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Analysis: Decreasing US racial health gap amid COVID could be due to more White deaths and geography

Wed, 2023-05-03 12:43 — mike kraft
Decreasing US racial health gap amid COVID could be due to more White deaths CIDRAP

A study of nearly 1 million US adults who died of COVID-19 in the first 2 years of the pandemic suggests that the decrease in disparities between Black and White deaths can be explained by increased deaths among White adults and shifts in geographic spread.

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The debate over who dangerous are repeat COVID infections

Thu, 2023-04-27 10:56 — mike kraft
Are repeat COVID infections dangerous? What the science says Nature - Researchers disagree over how bad it is to be reinfected, and whether COVID-19 can cause lasting changes to the immune system. Willyard, Cassandra nature

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U.S. shortage of home care workers continues to grow

Thu, 2023-04-27 10:48 — mike kraft
Demand for in-home healthcare outpaces availability of workers - UPI.com The need for at-home care has vastly outpaced a much smaller growth in the pool of home care workers, a recent study shows. UPI

 

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Shielding the vulnerable did little to reduce COVID-19 among the at-risk -- UK study

Tue, 2023-04-25 09:54 — mike kraft
Shielding the vulnerable did little to reduce COVID-19 among the at-risk, study finds Shielded people had a slightly higher known infection rate—5.9% versus 5.7%—compared with controls. CIDRAP
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U.S. COVID Pandemic relief efforts failed to reach many immigrant families

Mon, 2023-04-24 18:08 — mike kraft
Pandemic relief efforts did not reach immigrant families CIDRAP

Immigrant families living in the United States took some of the hardest economic hits during the COVID-19 pandemic, but benefited less from government assistance and relief programs than families with US-born caregivers.

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New data show safety of Pfizer COVID vaccine for teenagers

Mon, 2023-04-24 09:57 — mike kraft
New data show safety of Pfizer COVID vaccine for teens ages 12 to 17 Very few serious adverse events were reported, and instances of myocarditis were lower than initially reported. CIDRAP
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12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations--UNICEF

Fri, 2023-04-21 18:40 — mike kraft
UNICEF: 12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations A new report from UNICEF says nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation has left the continent vulnerable to even more outbreaks of disease and facing a “child survival crisis." The report released Thursday confirms there was a global “backslide” in childhood immunization over those three years. That's the worst regression for childhood vaccinations in 30 years. Africa has the highest number of unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children.
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People worldwide lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic -- UNICEF survey

Thu, 2023-04-20 10:47 — mike kraft
People lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic, UNICEF says People all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from UNICEF. Jennifer Rigby,Emma Farge Reuters

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In American counties with more Black doctors, Black people have higher life expectancy --study

Mon, 2023-04-17 10:15 — mike kraft
In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, ‘astonishing’ study finds The study is the first to link a higher prevalence of Black doctors to longer life expectancy and lower mortality in Black populations. Usha Lee McFarling STAT
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Promising new malaria vaccine for kids receives first approval in Ghana

Fri, 2023-04-14 17:30 — mike kraft
Promising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana Ghana became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children that may offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year. Preliminary results from early testing of the new vaccine, developed at the University of Oxford, have suggested the vaccine is far more effective than the only malaria vaccine now authorized for use by the World Health Organization.
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