COVID-19 postive invection metrics trend down across US but deaths up slightly

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in its weekly update on COVID-19 activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said several markers of the virus were trending downward, including emergency department visits and test positivity.

Test positivity from September 24 to September 30 was 10.9%, down 1.2% from the previous week, and emergency department visits dropped to 1.6%, down 14.5% from the previous week. Deaths, however, while still at low levels, were up 3.8%.

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Strike of 75,000 Kaiser health care workers is in its last day

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The temporary work stoppage will end at 6 am Pacific Time on Saturday morning, concluding a massive labor effort involving more than 75,000 health care workers and spanning four states.

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Analysis: Why people who qualify should get the RSV vaccine

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Bargaining snag in negotiations between Kaiser Permanente and unions for 75,000 striking health workers

 

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U.S. CDC estimates the extent of the respiratory virus season

 

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"The bottom line here is we're likely to have a similar number of total hospitalizations as we had last year," Dylan George, PhD, director of the CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, told reporters during a webinar on Wednesday.

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About 4 million Americans received updated COVID shots last month

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