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For first time, majority of Republicans say they have received at least one vaccine shot--Gallup poll.

Wed, 2021-09-29 12:44 — mike kraft

Vaccination increase includes largest Republican gain since April: An increase in Americans who say they are vaccinated against COVID-19 includes the largest Republican gain since April, according to a Gallup poll released Wedn Jordan Williams TheHill

An increase in Americans who say they are vaccinated against COVID-19 includes the largest Republican gain since April, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. ...

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Concern that talk of boosters will hurt drive to reach the unvaccinated

Wed, 2021-09-29 12:37 — mike kraft

Some fear boosters will hurt drive to reach the unvaccinated NEW YORK (AP) — The spread of COVID-19 vaccination requirements across the U.S. hasn't had the desired effect so far, with the number of Americans getting their first shots plunging in recent weeks. AP NEWS

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A winter with twin threats of Covid-19 and flu will require adjustments to daily life, says former FDA commissioner

Wed, 2021-09-29 08:10 — Naomisfreeman

A winter with twin threats of Covid-19 and flu will require adjustments to daily life, says former FDA commissioner The US is bracing for a combination of threats this winter as both the flu and Covid-19 spread, and the country will likely have to change daily life to cope with both, an expert said. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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North Carolina-based hospital system fires 175 for failing to comply with vaccine mandate, 200 others get shots . 100

Tue, 2021-09-28 18:52 — mike kraft

North Carolina-based hospital system fires 175 for failing to comply A North Carolina-based hospital system has fired 175 employees for failing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Jordan Williams TheHill

A North Carolina-based hospital system has fired 175 employees for failing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

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Two Europes: Low vaccine rates in east Europe overwhelm ICUs

Tue, 2021-09-28 12:45 — mike kraft

Two Europes: Low vaccine rates in east overwhelm ICUs BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — In a packed intensive care unit for coronavirus patients in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, 55-year-old Adrian Pica sits on his bed receiving supplementary oxygen to help him breathe. AP NEWS

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Some do change their minds

Tue, 2021-09-28 12:14 — mike kraft

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Moving Target Even some of those who said they wouldn't get vaccinated ended up getting the shot, study finds Zaina Hamza medpagetoday

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is not set in stone, with a little under a third of study participants who said they would not get the vaccine in late 2020 becoming vaccinated in early 2021, researchers found.

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The Northeast could prevent a Covid-19 surge like the one in the South by following key measures-- Fauci

Tue, 2021-09-28 10:47 — mike kraft

People in the Northeast could prevent a Covid-19 surge like the one in the South by following these measures, Fauci says As weather grows colder and children spend more time in school, a surge of Covid-19 cases like the one in the South could be in store for the Northeast, but it is not too late to get ahead of it, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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Majority of unvaccinated incorrectly believe boosters show vaccines aren't working: KFF poll

Tue, 2021-09-28 10:07 — mike kraft

Majority of unvaccinated incorrectly believe boosters show vaccines A majority of unvaccinated respondents said they believed the potential need for COVID-19 boosters indicate that the vaccines aren’t working “as well as promised,” a Kaiser Family Foundation poll Justine Coleman TheHill

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UPDATE: Court rules New York City can proceed with vaccine mandate for educators and staff

Mon, 2021-09-27 19:40 — mike kraft

New York City can proceed with vaccine mandate for educators and staff, judges ruled.

New York City’s vaccine mandate for nearly all adults working in its public schools can proceed as scheduled, a federal appeals panel ruled on Monday, reversing a decision made over the weekend that paused enforcement of the mandate until later this week at the earliest.

Mayor Bill de Blasio had originally ordered well over 150,000 educators and staff in the nation’s largest school system to receive at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by tonight at midnight. That deadline was put on hold late Friday by a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The three-judge panel was scheduled to take up the issue on Wednesday, but it appears to have ruled early.

It’s not yet clear if the city will decide to implement the mandate tonight at midnight as originally scheduled or wait until later in the week.

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