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Latino nurses important to help US COVID patients but shortages persist.

Fri, 2021-06-11 11:33 — mike kraft

There are too few Latino nurses. Covid showed how important they are. Fewer than six percent of U.S. registered nurses are Latino as Covid-19 showed the need for more Hispanics in the profession. Some programs are trying to expand opportunity. NBC News

Registered nurse Luis Medina walked into his shift in December and was told a positive Covid-19 patient was resisting wearing his oxygen mask. Despite repeated attempts by a fellow nurse, they said, it was hard to communicate with the patient, because he spoke Spanish.

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FDA advisers debate criteria for approving a coronavirus vaccine for young children

Fri, 2021-06-11 10:25 — mike kraft

FDA advisers debate standards on a coronavirus vaccine for young children Executives from Pfizer and Moderna have said that data showing whether their vaccines are effective in younger children are expected by fall. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Worldwide Coronavirus deaths this year surpass 2020 total

Fri, 2021-06-11 09:29 — mike kraft

Coronavirus deaths this year surpass 2020 total The coronavirus pandemic has already killed more people this year than in all of 2020, according to a Wall Street Journal Caroline Vakil TheHill

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New daily COVID-19 cases and deaths increase for 3rd straight day

Thu, 2021-06-10 20:00 — mike kraft

New daily COVID-19 cases rise back above 20,000, as cases and deaths increase for 3rd straight day While Americans have been rejoicing over the return to near-normalcy, the number of new daily cases and deaths of the coronavirus-borne illness rose for a... Tomi Kilgore MarketWatch

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Childhood vaccinations drop during pandemic may raise risk of other illnesses when schools reopen, CDC says

Thu, 2021-06-10 19:21 — mike kraft

Drop in childhood vaccinations during pandemic may raise risk of other outbreaks when schools reopen, CDC says The American Academy of Pediatrics calls on parents to get their children up-to-date on shots before they return to class. Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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British PM says G-7 nations expected to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world

Thu, 2021-06-10 17:42 — mike kraft

G-7 nations expected to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world ST. IVES, England (AP) — The Group of Seven nations are set to commit to sharing at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with the world, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Thursday, with half coming from the U.S. AP NEWS

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Lessons learned: Why Michigan's approach lagged behind Minnesota's

Thu, 2021-06-10 11:55 — mike kraft

Michigan bet big on mass vaccine events for COVID-19. It didn’t work out as hoped. Michigan focused COVID-19 vaccines on public health sites, not hospitals or doctors' offices. It lagged other states in vaccinating whites and Blacks. Aleszu Bajak

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ANALYSIS: Which groups in the US are still dying of COVID-19-- South still lags in vaccinations

Thu, 2021-06-10 11:01 — mike kraft

Which Groups Are Still Dying of Covid in the U.S.? Deaths have dropped precipitously since their January peak, but the coronavirus continues to claim several thousand lives per week. The New York Times

Deaths from Covid-19 have dropped 90 percent in the United States since their peak in January, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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