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U.S. Hospitals brace for rough flu and COVID season

Mon, 2022-10-10 19:43 — mike kraft

How bad will flu and Covid be this winter? Hospitals brace for rough season. How bad will flu and Covid be this winter? Hospitals are already busy and facing staffing shortages. YahooNews

Hospitals nationwide are preparing for a third winter with Covid — the first one that's also expected to include high levels of influenza and other respiratory illnesses that have simmered quietly in the background for the past two years.

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Sore throats are now the most common COVID symptom

Mon, 2022-10-10 18:18 — mike kraft

This Is Now The Most Common Covid Symptom

The main symptom for Covid now is having a sore throat, Tim Spector, co-founder of the Zoe Health Study app, told Times radio.

Last week Covid cases increased by 25% in just seven days, according to the latest official estimates.

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Rising COVID levels in Europe especially affect seniors

Mon, 2022-10-10 11:07 — mike kraft

Rising COVID levels in Europe especially affect seniors COVID-19 cases are up 14% compared to the previous week in Europeans ages 65 and older. CIDRAP

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The ECDC said the rise in cases is likely due to changes in population mixing following the summer break, with no indication that the rise is linked to changes in circulating SAR-CoV-2 variants.

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Pre-existing illness strongest indicator of risk for severe COVID-19 in children--study

Mon, 2022-10-10 09:51 — mike kraft

Pre-existing illness strongest indicator of risk for severe COVID-19 in children ANAHEIM, Calif. — A study found that having a pre-existing comorbidity was the strongest indicator of risk for severe COVID-19 in children, according to data reported here.

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White House expects COVID booster campaign to pick up in coming weeks

Mon, 2022-10-10 09:31 — mike kraft

White House says COVID booster campaign going well, should pick up The White House expects the rate of vaccination in its fall booster campaign to pick up over the coming weeks, and its COVID response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha on Friday characterized the initial pace as "a really good start." Ahmed Aboulenein,Michael Erman Reuters

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Analysis: in red states, vast majority of seniors have been vaccinated, despite GOP vaccine resistance

Mon, 2022-10-10 09:25 — mike kraft

Vast majority of red-state seniors have been vaccinated, despite GOP vaccine resistance When the COVID-19 vaccine rolled out, Clyde Muchmore was ready to drive across Oklahoma to get it. “At the very, very first, all we knew was that a whole lot of people were dying,” recalled Muchmore, 80, of Oklahoma City. He scheduled a vaccine, he said, “on absolutely the first day I could.” Nearly half… YahooNews

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Canada, Switzerland approve COVD-19 variant booster shots

Mon, 2022-10-10 09:13 — mike kraft

Canada authorises Pfizer's Omicron retooled booster Canada on Friday authorised updated COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech SE that target the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, according to the government's website. Reuters Reuters

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Telemedicine Was Made Easy During COVID-19 pandemic but restrictions are returning

Mon, 2022-10-10 09:06 — mike kraft

Telemedicine Was Made Easy During COVID-19. Not Any More Restrictions are returning to telemedicine, an area of medicine that exploded in popularity early in the pandemic. Tom Murphy NBC4 Washington

Telemedicine exploded in popularity after COVID-19 hit, but limits are returning for care delivered across state lines. ...

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China imposes COVID lockdowns as cases surge after holiday

Mon, 2022-10-10 08:56 — mike kraft

China imposes lockdowns as COVID-19 surges after holiday BEIJING (AP) — Chinese cities were imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday, ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week. AP NEWS

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The latest lockdown started Monday in Fenyang city in northern China’s Shanxi province after a preliminary positive case was found in citywide testing the previous day, state broadcaster CCTV reported. ...

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