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Australia lifts travel restrictions for fully vaccinated arrivals, New Zealand will wait until after the peak

Mon, 2022-02-21 10:29 — mike kraft
Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — International tourists and business travelers began arriving in Australia with few restrictions on Monday, bringing together families in tearful reunions after separations of two years or longer forced by some of the most draconian pandemic measures of any democracy in the world. AP NEWS

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Opinion: After the pandemic, long covid may unleash a tidal wave of health troubles-_Washington Post

Mon, 2022-02-21 10:12 — mike kraft
Opinion | After the pandemic, long covid may unleash a tidal wave of health troubles Slowly, researchers are uncovering the face of long covid, and it is not a happy one. In two years of the pandemic, millions of people survived the infection but felt debilitating symptoms linger for months. Editorial Board Washington Post
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U.S. may recomend fourth Covid-19 shot this fall, as officials 'continually' look at emerging data

Mon, 2022-02-21 09:55 — mike kraft
A fourth Covid-19 shot might be recommended this fall, as officials 'continually' look at emerging data As the world approaches the second anniversary of the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization, on March 11, more nations are rolling out -- or are discussing the possibility of -- fourth doses of coronavirus vaccine for their most vulnerable. In the United States, leading public health officials say they are "very carefully" monitoring if or when fourth doses might be needed. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Who is dying of COVID amid omicron surge and widespread vaccine availability?

Mon, 2022-02-21 09:04 — mike kraft
Who is dying of COVID amid omicron surge and widespread vaccine availability? Doctors say U.S. COVID deaths are still mainly occurring among unvaccinated people, most of whom are in their 30s and their 40s with no underlying health issues. ABC News ABC News

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"The vast majority of patients -- anywhere from 75% and greater -- we're seeing is primarily unvaccinated individuals who are getting COVID and wind up in the hospital severely ill and are currently dying," Dr. Mahdee Sobhanie, an assistant professor of internal medicine and an infectious diseases physician at The Ohio State University, told ABC News.

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US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline

Mon, 2022-02-21 08:51 — mike kraft
US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the U.S., an indicator that the omicron variant’s hold is weakening across the country. Total confirmed cases reported Saturday barely exceeded 100,000, a sharp downturn from around 800,850 five weeks ago on Jan. AP NEWS

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Opinion: The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo

Fri, 2022-02-18 18:34 — mike kraft
The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo What does society owe immunocompromised people? Ed Yong The Atlantic

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NY Y won’t enforce booster mandate for health care workers

Fri, 2022-02-18 18:19 — mike kraft
NY won't enforce booster mandate for health care workers ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will not enforce its mandate requiring health care workers to get COVID-19 boosters in light of concerns about staffing shortages, state health officials said Friday. Gov. AP NEWS
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Covid-19 deaths have more than doubled in five U.S. states

Fri, 2022-02-18 09:51 — mike kraft
Map: Covid-19 deaths have more than doubled in five states Track Covid death hot spots. NBC News

Omicron took a month and a half to match the death rate that the delta wave took nearly three months to reach.

The omicron variant, which has spread disease to tens of millions in the U.S. since late December, is now fueling a wave of Covid-related deaths. Average deaths have plateaued at close to 2,600 a day, the highest level since February 2021, according to NBC News’ tally.

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Vaccine requirements are being lifted across America but some health experts say the countryis not in safe territory

Fri, 2022-02-18 09:40 — mike kraft
Vaccine requirements are being lifted across America as Covid cases wane But a public health expert says it is a "move to promote normalcy without there really being normalcy." NBC News
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Washington, New Mexico next states to drop indoor and school mask mandates:other developments

Fri, 2022-02-18 09:32 — mike kraft
Washington, New Mexico next states to drop indoor and school mask mandates: COVID-19 updates Washington and New Mexico are dropping their mask mandates. The Oscars won't require vaccines for all its guests. More updates. YahooNews

Washington and New Mexico announced they were dropping their indoor mask mandates Thursday, leaving Hawaii as the only state that has yet to set a date for lifting its mandate.

Washington's statewide indoor mask mandate will lift in most places on March 21, including at schools and child care facilities. New Mexico will drop its mandate immediately, which also includes schools.

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