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ANALYSIS: How COVID-19 took a heavy toll on a Generation of Young Black Men

Tue, 2020-12-29 20:29 — mike kraft

How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men They were pillars of their communities and families, and they are not replaceable. To understand why COVID-19 killed so many young Black men, you need to know the legend of John Henry. Akilah Johnson,Nina Martin ProPublica

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Suggestions on how to deal with Vaccine Hesitancy: Can We Talk?

Tue, 2020-12-29 20:08 — mike kraft

.... Public health officials stress that the COVID-19 vaccines will provide the best hope for returning to “normal.” Yet, a recent study from Kaiser Family Foundation revealed one-quarter of the population “probably or definitely would not take the coronavirus vaccine.”

Much is at stake. For life to return to anything approaching normal, 75% of the population must be immunized. If enough people avoid the vaccine, COVID-19 transmission will continue. Honest, fact-based conversations about the vaccine among family and close friends have an urgency that strikes close to the heart. Since some conversations are likely to be emotionally charged, it’s important to be able to communicate and listen actively. You’ll need to understand your own feelings about the issues, and also deal with someone else’s strong feelings — all while being able to think clearly and stay focused — basic psychoanalytic technique!

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There is currently no evidence UK coronavirus variant is linked to a higher risk of hospitalization

Tue, 2020-12-29 19:17 — mike kraft

There is currently no evidence UK coronavirus variant is linked to a higher risk of hospitalization Preliminary analysis from Public Health England (PHE) on the new variant of coronavirus first detected in the UK has revealed that, while the variant appears to be more transmissible, there is no evidence it’s linked to a higher risk of hospital admission or death. By Julia Hollingsworth, Adam Renton, Amy Woodyatt, Harry Clarke-Ezzidio and Veronica Rocha, CNN CNN

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WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one'

Tue, 2020-12-29 11:31 — mike kraft

WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one' Experts tell end of year media briefing that virus is likely to become endemic and the world will have to learn to live with it Melissa Davey the Guardian

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For Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Are Too Rich — and Too Poor

Tue, 2020-12-29 10:57 — mike kraft

CAPE TOWN — A few months from now, a factory in South Africa is expected to begin churning out a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine each day in the African country hardest-hit by the pandemic.

But those vials will probably be shipped to a distribution center in Europe and then rushed to Western countries that have pre-ordered them by the hundreds of millions. None have been set aside for South Africa.

The country, which will help manufacture the vaccine and whose citizens have enrolled in clinical trials, does not expect to see the first trickle of doses until around the middle of next year. By then, the United States, Britain and Canada may already have vaccinated more than 100 million people.

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Investigation: The CDC’s failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated

Mon, 2020-12-28 20:16 — mike kraft

The CDC’s failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated Thai scientists deployed a coronavirus test within hours. The CDC took 46 days to roll out a working test as the virus spread. David Willman Washington Post

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The curse of the incidental illness: Seen as side effects to Covid vaccinations, ailments may have little to do with them

Mon, 2020-12-28 19:43 — mike kraft

Incidental illnesses threaten to give Covid-19 vaccines a bad rap There's a lack of public understanding that many problems that occur after vaccination probably aren’t tied to immunization itself. Helen Branswell STAT

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How Much Herd Immunity Is Enough?

Sun, 2020-12-27 10:34 — mike kraft

At what point does a country achieve herd immunity? What portion of the population must acquire resistance to the coronavirus, either through infection or vaccination, in order for the disease to fade away and life to return to normal?

Since the start of the pandemic, the figure that many epidemiologists have offered has been 60 to 70 percent. That range is still cited by the World Health Organization and is often repeated during discussions of the future course of the disease.

Although it is impossible to know with certainty what the limit will be until we reach it and transmission stops, having a good estimate is important: It gives Americans a sense of when we can hope to breathe freely again.

Recently, a figure to whom millions of Americans look for guidance — Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, an adviser to both the Trump administration and the incoming Biden administration — has begun incrementally raising his herd-immunity estimate.

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CDC issues new guidance about vaccinations for people with underlying health conditions

Sun, 2020-12-27 10:28 — mike kraft

CDC issues new guidance about vaccinations for people with underlying The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday issued a new guidance stating that people with underlying health conditions can receive a coronavirus vaccine. Celine Castronuovo TheHill

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday issued a new guidance stating that people with underlying health conditions can receive a coronavirus vaccine.

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Early Vaccine Doubters Now Show a Willingness to Roll Up Their Sleeves

Sat, 2020-12-26 18:25 — mike kraft

Ever since the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine began last spring, upbeat announcements were stalked by ominous polls: No matter how encouraging the news, growing numbers of people said they would refuse to get the shot.

The time frame was dangerously accelerated, many people warned. The vaccine was a scam from Big Pharma, others said. A political ploy by the Trump administration, many Democrats charged. The internet pulsed with apocalyptic predictions from longtime vaccine opponents, who decried the new shot as the epitome of every concern they’d ever put forth.

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