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South Africa says its Omicron wave has peaked, lifts its curfew

Thu, 2021-12-30 17:49 — mike kraft

South Africa lifts curfew as it says COVID-19 fourth wave peaks South Africa has lifted a midnight to 4 a.m. curfew on people's movement with immediate effect, believing the country has passed the peak of its fourth COVID-19 wave driven by the Omicron variant, a government statement said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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Florida cuts back on some New Year's events; New York City scales back

Thu, 2021-12-30 10:37 — mike kraft

New Year's celebrations in Florida adjust to omicron | AP News MIAMI (AP) — There are no plans for the neon Big Orange to rise up the side of the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami this year, and a festival with food trucks and performers in a northeast Florida beach town has been canceled. AP NEWS

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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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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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South Africa says its Omicron wave has peaked, lifts its curfew

Florida cuts back on some New Year's events; New York City scales back

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

Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers; clashes over alternative treatments

Native Americans hit worse as the COVID pandemic fueled the drug crisis

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

Misinformation about COVID. Experts explain why and how to spot false claims

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

'Striking' impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health

Disinformation efforts: Far-right using COVID-19 theories to grow reach, study shows

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