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Britain, Israel and India: Descriptions of three different COVID' situations.

Sat, 2021-02-06 19:14 — mike kraft

Vaccines Could Blunt U.K. Epidemic in Weeks

LONDON — Britain is on a pace to give the first shot of a two-dose coronavirus vaccine to its entire population by the end of June, if it can avoid supply and logistical issues that threaten to slow one of the world’s fastest rollouts.

The most vulnerable will get their first doses much sooner — likely over the next two weeks — which could drastically reduce deaths. People over 70, nursing home residents and workers, health and social workers, and those whose health problems make them extremely vulnerable are all on schedule to receive their first vaccine shots before Feb. 15. Together these groups have accounted for 88 percent of all Covid-19 deaths.

The timeline shows the promise of vaccination as a path out of the deadliest stage of the pandemic in the countries that are moving quickly. ...

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Children unlikely to spread coronavirus in school when proper precautions are taken, researchers find From CNN Health’s Maggie Fox and Ben Tinker

Sat, 2021-01-30 12:30 — mike kraft

Transmission of coronavirus in schools can be limited if kids mask up, study suggests An in-depth look at two US schools supports the argument that children don't spread coronavirus in school any more than in the community -- when proper precautions are taken. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

An in-depth look at two US schools supports the argument that children don’t spread coronavirus in school when proper precautions are taken.

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Canada deporting thousands even as pandemic rages

Sun, 2021-01-24 19:37 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Canada deporting thousands even as pandemic rages Canada deported thousands of people even as COVID-19 raged last year, data seen by Reuters shows, and lawyers say deportations are ramping up, putting people needlessly at risk in the midst of a global health emergency. Anna Mehler Paperny U.S.

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With painstaking effort, Black doctors’ group takes aim at Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy

Fri, 2021-01-22 11:19 — mike kraft

Black doctors' group takes aim at Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy A professional society of African American doctors is trying to learn about communities' concerns — and address them. Eric Boodman STAT

In September, after the Food and Drug Administration authorized Covid-19 treatments based more on presidential puffery than on clinical data, some physicians decided to take matters into their own hands.

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WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first

Mon, 2021-01-18 10:35 — mike kraft

WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get... AP NEWS

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Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient

Sat, 2021-01-16 11:45 — mike kraft

Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient Since the pandemic’s descent, they have generally been viewed as among those at higher risk — older Americans, some of them medically vulnerable, figuring out how to navigate life in a... AP NEWS

Since the pandemic’s descent, they have generally been viewed as among those at higher risk — older Americans, some of them medically vulnerable, figuring out how to navigate life in a COVID-saturated, increasingly isolated world.

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Norway adjusts advice after vaccine deaths but isn't alarmed

Fri, 2021-01-15 11:10 — mike kraft

Norway adjusts advice after vaccine deaths but isn't alarmed COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian officials have adjusted their advice on who gets the COVID-19 vaccine in light of a small number of deaths in older people, leaving it up to each doctor to... AP NEWS

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian officials have adjusted their advice on who gets the COVID-19 vaccine in light of a small number of deaths in older people, leaving it up to each doctor to consider who should be vaccinated.

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Study: The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection

Thu, 2021-01-14 12:58 — mike kraft

As millions are inoculated against the coronavirus, and the pandemic’s end finally seems to glimmer into view, scientists are envisioning what a post-vaccine world might look like — and what they see is comforting.

The coronavirus is here to stay, but once most adults are immune — following natural infection or vaccination — the virus will be no more of a threat than the common cold, according to a study published in the journal Science on Tuesday.

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New task force director Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith Takes Aim at Racial Gaps in Health Care

Mon, 2021-01-11 11:40 — mike kraft

Growing up in the United States Virgin Islands, Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith saw firsthand what can happen in a community with limited access to health care. Her father, Moleto “Bishop” Smith Sr., was only in his 40s when he suffered a debilitating stroke that left him partly paralyzed and with slurred speech.

The cause was high blood pressure, which could have been treated but had never been diagnosed. Without prompt access to advanced treatments, “the stroke was allowed to run its course,” Dr. Nunez-Smith, 45, recalled in a recent interview. Her father never fully recovered.

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