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High summer heat in some neighborhoods adds to COVID risks

Fri, 2021-03-05 15:59 — mike kraft
A complicating factor in combating Covid hot spots: Heat Heat, environmental problems and the pandemic concentrate in certain neighborhoods. Here’s a new idea for what to do about it. POLITICO

Last summer, just as cases of Covid-19 began to surge in Southern California, so did the heat.

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study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says

Fri, 2021-03-05 11:18 — mike kraft
Exclusive: Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, variant, a source with knowledge of the study told Reuters on Friday. Rodrigo Viga Gaier U.S.
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Despite push to reopen schools, teacher vaccinations are not being tracked

Fri, 2021-03-05 09:52 — mike kraft
Teacher vaccinations go untracked amid school reopening push The national rush to vaccinate teachers in hopes of soon reopening pandemic-shuttered schools is running into one basic problem: Almost no one knows how many are getting the shots, or refusing to get them. States and many districts have not been keeping track of school employee vaccinations, even as the U.S. prioritizes teachers nationwide.
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Fever scanners used to check temperatures to fight covid can be wildly inaccurate, researchers find

Fri, 2021-03-05 09:43 — mike kraft
Those fever scanners that everyone is using to fight covid can be wildly inaccurate, researchers find A flood of thermal scanners hit the market last year. But researchers say many of the devices use software that can make a feverish person appear perfectly well. Drew Harwell Washington Post
 
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Report: Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight

Thu, 2021-03-04 17:54 — mike kraft
Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight, report finds The risk of death from Covid-19 is about 10 times higher in countries where more than half of the population is overweight, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Obesity Forum. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN CNN
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Rural Americans without nearby pharmacies, older Americans falling through vaccine cracks

Thu, 2021-03-04 12:46 — mike kraft
Rural Americans in Pharmacy Deserts Hurting for Covid Vaccines Pharmacies are poised to start filling the gaps to vaccinate all of America against covid. Where does that leave people in rural counties that lack pharmacies? khnmarkianh Kaiser Health News

As the Biden administration accelerates a plan to use pharmacies to distribute covid-19 vaccines, significant areas of the country lack brick-and-mortar pharmacies capable of administering the protective shots.

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Four states have rolled back mask mandates....what it could mean for all of us.

Thu, 2021-03-04 10:15 — mike kraft
Four states have rolled back mask mandates. More could be on the way. Here's what it could mean for all of us. Texas and Mississippi joined more than a dozen other states that don't have mask mandates in place. But businesses and local leaders are ignoring the eased rules. Christal Hayes USA TODAY
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Some retailers will still require wearing of masks despite Texas governor's ending mandate

Thu, 2021-03-04 10:06 — mike kraft
Kroger, Starbucks and Target among retailers that will still require masks in Texas despite end of state mandate As Texas ends its mask mandate, some of nation’s largest retailers including Macy’s, Starbucks and Target are not rolling back theirs. Jessica Guynn USA TODAY

No mask, no service.

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Study shows usefullness of Hotel-Based COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Strategy for Homeless Persons with COVID infections

Wed, 2021-03-03 19:10 — mike kraft
Hotel-Based COVID-19 Quarantine Strategy for Persons Experiencing Homelessness This cohort study assesses the safety of a hotel-based isolation and quarantine care system and its association with hospital inpatient capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMANetworkOpen
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Some Republican state governors stick with mask mandates, Biden criticizes Texas and Mississippi governors for lifting

Wed, 2021-03-03 17:37 — mike kraft
Some Republican governors stand by mask mandates as Texas and Mississippi accelerate reopening While Texas and Mississippi announced complete rollbacks of their states' COVID-19 mitigation measures this week, several governors of other Republican states have made clear they are not abandoning their mask mandates despite political pressure. Gabriella Borter U.S.
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