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How doctors in Lousiania are getting more people to become vaccinated

Sun, 2021-08-08 14:04 — mike kraft

Delta variant, Louisiana doctors, slowly cracking vaccine resistance The crowd inside Floyd's Family Pharmacy was abuzz with an agitated energy. Brad Brooks U.S.

PONCHATOULA, La. (Reuters) - The crowd inside Floyd’s Family Pharmacy was abuzz with an agitated energy.

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Fauci 'very concerned' about COVID-19 surge following Sturgis motorcycle rally

Sun, 2021-08-08 13:01 — mike kraft

Fauci 'very concerned' about COVID-19 surge following Sturgis rally Anthony Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser, on Sunday said he is "very concerned" that there may be another surge in South Dakota brought on by the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which is Joseph Choi TheHill

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Most unvaccinated Americans believe coronavirus vaccine poses greater health risk than the disease, poll finds

Wed, 2021-08-04 18:36 — mike kraft

Most unvaccinated Americans believe coronavirus vaccine poses greater health risk than the disease, poll finds In contrast, an overwhelming majority of vaccinated adults said getting infected with covid-19 is a bigger health risk than the vaccine. Adela Suliman Washington Post

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Studies suggest lotteries or cash payouts improve vaccination rates

Wed, 2021-08-04 18:26 — mike kraft

Cash for shots? Studies suggest payouts improve vaccination rates Vaccine lotteries persuade some hesitant people, but New York City and White House want to bet on direct payments Science | AAAS

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ANALYSIS: Proven ways to boost Covid-19 vaccination: mandates plus nudges

Thu, 2021-07-22 11:01 — Naomisfreeman

Proven ways to boost Covid-19 vaccination: mandates plus nudges - STAT Mandates can help the U.S. increase Covid-19 vaccination rates. Nudges that influence choices without forbidding options can also work. Patrick Skerrett STAT

Evidence-based tools can make us all safer and more secure by making vaccination the default choice in Americans’ everyday lives — in schools, businesses, and hospitals. . .

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More than a fifth of Americans live in counties with high Covid transmission rate

Tue, 2021-07-20 18:36 — mike kraft

More than 20% of the US population lives in a county considered to have "high" Covid-19 transmission About 22% of the US population – nearly 73 million people – lives in a county considered to have “high” Covid-19 transmission, according to data published Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, Melissa Macaya, <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani">Melissa Mahtani</a>, Mike Hayes and <a href="/profiles/veronica-rocha">Veronica Rocha</a>, CNN CNN

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With Covid cases rising sharply, Pediatric Academy advises masks for everyone older than 2

Tue, 2021-07-20 17:38 — mike kraft

US COVID-19 cases up 140% in past 2 weeks Plus, mask recommendations are returning, with a pediatrics group calling for them for schoolchildren. CIDRAP

With rising US COVID-19 cases, recommendations and mandates for masks are starting to pop up across the country, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) today updated its recommendations for the upcoming school year, advising masks for everyone older than 2 years regardless of vaccination status.

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OPINIONS: How to reach the unvaccinated --payments and numbers

Tue, 2021-07-20 12:02 — mike kraft

Late last week Michael Brendan Dougherty of National Review stirred up a mix of interest and outrage among journalists by arguing that more understanding should be extended to unvaccinated Americans, whose hesitancy about getting Pfizered or Modernafied often reflects a reasonable uncertainty and wariness after a year of shifting public-health rhetoric, blunders and misleading messaging.

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Despite surge in delta infections, many Missouri residents still downplay the threat

Fri, 2021-07-16 18:54 — mike kraft

The delta variant is ravaging this Missouri city. Many residents are still wary of vaccines. Experts fear Springfield, Mo., is a harbinger of tensions to come as people refuse to get vaccinated and downplay the pandemic even in the face of overwhelmed hospitals and preventable death. Fenit Nirappil Washington Post

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UK'S end to mandatory masks prompts confusion, caution

Fri, 2021-07-16 10:45 — mike kraft

Freedom or folly? UK's end to mandatory masks sows confusion LONDON (AP) — For many, it’s common courtesy or a sensible precaution. For others, it's an imposition, a daily irritation. The face mask — a highly charged source of debate, confusion and anger around the world during the coronavirus pandemic — is now dividing people as the crisis eases. AP NEWS

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