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U.S. rural hospitals are struggling financially as COVID aid runs out

Mon, 2023-03-06 09:27 — mike kraft

Rural hospitals that were struggling financially even before the pandemic are running out of COVID aid Financial pitfalls at the U.S.'s highest-elevation hospital in Colorado serve as a cautionary tale. YahooFinance

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Now that those COVID funds are gone, many challenges that threatened rural hospitals before the pandemic have resurfaced. Industry analysts warn that rural facilities, like St. Vincent Health, are once again on shaky ground.

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Long Covid is associated with significantly increased risk of death, heart and lung problems, study finds

Fri, 2023-03-03 17:51 — mike kraft

Long Covid is associated with significantly increased risk of death, heart and lung problems, study finds | CNN As the nation anticipates the end of the Covid-19 public health emergency, new research is showing that some groups are still feeling the long-term impacts of the disease. In the year following infection, individuals who experience long Covid are at high risk for a range of adverse health outcomes, including a doubled risk of death, according to a new study published Friday in JAMA Health Forum. Janelle Chavez CNN

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At 3-year anniversary: Florida coronavirus cases rise to 7,516,90, behind California and Texas

Fri, 2023-03-03 10:18 — mike kraft

3-year anniversary: Florida coronavirus cases rise to 7,516,906 On a Sunday night on March 1, 2020, the Florida Department of Health announced on Twitter a 29-year-old Tampa-area woman and a 53-year-old man in Manatee County had "presumptive cases" of coronavirus. Allen Cone WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm

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Monovalent COVID booster protects well against Omicron, but it wanes over 6 months --study

Fri, 2023-03-03 09:36 — mike kraft

Monovalent COVID booster protects well against Omicron, but it wanes over 6 months The COVID-19 booster was 74% effective against Omicron infection compared with the primary vaccine series for 3 months, but protection waned to 36% after 6 months. CIDRAP

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U.S. COVID call centers and testing sites close in further sign the country is moving past the pandemic

Thu, 2023-03-02 18:55 — mike kraft

COVID call centers and testing sites close in further sign US is moving past the pandemic COVID-19 call centers and testing sites across the U.S. are shutting down as Americans look to move past the pandemic. ABC News ABC News

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In Rockland County, New York -- just north of New York City -- the call center closed Tuesday after three years in operation.

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British former health secretary allegedly ignored COVID-19 advice for elderly care homes

Thu, 2023-03-02 10:47 — mike kraft

Leaked texts allege former British health secretary ignored COVID-19 advice for elderly care homes - UPI.com Britain's former health secretary allegedly rejected critical advice from the country's top medical officer to test elderly people for COVID-19 and keep them segregated prior to admitting them to care homes. UPI

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Vaccine may limit long-COVID impact but controlled trials needed --new studies

Thu, 2023-03-02 10:25 — mike kraft

Vaccine may limit long-COVID impact, studies show, but controlled trials needed CIDRAP

Two new observational studies suggest that COVID-19 vaccination lowers long-COVID incidence and severity, although the authors of a related commentary say trials comparing vaccination with a placebo are needed. The research was published yesterday in BMJ Medicine.

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Biden administration to seek $1.6B funding to counter pandemic fraud

Thu, 2023-03-02 09:58 — mike kraft

Biden pushes for $1.6B funding for pandemic fraud measures President Joe Biden's administration is asking Congress to approve more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus pandemic relief programs . AP NEWS

...In a strategy announced Thursday, the administration called for money and more time to prosecute cases, to put into place new ways to prevent identity theft and to help people whose identities were stolen. ..

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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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