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Analysis of how pandemic changed attitudes toward mandating childhood vaccinations

Thu, 2023-06-08 11:05 — mike kraft

Pandemic changed attitudes toward mandating childhood vaccinations CIDRAP

A new analysis of 21 polls conducted before and after the COVID-19 pandemic shows parents are changing how they think about school vaccination mandates, but not about vaccine safety.

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Face masks and protection against wildfire smoke--what doctors say

Thu, 2023-06-08 10:26 — mike kraft

Can a Face Mask Protect You Against Wildfire Smoke? What Doctors Say Many parts of the East Coast have “very unhealthy” or “hazardous” air quality, so can wearing a face mask help protect you? Yes, but they’re not perfect. Yahoo Life

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Drug costs lead millions in the US to not take medications as prescribed-- CDC

Wed, 2023-06-07 10:28 — mike kraft

Drug costs lead millions in the US to not take medications as prescribed, according to CDC | CNN Millions of adults in the United States are not taking their medications as prescribed because of costs, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Most adults between the ages of 18 and 64 took at least one prescription medication in 2021. But more than 8% of them – about 9.2 million people – said they tried to save money by skipping doses, taking less than prescribed or delaying a prescription fill, according to the CDC data.

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Opinion: We've made huge advances against COVID. Why is it still killing so many people?

Tue, 2023-06-06 10:11 — mike kraft

Opinion: We've made huge advances against COVID. Why is it still killing so many people? Many immunocompromised and older Americans feel abandoned. That's a public health failure. Yahoo News

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why are so many people still dying? And how do we reconcile those numbers with the vast improvements in our COVID tools?

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Analysis: Covid disputes made it nearly impossible to pass new vaccine rules in some states

Mon, 2023-06-05 10:33 — mike kraft

How Covid made it nearly impossible to pass new vaccine rules Around the country, vaccine policy is on hold while lawmakers recover from a pandemic-policy hangover. POLITICO

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Toxic, pandemic-era battles over immunizations and school closures have made vaccine politics radioactive, even on diseases wholly unrelated to Covid-19. In California, where lawmakers pushed through some of the nation’s strictest mandates through 2019, schools are wary of wading back into the fight.

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