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Southern states top list of worst states for kids during the pandemic -- Save the Children report

Wed, 2021-03-03 12:51 — mike kraft

Southern states top list of worst states for kids during the pandemic, Save the Children finds Save the Children looks at the growing number of kids facing hunger and other hardships one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Audrey McNamara CBSNews

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White House announces program for insurers to help vaccinate vulnerable populations

Wed, 2021-03-03 12:10 — mike kraft

White House taps insurers to boost vaccinations among vulnerable communities The initiative is aimed at boosting lagging efforts to ensure Covid-19 shots are distributed equitably. Susannah Luthi POLITICO

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a new initiative with health insurers to ensure some of their most high-risk customers get vaccinated against Covid-19, as the White House tries to energize lagging efforts to distribute the shots equitably.

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Europe shifts tactics to speed vaccinations

Wed, 2021-03-03 10:09 — mike kraft

Tactical shift: Europe seeks vaccine 'overdrive' to catch up BERLIN (AP) — Slow off the blocks in the race to immunize its citizens against COVID-19, Germany faces an unfamiliar problem: a glut of vaccines and not enough arms to inject them into. Like... AP NEWS

BERLIN (AP) — Slow off the blocks in the race to immunize its citizens against COVID-19, Germany faces an unfamiliar problem: a glut of vaccines and not enough arms to inject them into.

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J&J vaccine evaluations raise concerns about possible inequities in use

Tue, 2021-03-02 11:26 — mike kraft

Johnson & Johnson vaccine deepens concerns over racial and geographic inequities Governors weigh ease of use against the perception of a two-tiered system if the new coronavirus vaccine is deployed primarily to harder-to-reach communities. Isaac Stanley-Becker Washington Post

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COVID-19 pandemic tensions prompt some attacks on health workers overseas

Tue, 2021-03-02 10:48 — mike kraft

COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out and suffered a fracture. The second was beaten into a coma. Following the... AP NEWS

Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out and suffered a fracture. The second was beaten into a coma.

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Despite announced plans, delays in vaccinating slaughter house workers

Tue, 2021-03-02 10:27 — mike kraft

Some U.S. meatpackers announce vaccine plans, but many workers still waiting COVID-19 vaccines are making their way into the arms of U.S. meat and agriculture workers, but companies and union officials say progress needs to be faster after coronavirus outbreaks idled slaughterhouses and sickened thousands of workers. Tom Polansek U.S.

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California program is reaching out to vaccinate farm workers

Mon, 2021-03-01 19:49 — mike kraft

COACHELLA, Calif. — The sun-baked desert valley tucked behind the San Jacinto Mountains is best known for an annual music festival that draws 100,000 fans a day and a series of lush, oasis resort towns where well-heeled snowbirds go to golf, sunbathe and party. But just beyond the turquoise swimming pools of Palm Springs, more than 10,000 farmworkers harvest some of the country’s largest crops of date palms, vegetables and fruits.

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Some seniors living on own seeking vaccines have problems using the internet

Mon, 2021-03-01 10:34 — mike kraft

Annette Carlin feels trapped.

Before the pandemic, Ms. Carlin, who is 84, loved to go on walks in Novato, Calif., with her grandchildren and dance at the senior center. Since March, though, she has been stuck indoors. She has been eager to sign up for a vaccine and begin returning to normal life.

But booking an appointment has been a technological nightmare. Ms. Carlin cannot afford to buy a computer, and would not know how to navigate the internet in search of a shot even if she could. While members of her family might be able to help her there, she avoids seeing them as a safety precaution.

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