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Report: Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight

Thu, 2021-03-04 17:54 — mike kraft
Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight, report finds The risk of death from Covid-19 is about 10 times higher in countries where more than half of the population is overweight, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Obesity Forum. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN CNN
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The curve of new Covid-19 cases is beginning to flatten after weeks of downward trend

Thu, 2021-02-25 17:11 — mike kraft
After weeks of sharp declines, new Covid-19 cases are beginning to flatten After six straight weeks of declines in new Covid-19 cases in the US, that number has started to plateau, even as hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop. Eric Levenson and Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN
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More information on Covid-19 vaccination rate discrecpencies between weathy and poor areas

Thu, 2021-02-11 17:59 — mike kraft
Vaccination rates follow the money in states with big wealth gaps - STAT The findings back up, with hard data, anecdotal reports that wealthy people have been able to gain access to vaccines ahead of poor people. Olivia Goldhill STAT
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In LA, ambulances circle for hours and ICUs are full. Is this what Covid-19 has in store for the rest of the country?

Fri, 2021-01-15 17:54 — mike kraft
In Los Angeles, ambulances circle for hours and ICUs are full - STAT LA issued strict mask and stay-at-home orders so quickly last spring it beat the coronavirus back. But that early success did not last. Usha Lee McFarling STAT
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WHO warns that herd immunity won't happen in 2021, even with vaccines

Tue, 2021-01-12 13:56 — mike kraft
WHO warns that herd immunity won't happen in 2021, even with vaccines The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that social distancing measures will need to stay in place "for the rest of this year," even as vaccination rollouts get under way globally, because it takes time to build up herd immunity. By <a href="/profiles/helen-regan">Helen Regan</a>, Adam Renton, <a href="/profiles/ivana-kottasova">Ivana Kottasová</a>, Florence Davey-Attlee and Ed Upright, CNN CNN
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As Covid surges in Mississippi Delta, food banks and hospitals are stretched thin

Thu, 2020-12-31 12:49 — mike kraft
A Mississippi community was already struggling. Now, it’s facing its worst Covid outbreak. Three in 1,000 residents in Bolivar County have died from the coronavirus, devastating one of the most vulnerable rural regions in the country. NBC News

JACKSON, Miss. — Four days before Christmas, Chiquikta Fountain watched as a growing line of cars stretched down a mile of road in the Mississippi Delta.

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Pharmacies’ starring role in vaccine push could result in unequal access

Wed, 2020-12-23 09:39 — mike kraft
Pharmacies’ starring role in vaccine push could create unequal access Public health experts say a broader mix of vaccination sites is needed to reach as many people as possible. POLITICO

The Trump administration has made pharmacies a centerpiece of the country’s historic coronavirus vaccination campaign — a decision that could bypass low-income and minority populations hardest hit by the pandemic.

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Latina doctors with Duke Health get COVID-19 vaccine to show community it's safe

Tue, 2020-12-22 12:23 — mike kraft
Latina doctors with Duke Health get COVID-19 vaccine to show community it's safe Many of their patients look like them-and often share their fears about the vaccine's safety and fast roll out. ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two Latina doctors at Duke Health are all smiles after getting vaccinated for COVID-19. They're hoping this will let people of color know they can trust the vaccine.

Gabriela Maradiaga-Panayotti is a pediatrician and associate professor at Duke. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi is a family doctor and leads Duke's Health Equity Department for Family Medicine and Community Health.

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People over 75, essential workers next in line for vaccine--CDC Advisory Comitteee

Sun, 2020-12-20 18:15 — mike kraft
People over 75, essential workers next in line for vaccine NEW YORK (AP) — A federal advisory panel put people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers next in line for COVID-19 shots as a second vaccine... AP NEWS
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Poll finds increasing number of Americans, including Black people, would take COVID vaccine

Tue, 2020-12-15 20:36 — mike kraft
Poll finds increasing number of Americans, including Black people, Americans are increasingly willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine, especially Black and Hispanic Americans, according to a new poll released Tues Jessie Hellmann TheHill
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