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Amid focus on omicron, delta variant overwhelms parts of U.S.

Fri, 2021-12-03 10:42 — mike kraft

As world focuses on omicron, delta variant overwhelms parts of U.S. Public health experts are urging Americans not to lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of the nation’s coronavirus cases are caused by the highly transmissible delta variant. Over the past six months delta has been responsible for some of the worst spikes of the entire pandemic. Washington Post

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Omicron overview: Biden tightens travel rules amid new Omicron cases

Fri, 2021-12-03 10:33 — mike kraft

Omicron: Biden tightens travel rules amid new Omicron cases The US winter plan includes millions of free tests and stricter rules for international passengers. BBC News

President Joe Biden has unveiled stricter Covid-19 travel rules as the US confirmed a handful of cases of the Omicron variant from coast to coast.

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OPNION: A reason for optimism on Omicron: Our immune systems are not blank slates

Thu, 2021-12-02 17:02 — mike kraft

Cause for optimism on Omicron: Our immune systems aren't blank slates “Dealing with naive people is never the same as even if you have some memory. It's never like square one,” one expert said. Helen Branswell STAT

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Colorado reports third omicron case in the United States

Thu, 2021-12-02 16:33 — mike kraft

Third omicron case in the United States detected in Colorado Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday that a case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has been documented in his state. Andrew Miller Fox News

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"Just moments ago, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed the first Colorado case of the omicron variant," Polis said in a press conference. "It is somebody who just traveled to southern Africa and returned."

Polis said that the individual is a female suffering mild symptoms who is isolating at home.

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Biden outlines multi-pronged plan to counter evolving pandemic and variants

Thu, 2021-12-02 16:21 — mike kraft

Biden lays out multi-pronged plan to deal with evolving pandemic President Biden on Thursday laid out a multi-pronged plan to confront the delta and emerging omicron variants of the coronavirus that includes an expansion of at-home diagnostic tests, stricter Morgan Chalfant TheHill

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Minnesota reports second U.S. omicron Covid case in resident who traveled to New York City

Thu, 2021-12-02 12:53 — mike kraft

Minnesota reports second U.S. omicron Covid case in resident who traveled to New York City The man, who was fully vaccinated and has since recovered, traveled to New York City to attend the Anime NYC 2021 convention at the Javits Center from Nov. 19-21. Spencer Kimball,Annika Kim Constantino CNBC

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Free testing at U.S. airports will aid monitoring omicron variant

Thu, 2021-12-02 11:56 — mike kraft

U.S. airports will aid effort to monitor omicron variant It's part of stepped-up efforts to monitor international arrivals amid growing concerns about the omicron variant. Lori Aratani Washington Post

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Many public health experts were opposed to a boosters-for-all approach. The new variant is changing some minds.

Thu, 2021-12-02 11:36 — mike kraft

As recently as last week, many public health experts were fiercely opposed to the Biden administration’s campaign to roll out booster shots of the coronavirus vaccines to all American adults. There was little scientific evidence to support extra doses for most people, the researchers said.

The Omicron variant has changed all that.

Scientists do not yet know with any certainty whether the virus is easier to spread or less vulnerable to the body’s immune response. But with dozens of new mutations, the variant seems likely to evade the protection from vaccines to some significant degree.

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South Africa new Covid cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

Thu, 2021-12-02 11:26 — mike kraft

Covid: South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads The new Omicron variant has now become dominant, the country's top medical scientists say. BBC News

Health officials say the new coronavirus variant Omicron has now become dominant in South Africa and is driving a sharp increase in new infections.

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