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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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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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South Africa small study suggests Omicron could displace Delta

Tue, 2021-12-28 09:53 — mike kraft
South Africa study suggests Omicron could displace Delta Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older one. Reuters Reuters
 
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Omicron estimated to be 58.6% of coronavirus variants in U.S.- CDC data

Tue, 2021-12-28 09:45 — mike kraft
Omicron estimated to be 58.6% of coronavirus variants in U.S.- CDC The Omicron variant was estimated to be 58.6% of the coronavirus variants circulating in the United States for the week ending Dec. 25, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Reuters Reuters

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Experts say COVID-19 cases don't tell whole story--hospitalization figures may be more important

Mon, 2021-12-27 19:04 — mike kraft
Experts say COVID-19 cases don't tell whole story For nearly two years, Americans have looked carefully at coronavirus case numbers in the country and in their local states and towns to judge the risk of the disease. Alex Gangitano and Brett Samuels TheHill

For nearly two years, Americans have looked carefully at coronavirus case numbers in the country and in their local states and towns to judge the risk of the disease.

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Biden tells governors next steps to fight pandemic are at the state level. promises more tests

Mon, 2021-12-27 17:58 — mike kraft
Covid-19 live updates: Biden tells governors next steps to fight pandemic are at the state level Biden sought to highlight what his administration is doing to respond to the omicron variant outbreak that is sweeping the United States and the world. Washington Post

The next steps in fighting the coronavirus pandemic have to be taken at the state level, President Biden told a group of governors Monday.

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Overview: Greece, Israel, Florida, Denmark, Ivory Coast, etc

Mon, 2021-12-27 12:30 — mike kraft
Live updates: Greece adds restrictions as cases rise | AP News ATHENS — In Greece, authorities announced additional restrictions after the highest number of daily confirmed infections, at 9,284, was announced since the start of the pandemic. Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced that starting Jan. AP NEWS

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Tests: Several companies are trying to develop better COVID-19 home tests

Mon, 2021-12-27 12:11 — mike kraft
On a yacht off St. Barts, the future of covid testing is taking shape Amid huge gaps in inventory and quality, several renegade companies are looking for a superior approach to the current tangled system. Steven Zeitchik Washington Post
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Despite the omicron spread and soaring cases, the hard core of unvaccinated remain defiant

Mon, 2021-12-27 11:34 — mike kraft
As Omicron Spreads and Cases Soar, the Unvaccinated Remain Defiant CLEVELAND — As a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus swarms across the country, hospitals in Ohio running low on beds and staff recently took out a full-page newspaper advertisement pleading with unvaccinated Americans to finally get the shot.
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