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    China Covid: Celebrity deaths spark fears over death toll

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64173824 1 Day Ago IMAGE SOURCE,STATE TV Image caption, Opera singer Chu Lanlan died in December aged 40 By Fan Wang BBC News The growing number of Chinese public figures whose deaths are being made public is prompting people to question the official...
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    Covid will be a leading cause of death in the U.S. indefinitely, whether or not the pandemic is 'over'

    https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-will-leading-cause-death-indefinitely-us-rcna48374 Disease experts predict that Covid will remain among the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. for the foreseeable future. Shannon Pettypiece Shannon Pettypiece is the senior White House reporter...
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    For 500 days, a Connecticut patient has had COVID - and three unknown variants

    https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/For-500-days-a-Connecticut-patient-has-had-COVID-17308355.php Jordan Fenster July 17, 2022Updated: July 19, 2022 2:34 p.m. New Haven, Connecticut - Tuesday, October 27, 2020: Yale New Haven Hospital. Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media For more than...
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    COVID-19 hospitalizations average $4,000 in out-of-pocket costs per visit, research says

    https://www.wdsu.com/article/covid-19-hospitalizations-average-cost/39141231 By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Measures to protect patients hospitalized with COVID-19 from financial liability have been rolled back by most insurers in the United States, leaving the vast majority of patients with an...
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    ‘I will die free’: Unvaccinated Burke County man denied kidney transplant by hospital

    ‘I will die free’: Unvaccinated Burke County man denied kidney transplant by hospital January 28, 2022 at 6:27 pm EST By Dave Faherty, wsoctv.com BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A Burke County man’s decision not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine means he also won’t be getting a much-needed kidney...
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    Families Are Going Rogue With Rapid Tests

    Families Are Going Rogue With Rapid Tests Scientifically speaking, it’s gross. By Rachel Gutman The Atlantic JANUARY 20, 2022, 2:49 PM ET “It started as a joke, actually,” Elena Korngold told me. But late last month, the 40-something radiologist from Portland, Oregon, and her family decided...
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    Some states in the U.S. are taking desperate measures to avoid closing schools.

    Some states in the U.S. are taking desperate measures to avoid closing schools. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico announced on Tuesday that National Guard troops and state workers would become temporary substitute teachers.Credit...Morgan Lee/Associated Press By Jesus Jiménez Jan. 20...
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    Some COVID Patients Need Amputations to Survive

    Some COVID Patients Need Amputations to Survive Impaired blood flow leads to loss of limbs January 12, 2022 Carolyn Barber has been an emergency department physician for 25 years. She is co-founder of the homeless work program Wheels of Change and author of many articles and the book Runaway...
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    People Are Hiding That Their Unvaccinated Loved Ones Died of COVID

    People Are Hiding That Their Unvaccinated Loved Ones Died of COVID With the arrival of vaccines, compassion for COVID deaths began to dry up, sometimes replaced by scorn. By Andrea Stanley The Atlantic JANUARY 18, 2022, 7:30 AM ET After Andreea’s mom died of COVID-19 in April, the harassment...
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    Trump Backs Boosters. Clearly, Someone Did the Math for Him.

    Trump Backs Boosters. Clearly, Someone Did the Math for Him. Trump is losing hundreds of voters a day to Covid — far more than the margins in the swing states. Donald G. McNeil Jr. 3 days ago·3 min read Math is not Donald Trump’s strong point. Example: In 1988, he paid $408 million for the...
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    Patients Drive Hours to ERs as Omicron Variant Overwhelms Rural Hospitals

    Patients Drive Hours to ERs as Omicron Variant Overwhelms Rural Hospitals Hospitals call staff with Covid-19 back to work to handle surge of patients in parts of country strapped for workers The Omicron-fueled surge in Covid-19 cases has hit hospitals in rural areas especially hard. PHOTO...
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    Texas school district asks parents to become substitute teachers amid COVID surge

    Texas school district asks parents to become substitute teachers amid COVID surge By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team Published January 11, 2022 7:51PM Central Texas Schools and COVID-19 FOX 7 Austin KYLE, Texas - The Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD) in Kyle is asking...
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    ‘Code red’: Melbourne businesses say Omicron wave more damaging than lockdown

    ‘Code red’: Melbourne businesses say Omicron wave more damaging than lockdown Hash Tayeh, owner of Victorian food chain Burgertory, says 260 of his 400 staff have had Covid. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The Guardian Staff shortages and drop in consumer confidence leave Australian...
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    Leader of Anti-Vax Group Tells Supporters Drinking Urine Is COVID ‘Antidote,’ Citing ‘Tons and Tons

    Leader of Anti-Vax Group Tells Supporters Drinking Urine Is COVID ‘Antidote,’ Citing ‘Tons and Tons of Research’ Leader of Anti-Vax Group Tells Supporters Drinking Urine Is COVID ‘Antidote,’ Citing ‘Tons and Tons of Research’ The leader of an anti-vax group called Vaccine Police is urging his...
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    Outbreak reported at Rhode Island hospital after Covid-positive, asymptomatic staff asked to work

    Outbreak reported at Rhode Island hospital after Covid-positive, asymptomatic staff asked to work Eleanor Slater Hospital had two staff members come into work on Saturday and three Monday. A spokesperson said the outbreak is not connected to the workers. Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston...
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    Houston woman charged after allegedly isolating Covid-positive son in car trunk

    Houston woman charged after allegedly isolating Covid-positive son in car trunk Authorities say 13-year-old son of Sarah Beam, a teacher, was found in her car’s trunk at a testing site in the Texas city Court documents said: ‘[The mother] stated that she put [her son] inside the trunk to...
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    10-year-old Texas boy dies after COVID-19 battle

    10-year-old Texas boy dies after COVID-19 battle HOUSTON, Texas -- A 10-year-old Texas boy who fought COVID-19 and other complications for more than two weeks has died after his family had to make the heart-wrenching decision to remove him from life support. Zyrin Foots died Wednesday...
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    28-year-old Atlanta man who died of COVID-19 has heartbreaking last message

    https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/widowed-25-atlanta-woman-loses-28-year-old-husband-covid-19/ August 08, 2021 at 5:40 pm EDT By WSBTV.com News Staff ATLANTA — A metro Atlanta woman is mourning the death of her 28-year-old husband to COVID-19. Braderick Wright died Saturday night...
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    17-year-old dies of COVID after being sent home from hospital twice, Georgia mom says

    https://www.macon.com/news/coronavirus/article253322198.html BY KARINA MAZHUKHINA UPDATED AUGUST 06, 2021 05:52 PM A teenage Georgia high school football player was turned away twice from Douglas Wellstar Medical Center days before dying after testing positive for the coronavirus...
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    People in Missouri are wearing disguises to get vaccinated, doctor says

    People in Missouri are wearing disguises to get vaccinated, doctor says ‘I’ve had several people come in to get vaccinated who have sort of tried to disguise their appearance,’ Dr Priscilla Frase says Nathan Place New York 1 hour ago A doctor in Missouri says some patients have worn...
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