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New U.S. infections are up 316% from last Labor Day, other developments

Mon, 2021-09-06 14:38 — mike kraft

New infections are up 316% from last Labor Day; physicians face life-or-death decisions on ICU beds: Live COVID-19 updates Daily coronavirus infections are more than four times what the U.S. saw last Labor Day – and daily deaths are almost twice as high. Latest COVID news. Jorge L. Ortiz, Grace Hauck and John Bacon USA TODAY

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COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse years of progress made in patient safety, CDC study suggests

Mon, 2021-09-06 13:30 — mike kraft

COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse years of progress made in patient safety, CDC study suggests After years of progress reducing health care-associated infections, a CDC study found these types of infections increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY YahooNews

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COVID-19 surges poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD

Sun, 2021-09-05 22:49 — mike kraft

Each COVID-19 surge poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD Nurse Chris Prott's knees jump, his heart races, his mouth goes dry and his mind floods with dark memories when he talks about working in the Milwaukee VA Medical Center's intensive care unit (ICU) during pandemic surges. Lisa Baertlein Reuters

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Mississippi: Hospitals in crisis in least vaccinated state face crisis

Sun, 2021-09-05 22:36 — mike kraft

Hospitals in crisis in least vaccinated state: Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 in the nation's least vaccinated state. AP NEWS

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Florida: 15 Miami-Dade Public School Staff Members Die Of COVID In Just 10 Days

Sun, 2021-09-05 22:25 — mike kraft

15 Miami-Dade Public School Staff Members Die Of COVID In Just 10 Days "It's a tremendous loss," said one education official of the death of a 30-year teacher. Mary Papenfuss YahooNews

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U.S. hospital healthcare-associated infections rose in 2020, CDC says

Fri, 2021-09-03 19:27 — mike kraft

Healthcare-associated infections rose in 2020, CDC says After years of decline, US hospitals saw significant increases in HAIs. CIDRAP

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White House supports increasing pandemic prevention funding amid worries Congress will shortchange the effort

Fri, 2021-09-03 11:22 — mike kraft

White House joins push to beef up pandemic prevention funding amid worries Congress will shortchange the effort The Biden administration wants Congress to provide at least $15 billion in pandemic prevention funding in the pending economic bill — dollars that might have to be diverted from other administration priorities. Mike DeBonis Washington Post

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeals court ruling allowing masks in schools

Fri, 2021-09-03 11:00 — mike kraft

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeals ruling on masks in schools A judge last week ruled that DeSantis exceeded his authority by ordering school boards not to impose mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus. NBC News

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More on U.S. nursing shortages, Nevada situation

Fri, 2021-09-03 10:48 — mike kraft

US hospitals hit with nurse staffing crisis amid COVID The COVID-19 pandemic has created a nurse staffing crisis that is forcing many U.S. hospitals to pay top dollar to get the help they need to handle the crush of patients this summer. The problem, health leaders say, is twofold: Nurses are quitting or retiring, exhausted or demoralized by the crisis. AP NEWS

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a nurse staffing crisis that is forcing many U.S. hospitals to pay top dollar to get the help they need to handle the crush of patients this summer.

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U.S. ‘keeping a very close eye’ on mu variant--Dr. Fauci

Fri, 2021-09-03 09:53 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: U.S. ‘keeping a very close eye’ on mu variant, Fauci says The World Health Organization has designated it a "variant of interest." Bryan Pietsch, Adela Suliman, Annabelle Timsit Washington Post

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