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ANALYSIS: U.S. Vaccine Rollout Hindered by Faulty Coordination, Messaging

Thu, 2021-01-07 10:17 — mike kraft

U.S. Vaccine Rollout Hindered by Faulty Coordination, Messaging Angelica LaVito Bloomberg.com

As the U.S. grapples with record hospitalizations and deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic, a crucial vaccination rollout campaign is being impeded by inconsistent messaging and myriad state strategies as a new variant of the virus drives up infection rates, according to public health experts.

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FDA Warns Health Officials Not To Mess With COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Schedule

Tue, 2021-01-05 10:13 — mike kraft

FDA Warns Health Officials Not To Mess With COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Schedule Agency officials said reducing the number of doses creates a potential for harm in patients because "they may assume that they are fully protected when they are not" and may "take unnecessary risks." NPR.org

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How Trump Tried, but Largely Failed, to Derail America’s Top Climate Report

Mon, 2021-01-04 19:32 — mike kraft

The National Climate Assessment, America’s premier contribution to climate knowledge, stands out for many reasons: Hundreds of scientists across the federal government and academia join forces to compile the best insights available on climate change. The results, released just twice a decade or so, shape years of government decisions.

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US debates whether UK approach is better on COVID-19 vaccinations

Fri, 2021-01-01 11:20 — mike kraft

US debates whether UK approach is better on COVID-19 vaccinations A new approach to COVID-19 vaccination just adopted in the United Kingdom is gaining traction in America, but is dividing public health experts. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

A new approach to COVID-19 vaccination just adopted in the United Kingdom is gaining traction in America, but is dividing public health experts.

In an effort to push out as many doses of the vaccine as possible, British officials will no longer hold back the second of two doses.

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OPINION: Stopping the syndemic: Covid-19 plus other debilitating and deadly diseases

Thu, 2020-12-31 14:57 — mike kraft

Stopping the syndemic: Covid-19 plus other deadly diseases - STAT As the pandemic rips across the world, other debilitating and deadly diseases are left undiagnosed and untreated. We're facing a syndemic. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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Here’s Why Distribution of the Vaccine Is Taking Longer Than Expected

Thu, 2020-12-31 12:02 — mike kraft

In Florida, less than one-quarter of delivered coronavirus vaccines have been used, even as older people sat in lawn chairs all night waiting for their shots. In Puerto Rico, last week’s vaccine shipments did not arrive until the workers who would have administered them had left for the Christmas holiday. In California, doctors are worried about whether there will be enough hospital staff members to both administer vaccines and tend to the swelling number of Covid-19 patients.

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Q&A EXPLAINER: Scientists trying to understand new virus variant

Wed, 2020-12-30 17:16 — mike kraft

EXPLAINER: Scientists trying to understand new virus variant Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won’t work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new variants of the coronavirus, especially the one moving... AP NEWS

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Explanations for ‘long Covid’ remain elusive. Research in early stages

Wed, 2020-12-30 10:15 — mike kraft

Explanations for ‘long Covid’ remain elusive. Believing patients helps “The vaccines and therapeutics, they were easy. With this post-acute Covid syndrome ... it's kind of a wild, wild West right now.” Elizabeth Cooney STAT

Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, the perplexing problems of Covid-19 long-haulers seem no nearer resolution — or even explanation — than when they first puzzled doctors and patients in the spring.

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REFERENCE MATERIAL: Building working relationships to improve public and population health

Tue, 2020-12-29 21:10 — mike kraft

The Practical Playbook II: Building Multisector Partnerships That Work

A practical guide to consolidating resource and talent across sectors to improve public and population health. ...

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Public health and primary care are natural, foundational partners for addressing the challenges in today's health system. Together, along with other partners, we can improve population health.

See interactive map: Multi-Sector Partnerships in the US from 2012-Present

Also see the above link for access to other sections.

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