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DATA BASE: Showing how full hospital I.C.U.s are in each US location

Wed, 2020-12-16 19:43 — mike kraft

How Full Are Hospital I.C.U.s Near You? See how many Covid-19 patients are being treated, and how many I.C.U. beds remain available, at individual U.S. hospitals. nytimes

See how the coronavirus pandemic has affected recent hospital capacity in the map below, which shows data reported by individual hospitals and averaged over the week ending Dec. 10. Health officials said that the data should not discourage sick people from seeking care.

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Health officials track safety as COVID-19 vaccines roll out

Wed, 2020-12-16 18:25 — mike kraft

Health officials track safety as COVID-19 vaccines roll out As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out to more and more people, health authorities are keeping close watch for any unexpected side effects. On Tuesday, a health worker in Alaska suffered a severe... AP NEWS

As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out to more and more people, health authorities are keeping close watch for any unexpected side effects.

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Supply issues hampering Pfizer providing additional vaccine faster

Wed, 2020-12-16 17:53 — mike kraft

Supply issues hampering Pfizer providing additional vaccine faster Vaccine supply constraints are complicating the Trump administration's hopes of striking a deal with Pfizer to purchase another 100 million doses of the company's coronavirus vaccines, the latest hurdle to ramping up vaccine production as the virus rapidly spreads. Ellie Kaufman and Sara Murray, CNN CNN

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More Covid-19 patients are hospitalized than ever before

Wed, 2020-12-16 10:04 — mike kraft

FDA authorizes first fully at-home test as more Covid-19 patients are hospitalized than ever before After a day of celebration and heartache, Americans face a harsh reality with the Covid-19 crisis. Holly Yan, Steve Almasy and Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus updates: Texas joins California as only states with 1.5M cases

Wed, 2020-12-16 09:44 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: Texas joins California as only states with 1.5M cases; FDA approves first at-home COVID test; 303K US deaths FDA OKs first at-home, over-the-counter COVID test. Kansas mayor resigns after backlash for supporting mask mandate. 303K U.S. deaths. Latest news. YahooNews

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In depth: How the ‘deep state’ scientists vilified by Trump helped develop vaccines in record time

Tue, 2020-12-15 17:58 — mike kraft

How the ‘deep state’ scientists vilified by Trump helped him deliver an unprecedented achievement A $14-billion partnership between government and industry is spurring the quickest vaccine development in U.S. history. Yasmeen Abutaleb, Laurie McGinley, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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National Guard Now Helping with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in 26 States

Tue, 2020-12-15 17:36 — mike kraft

National Guard Now Helping with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in 26 States The National Guard provided assistance Monday for the historic first U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations in a total of 26 states. Richard Sisk Military.com

In Ohio and West Virginia, National Guard members broke down the first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into smaller packages for transportation to vaccination sites.

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OPINION Florida Guv’s Next Pandemic Fiasco: Vaccine Rollout

Tue, 2020-12-15 10:07 — mike kraft

Rogue Florida Guv’s Next Pandemic Fiasco: Vaccine Rollout States are deciding who to protect first, and some governors have their acts together better than others. Ron DeSantis is off the deep end, experts say. The Daily Beast

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AP ANALYSIS: Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders

Tue, 2020-12-15 09:42 — mike kraft

Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone. As the public health administrator, she’s struggled every day of the coronavirus pandemic to... AP NEWS

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US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears

Tue, 2020-12-15 09:16 — mike kraft

US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals geared up to vaccinate their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine needed to boost the nation’s... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals geared up to vaccinate their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine needed to boost the nation’s largest vaccination campaign.

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