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(CNN) Sweeping new Covid-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines were spurred by scientific research and what Americans would likely tolerate, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations 'comparatively' low despite Omicron surge --health officials

Wed, 2021-12-29 18:51 — mike kraft

U.S. health officials say COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations 'comparatively' low despite Omicron surge COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations are "comparatively" low as the highly infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday as cases in the United States reached a record high. Ahmed Aboulenein,Alexandra Alper Reuters

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Rapid COVID-19 tests are less effective at detecting Omicron, FDA says, citing new lab data

Wed, 2021-12-29 18:40 — mike kraft

Rapid COVID-19 tests are worse at detecting Omicron, FDA says, citing new lab data The results are preliminary but represent the "best way to evaluate true test performance in the short-term," the FDA said. YahooNews

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Federal district court judge rejects Oklahoma's effort to block National Guard vaccine mandate

Wed, 2021-12-29 13:04 — mike kraft

Federal judge rejects Oklahoma's bid to block National Guard vaccine An Oklahoma federal judge on Tuesday denied an attempt from the state to block the Department of Defense’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for National Guard members. Jordan Williams TheHill

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More U.S. children are being treated for Covid, but Omicron cases do not seem so severe.

Wed, 2021-12-29 12:56 — mike kraft

The latest coronavirus surge sweeping the United States, much of it driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, has produced a worrisome rise in hospitalizations among children, not to mention heightened anxiety among parents nationwide.

Several states have reported increases of about 50 percent in pediatric admissions for Covid-19 in December. New York City has experienced the most dramatic rise, with 68 children hospitalized last week, a fourfold jump from two weeks earlier.

But even as experts expressed concern about a marked jump in hospitalizations — an increase more than double that among adults — doctors and researchers said they were not seeing evidence that Omicron was more threatening to children.

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