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Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns

Fri, 2021-11-12 11:45 — mike kraft

COVID-19's epicentre again: Europe faces fresh reckoning Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns in the run-up to Christmas and stirring debate over whether vaccines alone are enough to tame COVID-19. Josephine Mason,Emilio Parodi Reuters

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As mandates spread, anti-vaccine groups have been pushing pseudoscience treatments meant to remove or counteract the vaccines. Experts say it's like trying to "unring a bell."

Fri, 2021-11-12 11:23 — mike kraft

In a TikTok video that has garnered hundreds of thousands of views, Dr. Carrie Madej outlined the ingredients for a bath she said will “detox the vaxx” for people who have given into Covid-19 vaccine mandates.

The ingredients in the bath are mostly not harmful, although the supposed benefits attached to them are entirely fictional. Baking soda and epsom salts, she falsely claims, will provide a “radiation detox” to remove radiation Madej falsely believes is activated by the vaccine. Bentonite clay will add a “major pull of poison,” she says, based on a mistaken idea in anti-vaccine communities that toxins can be removed from the body with certain therapies.

Then, recommends adding in one cup of borax, a cleaning agent that’s been banned as a food additive by the Food and Drug Administration, to “take nanotechnologies out of you.”

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New study describes how unvaccinated people are more likely to listen to their doctors than the government

Wed, 2021-11-10 18:41 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated people will hear you out on the COVID-19 shot — as long as you don't work for the government A new report from Deloitte finds that unvaccinated Americans are more likely to listen to some people over others. Andrew Keshner MarketWatch

Personal connection is key.

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DHS threat bulletin cites arrival of Afghan evacuees, COVID measures as potential motivators for extremists

Wed, 2021-11-10 17:50 — mike kraft

DHS cites arrival of Afghan evacuees, COVID measures as potential The Department of Homeland Security issued a new terror threat bulletin Wednesday, warning of potential violence motivated by COVID-19 public health measures and the arrival of Afghan evacuees followi Rebecca Beitsch TheHill

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Texas study finds unvaccinated 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19

Tue, 2021-11-09 18:08 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19: Texas study A Texas government study Justine Coleman TheHill

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U.S. Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Tue, 2021-11-09 17:59 — mike kraft

Surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation The government's top doctor released a step-by-step toolkit Tuesday morning to help people combat misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines in their own close circles. "We need people in communities all across our country to have these conversations," Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in an interview with ABC News. Over the summer, the surgeon general issued an advisory that called misinformation an urgent public health threat. Yahoo

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Poll shows just how far COVID-19 misinformation has traveled; U.S Marines also affected :

Mon, 2021-11-08 18:40 — mike kraft

Poll shows just how far COVID-19 misinformation has traveled Almost 8 in 10 U.S. adults believe or are unsure of at least one false statement about COVID-19, according to polling data published Monday. Peter Sullivan TheHill

Almost 8 in 10 U.S. adults believe or are unsure of at least one false statement about COVID-19, according to polling data published Monday.

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Analysis: Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Isn’t Technikcally a Vaccine Mandate

Mon, 2021-11-08 09:46 — mike kraft

Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Isn’t Really a Vaccine Mandate The new OSHA pandemic regulations that just dropped are a work of semantic art with a conservative Supreme Court in mind. The New Republic

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In nearly every statement other than Biden’s, and in many news reports on the matter, the OSHA rule was described as a “vaccine mandate.” But this is not actually correct. The new rule is better understood as a testing mandate with a vaccine exception—and that distinction could be crucial as it works its way through courts of law and public opinion.

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In the U.S: More demand for boosters than first shots of the COVID vaccine

Fri, 2021-11-05 18:16 — mike kraft

There's more demand for boosters than first shots of the COVID vaccine Some experts worry "boostermania" is distracting from the goal of getting tens of millions of unvaccinated Americans their first shots. NPR.org

The number of people getting COVID-19 vaccine boosters in the U.S. is now far outpacing the number getting their first shots, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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