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Home COVID-19 tests for making holiday gatherings safer

Thu, 2021-11-11 18:25 — mike kraft

Can at-home COVID-19 tests make holiday gatherings safer? Can at-home COVID-19 tests make holiday gatherings safer? Yes, combined with vaccination, home test kits for COVID-19 can add a layer of safety and reassurance by providing on-the-spot results during this second year of pandemic holidays. AP NEWS

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New study describes how unvaccinated people are more likely to listen to their doctors than the government

Wed, 2021-11-10 18:41 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated people will hear you out on the COVID-19 shot — as long as you don't work for the government A new report from Deloitte finds that unvaccinated Americans are more likely to listen to some people over others. Andrew Keshner MarketWatch

Personal connection is key.

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If cleared by the FDA, monoclonal antibodies could be given to the immunocompromised via injections before exposure to the coronavirus.

Wed, 2021-11-10 12:40 — mike kraft

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Many immunocompromised Americans, including people with cancer, autoimmune disorders and transplanted organs, are impatiently awaiting what could be their ticket back to some semblance of normalcy: the ability to receive periodic injections of long-acting monoclonal antibodies. This, research suggests, could provide them the substantial protection against Covid-19 that in their cases vaccination may not.

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OPINION: Biden plan to make unvaccinated workers pay for Covid testing could backfire

Tue, 2021-11-09 18:51 — mike kraft

Biden plan to make unvaccinated workers pay for Covid testing could backfire The prospect of hitting businesses with new testing costs as many struggle to staff back up could harden opposition to Biden’s plan, and hamper the president’s latest push to end the pandemic. POLITICO

President Joe Biden wants unvaccinated workers to pay for office Covid-19 testing. But their employers could still end up footing much of the bill.

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Texas study finds unvaccinated 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19

Tue, 2021-11-09 18:08 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19: Texas study A Texas government study Justine Coleman TheHill

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U.S. Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Tue, 2021-11-09 17:59 — mike kraft

Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation The government's top doctor released a step-by-step toolkit Tuesday morning to help people combat misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines in their own close circles. "We need people in communities all across our country to have these conversations," Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in an interview with ABC News. Over the summer, the surgeon general issued an advisory that called misinformation an urgent public health threat. Yahoo

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Australia'n report finds unvaccinated 16 times more likely to die from COVID-19

Tue, 2021-11-09 12:13 — mike kraft

Australia's NSW says unvaccinated 16 times more likely to die from COVID-19 Unvaccinated people are 16 times more likely to end up in intensive care units or die from COVID-19, Australia's New South Wales state said in a report, with officials urging people to get inoculated as Australia begins to live with the coronavirus. Reuters Reuters

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Moderna seeks EU authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in children 6-11

Tue, 2021-11-09 09:56 — mike kraft

Moderna seeks EU authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in young children Moderna Inc on Tuesday applied for European authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6-11 years, weeks after it delayed a similar filing with U.S. regulators. Reuters Reuters

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Federal lawyers tells court vaccine rule should remain while cases play out in courts

Tue, 2021-11-09 09:25 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday argued that the federal government had all the power it needed to require large employers to mandate vaccination of their workers against the Covid-19 virus — or to require those who refuse the shots to wear masks and submit to weekly testing.

In a 28-page filing before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which temporarily blocked the mandate with a nationwide stay last week, the Justice Department argued that the rule was necessary to protect workers from the pandemic and was well grounded in law.

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