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18h ago

Ransomware Hits Dozens of Hospitals in an Unprecedented Wave

On Wednesday evening, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department of Health and Human Services warned that there is a "an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to US hospitals and health care providers," above and beyond the wave of attacks that have already occurred. 2

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18h ago

from WDIV

Northville Public Schools: More than 75 students in quarantine after out-of-school parties

The protocols in place in our classrooms and schools appear to be effective," reads her letter. 1"We do not, thus far, have any evidence of positive cases of COVID-19 tracing back to exposure at school or during school hours, and the number of students quarantined as a result of close contacts at school has been minimal up to this point." 1

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19h ago

from Nytimes

Biden's Call for 'National Mask Mandate' Gains Traction in Public Health Circles

"Instead of making it about the president's coercive authority under law it should be about whether the president can support a norm that supports public health, which is in people's self interest," said Harold Hongju Koh, a law professor at Yale University and an expert in national security and human rights. 1

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12d ago

from Science | AAAS

'It's been so, so surreal.' Critics of Sweden's lax pandemic policies face fierce backlash

Some doctors who insisted on wearing a mask at work have been reprimanded or even fired. 2

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Stockholm's nursing homes ended up losing 7% of their 14,000 residents to the virus. 2

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The response was swift. 1

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Herd immunity is still not well understood, but scientists estimate that in the case of COVID-19, between 40% and 70% of a population would have to be immune to arrest the spread of the virus. 1

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juliek

10d ago

from Futurism

Scientists: Yes, the COVID-19 death toll is really that high

While exact numbers may not be finalized until the pandemic is over, scientists are certain that the death toll is at least close to that figure. 1

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They argue that the other 94 percent of deaths - about 207,000 lives lost - happened due to comorbidities or old age. 1

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11d ago

from Nytimes

Pandemic weariness is making it harder to stem outbreaks, health officials say.

But a similar phenomenon is sending off alarms across Europe, where researchers from the World Health Organization estimate that about half of the population is experiencing "pandemic fatigue." 1

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"If anything," he added, "there's a lot of pushback against governments for not doing enough to contain the virus." 1

micshasan

16d ago

from Ars Technica

White House informally endorses letting pandemic spread unchecked

"It's scientifically and ethically problematic." 1

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The declaration even suggests higher-risk individuals might want to risk death for the benefit of society: "People who are more at risk may participate if they wish, while society as a whole enjoys the protection conferred upon the vulnerable by those who have built up herd immunity." 1

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