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Mask requirements are ending in some medical facilities.

Thu, 2023-05-04 19:03 — mike kraft

Masks come off in the last refuge for mandates: The doctor’s office Some infectious-disease specialists have concluded that universal masking is no longer essential in medical settings, a stark return to pre-covid life. Fenit Nirappil Washington Post

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Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in 2022 -- CDC

Thu, 2023-05-04 18:37 — mike kraft

Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in 2022, CDC data shows | CNN Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in the United States in 2022, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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How El Nino is expected to cause more weather extremes in the U.S.

Thu, 2023-05-04 11:31 — mike kraft

El Niño is coming. Here's what that means for weather in the U.S. Warmer sea waters have many far-ranging effects. In the new pattern, some parts of the U.S. could get relief from drought, while others might see fewer hurricanes. NPR

As hot as the Earth's weather has been in recent years, it's about to get hotter: El Niño is on the way, with warmer sea temperatures promising new weather extremes, U.S. and international forecasters say.

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Study outlines the favorable and unfavorable trends in cancer risk factors during Covid pandemic

Thu, 2023-05-04 11:04 — mike kraft

ACS spotlights favorable, unfavorable trends in cancer risk factors amid COVID Smoking, inactivity, and heavy drinking declined a bit, but obesity levels rose and fewer women received cervical cancer screening. CIDRAP

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WHO releases strategy paper on COVID disease management and long-term disease prevention

Thu, 2023-05-04 10:55 — mike kraft

From emergency response to long-term COVID-19 disease management: sustaining gains made during the COVID-19 pandemic The updated two-year strategy builds on the objectives of the 2022 SPRP and supports countries as they are working to transition their critical emergency response activities to longer-term sustained COVID-19 disease prevention, control and management.

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Overview of how the end of the national Covid emergency will affect Americans

Thu, 2023-05-04 10:35 — mike kraft

What the end of the covid public health emergency means for you Here’s how major health policies will be affected when the covid public health emergency ends on on May 11. Washington Post

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As this long emergency period expires, experts say, the biggest impact for consumers will be the end of free coronavirus tests — both at-home tests and those performed by clinicians and analyzed by commercial labs — with broad implications for people’s ability to get timely covid diagnoses, prevent disease transmission and track the virus.

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U.S. Free Covid-19 tests aren’t guaranteed after May 11, but there’s still time to get some

Thu, 2023-05-04 10:16 — mike kraft

Free Covid-19 tests aren't guaranteed after May 11, but there's still time to stock up | CNN When the US Covid-19 public health emergency ends this month, coronavirus tests will still be available, but there will be changes to who pays for them. Deidre McPhillips CNN

...There are still ways to take advantage of the benefits provided by the public health emergency before it expires May 11.

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Mystery companies sending Florida seniors unwanted Covid-19 tests, billing Medicare

Wed, 2023-05-03 18:36 — mike kraft

Mystery companies sending Florida seniors unwanted Covid-19 tests, billing Medicare Florida seniors are complaining that they are receiving Covid tests in the mail—even though they didn’t order them. Even so, their Medicare insurance is paying hundreds of dollars for the tes… Shannon Behnken WFLA

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Bivalent COVID vaccine shows good Omicron protection while older version wanes --studies

Wed, 2023-05-03 18:25 — mike kraft

Bivalent COVID vaccine shows good Omicron protection while older version wanes CIDRAP

Two studies published today measure the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of COVID-19 vaccines against laboratory-confirmed Omicron variant and subvariants and symptomatic disease. Vaccines that target the newer variants performed well, but primary vaccines offered rapidly waning protection from SARS-CoV-2 infections in the post-Omicron era.

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