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Analysis: After vaccines became available, a partisan gap in U.S. deaths emerged--Republicans died at higher rate--study

Tue, 2022-10-04 17:02 — mike kraft

Analysis | After vaccines became available, a partisan gap in deaths emerged The link between covid deaths and partisanship gets robust reinforcement. Philip Bump Washington Post

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France's 8th wave of COVID is gaining in intensity

Tue, 2022-10-04 16:48 — mike kraft

France's 8th wave of COVID is gaining in intensity, health official says France has entered an eighth wave of the COVID-19 virus, as the winter season approaches, said a leading French health official. Reuters Reuters

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Opinion: The Pandemic's legacy--it will happen again

Tue, 2022-10-04 11:26 — mike kraft

The Pandemic’s Legacy Is Already Clear All of this will happen again. Ed Yong The Atlantic

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UK public inquiry begins into the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Tue, 2022-10-04 10:56 — mike kraft

UK COVID inquiry begins, vowing to expose any culpable conduct A public inquiry into Britain's response to and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic got underway on Tuesday, with a promise it would get to the truth, and expose any wrongdoing or culpable conduct. Britain has recorded almost 20 million COVID infections and more than 166,000 deaths - the seventh highest fatality total globally - and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ministers have faced criticism for their handling of the crisis.

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WHO expects cholera to spread n Haiti; will request cholera vaccines

Tue, 2022-10-04 09:51 — mike kraft

WHO to request cholera vaccines for Haiti, expects further spread A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday it was setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and would also request the supply of oral vaccines against the disease, which has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade. Reuters Reuters

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The COVID-19 Booster’s Public Relations Problem

Mon, 2022-10-03 19:35 — mike kraft

4 Ways the U.S. Failed COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging With a new coronavirus booster rolling out, a leading expert on vaccines explains how public health leaders have struggled to set expectations for the COVID-19 vaccine and convey clearly who benefits from each additional shot. Robin Fields ProPublica

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Flu vaccine time for all, and seniors need revved-up shots

Mon, 2022-10-03 18:47 — mike kraft

It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans : Don’t skip your flu shot this fall -- and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind. AP NEWS

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Will there be a COVID winter wave? What scientists say

Mon, 2022-10-03 17:51 — mike kraft

Will there be a COVID winter wave? What scientists say Nature - Emerging variants and waning immunity are likely to push infections higher in the northern hemisphere as influenza also makes a comeback. Callaway, Ewen nature

Evidence is building that the northern hemisphere is on course for a surge of COVID-19 cases this autumn and winter. New immune-evading strains of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, behaviour changes, and waning immunity mean that many countries could soon see large numbers of COVID infections — and potentially hospitalizations — say scientists.

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U.K. hospitals under heavy pressure due to latest Covid surge

Mon, 2022-10-03 10:17 — mike kraft

Latest Covid surge a ‘heavy straw on camel’s back’ for every hospital in UK Health leaders urge vaccination and return to mask-wearing as hospitalisations rise by 37 per cent in a week the Guardian

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Monkeypox: deaths are rare; here’s why they can be difficult to confirm

Mon, 2022-10-03 10:08 — mike kraft

US monkeypox deaths are rare; here's why they can be difficult to confirm | CNN There have been more than 25,000 monkeypox cases in the United States during the current outbreak and deaths among monkeypox patients are rare. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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