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Covid will 'probably' be a seasonal virus, like the flu, CDC director says

Wed, 2022-03-09 09:55 — mike kraft

Covid will 'probably' be a seasonal virus, like the flu, CDC director says CDC Director Walensky says that Covid could act the flu, with cases increasing seasonally, as a part of the new normal. YahooNews

Even as cases of Covid-19 continue to fall nationwide, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the coronavirus is most likely here to stay — and that it could behave similarly to influenza.

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Big cities drop more COVID-19 measures in push for normalcy

Fri, 2022-03-04 17:11 — mike kraft

Big cities drop more COVID-19 measures in push for normalcy NEW YORK (AP) — New York City and Los Angeles are lifting some of their strictest COVID-19 prevention measures as officials in big cities around the U.S. push for a return to normalcy after two grueling years of the pandemic. AP NEWS

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Misinformation issue:US Surgeon General orders tech companies to reveal sources of COVID-19 misinformation

Fri, 2022-03-04 09:54 — mike kraft

US Surgeon General orders tech companies to reveal sources of COVID-19 misinformation The US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has formally called on tech companies to provide information on sources and the scale of COVID-19 misinformation Yahoo

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Senate Rejects Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers, House unlikely to approve

Thu, 2022-03-03 11:30 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Wednesday to roll back President Biden’s vaccine mandate for health care workers at federally funded facilities, in a symbolic move orchestrated by Republicans who are pushing to weaponize pandemic precautions against Democrats in this year’s midterm congressional elections.

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Americans can 'remove their masks,' resume pre-Covid work, life routines--Biden State of Union Speech

Wed, 2022-03-02 09:35 — mike kraft

Biden says Americans can 'remove their masks,' resume pre-Covid work, life routines “We can end the shutdown of schools and businesses. We have the tools we need,” Biden said in his State of the Union address. NBC News

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Hospitals in New Hampshire and elsewhere threatened by ivermectin advocates

Tue, 2022-03-01 10:46 — mike kraft

This hospital tried to save a man with covid. Then the threats started. Valley Regional Hospital was flooded with calls and emails connected to its treatment of a covid patient. Joanna Slater Washington Post

CLAREMONT, N.H. — It was still dark when Jocelyn Caple pulled into the parking lot of Valley Regional Hospital one morning in early December.

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New CDC guidance drops strong mask recommendations for most areas of the U.S.

Fri, 2022-02-25 16:19 — mike kraft

New CDC Covid-19 metrics drop strong mask recommendations for most of the country Most people in the United States live in areas where those who are healthy do not need to wear masks indoors, according to new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance -- a sweeping change from what earlier Covid-19 metrics recommended. Elizabeth Cohen and Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Description of how Taiwan used simple tech to help contain Covid-19

Fri, 2022-02-25 11:32 — mike kraft

How Taiwan used simple tech to help contain Covid-19 The low-tech approach that helped Taiwan efficiently fight off coronavirus. BBC News

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The island has maintained some of the lowest case rates in the world throughout the pandemic - lasting more than 200 days in 2020 without a single case.

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