COVID-19

Telemedicine Was Made Easy During COVID-19. Not Any More Restrictions are returning to telemedicine, an area of medicine that exploded in popularity early in the pandemic. Tom Murphy NBC4 Washington

Telemedicine exploded in popularity after COVID-19 hit, but limits are returning for care delivered across state lines. ...

Federal Covid Response Shrinks as New Funding Stalls in Congress The country risks a Covid spike this winter as congressional bickering prevents a new federal infusion of money to distribute vaccines and therapies, public health groups warn. BLaw

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Complex state COVID vaccine guidelines tied to lower uptake People living in states with more complex guidelines were less likely to correctly indicate their eligibility. CIDRAP

Complex state COVID-19 vaccine eligibility guidelines lead to confusion about eligibility and may contribute to low uptake, according to a population-based study of US adults published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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From BQ.1.1 to XBB and beyond: How the splintering of Omicron variants could shape Covid's next phase “It’s a little bit like what we would expect to see over a couple years of flu, but crammed into about three months with SARS-CoV-2." Andrew Joseph STAT

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Covid is on the rise in some European countries.