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Misinformation issue: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Thrives Even as Coronavirus Levels Fall

Tue, 2023-06-20 19:17 — mike kraft

Rogan, Musk, RFK Jr.: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Thrives Even as Coronavirus Levels Fall An internet fight involving Joe Rogan, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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West Virginia's COVID vaccine lottery under scrutiny

Tue, 2023-06-20 10:11 — mike kraft

West Virginia's COVID vaccine lottery under scrutiny Federal investigators have subpoenaed Gov. Jim Justice's office about the "Do it for Baby Dog" sweepstakes, focusing on car dealers that supplied trucks for the lottery. Yahoo Finance

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Misinformation issue: Health experts worry as Meta rolls back some COVID misinformation policies

Mon, 2023-06-19 18:45 — mike kraft

Public health experts fear that Meta's decision to roll back some of its COVID-19 misinformation measures will lead to more disinformation about the virus, treatments for it and vaccines.

The company announced the changes on Friday after it asked its independent oversight advisory board whether it should continue its COVID-19 misinformation policy for Facebook and Instagram or take a "less restrictive approach."

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Separating sound wellness solutions from seductive snake oil

Mon, 2023-06-19 10:53 — mike kraft

How to separate sound wellness solutions from seductive snake oil Consumers, regulators, academia, and industry all have a pivotal role to play in distinguishing effective wellness solutions from the litany of seductive gimmicks. Torie Bosch STAT

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Two-thirds of U.S. doctors, scientists have experienced harassment on social media

Mon, 2023-06-19 10:38 — mike kraft

Two-thirds of doctors, scientists have experienced harassment on social media - UPI.com Physicians and scientists are experiencing alarming levels of harassment on social media, according to a new survey. UPI

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About 64% reported harassment related to comments made about the pandemic, while 64% of those harassed said the pandemic had affected their use of social media platforms.

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COVID-19 vaccine safety for adults confirmed in 2 new studies

Fri, 2023-06-16 10:09 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccines shown safe in 2 new studies Data show COVID-19 vaccines are safe in older adults and when administered with non-COVID vaccines. CIDRAP

Two new studies show COVID-19 vaccines are safe in older adults and when administered simultaneously with non-COVID vaccines. Both studies are published in Vaccine.

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Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic-- study

Thu, 2023-06-15 18:28 — mike kraft

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the suicide rate for adults in their early 20s was the worst in more than 50 years. That's according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday. Experts cited several possible reasons for the increases, including higher rates of depression, limited availability of mental health services and the number of guns in U.S. homes. Suicide and homicide are the No. 2 and 3 causes of death for 10- to 24-year-olds.

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Opinion: In California, people are still dying of COVID — but you wouldn’t know it

Thu, 2023-06-15 11:43 — mike kraft

In California, people are still dying of COVID — but you wouldn’t know it | Opinion Piecing together information is like driving through fog without any road signs, one SLO County resident says. | Opinion Yahoo News

... COVID isn’t done with us yet, and people with weakened immune systems continue to be at heightened risk.

For them, trying to stay on top of the latest information is a frustrating experience

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Burnout, online harassment of health workers during COVID-19 decribed in new studies

Thu, 2023-06-15 11:26 — mike kraft

Studies spotlight burnout, online harassment of health workers during COVID-19 CIDRAP

Two new studies illustrate the mental toll COVID-19 took on healthcare workers (HCWs), with the first documenting high rates of burnout among HCWs and the second describing harassment on social media platforms suffered by physicians and scientists during the pandemic.

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