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Wisconsin, other midwest hospitals facing new COVID surge

Fri, 2021-12-10 17:17 — mike kraft
Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

Nearly 2 years into the pandemic, hospitals in the Midwest are getting hit with a staggering new surge.

Capacity is strained, and so is staff. And no one knows for sure what the Omicron variant will bring.

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Overview: Vaccination policicy developments Europe, Australia, other developments

Fri, 2021-12-10 11:11 — mike kraft
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Australia will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 from Jan. 10 and U.S. regulators expanded eligibility for booster shots to 16- and 17-year-olds amid rising concerns about the new Omicron variant. Reuters Reuters
 
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Virginia Reports Its First Known Case of Omicron Variant

Fri, 2021-12-10 10:30 — mike kraft
Virginia Announces Its First Known Case of Omicron Variant The first known case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Virginia has been detected, the Virginia Department of Health announced Thursday. Matthew Stabley NBC4 Washington

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The adult patient is a resident of northwest Virginia who has not traveled internationally but did travel domestically during the exposure period, VDH said. ...

 

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California: First Omicron case found in San Diego, state's medical director harassed by anti-vaxxers

Fri, 2021-12-10 10:22 — mike kraft
1st Case of COVID Omicron Variant Found in Fully Vaccinated and Boosted San Diegan On Thursday, San Diego officials reported the first case of a local patient who had tested positive for the omicron variant of COVID. Brenda Gregorio-Nieto,Eric S. Page,The Associated Press NBC 7 San Diego

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New York gvernor announces indoor mask mandate for public places

Fri, 2021-12-10 10:13 — mike kraft
New York to implement indoor mask mandate for public places | AP News NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a winter surge in COVID-19 infections, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that masks will be required in all indoor public places unless the businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement. AP NEWS

... Hochul said the decision to impose a mask mandate was based on state’s weekly seven-day case rate, as well as increasing hospitalizations.

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Military medical teams sent to New Mexico and six other western and midwestern states

Fri, 2021-12-10 10:07 — mike kraft
Navy medics join COVID fight in hard-hit New Mexico Dozens of U.S. Navy medics have deployed to New Mexico to treat a Delta variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 patients as part of a military operation to treat virus hotspots across Western and Midwest states. Shannon Stapleton Reuters
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Michigan snapshot: Covid-19 cases way up but not a single person who had booster shot has died

Fri, 2021-12-10 09:53 — mike kraft

(CNN) Nurse Katie Sefton never thought Covid-19 could get this bad -- and certainly not this late in the pandemic.

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Ahead of Omicron, COVID hospitalizations are rising in 37 U.S states

Fri, 2021-12-10 09:43 — mike kraft
Ahead of Omicron, COVID hospitalizations are rising in 37 states Many Americans remain vulnerable to COVID as the holiday season ramps up and Delta’s heavily mutated successor, Omicron, looms on the horizon. YahooNews
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Veterans with two mRNA doses saw dip in antibody response after four months --CDC study

Thu, 2021-12-09 19:38 — mike kraft
CDC study: Veterans with two mRNA doses saw dip in antibody response A Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study documented a dip in hospitalized veterans’ antibody response four months after receiving two mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses, supporting the push Justine Coleman TheHill

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Three more U.S. states facing Covid-19 case surges, hospital strains

Thu, 2021-12-09 19:28 — mike kraft
Indiana hospitals see record patient count amid virus surge | AP News INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana hospitals are seeing their highest-ever overall patient counts amid a monthlong COVID-19 surge and the state’s largest hospital system announced Thursday it had enlisted National Guard assistance. AP NEWS
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