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Misinformation issue: California Legislature passes Bill to Punish Doctors Who Spread False Information

Tue, 2022-08-30 17:51 — mike kraft

Trying to strike a balance between free speech and public health, California’s Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would allow regulators to punish doctors for spreading false information about Covid-19 vaccinations and treatments.

The legislation, if signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, would make the state the first to try to legislate a remedy to a problem that the American Medical Association, among other medical groups and experts, says has worsened the impact of the pandemic, resulting in thousands of unnecessary hospitalizations and deaths.

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CDC advisers to meet Thursday on Omicron-retooled boosters

Tue, 2022-08-30 17:44 — mike kraft

CDC advisers to decide on Omicron-retooled boosters on Sept 1 Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet on Thursday to vote on whether to recommend the use of two COVID-19 vaccine boosters tailored against the Omicron variant. Reuters Reuters

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The so-called bivalent vaccines include both the currently dominant BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants and the original version of the virus. ...

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Dr. Fauci on COVID-19: 'We’re not going to eradicate the virus'

Tue, 2022-08-30 12:31 — mike kraft

Fauci on COVID-19: 'We’re not going to eradicate the virus' When White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci warned in 2020 that living with the coronavirus was going to be our new normal, he meant it. YahooNews

"We’re not going to eradicate the virus from the face of the Earth," Fauci told Yahoo Finance in an interview on Tuesday. “I don’t believe we’re even going to eliminate it from this country to the tune of getting zero cases."

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Most clinicians treating low-income COVID patients feel morally distressed--survey

Tue, 2022-08-30 09:38 — mike kraft

Constrained by a lack of sufficient resources and faced with difficult decisions amid COVID-19 surges in the first year of the pandemic, nearly 72% of US primary care, dental, and behavioral health clinicians working in safety-net clinics report experiencing mild to intense moral distress, finds a study published late last week in BMJ Open.

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Overview: New York City, Asian developments

Tue, 2022-08-30 09:28 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday declined to block New York City from enforcing its mandate that all municipal workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, rebuffing a police detective who challenged the public health policy. Reuters Reuters

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"Strengthening America's Health Security" CSIS Webinar, 4:00 PM ET today

Tue, 2022-08-30 09:10 — mike kraft

Please join the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security on Tuesday, August 30, from 

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mRNA COVID vaccines protect against severe Omicron for at least half a year--new study

Mon, 2022-08-29 17:50 — mike kraft

mRNA COVID vaccines protect against severe Omicron for at least half a year mRNA booster protection against severe COVID-19 was 87% and didn't wane for 6 months, a new study shows. CIDRAP

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Federal court narrows the hold on COVID vaccine for some federal contactors

Mon, 2022-08-29 17:44 — mike kraft

Court narrows hold on COVID vaccine mandate for contractors More than 1 million construction workers across the U.S. won't have to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement, but an appeals court cleared the way for President Joe Biden's administration to potentially enforce the mandate on some federal contractors. AP NEWS

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U.S. suspends program allowing Americans to order on line free Covid tests

Mon, 2022-08-29 17:28 — mike kraft

Biden administration to pause free COVID tests program Americans have until Sep. 2 to order their 16 free tests, if they haven't already. YahooNews

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U.S. to provide $11 mln for production of monkeypox vaccine

Mon, 2022-08-29 17:20 — mike kraft

U.S. govt to provide $11 mln for production of monkeypox vaccine The U.S. government said on Monday it would provide about $11 million to support the packaging of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a U.S.-based manufacturer's facility. Reuters Reuters

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