COVID-19

Florida COVID-19 cases, deaths increase

Thu, 2023-04-06 10:32 — mike kraft

COVID-19 cases, deaths increase in Florida The Florida Department of Health's biweekly report indicates slightly increased spread of COVID-19 across the state. Orlando Sentinel

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Hawaii is seeing a jump in the rate of COVID-19 infections and severe cases.

Thu, 2023-04-06 10:25 — mike kraft

State health officials track worrisome uptick in COVID hospitalizations Officials said the number of COVID hospitalizations nearly doubled over the past week. Hawaii News Now

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Massachusetts health workers call for keeping mask mandates

Thu, 2023-04-06 10:19 — mike kraft

Healthcare workers: Keep hospital mask mandate The group says the Covid picture in Massachusetts is not as bright as official figures suggest -- due to non-reporting of home tests and asymptomatic infections. Yahoo News

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Wednesday, the Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity held a virtual press conference calling on Governor Maura Healey to keep in place mandatory mask requirements for patients, visitors and practitioners at all healthcare facilities, including dental offices.

“Why is this so important? Well, Covid is airborne,” said Lara Jirmanus, MD, a primary care physician. “It spreads through the air like smoke.”

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UK to offer COVID-19 vaccines for young children with medical conditions

Thu, 2023-04-06 10:06 — mike kraft

UK to offer COVID-19 vaccines for young children with medical conditions Children aged between six months to four years with underlying medical conditions will be offered COVID-19 shots, Britain's vaccine advisers said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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ECDC urges fall COVID boosters for risk groups ...

Thu, 2023-04-06 10:00 — mike kraft

Quick takes: ECDC urges fall COVID boosters for risk groups, EUA for new monoclonal antibody, human trial results for Gilead COVID antiviral The ECDC said though no clear seasonal circulation pattern has emerged, COVID's impact has been higher in the fall and winter. CIDRAP

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Study assesses COVID-19 pandemic policies and behaviours in the various US states

Wed, 2023-04-05 10:02 — mike kraft

Assessing COVID-19 pandemic policies and behaviours and their economic and educational trade-offs across US states from Jan 1, 2020, to July 31, 2022: an observational analysis COVID-19 magnified the polarisation and persistent social, economic, and racial inequities that already existed across US society, but the next pandemic threat need not do the same. US states that mitigated those structural inequalities, deployed science-based interventions such as vaccination and targeted vaccine mandates, and promoted their adoption across society were able to match the best-performing nations in minimising COVID-19 death rates.

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non-medical U.S. healthcare workers face rising levels of burnout--study

Wed, 2023-04-05 09:47 — mike kraft

U.S. healthcare workers face rising levels of burnout - UPI.com Much has been made of burnout among doctors and nurses, but a new survey has found high rates of work fatigue in nearly every type of job associated with health care. UPI

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German tests of Covid-19 nasal vaccine shows early promise

Wed, 2023-04-05 09:40 — mike kraft

A new approach to a Covid-19 nasal vaccine shows early promise | CNN Scientists in Germany say they've been able to make a nasal vaccine that can shut down a Covid-19 infection in the nose and throat, where the virus gets its first foothold in the body. Brenda Goodman CNN

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China and India both rolled out vaccines given through the nasal tissues last fall, though it’s not clear how well they may be working. Studies on the effectiveness of these vaccines have yet to be published, leaving much of the world to wonder whether this approach to protection really works in people.

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FDA will let some adults get a second boost of the bivalent COVID-19 shot--sources

Wed, 2023-04-05 09:32 — mike kraft

FDA will let some adults get a second boost of the bivalent COVID-19 shot Older adults and others at high risk will soon be able to get a second shot of the COVID-19 booster that targets omicron. NPR

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The Food and Drug Administration has decided to allow some people to get a second booster with one of the COVID-19 vaccines that have been updated to target the omicron variant, NPR has learned.

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