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A guide to current status of covid vaccine apps in the US

Mon, 2021-10-04 19:12 — mike kraft

What’s happening with covid vaccine apps in the US The world is debating apps that prove you've been vaccinated. We're keeping track of what you really need to know. Bobbie Johnson MIT Technology Review

7 US states have rolled out apps to let people show they have been vaccinated against covid.
22 have banned the systems to some degree, with several others debating a ban.
Different outlook is largely split along political lines.

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U.S. COVID-19 tests again in short supply as infections soar, schools reopen

Fri, 2021-08-27 09:45 — mike kraft

U.S. COVID-19 tests again in short supply as infections soar, schools reopen U.S. companies are scrambling to boost production of coronavirus tests increasingly in short supply as COVID-19 cases soar and schools and employers revive surveillance programs that will require tens of millions of tests, according to industry executives and state health officials. Carl O'donnell Reuters

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Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses

Wed, 2021-08-25 10:28 — mike kraft

Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out COVID-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies. Juarawee Kittisilpa Reuters

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Florida requesting hundreds of ventilators from federal government: report

Tue, 2021-08-10 17:56 — mike kraft

Florida requesting hundreds of ventilators from federal government: Florida is requesting hundreds of ventilators from the federal government after a surge in COVID-19 across the state, according to a Department of Health and Hum Lexi Lonas TheHill

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Why it could be useful to have a home COVID-19 test kit

Wed, 2021-06-30 19:54 — mike kraft

... At-home rapid Covid tests — which allow you to swab your own nose and get the results in minutes — can be a useful and reassuring way for both the vaccinated and unvaccinated to navigate the ongoing pandemic.

With the availability of vaccines for all people 12 years and older in the United States, it may be hard to imagine why anyone would still need a home test for Covid-19. But the coronavirus isn’t going away anytime soon, and a rise in infections this fall among the unvaccinated appears inevitable as a new, highly-infectious variant called Delta spreads around the world.

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MASKS: Three articles on reconsideration of masks as precautions

Wed, 2021-06-30 09:15 — mike kraft

Throughout the pandemic, masks have ranked among the most contentious public health measures in the United States, symbolizing a bitter partisan divide over the role of government and individual liberties.

Now, with a new variant of the coronavirus rapidly spreading across the globe, masks are again the focus of conflicting views, and fears, about the course of pandemic and the restrictions required to manage it.

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