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Testing for Omicron may need re-evaluation--South African study

Tue, 2021-12-28 18:51 — mike kraft

Are We Testing for Omicron Wrong? South African study suggests nasal swabs aren't the best way John Gever medpagetoday

If confirmed in follow-up research and if the diagnostics industry can pivot quickly enough, findings from a South African study could make COVID-19 testing a lot easier for patients and healthcare workers, as the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant becomes the dominant source of infection.

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SOme U.S pharmacies are losing staff, can't keep up with prescriptions

Tue, 2021-12-28 18:08 — mike kraft

Pharmacies don't have enough staff to keep up with prescriptions Pharmacy technicians are quitting in waves, saying they’re being asked to do too much with too little pay, increasing the possibility of prescription mistakes. YahooNews

Heidi Strehl worked as a pharmacy technician at a Rite Aid in the Pittsburgh suburbs for more than 16 years. She loved her customers, enjoyed her job and thought of her co-workers as family. But this fall, Strehl abruptly quit, walking out in the middle of a shift — one of many in a wave of pharmacy technicians who are doing the same.

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Coronavirus infections in the U.S. reach a new high.

Tue, 2021-12-28 17:56 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: U.S. sets record high for coronavirus infections The omicron variant, first identified late last month in southern Africa, has sent infections soaring to levels not seen since last winter. Washington Post

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Trying to reach the unvaxed: Eforts by pastors, rabbis, undertakers

Tue, 2021-12-28 11:55 — mike kraft

Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots | AP News In Germany, Lutheran pastors are offering COVID-19 shots inside churches. In Israel’s science-skeptical ultra-Orthodox community, trusted rabbis are trying to change minds. And in South Africa, undertakers are taking to the streets to spread the word. AP NEWS

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German court orders rules to protect the disabled in pandemic triage

Tue, 2021-12-28 11:47 — mike kraft

German court orders rules to protect the disabled in triage | AP News BERLIN (AP) — Germany's highest court said Tuesday that officials must draw up rules to protect disabled people if hospitals end up having to triage patients in the pandemic. The Federal Constitutional Court said that the parliament violated a clause in the constitution stating that no one can be discriminated against because of a disability, and ordered it to rectify the situation “without delay.” AP NEWS

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The likely omicron variant symptoms based on your COVID vaccine status

Tue, 2021-12-28 11:29 — mike kraft

The omicron variant symptoms you could face based on your COVID vaccine status One medical expert shares what’s seen from the omicron surge so far. Herb Scribner Deseret News

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Healthy, boosted people unlikely to develop severe omicron infections, but jury’s out on older, at-risk populations

Tue, 2021-12-28 11:09 — mike kraft

Healthy, boosted people unlikely to develop severe omicron infections, but jury’s out on older, at-risk populations The new variant has sent U.S. infections soaring, but a smaller share than with delta are resulting in hospitalization. Yasmeen Abutaleb Washington Post

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Several US states at or near all-time peak Covid-19 hospitalization levels

Tue, 2021-12-28 11:01 — mike kraft

Several US states at or near all-time peak Covid-19 hospitalization levels Even as hospitalizations rise more gradually compared to surging Omicron case numbers, some parts of the US are seeing Covid-19 hospitalizations at or near all-time records for the pandemic. By <a href="/profiles/helen-regan">Helen Regan</a>, Adam Renton, <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, Melissa Macaya and Mike Hayes, CNN CNN

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Explanation of why US is seeing a "very rapid" rise in child hospitalizations from Covid-19

Tue, 2021-12-28 10:47 — mike kraft

US is seeing a "very rapid" rise in child hospitalizations from Covid-19, doctor says Dr. Adrienne Randolph, a pediatric critical care physician at Boston Children's Hospital, told CNN that children are "one of our most vulnerable populations" for infection from the more transmissible Omicron variant. By <a href="/profiles/helen-regan">Helen Regan</a>, Adam Renton, <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, Melissa Macaya and Mike Hayes, CNN CNN

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Child COVID-19 hospitalizations up nearly 400 percent in New York City; Florida adds 39,000 new cases

Tue, 2021-12-28 10:29 — mike kraft

Child COVID-19 hospitalizations up nearly 400 percent in New York City Pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York City rose by roughly 400 percent in December as the highly transmissible omicron variant spread throughout the state Joseph Choi TheHill

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