Friday, December 31, 2021

WHO leader warns of omicron 'tsunami' as South African study posits variant wave may have already peaked

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday he is worried about the omicron and delta variants of the coronavirus creating a "tsunami of cases."

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Thursday, December 30, 2021

DC-area universities go remote amidst omicron case surge

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As the omicron and delta variants of the coronavirus continue to infect people across the U.S., two universities in the nation's capital announced Wednesday that some classes would be held virtually at the start of the 2022 spring semester.

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Biden admin's plan to distribute 500M COVID tests starting next month not nearly enough, health experts say

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The Biden administration announced a plan last week to purchase 500 million at-home rapid tests for COVID-19 and distribute them for free, but health experts say the number is far below what is needed to address the omicron surge and should have been distributed weeks ago.

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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Biden issues proclamation revoking travel ban on 8 southern African countries

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President Biden issued a proclamation Tuesday overturning a November travel order that barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in eight southern African countries from entering the U.S.

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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

COVID-19 cases: NYC sees 4-fold increase in children hospitalized

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New York health officials are warning about the risks of COVID-19 for children after the department identified four-fold increases in coronavirus-related hospitalizations for children 18 and under beginning the week of Dec. 5 through last week.

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Record-setting COVID-19 cases in DC, Maryland, Virginia over holiday: report

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As the omicron variant of the coronavirus rapidly spreads across the country, Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. all reported record-setting numbers of COVID-19 cases over the three-day Christmas weekend.

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Flu season resurges in US as omicron cancels flights, stokes NYE fears

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As travelers across the U.S. have been surprised to find their flights canceled this week amidst the holiday season, cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus and flu hospitalizations are on the rise.

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Monday, December 27, 2021

Fauci says mandating vaccine for domestic travel is something that should be considered

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief science adviser on the COVID-19 response, said in an interview Monday that the U.S. should consider a vaccine requirement for domestic air travel.

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Israeli hospital aims to start study of efficacy of fourth COVID-19 shot, report says

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A hospital in Israel is set to administer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine jab on Monday to 150 health care workers to see how effective and safe another shot may be as cases continue to surge, a report said.

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Sunday, December 26, 2021

Friday, December 24, 2021

Early-stage research suggests a milk protein combined with Benadryl may help fight COVID-19

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Researchers may have discovered an effective prevention treatment strategy for inhibiting the virus that causes COVID-19 and its mutations, according to the results of a recent study.

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US churches canceling in-person Christmas services amid omicron surge

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Many churches across the U.S. are canceling some or all in-person Christmas services amid yet another surge in COVID cases that have put a damper on people’s holidays for a second year.

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

US population growth dips to lowest rate during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

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U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents, according to figures released Tuesday.

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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, families bring elderly home

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Patients, many frail and unable to communicate their needs, were walled off from the family members who could advocate for them, even as staffing shortages and pandemic restrictions sharply reduced care. COVID has killed more than 140,000 residents of U.S. nursing homes, with deaths from other causes also far surpassing previous years.

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COVID-19 omicron variant: Booster shots are critical to fighting the virus

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The new omicron variant took only a few weeks to live up to dire predictions about how hugely contagious it is but scientists don’t yet know if it causes more severe disease even as the world faces exploding cases just before Christmas.

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Monday, December 20, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic paradox: People feel powerless despite unprecedented scientific progress

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The number of adults living with mental illnesses has greatly increased during the coronavirus pandemic, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals a new "epidemic" of loneliness.

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Therapy-based programs help overwhelmed children

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In a school year that was supposed to be a return to normal but has proven anything but, a Michigan school district has launched an educational program based on a key component of modern psychology — cognitive behavior therapy. Principles of this method are embedded in the curriculum and are part of the district’s full embrace of social and emotional learning.

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New Zealand links 26-year-old’s death to Pfizer’s COVID-19 jab, reports say

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New Zealand’s COVID-19 safety monitoring board said in a statement Monday that, based on current information available, the death of a 26-year-old man with myocarditis was likely due to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports.

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Sunday, December 19, 2021

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Friday, December 17, 2021

US experiences 'second pandemic' of mental health due to COVID, lockdowns: Report

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A survey among mental healthcare professionals indicated significant issues resulting from the pandemic that could continue to plague individuals for years to come as the demand for therapy surges in a "second pandemic" of mental health problems.

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

CDC: Nursing home residents who received booster are 10 times less likely to get COVID-19

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New data from the CDC shows nursing home residents who are fully vaccinated and have received a booster dose are 10 times less likely to become infected than those who did not get a booster dose.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Omicron variant may hasten pace for COVID-19 to become endemic, ‘ideal situation for a virus’

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Some health officials have expressed reserved optimism that the coronavirus omicron strain could be a significant step in the pandemic's transition to becoming endemic, with one expert calling initial studies "the ideal situation for a virus.”

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Cornell goes to red alert, cancels graduation ceremony after student omicron outbreak

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Cornell University recently announced a number of safety measures after moving to red alert status in response to a significant number of student samples that tested positive for the omicron variant, according to a recent university statement.

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Average person just as smart as rocket scientist and neurosurgeon, study finds

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The average person is comparatively just as intelligent as rocket scientists and neurosurgeons, according to a Brainbook study titled: "'It’s not rocket science' and 'It’s not brain surgery'—'It’s a walk in the park: prospective comparative study."

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

WHO director warns omicron spreading at rate 'not seen with any previous' variant

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing Tuesday that the omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading at a rate not seen with any other variant.

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Omicron variant: Pfizer vaccine protects 70% against hospitalization, study finds

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A two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination provides just 33% protection against infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, but 70% protection against hospitalization, according to an analysis done in South Africa and released Tuesday.

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