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Explanation of why US is seeing a "very rapid" rise in child hospitalizations from Covid-19

Tue, 2021-12-28 10:47 — mike kraft

US is seeing a "very rapid" rise in child hospitalizations from Covid-19, doctor says Dr. Adrienne Randolph, a pediatric critical care physician at Boston Children's Hospital, told CNN that children are "one of our most vulnerable populations" for infection from the more transmissible Omicron variant. By <a href="/profiles/helen-regan">Helen Regan</a>, Adam Renton, <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, Melissa Macaya and Mike Hayes, CNN CNN

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Experts say COVID-19 cases don't tell whole story--hospitalization figures may be more important

Mon, 2021-12-27 19:04 — mike kraft

Experts say COVID-19 cases don't tell whole story For nearly two years, Americans have looked carefully at coronavirus case numbers in the country and in their local states and towns to judge the risk of the disease. Alex Gangitano and Brett Samuels TheHill

For nearly two years, Americans have looked carefully at coronavirus case numbers in the country and in their local states and towns to judge the risk of the disease.

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Biden tells governors next steps to fight pandemic are at the state level. promises more tests

Mon, 2021-12-27 17:58 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Biden tells governors next steps to fight pandemic are at the state level Biden sought to highlight what his administration is doing to respond to the omicron variant outbreak that is sweeping the United States and the world. Washington Post

The next steps in fighting the coronavirus pandemic have to be taken at the state level, President Biden told a group of governors Monday.

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What COVID-19 therapies are available in US?--AP explainer

Fri, 2021-12-24 12:18 — mike kraft

EXPLAINER: What COVID-19 therapies are available in US? | AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. recently added two new weapons to its small arsenal against the coronavirus: pills that patients can take at home to treat COVID-19. The drugs from Pfizer and Merck join a handful of other therapies that have been shown to blunt the worst effects of the virus. AP NEWS

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US west braces for omicron surge, but leaders do not bear down.

Fri, 2021-12-24 12:07 — mike kraft

As US west braces for omicron surge, leaders take a hands-off approach Experts call for public health measures beyond vaccines as health workers describe a ‘war zone’ A person administers a Covid test in California on 21 December. Photograph: Allen J Schaben/Rex/Shutterstock As the highly transmissible Omicron variant began to surge across Colorado this month, Governor Jared Polis adopted a laissez-faire tone.

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Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers; clashes over alternative treatments

Fri, 2021-12-24 10:39 — mike kraft

Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers | AP News BOSTON (AP) — Staff absences for COVID-19 tripled this month in London’s hospitals, and nearly 10% of the city’s firefighters called out sick. In New York, about 2,700 police officers were absent earlier this week — twice the number who are ill on an average day. AP NEWS

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Omicron passes Delta's peak level,indicating intense winter wave

Fri, 2021-12-24 10:27 — mike kraft

Omicron Drives U.S. Virus Cases Past Delta’s Peak Cases are shooting up, I.C.U.s are stretched thin and booster vaccinations are lagging. Signs point to an intense winter wave in the United States. The New York Times

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UK preliminary data suggests hospitalization is less likely with omicron

Thu, 2021-12-23 19:09 — mike kraft

UK data suggests hospitalization is less likely with omicron | AP News LONDON (AP) — Preliminary data suggests that people with the omicron variant of the coronavirus are 50% to 70% less likely to be hospitalized than those with the delta strain, Britain’s public health agency announced Thursday in a finding that one researcher called “a small ray of sunlight.” AP NEWS

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Two studies indicate reduced risk of Omicron hospitalization but WHO says too soon to evaluate severity

Wed, 2021-12-22 17:28 — mike kraft

Early studies suggest a reduced risk of Covid-19 hospitalization when infected with Omicron compared to Delta --CNN overview

(CNN) Two new preprint papers add to the growing evidence that the Omicron coronavirus variant may be less likely to cause severe disease and hospitalization compared to the Delta variant.

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