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Disinformation issue: As Covid-19 Cases Tick Higher, Conspiracy Theorists Stoke New Fears

Tue, 2023-09-12 11:26 — mike kraft

As Covid-19 cases have climbed as part of a late-summer uptick, right-wing influencers and conspiracy theorists have responded by stoking fears about mass lockdowns and spreading unsubstantiated new ideas about Covid-19’s links to world events.

“Do they want Covid measures back to put us on war footing in preparation for the war with Russia?” Jack Posobiec, a right-wing personality, said to more than 150,000 followers on his Telegram channel.

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On-line searches about Covid-19 are being temporarily blocked on Meta's Threads.

Tue, 2023-09-12 10:54 — mike kraft

Meta's Threads is temporarily blocking searches about Covid-19 | CNN Business Threads, the much-hyped social media app from Facebook-parent Meta, is taking heat for blocking searches for “coronavirus,” “Covid,” and other pandemic-related queries. Catherine Thorbecke CNN

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US sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — with 4 months still to go

Tue, 2023-09-12 10:34 — mike kraft

US sets record for billion-dollar weather disasters in a year — and there's still 4 months to go The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to an annual record for the number of weather disasters that cost at least $1 billion. AP News

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CDC lists U.S. counties with top Covid hotspots as hospitalizations rise

Tue, 2023-09-12 10:12 — mike kraft

CDC reveals top Covid hotspots in the US as hospitalisations surge Here is the list of the counties with the most recent highest rates of new Covid-19 hospital admissions per county Amelia Neath AOL

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Florida is seeing the highest proportion of counties with 'moderate' COVID hospitalization rates

Tue, 2023-09-12 10:05 — mike kraft

Why Florida is seeing the highest proportion of counties with 'moderate' COVID hospitalization rates Florida has the highest proportion counties recording "moderate" COVID hospitalization levels in the U.S.. Experts explain why the state is seeing so many cases. ABC News ABC News

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Governor DeSantis backs Florida surgeon general in urging residents against new Covid vaccines

Mon, 2023-09-11 17:23 — mike kraft

DeSantis backs Florida surgeon general in urging residents against new Covid vaccines Democrats say deaths will follow false claim by Dr Joseph Ladapo that new boosters were not tested on humans The Guardian

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U.S. CDC's New Chief Plans to Rebuild Trust in the Agency

Mon, 2023-09-11 17:10 — mike kraft

CDC's New Chief Plans to Rebuild Trust in the Agency 'Trust is absolutely foundational to our ability to help Americans,' says Mandy Cohen Michael DePeau-Wilson medpagetoday

New CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, wants to rebuild trust in the agency -- both internally and with the general public -- through improving communication, focusing on data collection, and translating that data into rapid responses to public health crises.

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It is still possible to get free Covid tests although US Government program is ending

Mon, 2023-09-11 16:53 — mike kraft

Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise – here’s how you can still get free tests COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise heading into the fall, and although free testing isn’t as widely accessible as it once was, low- or no-cost tests may still be available. sthomas The Hill

The COVIDtests.gov program is no longer mailing free tests to Americans
Free tests might still be available through local clinics and insurance
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FDA approves updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines as hospitalizations rise

Mon, 2023-09-11 16:30 — mike kraft

FDA approves updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as hospitalizations rise The Biden administration said it expects the new Pfizer and Moderna vaccines targeting the omicron variant XBB.1.5 to be available in mid-September. Annika Kim Constantino CNBC

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Californian governor Newsom says "we would’ve done everything differently’ in dealing with Covid pamdemic

Mon, 2023-09-11 11:17 — mike kraft

‘We would’ve done everything differently’: Newsom reflects on Covid approach California’s Democratic governor says “we're all geniuses now” in hindsight on the pandemic. POLITICO

...Newsom did, however, point to differences in how the virus spread indoors versus outdoors, and alluded to policies around masking and vaccine distribution that would have been handled differently in hindsight. “You want to talk about prioritizations early on in terms of those vaccines. You go through a series of things, and there’s so many things we could’ve done differently,” he said.

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