health, report says

Wed, 2023-10-11 11:29 — mike kraft

Climate change can have ‘lifelong impacts’ on young people’s mental health, report says | CNN Climate change can play a major role in affecting young people’s mental health, according to a new report from the American Psychiatric Association. Giri Viswanathan CNN

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Natural disasters can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder in these groups, the report says. Longer-term problems like heat, drought and poor air quality can increase the risks of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, aggression, cognitive impairment and more.

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