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New CDC study on Omicron appearing to cause less severe disease

Tue, 2022-01-25 18:57 — mike kraft

CDC study: Omicron appears to cause less severe disease The omicron variant is on average causing less severe disease than previous variants of the virus, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found. Peter Sullivan TheHill

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UPDATE: Florida governor DeSantis demands COVID treatments deemed ineffective by FDA

Tue, 2022-01-25 18:11 — mike kraft

DeSantis demands COVID treatments deemed ineffective by FDA Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is charging that the White House is withholding a COVID-19 treatment that could save lives in a state that has already lost 64,000 to the pandemic, even though medical experts have deemed the therapy ineffective against the variant currently dominant in the United States. YahooNews

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COVID-19 deaths climb in Los Angeles area

Tue, 2022-01-25 17:52 — mike kraft

COVID-19 deaths climb in Los Angeles area Los Angeles County has reported an uptick in COVID-19 deaths, with daily fatalities resulting from the virus doubling in just one week. Monique Beals TheHill

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Biden administration officially withdraws business vaccine mandate rule

Tue, 2022-01-25 17:32 — mike kraft

Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or face regular COVID testing requirements. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed the withdrawal Tuesday. AP NEWS

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The new BA.2 version on COVID-19 so far it doesn’t appear to be more dangerous but bears investigation

Tue, 2022-01-25 13:46 — mike kraft

There’s a new version of omicron but so far it doesn’t appear to be more dangerous The descendant, known as BA.2, is spreading. The World Health Organization recommended Monday that health officials evaluate it separately from the original version of omicron, known as BA.1. Lenny Bernstein Washington Post

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Analysis: Will Omicron Leave Most of Us Immune?

Tue, 2022-01-25 12:13 — mike kraft

Will Omicron Leave Most of Us Immune? The variant is spreading widely, but won’t necessarily give us strong protection from new infections. Katherine J. Wu The Atlantic

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E.U. to relax travel rules for vaccinated residents

Tue, 2022-01-25 11:42 — mike kraft

The E.U. will relax its travel rules for vaccinated residents and those who’ve recovered from the virus.

The European Union recommended on Tuesday that people traveling among its 27 member states who have been vaccinated in the past nine months or recovered from the coronavirus should not face additional restrictions like testing or quarantine — the latest indication that the bloc is accepting Covid-19 as a part of everyday life rather than a severely disruptive force.

The change came a day after the World Health Organization said that the spread of the Omicron variant could change the pandemic from overwhelming to manageable.

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Omicron survives longer on plastic, skin than prior variants; nose swabbing found best for rapid tests --studies

Tue, 2022-01-25 11:24 — mike kraft

Omicron survives longer on plastic, skin than prior variants; nose swabbing found best for rapid tests The Omicron variant can survive longer than earlier versions of the coronavirus on plastic surfaces and human skin, Japanese researchers found in laboratory tests. Its high "environmental stability" - its ability to remain infectious - might have helped Omicron replace Delta as the dominant variant and spread rapidly, they said.

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FBI searched the headquarters of a nationwide string of coronavirus testing sites

Tue, 2022-01-25 10:58 — mike kraft

FBI searches Center for COVID Control headquarters amid probes into multimillion-dollar testing business A Center for COVID Control spokesperson said Monday that the Illinois-based company plans to "fully cooperate with all government inquiries." YahooNews

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Florida closes all monoclonal antibody treatment sites due to FDA decision

Tue, 2022-01-25 10:38 — mike kraft

All monoclonal antibody treatment sites in Florida closed until further notice due to FDA decision Florida is closing its monoclonal antibody treatment sites, health officials announced late Monday, citing the US Food and Drug Administration's decision to limit the use of certain versions of the treatments that were found less effective against the now-dominant Omicron variant of coronavirus. By <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a> and <a href="/profiles/adrienne-vogt">Adrienne Vogt</a>, CNN CNN

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