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Getting Covid-19 and flu shots at the same time may help overall vaccination rates, experts hope

Tue, 2023-09-19 10:31 — mike kraft

Covid-19 vaccination rates lag behind flu’s, but getting shots together may help | CNN Every year since 2010, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended everyone in the country aged 6 months and older receive an annual flu shot. Meg Tirrell CNN

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Disinformation issue: Facebook's policy does not stop anti-COVID vaxers from spreading and finding informaton--study

Mon, 2023-09-18 19:40 — mike kraft

Facebook's policy on anti-COVID vaccine content didn't stop users from finding it, study suggests Pornpak Khunatorn / iStock CIDRAP

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Health Workers Warn Proposed Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

Mon, 2023-09-18 19:18 — mike kraft

Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers - KFF Health News Clinicians, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines on face masks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals. khnkit KFF Health News

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Persons at greatest COVID risk may not be getting the newest vaccines as outreach efforts drop

Mon, 2023-09-18 09:57 — mike kraft

A new COVID vaccine is here, but those at greatest risk may not get it as outreach drops off The CDC says everyone over 6 months old should get the new COVID vaccine. But with the emergency response mechanisms that supported earlier vaccine campaigns gone, many who need them most won’t get them. PBS NewsHour

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Half of Americans interested in getting updated COVID shot--poll

Fri, 2023-09-15 10:17 — mike kraft

Half of Americans interested in getting updated COVID shot, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows About half of Americans are interested in getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine more than three years after the virus infected millions and upended daily life across the United States and around the world. Ahmed Aboulenein,Jason Lange Reuters

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U.S. CDC director calls Florida's advice against new COVID booster 'dangerous'

Thu, 2023-09-14 18:02 — mike kraft

CDC calls Florida's advice against new COVID booster 'dangerous' Florida has the highest proportion of counties recording "moderate" COVID hospitalization levels in the U.S. Experts explain why the state is seeing so many cases. ABC News ABC News

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Disinformation issue: As Covid-19 Cases Tick Higher, Conspiracy Theorists Stoke New Fears

Tue, 2023-09-12 11:26 — mike kraft

As Covid-19 cases have climbed as part of a late-summer uptick, right-wing influencers and conspiracy theorists have responded by stoking fears about mass lockdowns and spreading unsubstantiated new ideas about Covid-19’s links to world events.

“Do they want Covid measures back to put us on war footing in preparation for the war with Russia?” Jack Posobiec, a right-wing personality, said to more than 150,000 followers on his Telegram channel.

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U.S. CDC launches ad campaign to explain how flu vaccinations reduce infection impacts

Mon, 2023-09-11 10:50 — mike kraft

Exclusive: CDC hopes new ‘Wild to Mild’ ad campaign will tame skepticism about flu vaccines | CNN Some Americans have given up on flu shots because almost everyone remembers a season they got one and then got sick anyway. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Analysis: Covid's "new normal" has set in but there are issues in coping with it.

Mon, 2023-09-11 10:23 — mike kraft

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UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak; U.S. shows slow but steady increase

Mon, 2023-09-11 09:45 — mike kraft

UK reports nursing home COVID outbreak involving BA.2.86 variant Toa55 / iStock CIDRAP

In a technical briefing on SARS-CoV-2 variants today, the UK Health Security Agency (HSA) revealed that, of 34 confirmed involving the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant, 28 were from a single outbreak at a nursing home, an early sign that it can spread in close-contact settings.

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