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California among worst states in getting vaccines to vulnerable populations: CDC report

Mon, 2021-03-22 20:06 — mike kraft

California among worst in getting vaccines to vulnerable populations, CDC report finds A CDC report found most of California's vaccines have gone to residents who don't face as many vulnerability factors such as race, education, poverty level and housing, ABC News ABC News

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Idaho Legislature suspends session until April due to Covid-19 outbreak among lawmakers and staff

Sat, 2021-03-20 14:18 — mike kraft

Idaho Legislature halts session until April due to Covid-19 outbreak The Idaho Legislature was forced to recess Friday for more than two weeks amid an outbreak of Covid-19 at the state Capitol among lawmakers and staff. Veronica Stracqualursi and Sharif Paget, CNN CNN

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Navajo community network steps up efforts to help its vulnerable cope with the pandemic

Sun, 2021-03-14 12:20 — mike kraft

In a pandemic, Navajo community steps up for its vulnerable TEESTO, Ariz. (AP) — For as long as Raymond Clark has lived alone on this quiet stretch of the Navajo Nation under the watch of the “Praying Mountain,” he has depended on everyone yet no... AP NEWS

TEESTO, Ariz. (AP) — For as long as Raymond Clark has lived alone on this quiet stretch of the Navajo Nation under the watch of the “Praying Mountain,” he has depended on everyone yet no one.

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Climate change: large forest trees lost to drought and fire are not returning

Sat, 2021-03-13 18:49 — mike kraft

Is this the end of forests as we've known them? Trees lost to drought and wildfires are not returning. Climate change is taking a toll on the world’s forests - and radically changing the environment before our eyes the Guardian

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California program is reaching out to vaccinate farm workers

Mon, 2021-03-01 19:49 — mike kraft

COACHELLA, Calif. — The sun-baked desert valley tucked behind the San Jacinto Mountains is best known for an annual music festival that draws 100,000 fans a day and a series of lush, oasis resort towns where well-heeled snowbirds go to golf, sunbathe and party. But just beyond the turquoise swimming pools of Palm Springs, more than 10,000 farmworkers harvest some of the country’s largest crops of date palms, vegetables and fruits.

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Indigenous Americans dying from Covid at twice the rate of white Americans

Thu, 2021-02-04 11:05 — mike kraft

Exclusive: indigenous Americans dying from Covid at twice the rate of white Americans One in every 475 Native Americans has died since the pandemic began: ‘Families have been decimated’ Nina Lakhani the Guardian

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Line cooks, agriculture workers at highest risk of COVID-19 death: study

Tue, 2021-02-02 17:53 — mike kraft

Line cooks, agriculture workers at highest risk of COVID-19 death: Essential workers in kitchens and in agricultural settings are most at risk of death from the coronavirus, according to a study that adds a new urgency to the race to vaccinate those on the front Reid Wilson TheHill

Essential workers in kitchens and in agricultural settings are most at risk of death from the coronavirus, according to a study that adds a new urgency to the race to vaccinate those on the front lines of the pandemic.

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Anti-Vaccine Mob Briefly Shuts Down Los Angeles COVID-19 Vaccination Site

Sun, 2021-01-31 12:32 — mike kraft

Anti-Vaccine Mob Briefly Shuts Down Los Angeles COVID-19 Vaccination Site The maskless horde of some 50 people gathered at the entrance of Dodger Stadium and stopped vaccinations for about an hour. Daniel Politi Slate Magazine

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Genome Sequencing of Sewage Detects Regionally Prevalent SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Wed, 2021-01-27 16:42 — mike kraft

Genome Sequencing of Sewage Detects Regionally Prevalent SARS-CoV-2 Variants Viral genome sequencing has guided our understanding of the spread and extent of genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes are usually sequenced from nasopharyngeal swabs of individual patients to track viral spread. Recently, RT-qPCR of municipal wastewater has been used to quantify the abundance of SARS-CoV-2 in several regions globally. However, metatranscriptomic sequencing of wastewater can be used to profile the viral genetic diversity across infected communities. Here, we sequenced RNA directly from sewage collected by municipal utility districts in the San Francisco Bay Area to generate complete and nearly complete SARS-CoV-2 genomes.

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US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up

Mon, 2021-01-25 19:40 — mike kraft

US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels, and the effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming an... AP NEWS

Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels, and the effort to snuff out COVID-19 is becoming an ever more urgent race between the vaccine and the mutating virus.

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