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Suggestions on how to deal with Vaccine Hesitancy: Can We Talk?

Tue, 2020-12-29 20:08 — mike kraft

.... Public health officials stress that the COVID-19 vaccines will provide the best hope for returning to “normal.” Yet, a recent study from Kaiser Family Foundation revealed one-quarter of the population “probably or definitely would not take the coronavirus vaccine.”

Much is at stake. For life to return to anything approaching normal, 75% of the population must be immunized. If enough people avoid the vaccine, COVID-19 transmission will continue. Honest, fact-based conversations about the vaccine among family and close friends have an urgency that strikes close to the heart. Since some conversations are likely to be emotionally charged, it’s important to be able to communicate and listen actively. You’ll need to understand your own feelings about the issues, and also deal with someone else’s strong feelings — all while being able to think clearly and stay focused — basic psychoanalytic technique!

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There is currently no evidence UK coronavirus variant is linked to a higher risk of hospitalization

Tue, 2020-12-29 19:17 — mike kraft

There is currently no evidence UK coronavirus variant is linked to a higher risk of hospitalization Preliminary analysis from Public Health England (PHE) on the new variant of coronavirus first detected in the UK has revealed that, while the variant appears to be more transmissible, there is no evidence it’s linked to a higher risk of hospital admission or death. By Julia Hollingsworth, Adam Renton, Amy Woodyatt, Harry Clarke-Ezzidio and Veronica Rocha, CNN CNN

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U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook

Tue, 2020-12-29 18:55 — mike kraft

U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant was detected in Colorado on Tuesday, and President-elect Joe Biden said that it could take years for most Americans to be vaccinated for the virus at current distribution rates. Trevor Hunnicutt, Lisa Lambert U.S.

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Tue, 2020-12-29 15:25 — Jan Booher

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OVERVIEW: US won't reach target for January 1 vaccinations, new case surge expected

Tue, 2020-12-29 11:43 — mike kraft

Coronavirus live updates: Fauci says US must 'assume it's going to get worse' in January; stimulus checks delayed to next week? Kamala Harris to get the vaccine. $2,000 stimulus checks head to Senate. California likely extend stay-at-home orders three weeks. Latest COVID-19 news. YahooNews

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For Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Are Too Rich — and Too Poor

Tue, 2020-12-29 10:57 — mike kraft

CAPE TOWN — A few months from now, a factory in South Africa is expected to begin churning out a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine each day in the African country hardest-hit by the pandemic.

But those vials will probably be shipped to a distribution center in Europe and then rushed to Western countries that have pre-ordered them by the hundreds of millions. None have been set aside for South Africa.

The country, which will help manufacture the vaccine and whose citizens have enrolled in clinical trials, does not expect to see the first trickle of doses until around the middle of next year. By then, the United States, Britain and Canada may already have vaccinated more than 100 million people.

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