A resolution passed Monday calls for the development of an action plan. Written By: Peter Passi | ×
Pedestrians walk past a section of Duluth’s Lakewalk a day after it was damaged by a storm Oct. 10, 2018. (Steve Kuchera / News Tribune)
Duluth officially proclaimed a climate emergency Monday night, by an 8-0 vote of its City Council, with at large councilor Derek Medved absent.
Several citizens addressed the council using an online platform, as the body continues to meet virtually, in an attempt to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Lisa Fitzpatrick helped collect more than 700 signatures on a petition calling on the council to take action and said: “We can and must reduce the emission of greenhouse gases to zero as soon as possible. We are in a race to stop the climate crisis. It’s the race of a lifetime. It’s a race for the future.”
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Print this article A man receives his second dose of a coronavirus vaccine at the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, March 30, 2021.
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On the menu today: a deep dive into why the two key demographics of Americans who are particularly hesitant or reluctant to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are White Republican men and African Americans, and why, gradually, that skepticism appears to be eroding.
White GOP Men and African Americans: The Two Lingering Vaccination Holdouts
There are two key demographics of Americans who are particularly hesitant or reluctant to get vaccinated against COVID-19: White Republican men and African Americans.
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Primary care physicians (PCPs) can be key players in the movement to building confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine, according to panelists at a Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and GTMRx Institute webinar.
Since last November, CVS Caremark has surveyed thousands of Americans about their intentions regarding the COVID vaccine, explained Sree Chaguturu, MD, CVS Caremark chief medical officer, noting that 45% combined said that they definitely would, or definitely would not, get the vaccine, while 55% considered themselves to be in the movable middle.
But as vaccine efforts advanced, vaccine hesitancy began to drop off, according to Chaguturu, and Hearing the messages around vaccines from trusted clinicians [is] critically important.
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Reimagining the Communication Model” that we use in the workers compensation industry. I am pleased to be one of the speakers, along with Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, Greg Hamlin, and Todd Thams. It will be moderated by Dr. Claire Muselman. It will be at 2:00 PM Eastern, and you may
I was intrigued by the topic, as communication in the workers compensation industry has been a hot-button issue for me. That is probably because we generally don t. We speak in acronyms, using vernacular that is foreign to most of the people that we are intended to serve. We often do not explain processes and make assumptions that everyone will automatically understand our procedures and standards. It is a very expensive mistake, and greatly hurts the outcomes we would like to achieve.
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