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Experts call for multi-pronged approach to Omicron, including testing, vaccines, world wide campaign

Tue, 2021-11-30 10:26 — mike kraft

Testing, vaccines, sequencing: experts call for multi-pronged approach to Omicron ‘Best hope’ for containing the new variant is worldwide vaccine campaign where rates are low, public health experts say the Guardian

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White House team will brief governors, Congress on omicron variant this week

Tue, 2021-11-30 09:57 — mike kraft

White House coronavirus team will brief governors, Congress on omicron variant this week Members of the White House COVID-19 response team will brief governors and members of Congress this week on the new coronavirus variant. McClatchy Washington Bureau

The Biden administration is planning a flurry of briefings with state and local officials this week to prepare them to detect and monitor the newly discovered omicron variant of the coronavirus, anticipating that it may show up inside the United States within a matter of days.

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Public health worker recruitment major focus of Senate’s new BIO Preparedness Workforce Act

Mon, 2021-11-29 19:53 — mike kraft

Public health worker recruitment major focus of Senate’s new BIO Preparedness Workforce Act - Homeland Preparedness News With COVID-19 daily emphasizing how critical health care workers are to modern society, a collection of U.S. senators this week proposed a student loan repayment program to drive recruitment and retention in the field of public health. The BIO Preparedness … Read More » Chris Galford Homeland Preparedness News

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Politics: As omicron emerges, a tired public has little appetite for new restrictions

Mon, 2021-11-29 19:41 — mike kraft

As omicron emerges, a tired public has little appetite for new restrictions For now, public health officials are reiterating pleas for Americans to get vaccinated rather than proposing new rules or shutdowns. Washington Post

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Court issues injunction against mandate rule for health workers in 10 states

Mon, 2021-11-29 19:16 — mike kraft

Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states | AP News JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement. AP NEWS

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Biden tells country that the new variant is cause for concern, not panic

Mon, 2021-11-29 14:46 — mike kraft

New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells US | AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called the new coronavirus variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic" Monday and said he was not considering any widespread U.S. AP NEWS

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Biden administration focuses on booster shots as best strategy against new coronavirus variant

Mon, 2021-11-29 10:19 — mike kraft

Biden administration focuses on booster shots as best strategy against new coronavirus variant That campaign is likely to involve messages urging people to get boosters and efforts to make sure the shots are available in as many locations as possible. Washington Post

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As omicron variant is detected around the world, travel bans may be too late, experts say

Sun, 2021-11-28 11:12 — mike kraft

As omicron variant is detected around the world, travel bans may be too late, experts say Governments are scrambling to close their borders to travelers from southern Africa, where a potentially dangerous new variant was first found. Washington Post

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COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert

Sun, 2021-11-28 11:01 — mike kraft

COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread. In the U.S., Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, said he would not be surprised if the omicron variant was already in the United States, too. “We have not detected it yet, but when you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility ...

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South Africa says travel bans over new variant unjustified

Fri, 2021-11-26 18:00 — mike kraft

South Africa says travel bans over new variant unjustified South Africa said on Friday that imposing restrictions on travellers from the country because of a newly identified COVID-19 variant was unjustified, after a British ban on flights from southern African countries that others have followed. Alexander Winning,Tim Cocks Reuters

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