Tag: COVID-19

CDC drops COVID 19 traveler health notices for individual countries!

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Washington – The federal government is canceling another one of its responses to the pandemic. On Monday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped country-by-country COVID-19-related travel notices that they began issuing early in the pandemic. The reason: Fewer countries are testing for the virus or reporting the number of COVID-19 cases. According to the agency, this limits the CDC’s ability to calculate traveler risks. CDC spokeswoman Kristin Nordlund said the agency will not publish a travel health notice for an individual country unless a situation such as…

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COVID-19 News: Americans may need yearly shots to protect against COVID-19!

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New York City — Federal health officials said Tuesday that Americans may need to get one Covid-19 vaccine each year, explaining that the country will live with the coronavirus for the foreseeable future. “This week marks an important shift in our fight against the virus,” said Dr Ashish Jha, who leads the Covid-19 response team at the White House. “It indicates our ability to make Covid vaccines a more routine part of our lives as we continue to eliminate serious illness and deaths and protect Americans heading into fall and…

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America’s employers slowed their hiring in August in the face of rising interest rates!

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Washington – US employers slowed hiring in August in the face of rising interest rates, high inflation and slowing consumer spending, all of which dampened the outlook for the economy. The government reported Friday that the economy added 315,000 jobs last month, down from 526,000 in July and below the average gain of the previous three months. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, from a half-century low of 3.5% in July, as more Americans moved away from the sidelines to look for jobs and did not immediately find work. The…

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Top Houston doctors answer questions on new ‘retooled’ COVID-19 booster shot pending FDA approval!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Just in time for fall, a new version of the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to the public, pending Food and Drug Administration approval. Since the original vaccine, this shot represents the first repackaged COVID vaccine formulation available in the United States. RELATED: US clears updated COVID boosters targeting latest Omicron strain; Shots can start in a matter of days New booster targets key omicron variant BA.5 ABC13 has asked some of Houston’s top doctors about the new booster, as the city’s positivity rate remains…

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US ending free at-home coronavirus testing program, citing lack of funding!

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A White House official told CNN that the federal government is ending its free at-home COVID-19 testing program this week, citing a lack of funding and efforts to maintain supplies before an expected decline in cases further deepens. Both the White House and the website where people can claim their tests blamed Congress for failing to provide additional funding for the program, which has provided as many as 16 free tests to every family since the beginning of the year. “Demand through this program will be held on Friday, September…

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Does Jill Biden have COVID? First Lady has ‘rebound’ case of coronavirus, president negative!

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Washington – First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again in an apparent ‘rebound’ afterwards She tested negative for the virus over the weekend. Featured video from a previous report. The White House said President Joe Biden, who spent three days with his wife at their vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, remains negative. He also experienced a rebound earlier this month after recovering from the virus. Jill Biden tested positive for the virus for the first time on August 15th, when she and her husband were vacationing on…

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Jill Biden to end COVID isolation after testing negative twice, spokesperson says!

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South Carolina — First Lady Jill Biden will end her coronavirus isolation Sunday after receiving two negative test results, according to her spokesperson. Biden has been in isolation in South Carolina after testing positive for COVID last week. The White House says she will leave South Carolina later in the day and join President Joe Biden in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. This is urgent news. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Copyright © 2022 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. . [ad_2]

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The head of the nation’s top public health agency is shaking up the organization with the goal of making it more nimble!

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New York — The head of the country’s top public health agency on Wednesday announced a change to the organization, saying it was not responding to COVID-19 and needed to get smarter. The planned changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — which CDC leaders call a “reset” — come amid criticism of the agency’s response to COVID-19, monkeypox, and other public health threats. Changes include internal staffing moves and steps to speed up data releases. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walinsky told agency staff about the changes Wednesday.…

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COVID update: Updated boosters could be available in 3 weeks, White House predicts!

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Washington – Newly updated COVID-19 boosters designed to target a dominant strain of the virus will be available in the next three weeks or so, assuming the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working through their processes for authorization as expected. That was the prediction of White House COVID coordinator Dr Ashish Jha on Tuesday at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce Foundation. In late June, the Food and Drug Administration directed Moderna and Pfizer to make vaccines for the upcoming…

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Warner Bros. studios hit hard by spike in COVID cases

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New COVID cases are increasing in Los Angeles County and Warner Bros. She is hit hardest in the entertainment industry. according to Limit, the studio has 31 employees listed as infected on the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s official website. According to the report, the daily number of new cases in Los Angeles County rose to more than 8,000 for the first time since January. While Warner Bros. It currently has the highest number of cases, other studios have also reported high numbers of cases in recent months.…

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