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Iowa, Nebraska take actions against mask mandates in schools

Thu, 2021-05-20 11:23 — mike kraft

Iowa governor banning mask mandates Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on Thursday signed a bill into law a bill that bans school officials and local jurisdictions from implementing mask mandates. John Bowden TheHill

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Concerns that the US South could become a Covid-19 hot spot

Thu, 2021-05-20 10:54 — mike kraft

The South could still become a summertime Covid-19 hot spot America has made progress on Covid-19 vaccines. But that progress is unequal across the country. German Lopez Vox

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CDC study outlines lower vaccination rates and higher COVID-19 cases in rural counties than urban areas

Wed, 2021-05-19 19:57 — mike kraft

Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Between Urban ... Approximately 60 million persons in the United States live in rural counties, representing almost one fifth (19.3%) of the population. CDCMMWR Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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-- Residents of rural communities are at increased risk for severe COVID-19–associated morbidity and mortality. In September 2020, COVID-19 incidence (cases per 100,000 population) in rural counties surpassed that in urban counties.

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ANALYSIS: Racial Gap in U.S. Vaccinations Is Shrinking, but Work Remains

Wed, 2021-05-19 10:00 — mike kraft

The Racial Gap in U.S. Vaccinations Is Shrinking, but Work Remains Known vaccination rates for Hispanic, Black, Native and Asian populations all now outpace vaccination for white people per capita. But because they have lagged for months, states still have significant ground to make up. The New York Times

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Uneven vaccination rates across the US linked to Covid-19 case trends

Wed, 2021-05-19 09:36 — mike kraft

Uneven vaccination rates across the US linked to Covid-19 case trends, worry experts Tuesday was a "landmark day," as the United States reached a new Covid-19 vaccine milestone: 60% of adults have now received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the US Centers and Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN CNN

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Taiwan, once a covid success story, faces outbreak and vaccine shortage

Tue, 2021-05-18 21:28 — mike kraft

Once a covid success story, Taiwan struggles with a vaccine shortage Residents rush to get vaccinated amid the island's worst outbreak, only to find there are nowhere near enough doses. Lily Kuo, Alicia Chen Washington Post

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Masks: Republican Texas governor orders state agencies not to mandate them

Tue, 2021-05-18 18:25 — mike kraft

Texas governor bans state government agencies from mandating masks

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order today prohibiting state governmental entities such as counties, school districts, and public health authorities from requiring mask-wearing, according to a news release from the governor’s office.

The executive order allows public schools to continue current mask-wearing guidelines through June 4. However, after June 4, no student, teacher, parent, or staff member can be required to wear a mask on school grounds, according to the order.

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False side effects among concerns of vaccine hesitant Americans; state vax rates reflect political divide

Tue, 2021-05-18 10:03 — mike kraft

Vaccine-hesitant Americans list false side effects among concerns: Coronavirus vaccine-hesitant Americans list multiple false or undocumented side effects — such as DNA alteration — among their reasons for not getting the shot, according to a recent Harris poll Olafimihan Oshin TheHill

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Biden administration leans on ‘Community Corps’ to help vaccinate the hard to reach

Mon, 2021-05-17 10:27 — mike kraft

PHILADELPHIA — Only a trickle of people had visited her community vaccination site seeking a first coronavirus shot last Monday when Dr. Ala Stanford, a local pediatric surgeon, seized on an unexpected opening.

Across the street from the church parking lot where she had set up shop, a funeral home was holding a trio of services, including one for a victim of Covid-19. She mocked up new fliers, then delivered them to the funeral home. By the afternoon, several workers and guests had crossed the street to get inoculated, including Justin Larkin, a funeral attendant who stuck out his arm for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, then hustled back to his job.

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