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Fake vaccine certificates booming on Moscow’s black market

Tue, 2021-06-29 00:53 — mike kraft

Now booming on Moscow’s black market: Fake vaccine certificates Interest in jabs remains low. Demand for proof of vaccination is rising. Enter the fraudsters. Isabelle Khurshudyan Washington Post

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WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as delta Covid variant spreads

Sat, 2021-06-26 21:55 — mike kraft

WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as delta Covid variant spreads "People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves," WHO official Dr. Mariangela Simao told reporters. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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Israel faces new outbreak of COVID-19 cases, reinstates indoor mask requirements

Fri, 2021-06-25 03:56 — mike kraft

JERUSALEM — Israel has been a trailblazer in the post-pandemic world, largely returning to normal in May following one of the world’s fastest vaccination drives.

But dozens of new cases recently emerged at schools in two cities, Modiin and Binyamina, leading to hundreds of people being quarantined. Israel has made 12- to 15-year-olds eligible for vaccination, but many have yet to get shots.

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Sydney imposes restyrictions after outbreak of Covid cases

Fri, 2021-06-25 03:09 — mike kraft

Sydney faces 'scariest period' in pandemic amid Delta outbreak Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), reported a double digit rise in new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for the third straight day as officials fight to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. Renju Jose Reuters

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Asian-Pacific countries, lagging in jabs, still rely on supression tactics

Wed, 2021-06-23 08:00 — mike kraft

The Countries Stuck in Coronavirus Purgatory Much of Asia cannot (or will not) yet get jabbed, so the region is still having to rely on suppression tactics. Timothy McLaughlin The Atlantic

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New book: Inside the Trump Administration's Reesponse to the Pandemic

Wed, 2021-06-23 07:19 — mike kraft

New book offers fresh details about chaos, conflicts inside Trump’s pandemic response At one point, the president mused about repatriating infected Americans in Asia to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Dan Diamond Washington Post

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The use of lotteries as public health incentives for vaccinations has successful precidents --studies

Mon, 2021-06-21 23:41 — mike kraft

Lotteries as public health incentives began before covid-19 As U.S. states adopt vaccine lotteries, the idea, championed by global health researchers, has begun to catch on. Claire Parker, Sammy Westfall Washington Post

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Chickens, cows, apartments offered in Asia's vaccination encouragement efforts

Thu, 2021-06-17 00:43 — mike kraft

Chickens, cows, apartments offered up in Asia's vaccination lucky draws Chickens, cows, paid leave, even a million-dollar apartment, these are the prizes on offer from Thailand to Indonesia to Hong Kong for those who get vaccinated against COVID-19 as nations across Asia combat vaccine hesitancy. Reuters Staff U.S.

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CDC now classifies coronavirus Delta variant a 'variant of concern'

Wed, 2021-06-16 04:50 — mike kraft

CDC now calls coronavirus Delta variant a 'variant of concern' The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now calls the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus, also known as B.1.617.2, a "variant of concern." Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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OPINION: Suggestions for how to help the majority of unvaccinated adults who fear needles

Sat, 2021-06-12 07:45 — mike kraft

Over half of adults unvaccinated for COVID-19 fear needles – here's what's proven to help Though many adults report a fear of needles, most research on needle fear has focused on children. FG Trade/E+ via Getty ImagesIf you’re among the 25% of Americans averse to needles, you’re probably not surprised by the COVID-19 immunization stall. Even for those who want immunity, bribes with beer or lottery tickets may not be enough to override anxiety made worse by pervasive images of needles in the media.

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