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COVID endangers fragile health systems in Pacific nations

Tue, 2022-02-01 20:35 — FNUOvviyaa

COVID endangers fragile health systems in Pacific nations: Report Palau and Fiji have high vaccination rates allowing it to contain virus but countries like Solomon Islands lag behind. Al Jazeera Al Jazeera

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The new BA.2 version on COVID-19 so far it doesn’t appear to be more dangerous but bears investigation

Tue, 2022-01-25 19:46 — mike kraft

There’s a new version of omicron but so far it doesn’t appear to be more dangerous The descendant, known as BA.2, is spreading. The World Health Organization recommended Monday that health officials evaluate it separately from the original version of omicron, known as BA.1. Lenny Bernstein Washington Post

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You can catch the flu and Covid. No, 'flurona' isn't real.

Tue, 2022-01-25 01:31 — mike kraft

Scientists want to clear the air on a 'misleading' trend: 'Flurona' isn't real It would have been hard to know in March 2020 that Covid-19 testing limitations in New York City would help lead doctors at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bro NBC News

It would have been hard to know in March 2020 that Covid-19 testing limitations in New York City would help lead doctors at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx to a fascinating surprise.

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Rich countries' hiring foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns, group says

Tue, 2022-01-25 00:43 — mike kraft

Rich countries' access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns, group says The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in overstretched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said. Emma Farge

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U.S FDA curbs use of two antibody drugs sidelined by omicron

Mon, 2022-01-24 23:37 — mike kraft

FDA curbs use of antibody drugs sidelined by omicron WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly should no longer be used because they are unlikely to work against the omicron variant that now accounts for nearly all U.S. infections, U.S. AP NEWS

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Short staffed U.S. hospitals are asking workers with covid to return — even if they may be infectious

Mon, 2022-01-24 15:17 — mike kraft

Stressed hospitals are asking workers with covid to return — even if they may be infectious The changes underscore how the hyper-transmissible omicron variant has sidelined employees, overwhelmed resources and upended nearly two years of strict protocols. Washington Post

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Home Care Shortage Keeps Patients in Strained Hospitals

Wed, 2022-01-19 23:34 — mike kraft

Home Care Shortage Keeps Patients in Strained Hospitals Doctors need to get 'creative' with discharge strategy Kristina Fiore medpagetoday

Hospitals stretched by an influx of patients due largely to the Omicron surge are also facing the challenge of moving those patients out.

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Analysis: Are overall hospital admissions still the best way to gauge the COVID crisis?

Wed, 2022-01-19 15:45 — mike kraft

Are hospital admissions still the best way to gauge the COVID crisis? Using the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 to gauge the severity of the pandemic may not give an accurate picture in the Omicron era as more and more patients with the virus are being admitted for other reasons, some scientists say. Clara-Laeila Laudette,Alistair Smout Reuters

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Fewer children Hospitalized for Other Infections During COVID--UK study

Tue, 2022-01-18 15:11 — mike kraft

Fewer Kids Hospitalized for Other Infections During COVID U.K. study finds dramatic declines in flu, measles, and invasive infections Molly Walker medpagetoday

Pediatric hospitalizations for all types of infections fell dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the greatest declines in flu-related hospitalizations, British researchers found.

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