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South America Suffers Worst Pandemic Death Tolls Yet

Fri, 2021-04-30 10:53 — mike kraft

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — In the capital of Colombia, Bogotá, the mayor is warning residents to brace for “the worst two weeks of our lives.”

Uruguay, once lauded as a model for keeping the coronavirus under control, now has one of the highest death rates in the world, while the grim daily tallies of the dead have hit records in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru in recent days.

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Many people preferring J&J vaccine now that it is back in use

Thu, 2021-04-29 22:09 — mike kraft

People seeking coronavirus vaccine appear eager to receive Johnson & Johnson One-and-done convenience of the company’s product seems to outweigh concerns over its link to a rare blood-clotting condition. Mary Claire Molloy, Lenny Bernstein, Frances Stead Sellers, Nick Anderson Washington Post

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Analysis: Vaccine Skepticism is More Than a Lack of Knowledge Problem. It’s Actually About Gut Beliefs.

Thu, 2021-04-29 21:46 — mike kraft

For years, scientists and doctors have treated vaccine skepticism as a knowledge problem. If patients were hesitant to get vaccinated, the thinking went, they simply needed more information.

But as public health officials now work to convince Americans to get Covid-19 vaccines as quickly as possible, new social science research suggests that a set of deeply held beliefs is at the heart of many people’s resistance, complicating efforts to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.

“The instinct from the medical community was, ‘If only we could educate them,’” said Dr. Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, who studies vaccine skepticism. “It was patronizing and, as it turns out, not true.”

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Africa: coronavirus vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses

Wed, 2021-04-28 16:49 — mike kraft

In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Some Africans are hesitating to get COVID-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health officials as some countries start to destroy thousands of doses that expired before use. Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses, a concerning development on a continent where health officials have been outspoken about the need for vaccine equity as the world's rich nations hold the bulk of shots.

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Suggestions on how to reach people who are reluctant to get vaccinated

Mon, 2021-04-26 12:05 — mike kraft

These are the pro-vaccine messages people want to hear No single strategy works for everyone, but a combination of several types of messages and messengers is persuading on-the-fence folks to get vaccinated. Frances Stead Sellers, Bonnie Berkowitz Washington Post

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How India’s second wave became the worst COVID-19 surge in the world

Sat, 2021-04-24 11:46 — mike kraft

How India’s second wave became the worst COVID-19 surge in the world

New Delhi (National Geographic)--- During the past few weeks, Indian social media has been inundated with SOS messages: hospitals tweeting about dwindling oxygen supplies and physicians watching helplessly as patients perish from preventable deaths. A journalist pleading for but denied a hospital bed took to Twitter to log his deteriorating condition till he died.

Overwhelmed crematoria are working round-the-clock to keep up with the pace of bodies; furnaces have melted down from overuse and additional funeral platforms are being built outside. Such are the heartbreaking messages and haunting images that highlight the formidable second wave of the coronavirus pandemic raging through the country.

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Florida's Covid infection rate among younger persons among nation's highest --study

Mon, 2021-04-19 11:04 — mike kraft

FAU study: Florida's young COVID infection rate among nation's highest

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A new study from a professor at Florida Atlantic University found Florida's infection rate for residents 25 and younger are among the worst in the nation.

Dr. Patrick Bernet, Associate Professor of Health Administration, studied COVID infection rates by age and found Florida had one of the highest rates of infection for younger residents in 2020 -- elevating the risk for all age groups.

"Infections don't stay in age cohorts," Dr. Bernet said.

His research, published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, found that older counties had lower infection rates than younger counties -- and that younger counties had larger outbreaks that spread to older age groups, elevating the risk to seniors.

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Scam problem: Officials warn that falsified vaccination cards could endanger lives and hurt efforts to end the pandemic

Mon, 2021-04-19 10:46 — mike kraft

‘Ripe for fraud’: Coronavirus vaccination cards support burgeoning scams Officials warn that the falsified cards could endanger lives and undermine efforts to end the pandemic. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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OPINION: The new vaccine threat is fear itself

Wed, 2021-04-14 11:42 — mike kraft

The new vaccine threat is fear itself The Johnson & Johnson pause is the latest example of how we've struggled to keep COVID risks in perspective. Sam Baker Axios

The FDA’s decision to pause the use of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine has set off a chain reaction of fear — about the safety of the vaccine, and about whether the FDA is overreacting — that's causing unnecessary drama just as the vaccine effort is finally picking up speed.

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