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When COVID deaths are dismissed or stigmatized, grief is mixed with shame and anger

When COVID deaths are dismissed or stigmatized, grief is mixed with shame and anger

After their brother died, two sisters faced down a barrage of misinformation, pandemic denialism and blaming questions. Grief experts say that makes COVID-19 the newest kind of "disenfranchised death."
by Brett Sholtis

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Hospitals hit with COVID spike just as staff and beds grow scarce

Hospitals hit with COVID spike just as staff and beds grow scarce

Coinciding with a spike in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant, Minnesota hospitals are seeing the number of beds used by patients tick up. Another problem: not enough health care workers on hand.
by Peter Cox

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Louisiana hospitals filled with COVID patients face Hurricane Ida

Louisiana hospitals filled with COVID patients face Hurricane Ida

Ida struck as hospitals and their intensive care units were filled with patients from the fourth surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across Louisiana.
by The Associated Press

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Unvaccinated pastor who almost died of COVID now preaches the importance of vaccines

Unvaccinated pastor who almost died of COVID now preaches the importance of vaccines

Pastor Danny Reeves encouraged some members of his congregation to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but thought he didn't need to get vaccinated himself. That changed after COVID-19 almost killed him.
by Nina Kravinsky

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Coronavirus FAQ: How do the rules of 6 feet and 15 minutes apply to the delta variant?

Coronavirus FAQ: How do the rules of 6 feet and 15 minutes apply to the delta variant?

It was drummed into our brains: Stay 6 feet from others! Limit close contact to 15 minutes. With the highly contagious delta variant, do we need to rethink those numbers?
by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

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