Public Attitudes

Misinformation issue: Judge limits Biden administration in contacting social media companies about alleged Covid misinformation

Wed, 2023-07-05 09:39 — mike kraft

Judge limits Biden administration in working with social media companies A judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling. AP News

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Low-income communities benefit most from COVID vaccination--study

Fri, 2023-06-30 17:36 — mike kraft

Study: Low-income communities benefit most from COVID vaccination CIDRAP

... in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a study analyzing vaccination data in 81 communities in Los Angeles County finds that the vaccine had a greater impact on COVID-19 infections in lower-income communities than in their higher-income counterparts.

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Pandemic 'fear of missing out' had mental health consequences for older adults-- study

Fri, 2023-06-30 10:00 — mike kraft

Pandemic 'fear of missing out' had mental health consequences for older adults, study shows During the COVID-19 pandemic, fear of missing out (FOMO) on social activities may have negatively affected the mental health of adults at high risk of serious disease, according to a new study from Rice ... Amy McCaig

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A hot, smoky summer expected in much of America.

Thu, 2023-06-29 11:04 — mike kraft

Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here's why you'd better get used to it Forecasters say the only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly. AP News

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A new COVID vaccine this fall, but will people get it?

Thu, 2023-06-29 10:54 — mike kraft

There will be a new COVID vaccine this fall, but will people get it? The next COVID-19 vaccine, expected to come out this fall, will be targeted at the XBB.1.5 subvariant, leading public health experts to urge everyone to get vaccinated again before the possible fall-winter surge in COVID cases. Yahoo News

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During the COVID-19 pandemic home liquor delivery soared in the United States, along with binge drinking -- new study

Thu, 2023-06-29 10:43 — mike kraft

Home delivery of alcohol expanded during pandemic, with permanent effects on health During the COVID-19 pandemic home liquor delivery soared in the United States, as did binge drinking along with it, a new study finds. Steven Reinberg

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"Although the number of states that allowed home delivery was already trending upwards during the last two decades, the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased these numbers."

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Opinion: The Myth of Polarization during the early stages of the COVID pandemic in the U.S.

Wed, 2023-06-28 20:14 — mike kraft

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Rain has failed to quell Canadian wildfires, and more smoky haze is on the way

Wed, 2023-06-28 18:38 — mike kraft

Rain has failed to quell Canadian wildfires, and more smoky haze is on the way, officials say Canadian officials say a large amount of rain in Quebec in recent days didn’t fall in the areas where there wildfires are most active and they expect air quality to remain a concern through the summer, as long as the fires continue. AP News

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Drifting smoke from the wildfires has lowered curtains of haze on broad swaths of Canada and the United States, pushing into southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, and moving into parts of West Virginia.

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ALSO SEE: More than a third of the US population, from the Midwest to the East Coast, under air quality alerts from Canadian wildfire smoke

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