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Omicron surge hasn't peaked nationwide, and 'the next few weeks will be tough --U.S. SurgeoN General

Mon, 2022-01-17 14:21 — mike kraft

(CNN) Areas that were among the first to get hit hard by the Omicron variant are starting to see their Covid-19 numbers level off or even improve. But that's not the case for much of the country, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said.

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For some, the added financial burden of N95 masks and rapid tests is an irritation but still affordable. To others, it is an economic impossibility.

Mon, 2022-01-17 13:58 — mike kraft

As Covid-19 cases have climbed, public health experts have urged people to dump their cloth masks in favor of higher-quality options and to test more frequently to curb the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its mask guidance to note that the disposable N95 or KN95 masks offer the "highest level of protection" against the virus.

For some, the added financial burden is an irritation — but still affordable. To others, the prospect of paying $1 for a single disposable mask or $24 for a test kit is an economic impossibility, raising the specter that the pandemic will continue to exacerbate inequalities.

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top experts break down exactly why people should still try to avoid getting Omicron

Mon, 2022-01-17 13:36 — mike kraft

‘I have no intention of getting infected’: understanding Omicron’s severity Experts on whether getting Covid is inevitable and why, despite claims of ‘mildness’, the variant is highly dangerous ‘Omicron’s breaking the backs of the healthcare system,’ says Eric Topol. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA Leaders in the US have struck a pessimistic tone about the Covid-19 pandemic in recent weeks amid rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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U.S students in several cities stage walkouts, saying they don't want to learn in a 'COVID petri dish.'

Fri, 2022-01-14 19:31 — mike kraft

Students don't want to learn in a 'COVID petri dish.' They're walking out to prove their point. Students in Boston and Chicago will stage COVID walkouts on Friday, following similar protests in New York City, Seattle, Milwaukee and elsewhere. Christine Fernando USA TODAY

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Testing center problem: testing centers operated by Center for COVID Controls shut down in two states

Fri, 2022-01-14 19:15 — mike kraft

Center for COVID Control's testing sites to 'pause' as authorities in 2 states shut down centers An Illinois-based coronavirus testing company under investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice announced a "one-week pause on all operations." Grace Hauck USA

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Tests: How Americans can get free home Covid-19 tests

Fri, 2022-01-14 17:36 — mike kraft

(CNN) Starting Saturday, many Americans can get home Covid-19 tests at no cost through their private insurance. They can obtain the tests from pharmacies, retailers and online vendors.

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New CDC guidance encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks

Fri, 2022-01-14 17:27 — mike kraft

CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks | AP News NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Those kinds of masks are considered better at filtering virus from the air. AP NEWS

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U.S. teachers unions say CDC is not communicating with teachers on COVID school safety,

Fri, 2022-01-14 13:28 — mike kraft

CDC is not communicating with teachers on COVID safety, unions say The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not been communicating well enough with educators, teachers unions say, as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit records in the country. Andrea Shalal Reuters

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Mask rules get tighter in Europe amid winter’s COVID-19 wave

Fri, 2022-01-14 10:19 — mike kraft

Mask rules get tighter in Europe in winter's COVID-19 wave | AP News ROME (AP) — To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes." Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes even stricter mask rules will help it beat the latest infection surge. AP NEWS

... Other countries are taking similar action as the more transmissible — yet, apparently, less virulent — omicron variant spreads through the continent.

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