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How Mistreating Nursing Home Staff Helped Spread Covid-19Although nursing home residents comprise only 1 percent of the U.S. population, they account for more than 35 percent of all Covid-19 deaths. By the end of March, there were 179,000 deaths from Covid-19 among residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. These numbers might not seem surprising, given that nearly all illnesses hit older people harder than the young. Source ….. Read More.Washington Monthly – General Political | Politics & GovernmentFri, April 16, 202112 hours ago

Why the Phone Is Key to Getting Covid Shots in ArmsGetting Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 has mirrored the inequities and challenges we often see in our political process. We can learn from the parallels. Just as we need get-out-the-vote campaigns to get citizens to the polls, we require a targeted ground game to get shots in the arms of all Americans. We know how to do this—and we know that it’s done one conversation at a time. Source ….. Read More.Washington Monthly – General Political | Politics & GovernmentThu, April 15, 20211 day ago

‘We Lived It’: Freep COVID-19 reporter: It’s hard to understand why a mask is an i…The Free Press’ lead COVID-19 reporter, Kristen Shamus, reflects on the last year.        ….. Read More.DETROIT FREE PRESS – General News | U.S. National NewsFri, April 16, 20216 hours ago

Wisconsin Senate passes COVID and election bills that face likely vetoes from Gov. Tony EversThe GOP-controlled Senate plans to send to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers legislation that would direct $3.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding but Evers has control over the funds and has already started allocating it.       ….. Read More.Journal Sentinel – Politics | Politics & GovernmentThu, April 15, 20211 day ago

Pfizer CEO says need for third dose of COVID-19 vaccine ‘likely’People who have received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will likely need a third dose of the shot, possibly within a year, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said. ….. Read More.UPI News – Health News | Health & WellnessFri, April 16, 20215 hours ago

Iowa House reports another positive COVID-19 case, the eighth this yearThere have been eight reported positive COVID-19 cases associated with the Iowa House this year. Reporting a positive test is not required.        ….. Read More.DES MOINES REGISTER – Politics | Politics & GovernmentWed, April 14, 20212 days ago