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Analysis: New climate law omits funding for resilience to weather disasters

Mon, 2022-09-12 19:30 — mike kraft

Analysis | Climate law omits funding for resilience to weather disasters How much is devoted to ensuring that the nation's infrastructure is built to withstand mounting weather disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes and floods? Not much. Zero dollars, to be precise. Washington Post

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COVID omicron boosters have arrived in Florida.

Mon, 2022-09-12 18:08 — mike kraft

COVID omicron boosters have arrived in Florida. Who can get a shot and where? Newly updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters, built to target the dominant omicron variants in the country, are now available at many retail pharmacies and hospitals across Florida. Miami Herald

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If you are 12 and older you are eligible to receive a single shot of Pfizer’s new booster doses at least two months after getting vaccinated or receiving a booster of a monovalent vaccine (the previous vaccines), according to the FDA.

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Many Preventive Medical Services Cost Patients Nothing. Will a Texas Court Decision Change That?

Mon, 2022-09-12 17:51 — mike kraft

Many Preventive Medical Services Cost Patients Nothing. Will a Texas Court Decision Change That? A federal judge in Texas issued a decision this week that affects the Affordable Care Act. It says one way that preventive services are selected for no-cost coverage is unconstitutional. Lynne Shallcross Kaiser Health News

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It’s the latest legal battle over the Affordable Care Act, and Wednesday’s ruling is almost certain to be appealed.

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The White House is planning the end stages of its Covid emergency response. But first, it needs to survive the winter.

Mon, 2022-09-12 13:31 — mike kraft

Covid is here to stay, but the White House response team is eyeing its endgame The White House is planning the end stages of its Covid emergency response. But first, it needs to survive the winter. POLITICO

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Even as it braces for a perilous winter, the Biden administration is planning a restructuring of its approach to major elements of the coronavirus response — a gradual shift that some administration officials now speculate could begin the phaseout of the White House Covid team as soon as the middle of next year.

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Taking Covid booster and flu shots at same time in early autumn may be too early for the flu.

Mon, 2022-09-12 13:20 — mike kraft

Push to double up on Covid booster and flu shot may have a downside, experts caution The protection from flu vaccines erodes pretty quickly over a flu season. A dose given in early September may offer limited protection by February or March. Helen Branswell STAT

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A number of studies have shown that the benefit of a flu shot wanes substantially over the course of a flu season — exacerbating effectiveness problems that are frequently seen when some of the strains in the vaccine aren’t well matched to the strains making people sick....

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