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Omicron Hospitalization Doubled in Unvaxxed Children--CDC

Wed, 2022-04-20 12:05 — mike kraft
CDC: Omicron Hospitalization Doubled in Unvaxxed Children During recent wave, 30% of hospitalized kids ages 5 to 11 had no preexisting conditions Molly Walker medpagetoday

Unvaccinated children ages 5 to 11 were more than twice as likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 during the Omicron wave, and nearly a third of hospitalized kids overall had no underlying medical conditions while about a fifth required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, researchers found.

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COVID-19, overdoses pushed US to highest death total ever

Wed, 2022-04-13 12:36 — FNUOvviyaa
COVID-19, overdoses pushed US to highest death total ever NEW YORK (AP) — 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad. The main reason for the increase in deaths? COVID-19, said Robert Anderson, who oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's work on death statistics. AP NEWS

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With COVID mission over, Pentagon plans for next pandemic

Mon, 2022-04-11 10:15 — FNUOvviyaa
With COVID mission over, Pentagon plans for next pandemic WASHINGTON (AP) — A COVID-19 patient was in respiratory distress. The Army nurse knew she had to act quickly. It was the peak of this year’s omicron surge and an Army medical team was helping in a Michigan hospital. AP NEWS

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U.S.nursing home care criticized, needs major overhaul--new report.

Thu, 2022-04-07 11:42 — mike kraft
Nursing home care, funding system need overhaul, report says NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, while facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced, according to a report Wednesday that called for wholesale changes in an industry whose failures have been spotlighted by the pandemic. AP NEWS

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White House announces National Plan to Fight Long term COVID, promote research

Wed, 2022-04-06 12:00 — mike kraft
White House Rolls Out National Plan to Fight Long COVID New initiative aims to better understand, prevent, detect, and treat the condition Shannon Firth medpagetoday

The Biden administration unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to improve the nation's understanding of long COVID and to better prevent, detect, and treat the condition, particularly in hard-hit communities.

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U.S state health officials say Congress' funding fight undermines long term approach to Covid-19 problems

Mon, 2022-04-04 10:00 — mike kraft
States are ready to live with Covid. Congress' funding fight is making that hard. Health officials from Alabama to Washington state say that congressional gridlock over providing billions in new money has undermined efforts to transition to a steady, long-term approach to Covid-19. POLITICO

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U.S. Covid-19 hospitalizations hit a pandemic low,, but strain on hospitals persists

Fri, 2022-04-01 10:32 — mike kraft
Covid-19 hospitalizations hit a pandemic low in the US, but strain on hospitals persists Fewer people are hospitalized with Covid-19 in the United States now than at any other point in the pandemic, but hospitals and staff continue to feel the strain. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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The final US military medical Covid-19 deployments to help local communities have ended

Thu, 2022-03-31 17:49 — mike kraft
After two years, the final US military medical Covid-19 deployments are ending First, it was a smaller hospital with fewer than 200 beds in Farmington, New Mexico, where the high desert borders the Navajo Nation. Then, it was a massive university hospital in bustling Salt Lake City, Utah, with about 800 staffed beds. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Key Senators reach tentative deal on $10 billion in additional Covid funding--Senator Romney

Thu, 2022-03-31 17:38 — mike kraft
Senators reach tentative deal on $10 billion in additional Covid funding, Romney says Mitt Romney said he and Chuck Schumer reached a deal on $10 billion in Covid aid, less than half of what the Biden administration wanted. Spencer Kimball CNBC
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Major turbulence for US health care seen as Covid pandemic and funding ends

Thu, 2022-03-31 10:27 — mike kraft
End of COVID may bring major turbulence for US health care WASHINGTON (AP) — When the end of the COVID-19 pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for a cumbersome U.S. health care system made more generous, flexible and up-to-date technologically through a raft of temporary emergency measures. AP NEWS

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