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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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Tests: Guidance on At-home covid tests and omicron

Fri, 2021-12-24 10:53 — mike kraft

At-home covid tests and omicron: What you need to know At-home coronavirus tests are becoming scarce amid the omicron surge. Here's where to look, and what to do if you can’t find one. Washington Post

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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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U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries

Fri, 2021-12-24 10:17 — mike kraft

Exclusive: U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday. David Shepardson Reuters

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OVERVIEW: South Africa relaxes isolation reqirements and other international developments,

Fri, 2021-12-24 10:09 — 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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Tests: White House defends efforts to increase supply of COVID-19 tests

Thu, 2021-12-23 19:18 — mike kraft

White House defends efforts to bolster COVID-19 testing supply White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday defended the Biden administration’s efforts to ramp up at-home coronavirus testing amid a nationwide shortage of tests. Morgan Chalfant TheHill

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Overview: Asia/Pacific, Europe, U.S., Africa, Mideast

Thu, 2021-12-23 12:54 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Two vaccine makers said their shots protected against Omicron as UK data suggested it may cause proportionally fewer hospital cases than the Delta coronavirus variant, though public health experts warned the battle against COVID-19 was far from over. Reuters Reuters

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Nigeria destroys 1 million expired donated COVID-19 vaccines

Thu, 2021-12-23 12:21 — mike kraft

Nigeria destroys 1 million expired donated COVID-19 vaccines | AP News LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria destroyed more than 1 million expired doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday after authorities said they could not be used before their expiration date. Faisal Shuaib, head of Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency, said health officials in Africa's most populous country were left with little choice after receiving the donated doses that didn't have much shelf life left. AP NEWS

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UK government rules out new restrictions before Christmas

Thu, 2021-12-23 11:07 — mike kraft

UK government rules out new restrictions before Christmas | AP News LONDON (AP) — The British government said Thursday it won’t introduce any new coronavirus restrictions until after Christmas, and called early studies on the severity of the omicron variant encouraging. AP NEWS

... Health Secretary Sajid Javid said two studies suggesting omicron carries a significantly lower risk of hospitalization than the previously dominant delta strain was “encouraging news.” But he said it was “not very clear yet ... by how much that risk is reduced.” ...

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FDA authorizes second COVID-19 pill, from Merck

Thu, 2021-12-23 10:42 — mike kraft

FDA authorizes second COVID-19 pill, from Merck The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized a COVID-19 treatment from Merck, marking the second pill to become available to fight the virus. Peter Sullivan TheHill

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This authorization is more limited than one on Wednesday for a Pfizer pill. The FDA authorized the Merck pill, developed with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, for high-risk adults "for whom alternative COVID-19 treatment options authorized by the FDA are not accessible or clinically appropriate."

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