Vaccinations

Analysis: After vaccines became available, a partisan gap in U.S. deaths emerged--Republicans died at higher rate--study

Tue, 2022-10-04 22:02 — mike kraft

Analysis | After vaccines became available, a partisan gap in deaths emerged The link between covid deaths and partisanship gets robust reinforcement. Philip Bump Washington Post

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No Significant Increase in Guillain-Barré Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination--study

Tue, 2022-10-04 16:57 — mike kraft

No Significant Increase in Guillain-Barré Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination, Researchers Find There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccination increases the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder in which the body’s immun Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Newswise — There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccination increases the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves, according to a Rutgers-led study.

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WHO expects cholera to spread n Haiti; will request cholera vaccines

Tue, 2022-10-04 14:51 — mike kraft

WHO to request cholera vaccines for Haiti, expects further spread A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday it was setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and would also request the supply of oral vaccines against the disease, which has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade. Reuters Reuters

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Flu vaccine time for all, and seniors need revved-up shots

Mon, 2022-10-03 23:47 — mike kraft

It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans : Don’t skip your flu shot this fall -- and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind. AP NEWS

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Supreme Court rejects challenge to U.S. vaccine mandate for health workers

Mon, 2022-10-03 22:45 — mike kraft

Supreme Court turns away challenge to U.S. vaccine rule for health workers The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Missouri and nine other states - mostly Republican-led - to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers in healthcare facilities that receive federal funds. Andrew Chung Reuters

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Analysis: How the U.S. CDC’s communication failures during Covid tarnished the agency

Mon, 2022-10-03 14:47 — mike kraft

How the CDC’s communication failures during Covid tarnished the agency The CDC made many communications mistakes during Covid, from confusing guidance to delayed recommendations. CDC staffers say they've been frustrated and concerned. YahooNews

...While some employees say they are optimistic that the agency can improve its public health responses, blunders during the Covid response still haunt those who have dedicated their lives to public health.

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Half of U.S. Adults Have Heard Little or Nothing About New COVID Boosters, Survey Finds

Mon, 2022-10-03 14:32 — mike kraft

Half of Adults Have Heard Little or Nothing About New COVID Boosters, Survey Finds The new, redesigned COVID booster, which protects against omicron and its extremely contagious subvariants, appears to have a visibility problem. Federal authorities authorized the shot at the end of August, but by mid- to late September, nearly half of adults had heard little or nothing about it, according to a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation, based on the latest of its monthly surveys about attitudes toward the COVID vaccines. That could have troubling implications.

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Only a third of U.S. adults polled said they either already received the updated boosterr or plan to get it

Fri, 2022-09-30 23:00 — mike kraft

Two thirds of U.S. adults don't plan on getting COVID boosters soon -poll Around two-thirds of adults in the United States do not plan to get updated COVID-19 booster shots soon, according to a survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a health policy nonprofit organization. Michael Erman Reuters

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HuffPost Life Can You Mix And Match For The COVID Bivalent Booster Shot?

Fri, 2022-09-30 15:12 — mike kraft

Can You Mix And Match For The COVID Bivalent Booster Shot? Both Moderna and Pfizer have new COVID shots available. Does it matter if you get a different shot than your last one? Experts weigh in. YahooNews

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Germany warns of rise in COVID-19 cases, other countries reporting increases going into fall

Fri, 2022-09-30 14:27 — mike kraft

Germany warns of rise in COVID-19 cases going into fall BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister warned Friday that the country is seeing a steady rise in COVID-19 cases as it goes into the fall, and urged older people to get a second booster shot tweaked to protect against new variants. AP NEWS

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Other European countries such as France, Denmark and the Netherlands are also recording an increase in cases, Karl Lauterbach told reporters in Berlin.

“We are clearly at the start of a winter wave,” he said.

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