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For indoor holiday parties, CDC advises using a window fan to circulate the air

Wed, 2021-10-06 01:24 — mike kraft

CDC's holiday party guidance: Window fans The agency's guidance on upcoming celebrations includes gathering outdoors and staying 6 feet apart. NBC News

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations for the upcoming holiday season include the idea of using a window fan to keep air at an indoor party as fresh as possible. ...

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Policy changes recomendations to improve masks and respirators--Johns Hopkins study

Tue, 2021-10-05 23:12 — mike kraft

Masks and Respirators for the 21st Century: Policy Changes Needed Masks and respirators have played an essential role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic for both healthcare workers and the public. Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

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Alabama small rural hospital shows effective use of telemedicine.

Tue, 2021-10-05 22:45 — mike kraft

At a rural ICU, Covid-19’s summer surge put telehealth to the test A tele-ICU program run by the University of Alabama at Birmingham's health system has helped bolster critical care at a rural hospital. Katie Palmer STAT

On the surface, there’s little about Whitfield Regional Hospital that would make it a safety net for Alabama’s sickest Covid-19 patients. It has a small ICU with eight beds, and no critical care doctors on staff. The rural hospital has spent decades focused on caring for the community surrounding Demopolis, population 7,000, in the heart of the state’s Black Belt.

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Attorney General Garland takes steps to respond to ‘disturbing spike’ in threats against educators

Tue, 2021-10-05 21:37 — mike kraft

Garland taps FBI in response to ‘disturbing spike’ in threats against educators Recent school board meetings have been packed with protestors who denounce Covid-19 mask mandates, political interpretations of critical race theory and other highly-politicized issues. Juan Perez Jr. POLITICO

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday ordered federal law enforcement authorities to huddle with local leaders in the coming weeks to address what the nation’s top prosecutor called a recent “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence” against educators and school board members.

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Covid-19 cases are declining but remain high among children.

Tue, 2021-10-05 14:28 — mike kraft

Covid-19 cases are declining but remain high among children. Here's what the US needs to do to end the surge After weeks of a troubling Covid-19 surge across the US, infection rates are finally on the decline -- but experts say there's still work to be done before the tide can be turned, especially when cases remain exceptionally high among children. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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AstraZeneca seeks U.S. FDA authorisation of drug to prevent COVID-19

Tue, 2021-10-05 14:04 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca seeks U.S. authorisation of drug to prevent COVID-19 AstraZeneca has requested emergency use authorisation from U.S. regulators for its new treatment to prevent COVID-19 for people who respond poorly to vaccines because of a weakened immune system. Ludwig Burger,Sachin Ravikumar Reuters

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Efforts to reach persons who try to evade vaccine mandates--with compassion

Tue, 2021-10-05 13:56 — mike kraft

Many are searching for vaccine mandate loopholes. These are the people trying to stop them. How do you police people who are trying to evade vaccine mandates? Sometimes with compassion. Ashley Fetters Maloy Washington Post

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Southwest joins four other U.S. airlines in mandating vaccines for employees

Mon, 2021-10-04 23:37 — mike kraft

Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines on Monday became the latest U.S. airline to require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. AP NEWS

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U.S. Completes Vaccination Campaign for COVID, Measles, etc, for Afghan Evacuees

Mon, 2021-10-04 21:37 — mike kraft

Operation Allies Welcome Completes Vaccination Campaign for Measles and Varicella for Afghan Evacuees - Hstoday Arriving eligible Afghans receive the MMR, varicella, polio, COVID-19, and other age appropriate vaccinations, as well as medical exams. Homeland Security Today Hstoday

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Covid Testing--Opinion: Rapid Tests Are the Answer to Living With Covid-19

Mon, 2021-10-04 21:31 — mike kraft

https://www.nytimes.c

In Germany, you can buy a rapid Covid-19 test at the grocery store for one euro (a little more than a dollar). In Britain, any household can obtain a pack of seven rapid tests every day for free. In Singapore, you can get a free rapid test from a vending machine. Families in Israel receive at-home rapid tests for their children to use before school. Rapid testing is commonplace in many parts of the world because policymakers recognized early on that the tests could blunt the pandemic by stopping chains of transmission. By letting people know they are infectious, rapid tests are useful even in areas with high vaccination rates and can allow for a safer return to in-person activity.

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