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French PM criticized for setting bad example after testing COVID-positive

Tue, 2021-11-23 15:58 — mike kraft

French PM singled out for ire after testing COVID-positive | AP News PARIS (AP) — The prime minister of France, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, is being singled out on social media and beyond as an example of what not to do in the pandemic. Multiple videos are being circulated of a maskless Prime Minister Jean Castex vigorously shaking hands with elected officials in an enclosed space at a Paris mayoral congress on Nov. AP NEWS

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Europe’s COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated

Tue, 2021-11-23 15:47 — mike kraft

Europe's COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated | AP News BRUSSELS (AP) — This was supposed to be the Christmas in Europe where family and friends could once again embrace holiday festivities and one another. Instead, the continent is the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases soar to record levels in many countries. AP NEWS

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With infections spiking again despite nearly two years of restrictions, the health crisis increasingly is pitting citizen against citizen — the vaccinated against the unvaccinated.

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U.S. Covid-19 cases in children are up 32% from two weeks ago -- pediatricians' group

Tue, 2021-11-23 15:35 — mike kraft

Covid-19 cases in children are up 32% from two weeks ago, pediatricians' group says Covid-19 cases in children are up 32% from two weeks ago, according to new numbers published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants

Tue, 2021-11-23 01:26 — mike kraft

How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants Cadell Walker rushed to get her 9-year-old daughter Solome vaccinated against COVID-19 — not just to protect her but to help stop the coronavirus from spreading and spawning even more dangerous variants. “Love thy neighbor is something that we really do believe, and we want to be good community members and want to model that thinking for our daughter,” said the 40-year-old Louisville mom, who recently took Solome to a local middle school for her shot.

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White House says 90% of U.S. federal employees have received at least one COVID-19 dose

Tue, 2021-11-23 00:55 — mike kraft

90% of U.S. federal employees have received at least one COVID-19 dose -White House The White House confirmed on Monday that more than 90% of the 3.5 million federal employees covered by a presidential COVID-19 vaccine mandate had received at least one dose ahead of a Monday deadline. David Shepardson Reuters

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Germany and Denmark move into the CDC's highest-risk category for travel

Tue, 2021-11-23 00:45 — mike kraft

Two top European destinations move into the CDC's highest-risk category for travel Germany and Denmark were added to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of "very high" risk travel destinations on Monday as a winter Covid-19 surge sweeps much of Europe. By Marnie Hunter, CNN CNN

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COVID-19 deaths in 2021 have surpassed last year's count, CDC data shows; other developments

Mon, 2021-11-22 23:37 — mike kraft

COVID-19 deaths in 2021 have surpassed last year's count, CDC data shows: Live updates COVID-19 has killed more people in 2021 than 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. Latest updates. YahooNews

COVID-19 has killed more people in 2021 than 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows.

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Politics: Republican officials embrace natural immunity as substitute for vaccines

Mon, 2021-11-22 16:45 — mike kraft

GOP embraces natural immunity as substitute for vaccines TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republicans fighting President Joe Biden's coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity. They contend that people who have recovered from the virus have enough immunity and antibodies to not need COVID-19 vaccines, and the concept has been invoked by Republicans as a sort of stand-in for vaccines. AP NEWS

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Fauci says 'fully vaccinated' definition not yet changing to include boosters

Mon, 2021-11-22 16:25 — mike kraft

Fauci says 'fully vaccinated' definition not yet changing to include boosters Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on ABC's "This Week" Sunday. ABC News ABC News

Every vaccinated person should "get boosted" depending on how long it's been since their initial shots, but those with their original vaccination protection are still considered "fully vaccinated" despite indications that immunity can wane, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.

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