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Trying to reach the unvaxed: Eforts by pastors, rabbis, undertakers

Tue, 2021-12-28 11:55 — mike kraft
Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots | AP News In Germany, Lutheran pastors are offering COVID-19 shots inside churches. In Israel’s science-skeptical ultra-Orthodox community, trusted rabbis are trying to change minds. And in South Africa, undertakers are taking to the streets to spread the word. AP NEWS

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Despite the omicron spread and soaring cases, the hard core of unvaccinated remain defiant

Mon, 2021-12-27 11:34 — mike kraft
As Omicron Spreads and Cases Soar, the Unvaccinated Remain Defiant CLEVELAND — As a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus swarms across the country, hospitals in Ohio running low on beds and staff recently took out a full-page newspaper advertisement pleading with unvaccinated Americans to finally get the shot.
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Update: 2,000 more flights delayed, canceled Monday as omicron spreads

Mon, 2021-12-27 10:24 — mike kraft
2,000 more flights delayed, canceled Monday as omicron spreads: Latest COVID-19 updates More than 700 flights were canceled or delayed Monday. Airlines say the omicron variant has caused staffing shortages. Latest updates. YahooNews
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Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers; clashes over alternative treatments

Fri, 2021-12-24 10:39 — mike kraft
Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers | AP News BOSTON (AP) — Staff absences for COVID-19 tripled this month in London’s hospitals, and nearly 10% of the city’s firefighters called out sick. In New York, about 2,700 police officers were absent earlier this week — twice the number who are ill on an average day. AP NEWS
 
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Native Americans hit worse as the COVID pandemic fueled the drug crisis

Wed, 2021-12-22 19:22 — mike kraft
As COVID fueled the drug crisis, Native Americans hit worst | AP News BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — The medicine man told her she should soon give her son back to the earth. Rachel Taylor kissed her fingertips and pressed them to the crow sewn onto a leather bag nestled on the couch in the living room. AP NEWS

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Biden: 'Dangerous misinformation' on social media, TV, fuels vaccine hesitancy

Tue, 2021-12-21 17:38 — mike kraft
Biden: 'Dangerous misinformation' on social media, TV fueling vaccine Misinformation spreading on social media platforms and cable television is fueling vaccine hesitancy, President Biden said Tuesday. Rebecca Klar TheHill
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Misinformation about COVID. Experts explain why and how to spot false claims

Tue, 2021-12-21 11:40 — mike kraft
The omicron variant is fueling misinformation about COVID. Experts explain why and how to spot false claims. Public health experts say the lack of instant data on the omicron variant is prompting many people to seek out whatever information they can find. Adrianna Rodriguez USA TODAY

 

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Analysis: Rising cases, Omicron highlight holes in Biden's COVID strategy, experts say

Mon, 2021-12-20 13:47 — mike kraft
Analysis: Rising cases, Omicron highlight holes in Biden's COVID strategy, experts say Amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, President Joe Biden is drawing criticism from health experts, who are calling for more urgency, testing, masking and global vaccine sharing. Jeff Mason Reuters
 
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'Striking' impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health

Fri, 2021-12-17 11:19 — mike kraft
'Striking' impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health Dr. Deborah Levine has been a pediatric emergency medicine physician in the New York City area for over two decades. In recent years, she has observed an increase in the number of mental health emergencies in adolescents -- which only got worse during the pandemic. Last week's surgeon general's advisory on the youth mental health crisis during the pandemic didn't come as a surprise to hospitalists like Levine, who continues to see the impact as demand still outpaces access 21 months later. YahooNews
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Disinformation efforts: Far-right using COVID-19 theories to grow reach, study shows

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:47 — mike kraft
Far-right using COVID-19 theories to grow reach, study shows | AP News PARIS (AP) — The mugshot-style photos are posted on online message boards in black and white and look a little like old-fashioned “wanted” posters. “The Jews own COVID just like all of Hollywood,” the accompanying text says. AP NEWS

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