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ANALYSIS: Dr. Debora Birx says number of US coronavirus deaths could have been "decreased substantially"

Mon, 2021-03-29 01:44 — mike kraft

Analysis: Birx shares her chilling conclusion as America arrives at a moment of introspection on the coronavirus The US may finally be getting a handle on the coronavirus pandemic, but for so many Americans, it's too late, and that disconnect is raising fresh questions about why the US couldn't have done more earlier. Analysis by Maeve Reston, CNN CNN

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Brazil's Coronvirus Situation worses, How the Outbreak Overwhelmed its Hospitals

Mon, 2021-03-29 00:29 — mike kraft

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The patients began arriving at hospitals in Porto Alegre far sicker and younger than before. Funeral homes were experiencing a steady uptick in business, while exhausted doctors and nurses pleaded in February for a lockdown to save lives.

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New studies: Hundreds of thousands of American coronvirus deaths could have been avoided by more widespread precautions

Fri, 2021-03-26 07:20 — mike kraft

U.S. COVID response could have avoided hundreds of thousands of deaths: research The United States squandered both money and lives in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, and it could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths with a more effective health strategy and trimmed federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars while still supporting those... Howard Schneider U.S.

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Fearmongering and disinformation vaccine stories continue to spread Online

Fri, 2021-03-26 06:57 — mike kraft

The odds of dying after getting a COVID-19 vaccine are virtually nonexistent.

According to recent data from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, you're three times more likely to get struck by lightning.

But you might not know that from looking at your social media feed.

A new NPR analysis finds that articles connecting vaccines and death have been among the most highly engaged with content online this year, going viral in a way that could hinder people's ability to judge the true risk in getting a shot.

The findings also illustrate a broader trend in online misinformation: With social media platforms making more of an effort to take down patently false health claims, bad actors are turning to cherry-picked truths to drive misleading narratives.

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Grassroots workers are being enlisted to convince minority groups to get vaccinated

Fri, 2021-03-26 02:22 — mike kraft

Vaccination race enlists grassroots aides to fight mistrust CHICAGO (AP) — His last job was selling cars, but in his new gig, working to turn the tide against a pandemic, Herman Simmons knows not to be too pushy or overbearing. He’s one of more than... AP NEWS

CHICAGO (AP) — His last job was selling cars, but in his new gig, working to turn the tide against a pandemic, Herman Simmons knows not to be too pushy or overbearing.

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