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In LA, ambulances circle for hours and ICUs are full. Is this what Covid-19 has in store for the rest of the country?

Fri, 2021-01-15 17:54 — mike kraft

In Los Angeles, ambulances circle for hours and ICUs are full - STAT LA issued strict mask and stay-at-home orders so quickly last spring it beat the coronavirus back. But that early success did not last. Usha Lee McFarling STAT

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WHO warns that herd immunity won't happen in 2021, even with vaccines

Tue, 2021-01-12 13:56 — mike kraft

WHO warns that herd immunity won't happen in 2021, even with vaccines The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that social distancing measures will need to stay in place "for the rest of this year," even as vaccination rollouts get under way globally, because it takes time to build up herd immunity. By <a href="/profiles/helen-regan">Helen Regan</a>, Adam Renton, <a href="/profiles/ivana-kottasova">Ivana Kottasová</a>, Florence Davey-Attlee and Ed Upright, CNN CNN

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As Covid surges in Mississippi Delta, food banks and hospitals are stretched thin

Thu, 2020-12-31 12:49 — mike kraft

A Mississippi community was already struggling. Now, it’s facing its worst Covid outbreak. Three in 1,000 residents in Bolivar County have died from the coronavirus, devastating one of the most vulnerable rural regions in the country. NBC News

JACKSON, Miss. — Four days before Christmas, Chiquikta Fountain watched as a growing line of cars stretched down a mile of road in the Mississippi Delta.

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Pharmacies’ starring role in vaccine push could result in unequal access

Wed, 2020-12-23 09:39 — mike kraft

Pharmacies’ starring role in vaccine push could create unequal access Public health experts say a broader mix of vaccination sites is needed to reach as many people as possible. POLITICO

The Trump administration has made pharmacies a centerpiece of the country’s historic coronavirus vaccination campaign — a decision that could bypass low-income and minority populations hardest hit by the pandemic.

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People over 75, essential workers next in line for vaccine--CDC Advisory Comitteee

Sun, 2020-12-20 18:15 — mike kraft

People over 75, essential workers next in line for vaccine NEW YORK (AP) — A federal advisory panel put people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers next in line for COVID-19 shots as a second vaccine... AP NEWS

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Poll finds increasing number of Americans, including Black people, would take COVID vaccine

Tue, 2020-12-15 20:36 — mike kraft

Poll finds increasing number of Americans, including Black people, Americans are increasingly willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine, especially Black and Hispanic Americans, according to a new poll released Tues Jessie Hellmann TheHill

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CDC director: US COVID-19 deaths likely to exceed 9/11 toll for 60 days

Thu, 2020-12-10 18:40 — mike kraft

CDC director: US COVID-19 deaths likely to exceed 9/11 toll for 60 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield issued a stark warning about the worsening death toll from the coronavirus on Thursday, saying that in a coming brutal Peter Sullivan TheHill

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NJ Contact Tracing Non-cooperation Reaches 74 Percent

Wed, 2020-12-09 17:56 — mike kraft

NJ Contact Tracing Non-cooperation Reaches 74 Percent New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy implored state residents Monday to cooperate with coronavirus contact tracers, saying the non-compliance rate had climbed to 74%. Newsmax

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy implored state residents Monday to cooperate with coronavirus contact tracers, saying the non-compliance rate had climbed to 74%.

Murphy wrote on Twitter:

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