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Vacation break for website postings

Tue, 2023-07-25 17:02 — mike kraft

On Vacation: The editor will be traveling on vacation beginning tomorrow, July 26 and back Aug. 7 or 8. There may be only occasional priority postings during that period. Happy and safe summer to all.

--Mike Kraft

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Covid isn’t over, but even the most cautious Americans are moving on

Mon, 2023-06-26 10:13 — mike kraft

Covid isn’t over, but even the most cautious Americans are moving on Americans who have tried to be rule-following pandemic citizens are at last abandoning precautions as the coronavirus fades

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Pandemic tied to lower confidence in vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa --study

Mon, 2023-06-12 09:58 — mike kraft

Study shows pandemic tied to lower confidence in vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa The biggest declines in the belief "Vaccines are important for children" occurred in the DR Congo (20% decline), followed by Uganda (14%) and Nigeria (10.5%). CIDRAP

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White House ends COVID vaccine requirement for federal workers and air travel

Tue, 2023-05-09 17:37 — mike kraft

Biden drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal workers, air travel - UPI.com The White House on Tuesday announced it is ending its COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal workers and air travel starting Friday. UPI

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U.S. COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers, int'l travelers to end May 11

Wed, 2023-05-03 11:40 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers, international travelers to end May 11 - UPI.com The Biden administration has announced plans to end COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week for federal employees, international travelers, Head Start educators and CMS-certified healthcare facilities. UPI

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China, Japan end COVID border checks.

Wed, 2023-04-26 09:45 — mike kraft

China drops COVID-19 PCR test requirement for travelers - UPI.com Those traveling to China will no longer have to provide PCR test results, the country said on Tuesday, removing a major hurdle for visitors since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. UPI

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CDC warns travelers to watch for Marburg virus symptoms as it investigates outbreaks in Africa

Mon, 2023-04-03 11:05 — mike kraft

CDC to warn some travelers to watch for Marburg virus symptoms as it investigates outbreaks in Africa | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending personnel to Africa to help stop outbreaks of Marburg virus disease and is urging travelers to certain countries to take precautions. The CDC is also taking steps to keep infections from spreading to the United States. Brenda Goodman CNN

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US reported planning to relax COVID testing rules for travelers from China

Wed, 2023-03-08 09:41 — mike kraft

US to relax COVID testing rules for travelers from China WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision. AP NEWS

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The people, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the administration has decided to roll back the testing requirements as cases, hospitalizations and deaths are declining in China and the U.S. has gathered better information about the surge.

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New studies indicate high level of Covid in toilet samples of US-bound planes, and effectiveness of pre-departure testing

Thu, 2023-03-02 09:52 — mike kraft

81% of toilet samples from US-bound planes had Omicron RNA CIDRAP

Two new studies from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlight new findings about air travel amid COVID-19, with one showing that 81% of wastewater samples from airplane restrooms had SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant genetic material in fall 2022, and the other suggesting that predeparture testing of international travelers was tied to a 52% lower positivity rate at arrival in the United States.

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Sewage testing for disease prevailance may be distorted by large numbers of tourists.

Mon, 2023-02-27 09:29 — mike kraft

What stays in Vegas: Tourist sewage may inflate community COVID prevalence CIDRAP

While SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance is a valuable way to measure disease prevalence and predict surges, a new study conducted in Las Vegas suggests that the tool may overestimate the true viral burden in areas with large influxes of tourists or commuters.

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