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Ssome people who post about the Covid deaths of loved ones receive hateful and mocking comments.

Mon, 2022-08-29 16:40 — mike kraft

‘Covid bullies’ are harassing and trolling people mourning the deaths of loved ones Instead of condolences, some people who post about the deaths of loved ones receive hateful and mocking comments. NBC News

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Such vitriol targeting a grieving person was highly unusual before the pandemic, said Ari Eisen, a co-founder of the Covid Grief Network, a group that offers support and grief counseling to young adults who've lost loved ones to Covid....

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White House effort to stave off fall COVID surge with new boosters faces uphill battle

Mon, 2022-08-29 14:33 — mike kraft

White House effort to stave off fall COVID surge with new boosters faces uphill battle The White House is rushing ahead to roll out a new COVID-19 booster shot campaign in early September, but is facing an uphill battle to ensure it is successful. The vaccines being … aneklason The Hill

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U.S. federally funded health and science studies are to be avaiable free instead of behind publications' pay walls for a year.

Fri, 2022-08-26 16:18 — mike kraft

White House directs health, science agencies to make federally funded studies free to access The White House on Thursday directed health and science agencies to make federally funded studies immediately available to the public after publication. Sarah Owermohle STAT

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Interview: What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against Covid

Thu, 2022-08-25 16:19 — mike kraft

What Fauci's exit tells us about the ongoing fight against Covid There was a time when Anthony Fauci thought he would retire when the Covid-19 pandemic was over. That, he admits now, may never happen. But this December, he announced this week, will have to be good enough. Sarah Owermohle STAT

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Fauci said that his chief objective after he steps down is addressing the splintering national sentiment towards vaccination and the federal response.

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Congressional panel releases details of Trump pressure on FDA for discredited hydroxychloroquine COVID treatment

Wed, 2022-08-24 23:51 — mike kraft

House panel details Trump pressure on FDA for discredited COVID treatment, vaccines Top Trump administration officials pressured the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reauthorize the discredited COVID-19 treatment hydroxychloroquine, and to speed up the release of the first CO… nweixel The Hill

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Dr. Fauci on COVID conspiracy theories --a distortion of reality

Tue, 2022-08-23 16:59 — mike kraft

Fauci on COVID conspiracy theories: ‘What we’re dealing with now is just a distortion of reality’ Anthony Fauci, who on Monday announced that he is leaving the Biden administration, pushed back on conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic hours later, calling the claims “a distortion of r… jmueller The Hill

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Most people infected with the omicron variant didn't know it-- study

Fri, 2022-08-19 22:20 — mike kraft

Over half of people infected with the omicron variant didn't know it, a study finds These undiagnosed infections could be a major factor in the rapid transmission of the omicron variant, the researchers said. NPR.org

The majority of people likely infected with the omicron variant that causes COVID-19 were not aware they contracted the virus, which likely played a role in the rapid spread of omicron, according to a study published this week.

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Disinformation issue: Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online

Fri, 2022-08-19 15:27 — mike kraft

Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort Troubled by the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showing up at his hospital, the French doctor logged on to Facebook and uploaded a video urging people to get vaccinated. AP NEWS

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He was soon swarmed by dozens, then hundreds, then more than 1,000 hateful messages from an anti-vaccine extremist group known as V_V. The group, active in France and Italy, has harassed doctors and public health officials, vandalized government offices and tried to disrupt vaccine clinics. ...

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