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India's COVID Spike and Plummet. What We Have Learned.

Mon, 2021-11-01 18:58 — mike kraft

India's COVID Spike and Plummet. What Have We Learned? Experts discuss the country's second deadly wave Shannon Firth medpagetoday

The severity of India's second COVID-19 wave took the world by surprise. Cases skyrocketed, at one point accounting for roughly half of the total infections reported globally. Then, almost as quickly, the numbers plunged.

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Vaccination program for children 5 to 11 will be in full swing Nov. 8, and other developments

Mon, 2021-11-01 18:13 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Vaccination program for children 5 to 11 will be in full swing Nov. 8 About 91 percent of the city’s employees have been vaccinated, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio (D). Washington Post

The government’s vaccination program for children ages 5 to 11 will be fully running Nov. 8, said Jeff Zients, the White House coronavirus coordinator, at a news conference Monday.

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Update: Federal contractors get broad flexibility to enforce Covid vaccine rules for their workers

Mon, 2021-11-01 17:59 — mike kraft

Federal contractors get broad flexibility to enforce Covid vaccine rules for millions of workers Under the new guidance, federal contractors will have leeway to determine how they enforce the vaccination requirements for workers who refuse to be vaccinated. Spencer Kimball,Leslie Josephs CNBC

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With COVID-19 rising among vaccinated, health experts urge booster shots--New Hampshire data

Mon, 2021-11-01 11:59 — mike kraft

With COVID-19 rising among vaccinated, health experts urge booster shots Oct. 31—Nearly a third of those hospitalized with COVID-19 in New Hampshire in recent weeks were fully vaccinated, according to the state health department. Lori Shibinette, commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services, said last week that breakthrough cases among those vaccinated for COVID-19 are rising, as immunity from the vaccines wanes amid the spread of the aggressive ... YahooNews

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US government will issue emergency vaccine mandate rule for large employers " in the coming days"

Mon, 2021-11-01 11:33 — mike kraft

Emergency vaccine rule for large employers will be issued 'in the coming days' The Federal Register will publish within days the Labor Department's rule requiring private businesses with 100 or more employees to vaccinate them or test them weekly, fulfilling an announcement President Joe Biden made in September. Kaitlan Collins, CNN CNN

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Analysis: This is how the pandemic start winding down in the United States

Mon, 2021-11-01 11:21 — mike kraft

How does a pandemic start winding down? You are looking at it. The United States has entered a new phase of the pandemic in which people are adapting to the persistent presence of an endemic but usually nonlethal pathogen. Washington Post

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Many American cities are still deciding how to spend federal pandemic relief money--Brookings study

Mon, 2021-11-01 11:08 — mike kraft

After pushing for billions in COVID relief, mayors take time spending federal dollars "This funding helps us to be prepared for the structural changes" spurred by the pandemic, Nan Whaley, the mayor of Dayton, Ohio, said. CBSPolitics

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CDC study on breakthrough COVID-19 cases indicates age is the biggest factor

Mon, 2021-11-01 10:05 — mike kraft

Who Had Covid-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Cases? Data shows the vaccines kept working through the Delta surge, though some groups were at higher risk of breakthrough infections or death. The New York Times

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Overview: Thousands of New York City employees face unpaid leave as mandate deadline arrives; global death toll surpasses 5M:

Mon, 2021-11-01 09:14 — mike kraft

Thousands of NYC employees face unpaid leave as mandate deadline arrives; global death toll surpasses 5M: COVID-19 updates New York City's vaccine mandate deadline arrives Monday. Worldwide, more than 5M people have died. Latest COVID-19 updates. Celina Tebor and John Bacon USA TODAY

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Misinformation issue: House panel investigates online businesses for pushing ‘questionable’ coronavirus treatments

Sat, 2021-10-30 11:00 — mike kraft

House panel opens inquiry into online businesses over ‘questionable’ coronavirus treatments and misinformation SpeakWithAnMD.com and America’s Frontline Doctors have prescribed thousands of doses of unauthorized coronavirus treatments, lawmakers say. Aaron Gregg Washington Post

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