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The CDC could lose access to key data to track COVID-19

Tue, 2022-03-15 18:32 — mike kraft

The CDC could lose access to key data to track COVID-19 "We are the compiler of the data, but we do not have the authority to collect it," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told CBS News. CBS News

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Omicron sub-variant now up to 23.1% of COVID variants in U.S. - CDC

Tue, 2022-03-15 17:48 — mike kraft

Omicron sub-variant makes up 23.1% of COVID variants in U.S. - CDC According to the CDC's data, the sub-variant now makes up 39% of total cases in regions including New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. In states such as Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island, the sub-variant now makes up about 38.6% of total cases. U.S. daily cases have started to decline in recent weeks after touching record levels in January, with the CDC dramatically easing its COVID-19 guidelines for masks, including in schools. YahooNews

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Covid funding stalls as Congress, White House point fingers at each other

Tue, 2022-03-15 17:42 — mike kraft

‘We need this money’: Covid funding stalls as Congress, White House point fingers There appears to be no clear strategy from either the White House or Capitol Hill to secure the funds. POLITICO

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Lasting depression and anxiety can follow severe case of Covid--study

Tue, 2022-03-15 11:33 — mike kraft

Lasting depression and anxiety can follow severe case of Covid, study finds A large new study finds that mental health problems can be long-lasting, especially among patients who were bedridden for seven days or more. NBC News

Feelings of depression and anxiety can last nearly a year and a half after a serious bout of Covid-19, according to a study released Monday.

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Medics and volunteers try to prop up Ukraine's health system

Tue, 2022-03-15 11:00 — mike kraft

Medics and volunteers try to prop up Ukraine's health system When Russian bombs started falling on Kyiv, oncologist Nataliia Verovkina fled with her 10-year-old son. But once he was safe in Munich with his grandparents, she turned around and went back. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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CDC lowers coronavirus warnings for cruise ships and popular Caribbean islands; Australia lifts its ban

Tue, 2022-03-15 10:37 — mike kraft

CDC lowers coronavirus warnings for cruise ships and popular Caribbean islands The coronavirus risk for cruise travel is the lowest it's been during the pandemic. Hannah Sampson Washington Post

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Medicaid: Millions of vulnerable Americans likely to lose benefits once the Covid federal public health emergency ends

Tue, 2022-03-15 10:19 — mike kraft

Millions of vulnerable Americans likely to fall off Medicaid once the federal public health emergency ends States will have to sort out who no longer belongs on rolls that have swollen to record levels during the pandemic. Amy Goldstein Washington Post

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Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption; South Korea reports record deaths.DS

Tue, 2022-03-15 09:34 — mike kraft

Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks. AP NEWS

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks.

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Nearly half of European countries have recorded Covid case increases over the last week. The U.S. could follow suit, but cases are still declining for now.

Tue, 2022-03-15 09:24 — mike kraft

Covid cases rise in Europe as omicron subvariant spreads. Will the U.S. be next? Nearly half of European countries have recorded increases in new Covid cases over the last week. The U.S. could follow suit, but cases are still declining for now. NBC News

Nearly half of all European countries have recorded increases in new Covid-19 cases in the past week, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.

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Estimates of what could lie ahead for the US in the third year of the pandemic

Mon, 2022-03-14 19:23 — mike kraft

Here's what could lie ahead for the US in the third year of the pandemic Things seem to be looking up as the US crosses into year three of the Covid-19 pandemic. Vaccines still do a good job of keeping people alive and out of the hospital. There's increasing access to tests and treatments. The numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths are heading in the right direction. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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