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US volunteers of various faiths working to help India counter coronavirus crisis

Wed, 2021-05-12 01:31 — mike kraft

Across faiths, US volunteers mobilize for India crisis Volunteers at Hindu temples, Muslim groups and Sikh relief organizations across the United States are mobilizing to support India as the world's second most populous country struggles to handle a devastating surge of the coronavirus... AP NEWS

Volunteers at Hindu temples, Muslim groups and Sikh relief organizations across the United States are mobilizing to support India as the world’s second most populous country struggles to handle a devastating surge of the coronavirus.

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Stepped up virus testing programs for schools, more funding for health equity issues

Wed, 2021-03-17 21:32 — mike kraft

Expanded testing part of Biden administration school plans Pushing forward with its plan to reopen schools this spring, the Biden administration is expanding coronavirus testing for teachers, staff and students and convening a summit for educators to... AP NEWS

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Improvised vacinating effort, pharmacist goes to senior housing facilities.

Tue, 2021-03-16 15:54 — mike kraft

In a city scrambling to vaccinate people against Covid-19 as quickly as possible, Ambar Keluskar faced a problem this month that seemed to defy logic: Mr. Keluskar, a pharmacist in Brooklyn, struggled to find people to take the 200 doses he had on hand.

“They were just sitting in the freezer,” he said.

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Native Americans take steps to vaccinate and reduce COVID-19 spread

Wed, 2021-02-17 15:38 — mike kraft

Native Americans embrace vaccine, virus containment measures CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — Joyce Dugan did not hesitate before sitting down inside the Cherokee Indian Hospital for her second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m proud of our hospital,” the... AP NEWS

...While minority communities across the United States have struggled to trust the vaccine, the opposite is true for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a Native American tribe of 16,000 in western North Carolina, and other tribes across the country, which were also quick to adopt coronavirus prevention measures.

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With painstaking effort, Black doctors’ group takes aim at Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy

Fri, 2021-01-22 16:19 — mike kraft

Black doctors' group takes aim at Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy A professional society of African American doctors is trying to learn about communities' concerns — and address them. Eric Boodman STAT

In September, after the Food and Drug Administration authorized Covid-19 treatments based more on presidential puffery than on clinical data, some physicians decided to take matters into their own hands.

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At a glance: Europe's coronavirus curfews and lockdowns

Thu, 2021-01-14 15:35 — mike kraft

At a glance: Europe's coronavirus curfews and lockdowns PARIS (AP) — Across Europe and beyond, countries have a patchwork of curfews and lockdowns of varying strictness to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Here, at a glance, are the measures in... AP NEWS

PARIS (AP) — Across Europe and beyond, countries have a patchwork of curfews and lockdowns of varying strictness to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Here, at a glance, are the measures in place in the European Union’s 27 member nations and some neighboring countries:

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Europe extends and tightens lockdowns, with fingers crossed for vaccines

Wed, 2021-01-13 15:49 — mike kraft

Europe extends and tightens lockdowns, with fingers crossed for vaccines Governments across Europe announced tighter and longer coronavirus lockdowns and curbs on Wednesday amid fears of a fast-spreading variant first detected in Britain, with vaccinations not expected to help much until the spring. Claudia Cristoferi, John Revill U.S.

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ANALYSIS: Covid-19 is devastating communities of color. Can vaccines counter racial inequity?

Sat, 2020-12-19 15:57 — mike kraft

Covid-19 is devastating communities of color. Can vaccines counter racial inequity? Public health officials are endeavoring to make sure inoculation against a virus that has ravaged communities of color — killing 1 in 1,000 Black Americans by the fall — gets to the people at greatest risk. Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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Italy, resisting another coronavirus lockdown, shows peril of piecemeal restrictions

Tue, 2020-10-27 14:26 — mike kraft

Italy, resisting another coronavirus lockdown, shows peril of piecemeal restrictions The country has instituted new restrictions four times this month. But infections are soaring. Chico Harlan, Stefano Pitrelli Washington Post

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New Zealand Stamps Out the Virus. For a Second Time.

Thu, 2020-10-08 00:20 — mike kraft

The first time New Zealand thought it had eliminated the coronavirus from its isolated shores, a mysterious outbreak in its largest city shattered any sense of victory over a tenacious foe.

Now, after a second round of strict lockdown, the country believes — if a bit more tentatively this time — that it has effectively stamped out the virus once again.

On Wednesday, New Zealand moved to lift the last of its restrictions in Auckland after 10 days with no new cases linked to a cluster that first surfaced in August. The government will now allow unrestricted gatherings, and trips on public transit without social distancing or masks, in the city of 1.6 million people.

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