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After years of ransomware attacks, health-care defenses still fail The danger was obvious in 2021, when ransomware gangs struck hospitals already overwhelmed by the covid-19 pandemic. Joseph Menn The Washington Post

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Analysis: After years of ransomware attacks, health-care defenses still fail

Wed, 2024-03-20 09:58 — mike kraft

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Health experts plead for unvaxxed Americans to get measles shot as cases rise The US hit last year's total in under 12 weeks, suggesting we're in for a bad time. Beth Mole Ars Technica

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Measles: AMA and CDC health experts plead for unvaxxed Americans to get measles shot as cases rises

Wed, 2024-03-20 09:06 — mike kraft

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'Critical' to catch up on measles vaccinations to stem outbreaks, says WHO Vaccinating children who missed their measles shots during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday, as outbreaks of the infectious disease increase worldwide. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Measles: WHO says it is critical to catch up vaccinations to stem current outbreaks

Wed, 2024-03-20 09:00 — mike kraft

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COVID backlash could leave the U.S. less ready for the next pandemic Despite remarkable scientific advances, key weaknesses in the country's COVID response have only become more glaring. Caitlin Owens Axios

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Analysis: Backlash to COVID countermeasures could leave the U.S. less ready for a future pandemic.

Mon, 2024-03-18 08:59 — mike kraft

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Analysis: 4 years, 1.2 million lives and trillions of dollars later, a rematch | CNN Politics Americans may feel like they’re reliving 2020, with a general election rematch set for 2024. But while the politicians’ faces are the same, life is much different. Zachary B. Wolf CNN

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Analysis: Overview of how COVID both changed America and then faded into background

Thu, 2024-03-14 09:06 — mike kraft

..it’s equally remarkable, precisely four years later, how Covid-19 has both changed American life and also faded to the background.

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How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Pits Parental Rights Against Public Health - KFF Health News Framed in the rhetoric of choice, Tennessee’s new law governing childhood vaccinations is among more than a dozen recently passed or pending nationwide that set parental freedom against community and children’s health. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Analysis: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Pits Parental Rights Against Public Health

Wed, 2024-03-13 12:13 — mike kraft

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No parent who has seen the children I’ve treated for measles would refuse a vaccine Pediatrician Paul Law fights measles in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He’s never seen a parent there turn down a vaccine. Torie Bosch STAT

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Opinion: No parent who has seen the children I’ve treated for measles would refuse a vaccine

Tue, 2024-03-12 09:37 — mike kraft

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Masks work, telehealth is here to stay — and other health lessons we've learned since the pandemic started 4 years ago It’s been four years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Here are six important lessons we’ve learned. Yahoo Life

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Masks work, telehealth is here to stay — and other lessons learned since the Covid pandemic started 4 years ago

Tue, 2024-03-12 09:26 — mike kraft

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More parents are delaying their kids' vaccines, and it's alarming pediatricians More parents are choosing to delay childhood vaccinations, such as the MMR vaccine. Doctors worry toddlers remain vulnerable as measles spreads. Yahoo News

Delays in kids getting vaccine and Trump's vaccine rhetoric causes concern

Mon, 2024-03-11 16:53 — mike kraft

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