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A Federal Appeals Court grants stay on vaccine mandate on larger businesses

Mon, 2021-11-08 15:38 — mike kraft

Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. AP NEWS

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.

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In the U.S: More demand for boosters than first shots of the COVID vaccine

Fri, 2021-11-05 23:16 — mike kraft

There's more demand for boosters than first shots of the COVID vaccine Some experts worry "boostermania" is distracting from the goal of getting tens of millions of unvaccinated Americans their first shots. NPR.org

The number of people getting COVID-19 vaccine boosters in the U.S. is now far outpacing the number getting their first shots, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Analysis: About 10,000 patients contracted COVID-19 while in U.S. hospitals, 21% died.

Fri, 2021-11-05 16:36 — mike kraft

Patients Went Into the Hospital for Care. After Testing Positive There for Covid, Some Never Came Out. About 21% of patients diagnosed with covid during a hospital stay died, according to data analyzed for KHN. In-hospital rates of spread varied widely and patients had no way of checking them. khnchristinaj Kaiser Health News

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Masks offer the greatest protection indoors but other public-health measures matter, too --New study .

Thu, 2021-11-04 23:14 — mike kraft

When are masks most useful? COVID cases offer... Nature - Masks offer the greatest protection indoors and during long exposures to people infected with the coronavirus — but other public-health measures matter, too. Remmel, Ariana nature

An analysis of hundreds of COVID-19 cases suggests that face masks are most protective in specific circumstances, such as exposure to a person with COVID-19 that lasts for more than three hours or that takes place indoors¹.

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WHO says vaccinne makers should reserve COVID-19 boosters for immunocompromised

Thu, 2021-11-04 17:30 — mike kraft

WHO says reserve COVID-19 boosters for immunocompromised The World Health Organization called on Thursday for vaccine makers to prioritise deliveries of COVID-19 jabs to the COVAX dose-sharing facility for poorer countries and said that no more doses should go to countries with more than 40% coverage. Reuters Reuters

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Britain approves Merck's COVID-19 pill in world first shown to treat COVID

Thu, 2021-11-04 13:52 — mike kraft

UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, 1st shown to treat COVID LONDON (AP) — Britain granted conditional authorization on Thursday to the only pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19 so far. It is the first country to OK the treatment from drugmaker Merck, although it wasn't immediately clear how quickly the pill would be available. AP NEWS

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Scientists fear animals could harbor coronavirus and then pass it back to humans

Thu, 2021-11-04 01:25 — mike kraft

Scientists fear animals could harbor coronavirus and then pass it “This also raises the possibility of the spillback from deer back to humans, especially in exurban areas with high deer densities,” researchers said. Joseph Guzman TheHill

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Summary of some recent COVID studies, including breast milk benefitsit

Thu, 2021-11-04 01:06 — mike kraft

Antibodies in breast milk provide extra benefit to babies; vaccine protection varies among immunocompromised The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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France reports surge: More than 10,000 new COVID cases for 1st time in two months, hospitalizations also rise.

Thu, 2021-11-04 00:32 — mike kraft

France reports more than 10,000 new COVID cases for 1st time in two months French health authorities reported 10,050 daily new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the first time the tally has topped 10,000 since Sept 14. Reuters Reuters

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Immunocompromised people may get less protection from mRNA vaccines: new study

Wed, 2021-11-03 22:57 — mike kraft

Two Doses of mRNA COVID Vax Not Enough for the Immunosuppressed Largest study yet supports extra doses for these patients Crystal Phend medpagetoday

COVID-19 vaccines worked fairly well in keeping immunocompromised patients out of the hospital from the infection, but still less than for those with a competent immune system, a study showed.

After two vaccine doses, immunocompromised patients saw 77% vaccine effectiveness (95% CI 74%-80%) against hospitalization for confirmed COVID-19, with a 3.9% rate of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity in hospital compared with 11.8% among those who were unvaccinated.

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