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With painstaking effort, Black doctors’ group takes aim at Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy

Fri, 2021-01-22 11:19 — mike kraft

Black doctors' group takes aim at Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy A professional society of African American doctors is trying to learn about communities' concerns — and address them. Eric Boodman STAT

In September, after the Food and Drug Administration authorized Covid-19 treatments based more on presidential puffery than on clinical data, some physicians decided to take matters into their own hands.

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WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first

Mon, 2021-01-18 10:35 — mike kraft

WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get... AP NEWS

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Who is ‘essential’? Food and farm workers left in limbo in vaccine priorities

Sun, 2021-01-17 13:38 — mike kraft

Who is ‘essential’? Food and farm workers left in limbo in vaccine priorities Labor advocates point to resistance from officials and other difficulties in getting food and farm workers to be prioritized. POLITICO

The nation’s food workers, hit hard by Covid-19 infections throughout the crisis, are finding resistance in the race to get vaccinated.

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Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans

Sat, 2021-01-16 12:43 — mike kraft

Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans About 3 percent of Americans have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine so far. NBC News

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Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient

Sat, 2021-01-16 11:45 — mike kraft

Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient Since the pandemic’s descent, they have generally been viewed as among those at higher risk — older Americans, some of them medically vulnerable, figuring out how to navigate life in a... AP NEWS

Since the pandemic’s descent, they have generally been viewed as among those at higher risk — older Americans, some of them medically vulnerable, figuring out how to navigate life in a COVID-saturated, increasingly isolated world.

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Norway adjusts advice after vaccine deaths but isn't alarmed

Fri, 2021-01-15 11:10 — mike kraft

Norway adjusts advice after vaccine deaths but isn't alarmed COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian officials have adjusted their advice on who gets the COVID-19 vaccine in light of a small number of deaths in older people, leaving it up to each doctor to... AP NEWS

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian officials have adjusted their advice on who gets the COVID-19 vaccine in light of a small number of deaths in older people, leaving it up to each doctor to consider who should be vaccinated.

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Native American tribes receive COVID-19 vaccines, and health officials work to ease fears about taking it

Thu, 2021-01-14 21:21 — mike kraft

Native American tribes receive COVID-19 vaccines, and health officials work to ease fears about taking it As of Wednesday, 290,900 Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines had been distributed by the Indian Health Service among its 12 geographic areas. Nada Hassanein, Nora Mabie, Shondiin Silversmith and Nora G. Hertel USA TODAY

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Study: Pandemic will reduce life expectancy for Black and Latino populations by three to four times more than Whites

Thu, 2021-01-14 20:52 — mike kraft

Study: Pandemic will reduce life expectancy for Black and Latino populations by three to four times more than Whites The coronavirus pandemic is set to knock more than a year off the average US life expectancy, and will reduce life expectancy for Black and Latino populations by three to four times more than Whites, researchers reported Thursday. By <a href="/profiles/helen-regan">Helen Regan</a>, Adam Renton, Florence Davey-Attlee, Ed Upright and Hira Humayun, CNN CNN

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Study: The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection

Thu, 2021-01-14 12:58 — mike kraft

As millions are inoculated against the coronavirus, and the pandemic’s end finally seems to glimmer into view, scientists are envisioning what a post-vaccine world might look like — and what they see is comforting.

The coronavirus is here to stay, but once most adults are immune — following natural infection or vaccination — the virus will be no more of a threat than the common cold, according to a study published in the journal Science on Tuesday.

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