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Third dose of Moderna vaccine offers "substantial" improvement in protection against Omicron--NIH study

Wed, 2021-12-15 18:27 — mike kraft
NIH study: Third dose of Moderna vaccine offers "substantial" improvement in protection against Omicron A third dose of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine offers protection against the Omicron variant that’s 20 times better than the antibody response of two doses, according to a study from the National Institutes of Health. By <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, <a href="/profiles/adrienne-vogt">Adrienne Vogt</a>, Melissa Macaya and Mike Hayes, CNN CNN

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Canada cautions residents against international travel amid Omicron threat

Wed, 2021-12-15 18:18 — mike kraft
Canada advises against international travel amid Omicron threat Canada's government implored residents on Wednesday not to leave the country as provinces ramp up vaccinations to combat the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, even as efforts to head off a COVID-19 wave are complicated by public fatigue over the pandemic. Anna Mehler Paperny,Steve Scherer Reuters
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Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with COVID surge affecting hospitals

Wed, 2021-12-15 17:52 — mike kraft
Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with COVID surge | AP News Pennsylvania asked the federal government on Wednesday to send health care workers to hospitals and nursing homes that are increasingly under stress from persistent staffing shortages and the latest COVID-19 surge. AP NEWS

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Only about 1 in 6 people in the US are fully vaccinated and boosted

Wed, 2021-12-15 17:45 — mike kraft
Only about 1 in 6 people in the US are fully vaccinated and boosted Only about one in six people in the United States are fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19, leaving hundreds of millions at risk as the threat of the Omicron variant looms. By <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, <a href="/profiles/adrienne-vogt">Adrienne Vogt</a>, Melissa Macaya and Mike Hayes, CNN CNN

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Federal Appeals court reinstates some of Biden's health care worker mandate

Wed, 2021-12-15 13:00 — mike kraft
Appeals court reinstates some of Biden's health care worker mandate The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Wednesday reviving in some parts of the US the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for health care workers – effectively allowing the mandate to be enforced in about half of states. By <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, <a href="/profiles/adrienne-vogt">Adrienne Vogt</a>, Melissa Macaya and Mike Hayes, CNN CNN

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EU official says Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January

Wed, 2021-12-15 12:31 — mike kraft
Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January | AP News BRUSSELS (AP) — Omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the European Union's 27 nations by mid-January, the bloc's top official said Wednesday amid concerns that a dramatic rise in infections will leave Europe shrouded in gloom during the holiday season. AP NEWS

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COVID deaths for pregnant women in the U.S. spiked during delta: CDC data

Wed, 2021-12-15 12:26 — mike kraft
COVID deaths for pregnant people spiked during delta: Data The number of pregnant people who died of COVID-19 spiked sharply in August and September, with more than two dozen deaths recorded in each of those months, according to data released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number of pregnant people who contracted COVID-19 also increased sharply over the summer months, according to CDC data, reaching numbers of cases not seen since before the vaccine was made widely available earlier this year.
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Vaccines prevented more than 1 million Covid-19 deaths in the US, study estimates

Wed, 2021-12-15 12:21 — mike kraft
Vaccines prevented more than 1 million Covid-19 deaths in the US, study estimates Vaccines prevented more than 1 million Covid-19 deaths and more than 10 million hospitalizations in the United States, a study published Tuesday by The Commonwealth Fund estimates. By Ed Upright, <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, <a href="/profiles/adrienne-vogt">Adrienne Vogt</a> and <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, CNN CNN
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American colleges go back to drawing board to counter the pandemic withg variety of measures

Wed, 2021-12-15 09:59 — mike kraft
Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight virus | AP News Facing rising infections and a new COVID-19 variant, colleges across the U.S. have once again been thwarted in seeking a move to normalcy and are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates, limit social gatherings and, in some cases, revert to online classes. AP NEWS
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Omicron spreading rapidly in U.S. and could bring punishing wave as soon as January, CDC warns

Wed, 2021-12-15 09:47 — mike kraft
Omicron spreading rapidly in U.S. and could bring punishing wave as soon as January, CDC warns Peak could be as soon as January, straining hospitals, agency tells public health leaders. Washington Post
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