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Alabama small rural hospital shows effective use of telemedicine.

Tue, 2021-10-05 18:45 — mike kraft

At a rural ICU, Covid-19’s summer surge put telehealth to the test A tele-ICU program run by the University of Alabama at Birmingham's health system has helped bolster critical care at a rural hospital. Katie Palmer STAT

On the surface, there’s little about Whitfield Regional Hospital that would make it a safety net for Alabama’s sickest Covid-19 patients. It has a small ICU with eight beds, and no critical care doctors on staff. The rural hospital has spent decades focused on caring for the community surrounding Demopolis, population 7,000, in the heart of the state’s Black Belt.

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective at preventing hospitalization, but weakens in preventing milder infections --study

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:13 — mike kraft

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective at preventing hospitalization, even with delta variant: Study Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is still 90% effective at preventing hospitalization from the virus six months after it is administered, a new study found. ABC News ABC News

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Update: Johnson&Johnson formally asks FDA to authorize booster shots

Tue, 2021-10-05 09:00 — mike kraft

Johnson & Johnson seeks FDA authorization of Covid booster shot J&J said Monday that giving a second dose two months after the first increased protection against symptomatic moderate to severe Covid-19 to 94 percent, with 100 percent protection against severe illness. Lauren Gardner POLITICO

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Adminstration to authorize a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine for people 18 and older.

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Southwest joins four other U.S. airlines in mandating vaccines for employees

Mon, 2021-10-04 19:37 — mike kraft

Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines on Monday became the latest U.S. airline to require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. AP NEWS

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U.S. Completes Vaccination Campaign for COVID, Measles, etc, for Afghan Evacuees

Mon, 2021-10-04 17:37 — mike kraft

Operation Allies Welcome Completes Vaccination Campaign for Measles and Varicella for Afghan Evacuees - Hstoday Arriving eligible Afghans receive the MMR, varicella, polio, COVID-19, and other age appropriate vaccinations, as well as medical exams. Homeland Security Today Hstoday

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Johnson & Johnson to Seek F.D.A. Authorization for Booster Shot

Mon, 2021-10-04 12:23 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson is planning to ask federal regulators early this week to authorize a booster shot of its coronavirus vaccine, according to officials familiar with the company’s plans. The firm is the last of the three federally authorized vaccine providers to call for extra injections, amid mounting evidence that at least the elderly and other high-risk groups need more protection.

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Merck’s new Covid-19 pill analysis: Looking at what is known and unknown

Mon, 2021-10-04 12:15 — mike kraft

What we know — and don’t know — about Merck’s new Covid-19 pill STAT looks at the unanswered questions about Merck's new Covid-19 drug, molnupiravir, and about other Covid-fighting pills in development. Matthew Herper STAT

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The Portugal experience: There Is Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate

Mon, 2021-10-04 11:45 — mike kraft

In Portugal, There Is Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate Portugal’s health care system was on the verge of collapse. Hospitals in the capital, Lisbon, were overflowing and authorities were asking people to treat themselves at home. In the last week of January, nearly 2,000 people died as the virus spread. The country’s vaccine program was in a shambles, so the government turned to Vice Adm. Henrique Gouveia e Melo, a former submarine squadron commander, to right the ship.

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COVID's Mysterious 2-Month Cycle --Trying to Understand it

Mon, 2021-10-04 11:20 — mike kraft

Trying to Make Sense of COVID's Mysterious 2-Month Cycle COVID-19 is once again in retreat. The reasons remain somewhat unclear, and there is no guarantee that the decline in caseloads will continue. But the turnaround is now large enough — and been going on long enough — to deserve attention. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times The number of new daily cases in the United States has fallen 35% since Sept. 1. Worldwide, cases have also dropped more than 30% since late August.

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Fauci: Immigrants 'absolutely not' driving coronavirus infections in US

Mon, 2021-10-04 11:07 — mike kraft

Fauci: Immigrants 'absolutely not' driving coronavirus infections in Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease specialist, is swatting down the suggestion that a recent surge of immigrants into the United States is driving coronavirus infection rates Dominick Mastrangelo TheHill

Dr. Anthony Fauici, the nation's leading infectious disease specialist, is swatting down the suggestion that a recent surge of immigrants into the United States is driving coronavirus infection rates nationwide.

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