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C.D.C. no longer recommends universal case investigation and contact tracing in the U.S.

Wed, 2022-03-02 12:14 — mike kraft

Almost two years after the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for 100,000 contact tracers to contain the coronavirus, the C.D.C. said this week that it no longer recommends universal case investigation and contact tracing. Instead it encourages health departments to focus those practices on high-risk settings.

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New York City to lift vaccination mandate for businesses, schools

Mon, 2022-02-28 09:06 — mike kraft

New York City to lift vaccination mandate for businesses, events Mask rules for city schools were likely to end the same day, March 7, Mayor Eric Adams said. Masks are optional at Tuesday’s State of the Union address in Washington. NBC News

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NYC schools drop outdoor mask mandate; retain indoor mandate

Fri, 2022-02-25 11:59 — mike kraft

NYC schools drop outdoor mask mandate; indoor mandate stays NEW YORK (AP) — New York City public school students will be allowed to remove their masks outside starting next week but must keep them on indoors for now, Schools Chancellor David Banks said Friday. AP NEWS

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US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline

Mon, 2022-02-21 08:51 — mike kraft

US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the U.S., an indicator that the omicron variant’s hold is weakening across the country. Total confirmed cases reported Saturday barely exceeded 100,000, a sharp downturn from around 800,850 five weeks ago on Jan. AP NEWS

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NY Y won’t enforce booster mandate for health care workers

Fri, 2022-02-18 18:19 — mike kraft

NY won't enforce booster mandate for health care workers ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will not enforce its mandate requiring health care workers to get COVID-19 boosters in light of concerns about staffing shortages, state health officials said Friday. Gov. AP NEWS

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Vaccine requirements are being lifted across America but some health experts say the countryis not in safe territory

Fri, 2022-02-18 09:40 — mike kraft

Vaccine requirements are being lifted across America as Covid cases wane But a public health expert says it is a "move to promote normalcy without there really being normalcy." NBC News

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U.S. ‘excess deaths’ during pandemic surpassed 1 million, with covid killing most but other diseases adding to the toll, CDC says

Wed, 2022-02-16 09:24 — mike kraft

U.S. ‘excess deaths’ during pandemic surpassed 1 million, with covid killing most but other diseases adding to the toll, CDC says Beyond the toll directly attributable to the virus, the excess death count exposes the unusually high rates of heart disease, hypertension, dementia and other ailments across two years of pandemic misery. Joel Achenbach Washington Post

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New York City fires more than 1,000 workers who refuse to get vaccinated

Mon, 2022-02-14 20:11 — mike kraft

NYC fires more than 1,000 workers over vaccine mandate NEW YORK (AP) — New York City fired more than a thousand workers who failed to comply with the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the mayor's office said Monday. The 1,430 workers who lost their jobs represent less than 1% of the 370,000-person city workforce and are far fewer terminations than expected before a Friday deadline to get the shots. AP NEWS

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Opinion: Cities aren’t facing up to their ‘long covid’ crisis: Downtown is in deep trouble

Mon, 2022-02-14 12:58 — mike kraft

Opinion | Cities aren’t facing up to their ‘long covid’ crisis: Downtown is in deep trouble If the heart of the city has big dead patches, can the rest of the city be healthy? Megan McArdle Washington Post

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Masks: As some states relax, CDC director says it’s not yet time to change guidance nationwide

Wed, 2022-02-09 14:25 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: More states ease mask mandates, citing lower infection, hospitalization numbers New York and Massachusetts announced Wednesday they will ease mask mandates, joining a long list of states making similar moves in recent days. Washington Post

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