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Biden administration releases another $66.5 million to local community groups working to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations

Wed, 2022-02-09 14:53 — mike kraft

The Biden administration will pay community groups to help boost trust in vaccines The Health Resources and Services Administration is distributing $66.5 million to community groups working across 38 states and Washington, D.C. to help with local vaccine outreach. NPR.org

In this politically polarized time, White House health officials have acknowledged that they are not always the best messengers when it comes to promoting COVID-19 vaccines.

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BioNTech has developed a method to predict new high-risk variants of COVID-19

Tue, 2022-01-11 18:55 — mike kraft

BioNTech has developed a method to predict new high-risk variants of “More than 10,000 novel variant sequences are currently discovered every week and human experts simply cannot cope with complex data at this scale,” said Karim Beguir, Co-Founder and CEO of InstaDeep. Shirin Ali TheHill

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Supply Chain Slowdown Affecting Some Healthcare Facilities

Mon, 2021-11-15 11:08 — mike kraft

Supply Chain Slowdown Affecting Some Healthcare Facilities 'Fast pass' for medical supplies suggested as a possible solution Joyce Frieden medpagetoday

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Philips in talks with FDA about ventilator issues

Sun, 2021-11-14 21:28 — mike kraft

Philips in talks with FDA after new ventilator findings - statement Philips , the medical equipment maker that is recalling ventilators due to use of parts containing a potentially hazardous foam, said on Sunday it is in dicussions with U.S. regulators after a new inspection of one of the company's facilities. Reuters Reuters

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An expert's advice on how to prepare younger kids for COVID vaccine and other shots

Mon, 2021-10-25 20:38 — mike kraft

Putty and ice cream? An expert's advice on younger kids and the vaccine Your younger children may be afraid of needles. Here's expert advice on how to talk to them about the Covid-19 vaccine to help them prepare, now that the White House plans to roll it out for kids ages 5 to 11. Katie Hurley, CNN CNN

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Biden admin to allocate $100M to address community shortages of doctors and other health care workers

Fri, 2021-10-15 09:27 — mike kraft

Biden admin to invest $100 million to address health care worker shortage The Biden administration plans to direct $100 million to the National Health Service Corps to address the ongoing health care labor shortage. NBC News

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A different approach to reach vaccination holdouts in rural areas

Mon, 2021-10-11 11:14 — mike kraft

New Ads Target Vaccine Holdouts in Rural Pennsylvania Three groups turn to local newspapers for public health messaging Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

As rural counties in Pennsylvania continue to see lower COVID-19 vaccination rates than other parts of the state, three organizations have deployed a unique approach to hopefully reach more holdouts.

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WHO approves malaria vaccine to protect African children

Wed, 2021-10-06 12:13 — mike kraft

Historic go-ahead for malaria vaccine to protect African children After years of trials, the vaccine has shown potential to save tens of thousands of children's lives. BBC News

Children across much of Africa are to be vaccinated against malaria in a historic moment in the fight against the deadly disease.

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Alabama small rural hospital shows effective use of telemedicine.

Tue, 2021-10-05 18:45 — mike kraft

At a rural ICU, Covid-19’s summer surge put telehealth to the test A tele-ICU program run by the University of Alabama at Birmingham's health system has helped bolster critical care at a rural hospital. Katie Palmer STAT

On the surface, there’s little about Whitfield Regional Hospital that would make it a safety net for Alabama’s sickest Covid-19 patients. It has a small ICU with eight beds, and no critical care doctors on staff. The rural hospital has spent decades focused on caring for the community surrounding Demopolis, population 7,000, in the heart of the state’s Black Belt.

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Covid Testing--Opinion: Rapid Tests Are the Answer to Living With Covid-19

Mon, 2021-10-04 17:31 — mike kraft

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In Germany, you can buy a rapid Covid-19 test at the grocery store for one euro (a little more than a dollar). In Britain, any household can obtain a pack of seven rapid tests every day for free. In Singapore, you can get a free rapid test from a vending machine. Families in Israel receive at-home rapid tests for their children to use before school. Rapid testing is commonplace in many parts of the world because policymakers recognized early on that the tests could blunt the pandemic by stopping chains of transmission. By letting people know they are infectious, rapid tests are useful even in areas with high vaccination rates and can allow for a safer return to in-person activity.

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