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ANALYSIS: The pandemic is entering a “tornado” phase in America.

Sat, 2021-04-03 13:29 — mike kraft

The Threat That COVID-19 Poses Now After a year of waves and surges, the pandemic is entering a “tornado” phase in America. Alexis C. Madrigal The Atlantic

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Micoscopic study shows why cotton is a good material for masks.

Sat, 2021-04-03 11:38 — mike kraft

Microscopic images of face masks show they slow spread of COVID-19 | Science News Important insights into the particle-filtering properties of different fabrics also offer a sense of the unseen, textured world of face masks. Helen Thompson Science News

Studying fabrics at very high magnification helps determine how some face masks filter out particles better than others. And the close-ups reveal an unseen beauty of the mundane objects that have now become an essential part of life around the world.

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Biden Administration's Infrastructure Plan includes efforts to improve minority neighborhoods and wages for home health aides.

Fri, 2021-04-02 22:17 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — America’s most celebrated infrastructure initiative, the interstate highway system, rammed an elevated freeway through the center of Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans in the late 1960s.

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New poll indicates increasing number of Americans are willing to take coronavirus vaccine no

Fri, 2021-04-02 21:48 — mike kraft

Many still hesitate to get vaccine, but reluctance is easing So few people came for COVID-19 vaccinations in one county in North Carolina that hospitals there now allow anyone 16 or older to get a shot, regardless of where they live. Get a shot, get a free... AP NEWS

So few people came for COVID-19 vaccinations in one county in North Carolina that hospitals there now allow anyone 16 or older to get a shot, regardless of where they live. Get a shot, get a free doughnut, the governor said.

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New US COVID-19 cases climb back above 70,000 as vaccinations levels make progress

Fri, 2021-04-02 20:12 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 cases climb back above 70,000 in US as vaccinations make The rate of daily coronavirus cases in the United States has grown to the highest level it has been since late February, a timeframe that represented the end to a peak in infection rates during the Dominick Mastrangelo TheHill

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Maryland's problems as illustration of difficulties in smooth vaccination rollout

Fri, 2021-04-02 09:21 — mike kraft

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — The path to quickly vaccinating the nation’s 250 million adults will be paved with pharmacy chains, hospitals and hulking stadiums where uniformed troops help inoculate thousands of people a day.

But it will also rely on the recreation center at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden here, along with tiny storefront service organizations and vaccine-stocked vans that scour neighborhoods for the unprotected.

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Variants v vaccinations: the dueling Covid trends in the US

Fri, 2021-04-02 09:08 — mike kraft

Variants v vaccinations: what the dueling trends mean for Covid in the US As vaccine distribution picks up speed, dangerous variants are circulating widely. Here’s what we know the Guardian

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OPINION: How Europe has mishandled the pandemic--The Economist

Thu, 2021-04-01 19:58 — mike kraft

How Europe has mishandled the pandemic What happened and what does it mean for the union? The Economist

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More than 11,000 cases of the contagious UK variant reported in the US. Florida and Michigan among states with highest numbers

Thu, 2021-04-01 19:44 — mike kraft

More than 11,000 cases of a troubling variant reported in the US. These states have the highest numbers The highly contagious -- and possibly deadlier -- B.1.1.7 variant have been reported across the US, including among young adults. Health experts fear the strain could fuel yet another Covid-19 surge as states race to vaccinate more residents. Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN CNN

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U.S. at a pivitol point with a fourth wave of COVID-19

Thu, 2021-04-01 19:19 — mike kraft

The fourth COVID-19 wave is here Cases are up 17% over last week. Sam Baker,Andrew Witherspoon Axios

The big picture: America may be at the beginning of a fourth wave in the pandemic. It will almost certainly be far less deadly than the previous three, but this persistent failure to contain the virus has real consequences, and will only make it harder to put COVID-19 behind us.

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