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ANALYSIS: Behind the White House Effort to Pressure the C.D.C. on School Openings

Tue, 2020-09-29 10:19 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Top White House officials pressured the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this summer to play down the risk of sending children back to school, a strikingly political intervention in one of the most sensitive public health debates of the pandemic, according to documents and interviews with current and former government officials.

As part of their behind-the-scenes effort, White House officials also tried to circumvent the C.D.C. in a search for alternate data showing that the pandemic was weakening and posed little danger to children.

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Michigan says racial disparities of virus have diminished in the state

Tue, 2020-09-29 09:55 — mike kraft

Michigan says racial disparities of virus have diminished LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan reported Monday that Black residents are no longer being disproportionately infected and killed by the coronavirus, after they accounted for a staggering 40% of... AP NEWS

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan reported Monday that Black residents are no longer being disproportionately infected and killed by the coronavirus, after they accounted for a staggering 40% of deaths through much of the pandemic.

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A new database tracks COVID-19’s effects on sex and gender

Sun, 2020-09-27 09:43 — mike kraft

A new database tracks COVID-19’s effects on sex and gender The gender breakdown in information is a current blind spot and critical to understanding how the virus works — and what the treatment could be. YahooNews

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COVID-19 data on Native Americans is ‘a national disgrace.’ says scientist

Thu, 2020-09-24 13:17 — mike kraft

COVID-19 data on Native Americans is ‘a national disgrace.’ This scientist is fighting to be counted Abigail Echo-Hawk is working around the clock to close discriminatory data gaps Science | AAAS

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Infected young people seed waves of the virus that sicken older people, C.D.C. report says.

Thu, 2020-09-24 10:49 — mike kraft

As millennials mingled in bars and restaurants over the summer, and students returned to college campuses, coronavirus infections surged among young adults.

From June through August, the incidence of Covid-19 was highest among adults aged 20 to 29 years old, according to research published on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Young adults accounted for more than 20 percent of all confirmed cases.

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OPINION: A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots.

Tue, 2020-09-22 20:22 — mike kraft

A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots. One giant psychology experiment explains why many people seem like they don’t care about the deaths of the elderly. Olga Khazan The Atlantic

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Hidalgo County is one of the most extreme examples of how the coronavirus has shifted from dealing its heaviest blows to northeastern urban areas to now reaching all corners of the country. As the death count grows, smaller towns and rural communities bea

Tue, 2020-09-22 20:02 — mike kraft

America's 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths: Small Cities And Towns Bear A Growing Share Early in the pandemic, most deaths occurred in large cities. But now, as COVID-19 spreads across the U.S., smaller communities are suffering many losses as well. NPR.org

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Report: Much needs doing to shield nursing homes from virus

Fri, 2020-09-18 11:46 — mike kraft

Report: Much needs doing to shield nursing homes from virus WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is claiming “resounding vindication” from an independent commission's report on the coronavirus crisis in nursing homes, but some panel members say... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is claiming “resounding vindication” from an independent commission’s report on the coronavirus crisis in nursing homes, but some panel members say that’s a misinterpretation of their conclusion that much remains to be done to safeguard vulnerable residents.

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Coronavirus kills far more Hispanic and Black children than White youths, CDC study finds

Wed, 2020-09-16 09:31 — mike kraft

Coronavirus kills far more Hispanic and Black children than White youths, CDC study finds More than 75 percent of children dying from covid-19 are minorities, a finding that echoes disproportionate death rates among adults. William Wan Washington Post

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Half a million US children have been diagnosed with Covid-19

Tue, 2020-09-08 17:34 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/health/half-million-us-children-covid-wellness/index.html

CNN)Half a million US children have been diagnosed with Covid-19, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.

The groups said 70,630 new child cases were reported from August 20 through September 3. This is a 16% increase in child cases over two weeks, bringing up the total to at least 513,415 cases, the groups said in their weekly report on pediatric coronavirus cases.

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