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The COVID Pandemic Is Not Over For Older Persons

Wed, 2023-02-15 00:16 — mike kraft

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For older Americans, the pandemic still poses significant dangers. About three-quarters of Covid deaths have occurred in people over 65, with the greatest losses concentrated among those over 75.

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U.S. House votes to end COVID vaccine requirement for foreign air travelers

Fri, 2023-02-10 00:45 — mike kraft

U.S. House votes to end foreign air traveler COVID vaccine requirement The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to end a requirement that most foreign air travelers be vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions still in place. David Shepardson Reuters

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Analysis: Public health is being undermined by denialism

Fri, 2023-02-10 00:25 — mike kraft

Denialism is seeping into legislation and undermining public health Denialism represents a shift in the common practice of disputing notions that we may not agree with to the outright rejection of facts in an antagonistic way. dtodd The Hill

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Knowing someone who died or suffered from COVID-19 increases the likelihood of a person geting vaccinated --study

Wed, 2023-02-08 22:53 — mike kraft

People who know someone who died of COVID-19 more likely to get vaccinated - UPI.com People who know someone who was sickened by COVID-19 or who died from it were twice as likely to get their own vaccinations, a recent study found. UPI

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Opinion: the Biden administration’s Covid preparedness policies could narrow America’s political divide--STAT

Fri, 2023-02-03 00:34 — mike kraft

How the Biden administration's Covid preparedness policies could narrow America's political divide The Covid Winter Preparedness Plan advises contradictory goals: that Americans can return to normal and at the same time stay safe by avoiding exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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Opinion: The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Be Over When Americans Think It Is

Wed, 2023-02-01 01:41 — mike kraft

The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Be Over When Americans Think It Is How will we know when the COVID-19 pandemic is over in the U.S.? Steven Phillips on how we have to think differently about risk today YahooNews

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"Here’s my proposed definition: the country will not fully emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic until most people in our diverse nation accept the risk and consequences of exposure to a ubiquitous SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19."

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