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EU official says Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January

Wed, 2021-12-15 12:31 — mike kraft
Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January | AP News BRUSSELS (AP) — Omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the European Union's 27 nations by mid-January, the bloc's top official said Wednesday amid concerns that a dramatic rise in infections will leave Europe shrouded in gloom during the holiday season. AP NEWS

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COVID deaths for pregnant women in the U.S. spiked during delta: CDC data

Wed, 2021-12-15 12:26 — mike kraft
COVID deaths for pregnant people spiked during delta: Data The number of pregnant people who died of COVID-19 spiked sharply in August and September, with more than two dozen deaths recorded in each of those months, according to data released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number of pregnant people who contracted COVID-19 also increased sharply over the summer months, according to CDC data, reaching numbers of cases not seen since before the vaccine was made widely available earlier this year.
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Vaccines prevented more than 1 million Covid-19 deaths in the US, study estimates

Wed, 2021-12-15 12:21 — mike kraft
Vaccines prevented more than 1 million Covid-19 deaths in the US, study estimates Vaccines prevented more than 1 million Covid-19 deaths and more than 10 million hospitalizations in the United States, a study published Tuesday by The Commonwealth Fund estimates. By Ed Upright, <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, <a href="/profiles/adrienne-vogt">Adrienne Vogt</a> and <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, CNN CNN
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Los Angelese school board postpones student vacciine mandate to next falll because so many students are still unvaccinated

Wed, 2021-12-15 10:16 — mike kraft

Los Angeles school board delays enforcement of student vaccine mandate to fall 2022

The Los Angeles school board agreed Tuesday to delay enforcement of its student COVID-19 vaccine mandate from Jan. 10 to fall 2022, citing concerns over disrupting learning and the monumental task of transferring tens of thousands of students into independent study.

The decision came after interim Supt. Megan K. Reilly laid out a plan Friday to push back the deadline because the district was confronted with the reality that about 28,000 students had not complied and under the rules would be barred from in-person schooling and enrolled in independent study. ...

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Florida returns funding to school districts penalized for imposing mask mandates

Wed, 2021-12-15 10:07 — mike kraft
Florida returns funding to school districts penalized for mask The Florida Department of Education (DOE) has reimbursed money it withheld from eight school districts across the state that enacted mask mandates earlier this year. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

he Florida Department of Education (DOE) has reimbursed money it withheld from eight school districts across the state that enacted mask mandates earlier this year.

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American colleges go back to drawing board to counter the pandemic withg variety of measures

Wed, 2021-12-15 09:59 — mike kraft
Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight virus | AP News Facing rising infections and a new COVID-19 variant, colleges across the U.S. have once again been thwarted in seeking a move to normalcy and are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates, limit social gatherings and, in some cases, revert to online classes. AP NEWS
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Omicron spreading rapidly in U.S. and could bring punishing wave as soon as January, CDC warns

Wed, 2021-12-15 09:47 — mike kraft
Omicron spreading rapidly in U.S. and could bring punishing wave as soon as January, CDC warns Peak could be as soon as January, straining hospitals, agency tells public health leaders. Washington Post
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Analysis: How each state has fared in the pandemic, scorecard on tradeoffs

Wed, 2021-12-15 09:34 — mike kraft
Covid’s deadly tradeoffs, by the numbers: How each state has fared in the pandemic POLITICO’s State Pandemic Scorecard shows how state decisions impacted lives, jobs, education and well-being. politico
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WHO report: COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron, delta still dominant but declining slightly - WHO

Wed, 2021-12-15 09:26 — mike kraft
COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron - WHO Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, which also carries a higher risk of reinfection, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters
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Analysis: "Mild" Omicron could still be bad and cause a lot of illness and disruption.,

Tue, 2021-12-14 21:09 — mike kraft
Mild Omicron could still be bad POLITICO

 

NOT SO TENDER AND MILD — The early indications suggest that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus typically causes disease that is “mild.” But even if that turns out to be true, “mild” doesn’t mean “no big deal.”

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