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WHO: Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except Europe

Wed, 2021-11-10 15:39 — mike kraft

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing. It was the sixth consecutive week that the virus has risen across the continent.

In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said there were about 3.1 million new cases globally, about a 1% increase from the previous week. Nearly two-thirds of the coronavirus infections - 1.9 million - were in Europe, where cases rose by 7%.

The countries with the highest numbers of new cases worldwide were the United States, Russia, Britain, Turkey and Germany. The number of weekly COVID-19 deaths fell by about 4% worldwide and declined in every region except Europe. ...

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Texas study finds unvaccinated 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19

Wed, 2021-11-10 00:08 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19: Texas study A Texas government study Justine Coleman TheHill

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U.S. Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Tue, 2021-11-09 23:59 — mike kraft

Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation The government's top doctor released a step-by-step toolkit Tuesday morning to help people combat misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines in their own close circles. "We need people in communities all across our country to have these conversations," Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in an interview with ABC News. Over the summer, the surgeon general issued an advisory that called misinformation an urgent public health threat. Yahoo

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Covid-19 drove deaths up 16% in OECD countries; deaths in Russia rech record daily level

Tue, 2021-11-09 16:55 — mike kraft

Covid-19 drove deaths up 16% in OECD countries and hit mental health, too, report finds The Covid-19 pandemic drove deaths up by 16% among the 38 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, hitting overall life expectancy in 24 out of 30 members, the organization said Tuesday. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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More European countries move to CDC's highest risk travel category

Tue, 2021-11-09 00:56 — mike kraft

More European countries move to CDC's highest risk travel category The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added two northwestern European countries to its list of "very high" risk travel destinations this week amid a surge in cases in Europe that a WHO official has said is "of grave concern." By Marnie Hunter, CNN CNN

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Poll shows just how far COVID-19 misinformation has traveled; U.S Marines also affected :

Tue, 2021-11-09 00:40 — mike kraft

Poll shows just how far COVID-19 misinformation has traveled Almost 8 in 10 U.S. adults believe or are unsure of at least one false statement about COVID-19, according to polling data published Monday. Peter Sullivan TheHill

Almost 8 in 10 U.S. adults believe or are unsure of at least one false statement about COVID-19, according to polling data published Monday.

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Not all Covid waves look the same. Here’s a snapshot of the Delta surge

Mon, 2021-11-08 23:29 — mike kraft

Not all Covid waves look the same: a snapshot of the Delta surge - STAT National data show that unvaccinated adults were hospitalized for Covid at a rate 12 times higher than the fully vaccinated. Eric Boodman STAT

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Singapore to make unvaccinated COVID-19 patients pay their own medical bills

Mon, 2021-11-08 18:43 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated by choice? COVID patients must pay for own medical bills from 8 Dec From 8 December, COVID-19 patients who are unvaccinated by choice must pay for their bills incurred at hospitals and COVID treatment facilities. YahooNews

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Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels

Mon, 2021-11-08 16:37 — mike kraft

Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in eastern Europe experience record outbreaks, even as the Delta variant surge eases and many countries resume trade and tourism. Roshan Abraham,Rittik Biswas Reuters

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Analysis: Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Isn’t Technikcally a Vaccine Mandate

Mon, 2021-11-08 15:46 — mike kraft

Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Isn’t Really a Vaccine Mandate The new OSHA pandemic regulations that just dropped are a work of semantic art with a conservative Supreme Court in mind. The New Republic

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In nearly every statement other than Biden’s, and in many news reports on the matter, the OSHA rule was described as a “vaccine mandate.” But this is not actually correct. The new rule is better understood as a testing mandate with a vaccine exception—and that distinction could be crucial as it works its way through courts of law and public opinion.

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