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NIH Director urges people to keep masks on despite Texas and other states relaxing requirementsrelaxing

Sat, 2021-03-13 18:09 — mike kraft

Keep masks on, NIH director pleads as Texas enters 1st weekend without statewide Covid-19 restrictions As spring break travel picks up and states increasingly drop Covid-19 restrictions, Dr. Francis Collins, the National Institutes of Health director, is pleading with people to keep using masks regardless of prevailing rules. Jason Hanna and Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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Nearly 12 million women in poorer countries lost access to contraception in the pandemic

Sat, 2021-03-13 13:28 — mike kraft

Contraceptive cost of COVID: a million unplanned pregnancies Nearly 12 million women in poorer countries lost access to contraception in the pandemic, leading to 1.4 million unplanned pregnancies, the United Nations said on Thursday. Anastasia Moloney U.S.

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly 12 million women in poorer countries lost access to contraception in the pandemic, leading to 1.4 million unplanned pregnancies, the United Nations said on Thursday.

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Childhood mental health issues rise amid pandemic

Sat, 2021-03-13 12:14 — mike kraft

Global rise in childhood mental health issues amid pandemic PARIS (AP) — By the time his parents rushed him to the hospital, 11-year-old Pablo was barely eating and had stopped drinking entirely. Weakened by months of self-privation, his heart had slowed... AP NEWS

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CDC updates Covid-19 guidance for childcare programs, including wearing masks

Fri, 2021-03-12 19:11 — mike kraft

CDC updates its Covid-19 guidance for childcare programs The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its guidance for childcare programs during the pandemic, emphasizing the importance of mask-wearing for everyone 2 years of age and older, as well as air ventilation and other strategies. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Homeless people are invisible victims of Covid-19

Fri, 2021-03-12 10:02 — mike kraft

The uncounted: People who are homeless are invisible victims of Covid-19 No one seems to have any idea how many homeless people have died, despite extraordinarily detailed statistics on the nation's Covid deaths. Usha Lee McFarling STAT

LOS ANGELES — They are the invisible victims of Covid-19, marginalized not just in life, but also in death.

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ANALYIS: What went right and what went wrong in US pandemic response

Thu, 2021-03-11 19:32 — mike kraft

How the U.S. Pandemic Response Went Wrong—and What Went Right—during a Year of COVID On the anniversary of this global disaster, we take a look back at some of the biggest mistakes, surprising successes and lingering questions Tanya Lewis Scientific American

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Seattle’s virus success is an example of what could have been

Thu, 2021-03-11 19:15 — mike kraft

SEATTLE — Facing the nation’s first widespread coronavirus outbreak, some of Washington State’s top leaders quietly gathered on a Sunday morning last March for an urgent strategy session.

The virus had been rampaging through a nursing home in the Seattle suburbs. By the time the meeting began, the region had recorded most of the nation’s first 19 deaths. New cases were surfacing by the hour.

As the meeting’s presentation got to the fifth slide, the room grew somber. The numbers showed a variety of potential outcomes, but almost every scenario was a blue line pointing exponentially upward. ...

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Biden will direct states to make all adults eligible for Covid vaccine by May 1

Thu, 2021-03-11 19:01 — mike kraft

Mayday aim: Biden wants everyone vaccine-eligible by May 1 WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is outlining his plan Thursday evening to make all adults vaccine-eligible by... AP NEWS

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The pandemic relief bill contains funds for research and international public health programs

Wed, 2021-03-10 19:22 — mike kraft

What’s in the huge pandemic relief bill for science? $1.9 trillion measure expected to become law by Friday Science | AAAS

A massive $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill now on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk will deliver cash to a wide array of groups—including the scientific community.

The U.S. House of Representatives today approved final passage of the bill, which Biden is expected to sign on Friday, on a 220–211 party-line vote.

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