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Federal Government Strengthens Health Care for Homeless Americans

Thu, 2023-10-19 11:56 — mike kraft

Health Care ‘Game-Changer’? Feds Boost Care for Homeless Americans - KFF Health News This month, the federal government started paying for treatments delivered outside hospitals and clinics, expanding funding for “street medicine” teams that treat homeless patients. California led the way on the change, which could help sick and vulnerable patients get healthy, sober, and, in some cases, into housing. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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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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Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House

Mon, 2022-03-14 19:14 — mike kraft

White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, with roughly 35,000 cases at the moment, and more money was needed to help fight it. Reuters Reuters

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Coronavirus infections rise in northern states, Mountain West, as holidays near

Wed, 2021-11-10 09:29 — mike kraft

Coronavirus infections rise in northern states, Mountain West, as holidays near U.S. could face a fifth major wave of cases, but vaccinations and new treatments would likely temper its severity. Washington Post

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Montana legislature passes bill to prohibit employers requiring a vaccine

Tue, 2021-04-27 19:54 — mike kraft

Montana legislature passes bill to prohibit employers requiring a The Montana legislature has passed a bill prohibiting employers from requiring that their workers get a particular vaccine. Jordan Williams TheHill

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It may take all year before all willing adults in some states get vaccinated

Wed, 2021-04-07 09:41 — mike kraft

In the race to vaccinate against Covid-19, willing adults in some states may be waiting all year It may take until the end of the year to get coronavirus vaccine to all adults who want it, a CNN analysis shows. And there are two very different reasons why. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Personal touch, word of mouth: How U.S. rural communities succeed getting COVID-19 shots into arms

Fri, 2021-01-29 09:49 — mike kraft

Personal touch, word of mouth: How U.S. rural communities succeed getting COVID-19 shots into arms When Juan Carlos Guerra got the call on Jan. 12 that his county would receive 300 COVID-19 vaccine doses the following day, he went straight to work. Tina Bellon, Nick Brown, Lisa Baertlein U.S.

(Reuters) - When Juan Carlos Guerra got the call on Jan. 12 that his county would receive 300 COVID-19 vaccine doses the following day, he went straight to work.

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Some states are seeing higher numbers of Covid-19 cases as others ease restrictions. L.A.County reaches million mark

Sun, 2021-01-17 13:19 — mike kraft

Some states are seeing higher numbers of Covid-19 cases as others ease restrictions While some states are seeing improving outlooks in their battle against Covid-19, other parts of the nation are hitting tragic records. Travis Caldwell, CNN CNN

(CNN) While some states are seeing improving outlooks in their battle against Covid-19, other parts of the nation are hitting tragic records. ...

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We’re drowning’: COVID cases flood hospitals in America’s heartland

Tue, 2020-11-24 10:15 — mike kraft

‘We’re drowning’: COVID cases flood hospitals in America’s heartland Dr. Drew Miller knew his patient had to be moved. Nick Brown U.S.

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COVID-19: Worldwide roundup of developments--AP

Mon, 2020-11-23 09:59 — mike kraft

The Latest: Croatia's capital city offers free antigen tests ZAGREB, Croatia — Citizens of Croatia’s capital city have been lining up for free rapid antigen testing that has been introduced as part of efforts to curb a surge in coronavirus cases.... AP NEWS

ZAGREB, Croatia — Citizens of Croatia’s capital city have been lining up for free rapid antigen testing that has been introduced as part of efforts to curb a surge in coronavirus cases.

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