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Vaccine mandates for schools are up to local districts--White House

Thu, 2022-01-06 17:30 — mike kraft

White House says decision to enact vaccine mandates for schools up to local school districts The White House said on Thursday the decision to enact vaccine mandates for schools is up to local school districts. Reuters Reuters

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French PM says vaccine passes would be more effective than mandatory vaccination

Thu, 2022-01-06 11:45 — mike kraft

Mandatory shots are not the best tool to boost vaccination rates, says French PM French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday that the country’s proposed vaccine pass would be “much more effective” than mandatory vaccination, in an interview with CNN affiliate BFMTV. By <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani" target="_blank">Melissa Mahtani</a>, <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner" target="_blank">Meg Wagner,</a> <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a>, Adam Renton, <a href="/profiles/lauren-moorhouse">Lauren Said-Moorhouse</a> and Ed Upright, CNN

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Rate of Americans getting booster shots is slowing down

Thu, 2022-01-06 11:29 — mike kraft

The Biden administration has largely responded to the near vertical rise in coronavirus cases by pushing for more people to get not only their initial doses of vaccine, but booster shots as well.

This week, federal health officials endorsed boosters for youths 12 to 17 who had initially gotten the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The government also changed the definition of “up to date” Covid vaccination to include boosters.

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Small U.S study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection

Thu, 2022-01-06 11:17 — mike kraft

Study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection A new study raises significant doubts about whether at-home rapid antigen tests can detect the Omicron variant before infected people can transmit the virus to others. Matthew Herper STAT

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Overview

Thu, 2022-01-06 10:42 — 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

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Biden administration launching additional testing sites in six states

Thu, 2022-01-06 10:30 — mike kraft

(CNN) The Biden administration is opening additional federally run free Covid-19 testing sites this week in six states across the country -- Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Delaware, Texas and Washington -- as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to surge in the US.

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California:Spike in COVID virus cases hitting hospitals, schools

Thu, 2022-01-06 10:21 — mike kraft

Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools | AP News LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is struggling to staff hospitals and classrooms as an astonishing spike in coronavirus infections sweeps through the state. The fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 is sidelining exposed or infected health care workers even as hospital beds fill with patients and “some facilities are going to be strapped," Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. AP NEWS

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US sees record COVID-19 pediatric hospital admissions on Wednesday

Thu, 2022-01-06 10:13 — mike kraft

US sees record COVID-19 pediatric hospital admissions on Wednesday The U.S. documented a record number of COVID-19 pediatric hospital admissions on Wednesday, as federal data shows almost 1,000 children with confirmed infection were admitted. Justine Coleman TheHill

The U.S. documented a record number of COVID-19 pediatric hospital admissions on Wednesday, as federal data shows almost 1,000 children with confirmed infection were admitted.

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Experts warn that "the next variant is just around the corner."

Thu, 2022-01-06 10:03 — mike kraft

‘The next variant is just around the corner’: Experts warn the world’s at risk until all are vaccinated

New Covid-19 variants are likely to keep on emerging until the whole world is vaccinated against the virus, experts warn.
In low-income countries, only 8.5% of people have received at least one dose of a vaccine, according to data.
The sharing of vaccinations is not just an altruistic act but a pragmatic one, experts note.

LONDON — New Covid-19 variants are likely to keep on emerging until the globe has been vaccinated against the virus, experts warn, saying that the sharing of vaccines is not just an altruistic act but a pragmatic one.

“Until the whole world is vaccinated, not just rich Western countries, I think we are going to remain in danger of new variants coming along and some of those could be more virulent than omicron,” Dr. Andrew Freedman, an academic in infectious diseases at Cardiff University Medical School, told CNBC on Thursday.

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