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Staffing shortages: Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling

Tue, 2022-01-18 10:01 — mike kraft

Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling --NPR

Omicron has left employers around the country short of workers. Sometimes very short.

At United Airlines, CEO Scott Kirby said nearly a third of the workforce called out sick on one day alone at Newark Liberty International Airport.

At MOM's Organic Market, some of its east coast stores have had to deal with 15 out of 50 workers out on a single day.

And at the community health center Mary's Center in Washington, D.C., half of the Covid Response Team tested positive for the virus over the past few weeks.

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Overview: International developments-_Australia, Asia, Europe

Tue, 2022-01-18 09:44 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Reuters

-- Australia suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic on Tuesday as a fast-moving Omicron outbreak continued to push up hospitalisation rates to record levels, even as daily infections eased slightly.

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Omicron surge hasn't peaked nationwide, and 'the next few weeks will be tough --U.S. SurgeoN General

Mon, 2022-01-17 14:21 — mike kraft

(CNN) Areas that were among the first to get hit hard by the Omicron variant are starting to see their Covid-19 numbers level off or even improve. But that's not the case for much of the country, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said.

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Israeli study shows 4th shot of COVID-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron

Mon, 2022-01-17 13:50 — mike kraft

Israeli study shows 4th shot of COVID-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron A fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies to even higher levels than the third jab but it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, according to a preliminary study in Israel. Reuters Reuters

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Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say

Mon, 2022-01-17 13:43 — mike kraft

Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say | AP News Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world. Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and omicron has an edge over its predecessors: It spreads way faster despite emerging on a planet with a stronger patchwork of immunity from vaccines and prior illness. AP NEWS

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top experts break down exactly why people should still try to avoid getting Omicron

Mon, 2022-01-17 13:36 — mike kraft

‘I have no intention of getting infected’: understanding Omicron’s severity Experts on whether getting Covid is inevitable and why, despite claims of ‘mildness’, the variant is highly dangerous ‘Omicron’s breaking the backs of the healthcare system,’ says Eric Topol. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA Leaders in the US have struck a pessimistic tone about the Covid-19 pandemic in recent weeks amid rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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New Studies: COVID vaccines effective, with limited waning

Fri, 2022-01-14 14:06 — mike kraft

Studies: COVID vaccines effective, with limited waning In 1 of the 3 studies, vaccination was 98% protective against ICU stay and life support in teens. CIDRAP

A trio of new studies yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine report encouraging results on the effectiveness and durability of protection of COVID-19 vaccines against hospitalization and death, including teens.

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How Omicron symptoms differ from Delta and past coronavirus variants

Fri, 2022-01-14 10:36 — mike kraft

2 charts show how Omicron symptoms differ from Delta and past coronavirus variants Vaccinated people with Omicron reported more sore throats and runny noses, but fewer instances of fever, cough, and loss of taste or smell. YahooNews

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Mask rules get tighter in Europe amid winter’s COVID-19 wave

Fri, 2022-01-14 10:19 — mike kraft

Mask rules get tighter in Europe in winter's COVID-19 wave | AP News ROME (AP) — To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes." Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes even stricter mask rules will help it beat the latest infection surge. AP NEWS

... Other countries are taking similar action as the more transmissible — yet, apparently, less virulent — omicron variant spreads through the continent.

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Where Omicron Hit First in the U.S., cases are starting to drop

Fri, 2022-01-14 09:34 — mike kraft

At another bleak moment of the pandemic in the United States — with nearly 800,000 new cases a day, deaths rising and federal medical teams deploying to overwhelmed hospitals — glints of progress have finally started to emerge. In a handful of places that were among the first to see a surge of the Omicron variant last month, reports of new coronavirus infections have started to level off or decline.

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