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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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California adopts "endemic" virus policy, Colorado ends hospital crisis care protocol

Thu, 2022-02-17 19:39 — mike kraft

California adopts nation's first 'endemic' virus policy SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift by a state to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus pandemic that emphasizes prevention and quick reactions to outbreaks over mandates, a milestone nearly two years in the making that harkens to a return to a more normal existence. AP NEWS

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U.S. Child Covid-19 hospitalizations rose amid Omicron, especially among youngest children

Thu, 2022-02-17 08:32 — mike kraft

Child Covid-19 hospitalizations rose amid Omicron, especially among children too young to be vaccinated Covid-19 hospitalization rates among children increased as Omicron replaced Delta as the predominant coronavirus variant in the United States, especially among those under 5, who are not eligible to be vaccinated, according to a study published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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BioNTech plans modular vaccine factories in Africa

Wed, 2022-02-16 19:53 — mike kraft

BioNTech plans modular vaccine factories in Africa BERLIN (AP) — German vaccine maker BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved shot against COVID-19 together with Pfizer, unveiled plans Wednesday to establish manufacturing facilities in Africa that would boost the availability of much-needed medicines on the continent. AP NEWS

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U.S. Federal deadline is here for unvaccinated U.S. medical workers

Tue, 2022-02-15 12:00 — mike kraft

Analysis | Time's up for unvaccinated medical workers President Biden's vaccination rule is almost fully in effect. Rachel Roubein Washington Post

It’s a big moment for President Biden’s vaccine requirement: health-care workers now must be vaccinated in all but one state.

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Covid hospitalization hot spots across the U.S., in five charts

Tue, 2022-02-15 09:56 — mike kraft

Covid hospitalization hot spots across the U.S., in five charts Updated daily. NBC News

Covid-19 hospitalizations are starting to decline after a surge in December and January.

As of Friday, Feb. 11, all but three states and territories have seen a decrease in hospitalizations compared to two weeks ago, with Connecticut and Puerto Rico having the largest percentage drop. Alabama, Kentucky and West Virginia have the most population-adjusted hospitalizations in the country.

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False claims propel a battle over who gets COVID treatments

Fri, 2022-02-11 12:15 — mike kraft

Former Trump adviser falsely claims states are rationing scarce covid treatments based largely on race Minnesota and Utah revised their policies under pressure, although experts experts dispute that Whites were denied antiviral drugs based on racial criteria. Salvador Rizzo Washington Post

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Coronavirus can destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths

Thu, 2022-02-10 17:03 — FNUOvviyaa

Coronavirus can destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women. It's an uncommon outcome for any pregnancy but women with COVID-19 face an elevated risk. AP NEWS

New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women.

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How Denmark Decided COVID Isn’t a Critical Threat to Society

Wed, 2022-02-09 11:14 — FNUOvviyaa

How Denmark Decided COVID Isn’t a Critical Threat to Society The country became the first in the EU to lift all COVID restrictions despite leading the world in per capita infections. Derek Thompson The Atlantic

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Derek Thompson: Denmark just lifted all COVID restrictions. What justifies this decision?

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Australia has had its deadliest day yet of the pandemic - Demographics

Fri, 2022-02-04 12:33 — FNUOvviyaa

Australia has had its deadliest day yet of the pandemic – here’s what we know about who is dying As the nation reaches the deadliest stage of the entire coronavirus pandemic, the protective effects of the vaccine remain clear

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