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Morrison facing state resistance over reopening plan as NSW COVID crisis worsens
Aug 23, 2021 10:50Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists Australia can reopen once vaccination targets hit but some state leaders aren’t so sure.
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Lambda variant raises dire concerns about pandemic’s future trajectory
Aug 22, 2021 14:29While the lambda variant may not be more infectious than delta, it prophesies what the future of the pandemic may look like — and reveals why it is important to educate the public about how mutant strains work.
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Has COVID taught us anything about pandemic preparedness?
Aug 20, 2021 12:10As nations struggle to control the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists warn that deadly outbreaks of other viruses are inevitable. History is clear on this: more than six distinct influenza pandemics and epidemics have struck in just over a century.
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Children caught in COVID culture wars as US politicians defy health advice
Aug 20, 2021 03:55US rightwing politicians leave parents of vulnerable children with an impossible dilemma: send children to school where others are unmasked, or keep them home – again.
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Eviction records: Long-term impacts of COVID-19 housing crisis in US
Aug 19, 2021 12:39US eviction records will have long-lasting and problematic consequences for tenants and communities including reduced housing choices for renters, greater residential segregation and further family instability. Eviction are highly disruptive to families, even more so during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Child hospitalization for COVID-19 hits all-time high in US: Report
Aug 19, 2021 12:31The Delta variant, which is rapidly spreading among mostly the unvaccinated portion of the U.S. population, has caused hospitalizations to spike in recent weeks, driving up the number of pediatric hospitalizations to 1,902 on Saturday, August 14th according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Germany tightens travel restrictions on US as COVID-19 cases surge
Aug 17, 2021 12:16Germany added the United States to its "high-risk" area list and will soon tighten entry restrictions for unvaccinated travelers who had recently been in the U.S.
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Tennessee border agents seized thousands of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards
Aug 17, 2021 04:34So far this fiscal year, US Border Patrol personnel have discovered 121 fraudulent vaccination cards, totaling 3,017 false cards, the agency said in a Friday, August 13, statement
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US Republican leaders fiddle while COVID burns through their own supporters
Aug 16, 2021 09:37Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida, has outlawed mask requirements in the state and threatened to withhold the salaries of superintendents and county school board members who issue them for students. As infections soar among children, some of the state’s biggest school districts vowed to flout the governor’s order.
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More than 80 students potentially exposed to Covid after parent sent child to school following positive test
Aug 14, 2021 03:56More than 80 students in Nevada, US were potentially exposed to Covid-19 on their first day of the 2021-2022 school year after a parent reportedly sent their child to school despite both the parent and child testing positive for the disease just two days earlier, according to officials.