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Misinformation issue: Judge blocks law aiming to curb COVID misinformation

Fri, 2023-01-27 18:07 — mike kraft
California law aiming to curb COVID misinformation blocked by judge A U.S. judge has blocked a California law that sought to penalize doctors who spread "misinformation or disinformation" about COVID-19 while he considers a pair lawsuits challenging it on free speech grounds. Brendan Pierson Reuters

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Analysis: Three years since Covid-19 emerged: What have we learned and what more do we need to understand?

Fri, 2023-01-27 11:43 — mike kraft
It's been three years since the first Covid-19 case in the United States. What have we learned and what more do we need to understand? | CNN Covid-19 has unmasked many existing crises and amplified them for the world to see, writes Dr. Leana Wen. The coronavirus didn't create health disparities — these long-predated the virus — but exacerbated existing ones. Katia Hetter CNN
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Florida doctors worried DeSantis gives ‘fringe’ dermatologist a platform

Fri, 2023-01-27 11:24 — mike kraft
Florida doctors worried DeSantis gives ‘fringe’ dermatologist a platform DeSantis is using his opposition to Covid-19 restrictions and advocacy of medical “free speech” as a central pillar of his messaging strategy, and the issue is likely to play into a possible 2024 presidential run. POLITICO

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Analysis: Setting the record straight: There is no ‘Covid heart’

Wed, 2023-01-25 10:27 — mike kraft
Setting the record straight: There is no 'Covid heart' In a world where success is measured by clicks, the idea that even mild cases of Covid-19 could pose a new and unprecedented threat to the heart took off, even though it was largely unsubstantiated. Patrick Skerrett STAT

After a year of frightening headlines, widespread concern, and countless retweets that the virus that causes Covid-19 may attack the heart more aggressively than any other viral illness, the verdict is in: It doesn’t.

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GAO says Pandemic jobless benefits fraud likely tops $60 billion. House Republicans to start hearings

Tue, 2023-01-24 10:38 — mike kraft
Pandemic jobless benefits fraud likely tops $60 billion. House GOP to start investigating next week | CNN Politics More than $60 billion may have been paid out in fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report released Monday by the US Government Accountability Office. Tami Luhby CNN

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Debate over whether Covid reinfection bring more health risks – or makes you ‘super immune’?

Tue, 2023-01-24 10:07 — mike kraft
Does Covid reinfection bring more health risks – or make you ‘super immune’? The debate over the risks of reinfections – which are likely to continue – could determine what precautions people take, but experts disagree on the data the Guardian
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US adults cite misbeliefs about eligibility, immunity for not getting COVID booster --poll

Mon, 2023-01-23 10:09 — mike kraft
US adults cite misbeliefs about eligibility, immunity for not getting COVID booster The most-cited reasons for not getting new COVID-19 boosters were lack of awareness about eligibility and overestimations of their own existing immunity. CIDRAP

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After participants were given information on eligibility and availability, 67.8% of those who hadn't gotten a booster said that they would pursue one; a survey 1 month later showed that 28.6% of these participants had done so.

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Utah doctor, others charged with running COVID vaccine scheme

Thu, 2023-01-19 11:30 — mike kraft
Utah doctor, others charged with running COVID vaccine scheme, issuing fake records and giving fake shots A Utah plastic surgeon, his medical corporation and three others have been charged after prosecutors say they issued fake COVID-19 vaccination record cards and injected minors with saline shots. Josh Ellis KSLTV.com

 

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U.S. government asks court to reverse order banning airplane mask mandate to combat COVID

Wed, 2023-01-18 09:31 — mike kraft
U.S. asks court to reverse order banning airplane mask mandate to combat COVID The Justice Department on Tuesday asked an appeals court panel to reverse an April 2021 ruling that declared unlawful a government order requiring masks on airplanes, buses, trains, ridesharing services and at airports and other transportation hubs. A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on the government's appeal of a ruling by a U.S. district court judge in Florida that found the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lacked legal authority to issue a nationwide travel mask mandate to combat COVID-19.
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More Americans than ever putting off medical care due to cost: Gallup poll

Tue, 2023-01-17 10:39 — mike kraft
More Americans than ever putting off medical care due to cost: Gallup The percentage of Americans who postponed medical care payments due to cost has grown in the past year, according to a new Gallup poll.  The poll, published on Tuesday, found that 38 percent of res… ooshin The Hill
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