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Political reaction: Republican governors threaten to sue over Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandates

Fri, 2021-09-10 23:16 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Republican governors threaten to sue over Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandates President Biden seemed unconcerned about escalating political tensions over his efforts to fight covid-19. Washington Post

Republican leaders are blasting Biden’s sweeping new coronavirus vaccine mandates for businesses and federal workers, decrying them as unconstitutional infringements on personal liberties and promising to sue.

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UPDATE: Biden announces sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

Fri, 2021-09-10 05:37 — mike kraft

Biden administration to extend vaccine mandate to U.S. companies Labor Department will require all companies with 100 or more employees to ensure workers are vaccinated or tested weekly. Annie Linskey, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein Washington Post

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OPINION: Misguided communications are almost as damaging as COVID--The Hill

Thu, 2021-09-09 23:03 — mike kraft

Misguided communications are almost as damaging as COVID Effective communication of risks associated with COVID-19 needs to consider imparting information in a format that the public can clearly understand. Erik Rifkin, opinion contributor TheHill

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Study shows safety net helped prevent widespread hunger during the pandemic

Thu, 2021-09-09 22:24 — mike kraft

New federal study shows safety net helped prevent widespread hunger during the pandemic U.S. Agriculture Department releases first complete government calculation of 2020 hunger surge, revealing the success of pandemic safety net programs. Laura Reiley Washington Post

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WHO calls for COVID-19 booster shot moratorium until 2022--White House calls it "false choice"

Thu, 2021-09-09 21:38 — mike kraft

WHO calls for COVID-19 booster shot moratorium until 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called on rich countries to refrain from giving people booster doses of coronavirus vaccines until at least 2022, expanding an earlier plea that has Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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Americans are getting infected with COVID-19 at 10 times the rate needed to end the pandemic--Fauci

Thu, 2021-09-09 21:28 — mike kraft

Fauci warns COVID infections in U.S. are 10x too high to end pandemic The U.S. needs to drop from 160,000 to <10,000 new cases a day to get out of the pandemic phase. Eileen Drage O'Reilly Axios

Americans are now getting infected with COVID-19 at 10 times the rate needed to end the pandemic, which will persist until more people get vaccinated, NIAID director Anthony Fauci tells Axios.

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Worldwide tally by country: coronavirus cases cross 222.51 million, death toll at 4,770,499

Thu, 2021-09-09 09:55 — mike kraft

Factbox: FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 222.51 million, death toll at 4,770,499 More than 222.51 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 4,770,499 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Lynx Insight Service Reuters

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Pro-China misinformation operation attempting to exploit US Covid divisions--new report

Thu, 2021-09-09 09:40 — mike kraft

Pro-China misinformation operation attempting to exploit US Covid divisions, report says A pro-Chinese government online influence operation is targeting Americans in an effort to exploit divisions over the Covid-19 pandemic and "physically mobilize protestors in the US in response," according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Mandiant and experts at Google. Zachary Cohen, CNN CNN

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Background: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

Thu, 2021-09-09 09:29 — mike kraft

Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants - a naming system used by the World Health Organization to track concerning new mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19. Some have equipped the virus with better ways of infecting humans or evading vaccine protection. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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Novavax begins early-stage trial in Australia for combined influenza/COVID-19 vaccine

Thu, 2021-09-09 09:14 — mike kraft

Novavax begins early-stage trial for combined influenza/COVID-19 vaccine Vaccine developer Novavax Inc said on Wednesday it has initiated an early-stage study to test its combined flu and COVID-19 vaccine. Reuters Reuters

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Eastern European lags in vaccination rate, while Western Europe is a leader

Thu, 2021-09-09 09:07 — mike kraft

BRUSSELS — More than 70 percent of the European Union’s adult population has been fully vaccinated, making it one of the world’s vaccination leaders. But some Eastern European countries are lagging far behind, exposing the bloc to new waves of infections and creating a divide that E.U. officials and experts say could hamper recovery efforts.

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Idaho hospitals forced to ration health care because of suge of unvaccinated patients

Thu, 2021-09-09 09:00 — mike kraft

Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital have traded their fatigues for personal protective equipment to help treat a flood of infected patients. AP NEWS

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Covid-19 breakthrough cases higher for seniors and people with underlying conditions --study

Thu, 2021-09-09 08:44 — mike kraft

Risk of severe breakthrough Covid-19 is higher for seniors and those with underlying conditions -- but the unvaccinated still face much higher risks Seniors and people with underlying conditons are most at risk of severe Covid-19 if they get a breakhtrough infection. But the unvaccinated face even higher risks. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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ANALYIS: Why We Can’t Turn the Corner on Covid

Tue, 2021-09-07 03:47 — mike kraft

Why We Can’t Turn the Corner on Covid After a hot vax summer that wasn’t, it’s clearer than ever that there will be no easy end to the pandemic. Joanne Kenen POLITICO

The summer of 2021 began with such promise. On Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer, many Americans thought that the worst of Covid might be over, that masks were out and hugs (or more) might be in. But that optimism has yielded to a more somber and uncertain Labor Day as hot vax summer turned into hot spot autumn.

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