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'Striking' impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health

Fri, 2021-12-17 11:19 — mike kraft

'Striking' impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health Dr. Deborah Levine has been a pediatric emergency medicine physician in the New York City area for over two decades. In recent years, she has observed an increase in the number of mental health emergencies in adolescents -- which only got worse during the pandemic. Last week's surgeon general's advisory on the youth mental health crisis during the pandemic didn't come as a surprise to hospitalists like Levine, who continues to see the impact as demand still outpaces access 21 months later. YahooNews

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More Americans worried about cancer, heart disease than COVID-19: Gallup poll

Fri, 2021-12-17 11:11 — mike kraft

More Americans worried about cancer, heart disease than COVID-19: More Americans are concerned about getting cancer or heart disease than they are COVID-19, according to a new Gallup poll. Lexi Lonas TheHill

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As the omicron variant threatens to wipe out monoclonal antibodies, the U.S. is saving up one that will still work

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:59 — mike kraft

As the omicron variant threatens to wipe out monoclonal antibodies, the U.S. is saving up one that will still work Public health officials are debating when to switch over to sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment that retains efficacy against omicron. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Disinformation efforts: Far-right using COVID-19 theories to grow reach, study shows

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:47 — mike kraft

Far-right using COVID-19 theories to grow reach, study shows | AP News PARIS (AP) — The mugshot-style photos are posted on online message boards in black and white and look a little like old-fashioned “wanted” posters. “The Jews own COVID just like all of Hollywood,” the accompanying text says. AP NEWS

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Political: House of Representatives oversight committee releases report detailing efforts of Trump administration officials to 'undermine' Covid-19 efforts in US

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:37 — mike kraft

(CNN) Trump administration officials made "deliberate efforts to undermine the nation's coronavirus response for political purposes," a House oversight committee led by Democrats said in a report released Friday.

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Political analysis: Mandate resistance--why Republicans are oppposing Covid vaccine mandates

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:27 — mike kraft

Why GOP is stepping up fight against vaccine mandates Republicans say the government has overreached by requiring more than 100 million Americans to get the shot. The Christian Science Monitor The Christian Science Monitor

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AP EXPLAINER: Must employers follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:18 — mike kraft

EXPLAINER: Must employers follow Biden's vaccine mandates? | AP News Tens of millions of workers across the U.S. are in limbo as federal courts have put President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates affecting private companies largely on hold. On Wednesday, a federal appeals court panel lifted a nationwide ban against the administration's vaccine mandate for health care workers, creating the potential for patchwork enforcement across the country. AP NEWS

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Travel curbs augur somber Christmas amid omicron uncertainty. especially in Europe

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:10 — mike kraft

Travel curbs augur somber Christmas amid omicron uncertainty | AP News LONDON (AP) — Travel restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus are hammering the already beleaguered travel and tourism industries and adding to the gloom in Europe in the midst of the crucial holiday season. AP NEWS

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S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of Omicron COVID cases

Fri, 2021-12-17 10:03 — mike kraft

S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of COVID cases South Africa's health minister said on Friday that the government believed that vaccines and high levels of prior COVID-19 infection were helping to keep disease milder in a wave driven by the Omicron variant. Alexander Winning Reuters

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Full vaccination against COVID-19 and a breakthrough infection builds 'super immunity,' study finds

Fri, 2021-12-17 09:53 — mike kraft

Full vaccination against COVID-19 and a breakthrough infection builds 'super immunity,' study finds A study out of Oregon finds people fully vaccinated for COVID-19 who get a breakthrough infection end up with what the authors call 'super immunity.' YahooNews

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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to reinstate federal vaccine mandate for certain health care workers nationwide

Thu, 2021-12-16 19:44 — mike kraft

(CNN) The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow a vaccine mandate aimed at certain extra health care workers to go into effect nationwide, marking the first time the justices have been asked to weigh in on a federal mandate the Biden administration put in place in order to get more Americans vaccinated in the midst of a surge of the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants.

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Biden warns Omicron spreading and unvaccinated at risk this winter

Thu, 2021-12-16 19:15 — mike kraft

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Rural Arizona hospitals seek feds help for COVID staffing

Thu, 2021-12-16 19:04 — mike kraft

Rural Arizona hospitals seek feds help for COVID staffing | AP News PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is committing millions of dollars and asking the federal government for extra help as hospitals face a growing strain from rising COVID-19 caseloads and warn they are nearing their limits. AP NEWS

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Gov. Doug Ducey earmarked another $35 million aimed at helping hospitals staff their existing beds and discharge patients more quickly. His administration also asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 133 people to bolster staffing at seven rural hospitals....

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CDC advisers recommend Pfizer, Moderna shots over J&J

Thu, 2021-12-16 18:53 — mike kraft

CDC advisers recommend Pfizer, Moderna shots over J&J Health providers should offer the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines rather than Johnson & Johnson's because of an increased risk of blood clots in young and middle-aged women, a panel of advisers Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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Summary: What we know — and don’t know — about the omicron variant

Thu, 2021-12-16 12:14 — mike kraft

What we know — and don’t know — about the omicron variant

As cases of infection with the omicron variant of the coronavirus multiply around the world, scientists are racing to characterize the heavily mutated variant to understand how it spreads and gauge new risks during this wave of the pandemic.

Preliminary studies released this month have offered some clues about the effectiveness of vaccines against the omicron variant and whether it causes more severe illness, but much remains uncertain, and more research is needed.

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