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U.S. CDC plans to improve international air contact tracing data collection

Tue, 2022-07-12 09:23 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC plans to improve international air contact tracing data collection The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will take steps to improve collection of international air passenger contact information to better monitor public health risks after a report found the current data system "needs substantial improvement." David Shepardson Reuters

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Florida: Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties have high COVID-19 levels

Mon, 2022-07-11 13:12 — mike kraft

COVID-19 hospitalizations increase by 10% in Florida With 353 more COVID-19 patients hospitalized and a 10% increase from last week, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department data released Friday showed the highest weekly increase in Florida since June 17. Andrea Torres WPLG

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of data on hospitalizations and testing showed Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties had high COVID-19 levels.

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U.S. :Undercounted Covid-19 cases leave blind spot as BA.5 variant becomes dominant

Mon, 2022-07-11 09:47 — mike kraft

Undercounted Covid-19 cases leave US with a blind spot as BA.5 variant becomes dominant Official Covid-19 case metrics severely undercount the true number of infections, leaving the United States with a critical blind spot as the most transmissible coronavirus variant yet takes hold. Deidre McPhillips, CNN CNN

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Florida emergency management accused of stiffing contractor for COVID test kits

Fri, 2022-07-08 12:49 — mike kraft

Florida emergency management accused of stiffing contractor for COVID test kits Florida’s Division of Emergency Management stiffed a private contractor for some $4.4 million in COVID-19 tests, a new lawsuit claims. Orlando Sentinel

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An expert explains how to prepare for possible COVID-19 surge --CNN Analyst

Fri, 2022-07-08 11:44 — mike kraft

Is Covid-19 surging again? Our expert explains how to prepare The much-awaited summer lull in coronavirus cases doesn't appear to be happening. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen offers her insights about what precautions to take as infections continue to increase in much of the United States. Katia Hetter, CNN CNN

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COVID testing at colleges helps reduce infections in nearby communities--study

Thu, 2022-07-07 10:53 — mike kraft

College COVID-19 testing can reduce deaths in local communities Counties with colleges that did COVID-19 testing fared better against the coronavirus in fall 2020 than towns with colleges that did not test. aniloza Science News

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U.S. Doctors seek more information on Paxlovid prescribing amid Covid-19 rebound concerns

Thu, 2022-07-07 10:37 — mike kraft

Doctors are clamoring for more clarity on Paxlovid prescribing amid Covid-19 rebound concerns “I think the sense of likely risk-benefit has changed over time,” said Walid Gellad, an internal medicine physician at the University of Pittsburgh. Megan Thielking STAT

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Research report: Cancer Drug Greatly Reduces Deaths in Hospitalized Covid Patients

Thu, 2022-07-07 10:24 — mike kraft

An experimental drug initially developed to fight cancer cut the risk of death for people hospitalized with Covid by half, according to a study published on Wednesday.

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