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China placed all 17 million residents in one of its biggest cities under lockdown on Sunday, as virus cases doubled nationwide to nearly 3,400 and anxiety mounted over the resilience of its 'zero-Covid' approach in the face of the worst outbreak in two years.

The southern tech hub of Shenzhen told all residents to stay at home as the city struggles to eradicate an Omicron flare-up linked to neighbouring virus-ravaged Hong Kong. ...

The surge in infections across China has also prompted authorities to close schools in Shanghai and lock down multiple northeastern cities, as 18 provinces battle clusters of the Omicron and Delta variants. ...

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Opinion: The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo

Feb

The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo What does society owe immunocompromised people? Ed Yong The Atlantic

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Biden administration releases another $66.5 million to local community groups working to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations

Feb

The Biden administration will pay community groups to help boost trust in vaccines The Health Resources and Services Administration is distributing $66.5 million to community groups working across 38 states and Washington, D.C. to help with local vaccine outreach. NPR.org

In this politically polarized time, White House health officials have acknowledged that they are not always the best messengers when it comes to promoting COVID-19 vaccines.

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Canadian protesters block the busiest international crossing in North America as tensions ramp up over Covid-19 rules

Feb

Canadian protesters block the busiest international crossing in North America as tensions ramp up over Covid-19 rules Canadian protesters have impeded access to the busiest international crossing in North America again Tuesday, escalating tensions as frustration over demonstrations against Covid-19 rules continues to roil the nation. Paula Newton and Travis Caldwell, CNN CNN

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Why Europe's fight against the pandemic is about to get much more dangerous

Dec

Paris (CNN) "Despite months of persuasion, despite intensive media campaigns, despite discussions in various media we have not succeeded in convincing enough people to get vaccinated." Those were the words of former Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg last month as he announced the first nationwide vaccine mandate in Europe.

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Black Covid patients receive fewer medical follow-ups- new study

Oct

Black Covid patients receive fewer medical follow-ups, study shows The results also found that more than 50 percent of hospitalized patients of color were re-admitted to the hospital less than 60 days after being released. NBC News

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Attorney General Garland takes steps to respond to ‘disturbing spike’ in threats against educators

Oct

Garland taps FBI in response to ‘disturbing spike’ in threats against educators Recent school board meetings have been packed with protestors who denounce Covid-19 mask mandates, political interpretations of critical race theory and other highly-politicized issues. Juan Perez Jr. POLITICO

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday ordered federal law enforcement authorities to huddle with local leaders in the coming weeks to address what the nation’s top prosecutor called a recent “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence” against educators and school board members.

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Peru pandemic death toll now worst in the world per capita

May

Peru revises pandemic death toll, now worst in the world per capita Peru on Monday almost tripled its official COVID-19 death toll to 180,764, following a government review, making it the country with the worst death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Marco Aquino,Marcelo Rochabrun Reuters

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Report on a model community resilience program

May

CES - Neighborhood Resilience : Florida Atlantic University - Center for Environmental Studies

In the Summer of 2019, researchers at the FAU Center for Environmental Studies (CES) collaborated with Jan Booher of Heron Bridge Education, LLC on a resilience mapping initiative in Broward County, Florida. The goal of this collaboration was to bring to light the many complex factors and processes at play within communities, and within the Estates of Fort Lauderdale community specifically, that work to contribute to community resilience to environmental hazards including flooding, extreme wind and extreme heat.

Reputable census-based vulnerability and resilience assessments such as the Social Vulnerability Index (SoVi) and the Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC) offered an important conceptual foundation for this study. Utilizing the BRIC indicators and framework as a point of departure, this study serves to examine the roles that locally tailored BRIC indicators and dimension types play in shaping resilience within Broward County communities.

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