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At least 2 US health care providers now prioritize Covid-19 testing only for symptomatic people

Mon, 2022-01-10 13:18 — mike kraft

At least 2 US health care providers forced to prioritize Covid-19 testing for symptomatic people As laboratories struggle to keep up with the increased demand for Covid-19 tests triggered by the surging Omicron variant, at least two US health care providers have prioritized coronavirus testing for those who exhibiting symptoms of the virus. By <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani" target="_blank">Melissa Mahtani,</a> Melissa Macaya, Aditi Sangal and Mike Hayes, CNN CNN

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New study indicates that a N95 Mask Can Be Decontaminated for reuse at least 25 Times

Mon, 2022-01-10 13:07 — mike kraft

The Same N95 Mask Can Be Decontaminated at Least 25 Times, New Study Indicates <p>With no drop in protection!</p> Jacinta Bowler ScienceAlert

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Pop-up Covid testing sites may be rife for identity theft, experts say

Mon, 2022-01-10 10:24 — mike kraft

Pop-up testing sites have cropped up on street corners, in parking lots and on shopping properties across the country, but health and legal experts say many of these are unregulated and could be rife for nefarious activities like identity theft.

In the last few weeks, legislators and attorneys general in several states including Illinois, Maryland, California, Texas and Pennsylvania have said they will be investigating and introducing regulatory legislation overseeing these operations.

Numerous illegal, unapproved and unsanitary sites have been cautioned by state officials nationwide.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked if people ever sought testing to see if they were sick before the coronavirus pandemic

Mon, 2022-01-10 10:07 — mike kraft

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked if people ever sought testing to see if they were sick before the coronavirus pandemic: 'Think about it' "Before polio, did anyone go out and seek the polio vaccine? Before cancer, did anyone go out and seek mammograms, colonoscopies or pap smears?" Democrat Ted Lieu said in response. YahooNews

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Puerto Rico may point to how to beat the COVID pandemic

Mon, 2022-01-10 09:48 — mike kraft

Why one of the most vaccinated places in America couldn’t avoid omicron Puerto Rico has been hit hard by omicron, but it’s still a model for how the US can beat the pandemic. Nicole Narea Vox

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Pfizer CEO says omicron vaccine will be ready in March

Mon, 2022-01-10 09:32 — mike kraft

Pfizer CEO says omicron vaccine will be ready in March Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the goal is to product a vaccine that is much better at preventing infection from omicron. Spencer Kimball CNBC

fizer CEO Albert Bourla said a vaccine that targets the omicron variant of Covid will be ready in March, and the company’s already begun manufacturing the doses.

“This vaccine will be ready in March,” Bourla told CNBC’s Squawk Box. “We (are) already starting manufacturing some of these quantities at risk.”

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Advice: The omicron variant symptoms that might lead to hospitalization

Mon, 2022-01-10 09:25 — mike kraft

The omicron variant symptoms that might lead to hospitalization A look at what to look out for if you’re worried about hospitalization. Herb Scribner Deseret News

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A fourth of U.S. hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases

Mon, 2022-01-10 09:17 — mike kraft

(CNN) About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a "critical staffing shortage," according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services, as public health experts warn the Covid-19 surge fueled by the Omicron variant threatens the nation's health care system.

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T-cells from common colds can provide protection against COVID-19 - British study

Mon, 2022-01-10 09:07 — mike kraft

T-cells from common colds can provide protection against COVID-19 - study High levels of T-cells from common cold coronaviruses can provide protection against COVID-19, an Imperial College London study published on Monday has found, which could inform approaches for second-generation vaccines. Alistair Smout Reuters

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Cyprus researcher reports a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta

Mon, 2022-01-10 09:00 — mike kraft

Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta

A researcher in Cyprus has discovered a strain of the coronavirus that combines the delta and omicron variant, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.

Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus, called the strain “deltacron,” because of its omicron-like genetic signatures within the delta genomes, Bloomberg said.

So far, Kostrikis and his team have found 25 cases of the virus, according to the report. It’s still too early to tell whether there are more cases of the strain or what impacts it could have.

“We will see in the future if this strain is more pathological or more contagious or if it will prevail” against the two dominant strains, delta and omicron, Kostrikis said in an interview with Sigma TV Friday. He believes omicron will also overtake deltacron, he added.

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