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Upstate New York hospital renstates mask and Covid testing requirements because of EG.5 variant spread

Thu, 2023-08-17 10:58 — mike kraft
Upstate University Hospital reimplements masking, COVID testing due to EG.5 variant spread Upstate employees received notice Thursday morning that the hospital will be putting masking and COVID testing policies back in place.Effective immediately, sta CNY Central WSTM

 

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Signs pointing to a late summer Covid upswing

Thu, 2023-08-17 10:29 — mike kraft
All signs point to a late summer COVID wave COVID-19 is on the upswing once again, per closely watched metrics. Alex Fitzpatrick,Kavya Beheraj Axios

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Hospitalization rates are rising the fastest in Mississippi (+73% month over month), Alabama (+66%) and Louisiana (+66%).

  • Yet they're down in Michigan (-32%), Vermont (-31%) and Rhode Island (-31%).
  • Remember from past waves that COVID moves about the country unequally, ebbing in some areas and flowing in others at any given point in time.

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ALthough COVID tests are not totally free anymore in the U.S., there are ways to access rapid tests

Wed, 2023-08-16 17:34 — mike kraft
COVID testing isn't totally free anymore. How to access PCR, rapid tests Here’s what you need to know about when to get tested, which test to use, how to get a test for free and if old tests are OK to use. Yahoo Life

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Here’s what you need to know about when to get tested, which test to use, how to get a test for free and if old tests are OK to use.

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People with positive COVID results from home tests were 29% less likely to isolate

Wed, 2023-08-16 16:53 — mike kraft
People with positive COVID results from home tests were 29% less likely to isolate People with positive home test results had significantly lower odds of isolating for any length of time than those with provider results. CIDRAP
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Covid fraud: Utah man posing as doctor selling fake COVID-19 cure arrested after three-year manhunt

Wed, 2023-08-16 10:12 — mike kraft
Utah man posing as doctor selling fake COVID-19 cure arrested after three-year manhunt Gordon Hunter Pedersen, 63, said his "structural alkaline silver" product made the virus "incapable" of infecting someone. CBS News

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U.S. Veterans Affairs Administration officials concerned about surge in COVID cases

Wed, 2023-08-16 09:39 — mike kraft
Surge in COVID cases sparks worries among VA leaders Active cases among VA patients have nearly tripled in the last month. Yahoo News

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U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise for fourth straight week

Tue, 2023-08-15 19:54 — mike kraft
COVID hospitalizations rise for fourth straight week ER visits are also climbing, with the steepest rise in kids. Yahoo Life

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Air pollution may contribute to thousands of dementia cases each year-- research

Tue, 2023-08-15 11:18 — mike kraft
Air pollution may be to blame for thousands of dementia cases each year, researchers say Bad air from wildfires or agriculture were most strongly linked to dementia risk. CBS News
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Study finds no evidence that athletes are at increased risk from cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations

Tue, 2023-08-15 11:01 — mike kraft
No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations A literature review finds that athletes engaged in intensive activity are not at increased risk for heart complications following vaccination. CIDRAP
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U.S. states gear up for his fall’s triple threat of respiratory viruses: Covid-19, flu and RSV

Tue, 2023-08-15 10:33 — mike kraft
States gear up for this fall’s triple threat of respiratory viruses: Covid-19, flu and RSV | CNN State and local health officials across the United States are bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses this fall, and they are making plans to urge everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus once those shots become available. Jacqueline Howard CNN

 

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