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How Philadelphia Achieved High Vaccination Rate for Health Workers

Fri, 2021-12-10 23:42 — mike kraft

While the national vaccine mandate for health care workers remains mired in the federal courts, government officials say there is ample proof that requirements work — and do not cause a mass exodus of employees that some critics had feared.

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Here's How to Keep Nurses From Leaving

Fri, 2021-12-10 23:31 — mike kraft

Here's How to Keep Nurses From Leaving Leaders talk money, mentoring, training, and a chance to be heard Shannon Firth medpagetoday

Payment recognition, effective mentoring, and nurse residency programs can help prevent nurses from leaving their jobs, said nurse leaders and government officials during an online discussion of workforce issues hosted by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

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Ahead of Omicron, COVID hospitalizations are rising in 37 U.S states

Fri, 2021-12-10 15:43 — mike kraft

Ahead of Omicron, COVID hospitalizations are rising in 37 states Many Americans remain vulnerable to COVID as the holiday season ramps up and Delta’s heavily mutated successor, Omicron, looms on the horizon. YahooNews

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Veterans with two mRNA doses saw dip in antibody response after four months --CDC study

Fri, 2021-12-10 01:38 — mike kraft

CDC study: Veterans with two mRNA doses saw dip in antibody response A Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study documented a dip in hospitalized veterans’ antibody response four months after receiving two mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses, supporting the push Justine Coleman TheHill

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Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations set to rise--WHO

Wed, 2021-12-08 17:39 — mike kraft

Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations set to rise, WHO says The Omicron variant has been reported in 57 nations and the number of patients needing hospitalisation is likely to rise as it spreads, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Stephanie Nebehay Reuters

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

Fri, 2021-12-03 16:42 — 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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WHO statement on clasification Classification of Omicron : SARS-CoV-2 as Variant of Concern

Fri, 2021-11-26 23:27 — mike kraft

WHO statement:

Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern

The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations of mutations alter the behaviour of the virus. The TAG-VE was convened on 26 November 2021 to assess the SARS-CoV-2 variant: B.1.1.529.

The B.1.1.529 variant was first reported to WHO from South Africa on 24 November 2021. The epidemiological situation in South Africa has been characterized by three distinct peaks in reported cases, the latest of which was predominantly the Delta variant. In recent weeks, infections have increased steeply, coinciding with the detection of B.1.1.529 variant. The first known confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was from a specimen collected on 9 November 2021.

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