COVID-19

Why you still need to wear a mask after getting COVID-19 vaccine

Sat, 2020-12-26 10:08 — mike kraft

Why you still need to wear a mask after getting COVID-19 vaccine Getting the vaccine does not mean you can ignore precautions. ABC News ABC News

As the promise of a COVID-19 vaccine is fulfilled amid the rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, the need to continue wearing masks, washing your hands and maintaining social distancing remains mission critical to protecting lives.

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OVERVIEW: U.S. Cases See Christmas Low; Japan’s Entry Ban: Virus Update

Sat, 2020-12-26 09:50 — mike kraft

Virus Outbreak: News and Analysis From Dec. 26, 2020 U.S. cases rose on Christmas Day by the smallest amount in almost two months, though the numbers were likely skewed by the holiday. Japan is making final arrangements to ban new entries of all non-Japanese nationals through the end of January, NTV reported. Bloomberg.com

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What we know about the UK coronavirus variant

Sat, 2020-12-26 09:35 — mike kraft

What we know about the UK coronavirus variant Dozens of countries have banned travel from the UK in an effort to contain a new Covid-19 variant first reported in England. By <a href="/profiles/nectar-gan">Nectar Gan</a>, <a href="/profiles/brett-mckeehan">Brett McKeehan</a>, Zamira Rahim, Ed Upright and Melissa Macaya, CNN CNN

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Japan, France, Sweden report cases of coronavirus variant found in UK

Sat, 2020-12-26 09:27 — mike kraft

Japan and France report cases of coronavirus variant found in UK Six new cases emerge as Russia becomes latest country to tighten controls on travel from Britain Emma Graham-Harrison the Guardian

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Covid-19: US imposes tests on UK airline passengers

Sat, 2020-12-26 09:16 — mike kraft

Covid-19: US imposes tests on UK airline passengers The new rule will begin on 28 December amid concerns over the new variant of coronavirus. BBC News

All airline passengers arriving in the US from the UK are to be required to test negative for Covid-19 within 72 hours of departure amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant.

From 28 December travellers will need to provide written documentation of their test result to airlines.

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Hospital Workers in New York Started to Jump the Line to Get Vaccine

Thu, 2020-12-24 17:04 — mike kraft

At New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, one of the most highly regarded hospitals in New York City, a rumor spread last week that the line for the coronavirus vaccine on the ninth floor was unguarded and anyone could stealthily join and receive the shot.

Under the rules, the most exposed health care employees were supposed to go first, but soon those from lower-risk departments, including a few who spent much of the pandemic working from home, were getting vaccinated.

The lapse, which occurred within 48 hours of the first doses arriving in the city, incited anger among staff members — and an apology from the hospital.

“I am so disappointed and saddened that this happened,” a top executive at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, Dr. Craig Albanese, wrote in an email to staff, which was obtained by The New York Times. ...

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New studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection

Thu, 2020-12-24 16:50 — mike kraft

Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely to test positive again for up to six months and maybe longer.

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U.S. states enlist medical, nursing students to give out COVID-19 vaccine

Thu, 2020-12-24 11:42 — mike kraft

U.S. states enlist medical, nursing students to give out COVID-19 vaccine U.S. states, facing a backlog in administering coronavirus vaccines, are asking medical and nursing students, and even firefighters, to help give the shots and free up healthcare workers battling a raging pandemic at overcrowded hospitals. Tina Bellon, Melissa Fares U.S.

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Every day is an emergency’: The pandemic is worsening psychiatric bed shortages nationwide

Thu, 2020-12-24 11:26 — mike kraft

The pandemic is worsening psychiatric bed shortages nationwide The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, which were already in short supply. Megan Thielking STAT

The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically cut the availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, with facilities across the country forced to reduce their capacity to meet social distancing requirements, stem outbreaks of the virus, or repurpose psychiatric beds to care for the surge of Covid-19 patients.

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Isolation Helps Homeless Population Escape Worst of Virus

Thu, 2020-12-24 11:06 — mike kraft

... Early in the pandemic, health officials were terrified that the virus would decimate America’s homeless, the half million people who live in shelters or on the streets. As the year comes to a close, those same specialists say they are relieved that street encampments and homeless shelters did not suffer the same devastation as nursing homes.

Experts caution that the transitory nature of homelessness makes it challenging to gather precise data. And they remain anxious because overall rates of the virus soared throughout the fall. A recent outbreak at a shelter in San Diego served as a reminder that homeless populations, especially those sheltered indoors, are still very vulnerable to the dangers of Covid-19.

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