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COVID Superspreader Events Still Exist But Probably Underreported

Mon, 2022-11-07 09:56 — mike kraft
COVID Superspreader Events Still Exist. Here's What They Look Like Now. Just because we don't hear about clusters of infections like we did in 2020 and 2021 doesn't mean they don't happen. YahooNews

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Chinese cities double down on zero-COVID restrictions as outbreaks widen

Thu, 2022-10-27 08:44 — mike kraft
Chinese cities double down on zero-COVID as outbreaks widen Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks. Ryan Woo Reuters
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Cases of BQ.1, BQ.1.1 COVID variants double in U.S. as Europe warns of rise

Fri, 2022-10-21 17:12 — mike kraft
Cases of BQ.1, BQ.1.1 COVID variants double in U.S. as Europe warns of rise U.S. regulators estimated BQ.1 and closely related BQ.1.1 accounted for 16.6% of COVID variants in the country, nearly doubling from last week, as Europe expects them to become dominant in a month. Manas Mishra,Khushi Mandowara Reuters

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Hong Kong further eases coronavirus measures

Fri, 2022-09-30 10:59 — mike kraft
Hong Kong government to further ease coronavirus measures The Hong Kong government said on Friday it aims to ease some coronavirus curbs in an orderly way as pandemic trends in the Asia financial hub were continuing to stabilise. Reuters Reuters
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Monkeypox spreading in 'cluster events,' but vaccines can help stop it, local health officials say

Fri, 2022-07-22 00:18 — FNUOvviyaa
Monkeypox spreading in 'cluster events,' but vaccines can help stop it, local health officials say The monkeypox virus has spread quickly in clusters across the United States -- at certain music festivals, pool parties and bathhouses -- and now public health officials in areas with a lot of infections want more vaccines made available to help control transmission, which appears to happen when people touch intimately, skin to skin. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Many Americans won’t rely on virtual options after COVID: AP-NORC poll

Tue, 2022-07-05 17:41 — mike kraft
Many won't rely on virtual options after COVID: AP-NORC poll WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides, according to a new poll, even as many think it's a good thing if those options remain available in the future. AP NEWS

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Europe sees new Covid wave as summer starts

Wed, 2022-06-22 09:56 — mike kraft
Summer starts in Europe with new Covid wave Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are rising across the continent, spurred by Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Eliza Mackintosh and Hafsa Khalil, CNN CNN
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WHO: Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns

Mon, 2022-05-30 09:04 — mike kraft
WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunization decades ago may somehow be speeding its transmission. AP NEWS
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New York City health chief: urges people to wear masks indoors; 'high' COVID alert level coming

Mon, 2022-05-16 18:34 — mike kraft
NYC health chief: Wear masks indoors; 'high' COVID alert level coming New York City is approaching a ‘high’ level of COVID-19 alert, according to Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan. In a tweet issued Monday morning, Vasan said he was urging all New Yorkers to wear a mask while indoors. FOX 5 NY FOX 5 New York

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Raising the alert level from medium to high indicates an increased and significant level of community spread. 

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Most COVID transmission is still asymptomatic--study

Thu, 2022-05-12 12:50 — mike kraft
Most COVID transmission is still asymptomatic A significant proportion of COVID-19 transmission is asymptomatic or presymptomatic -- potentially as high as 60%, according to a modeling study. ABC News ABC News

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A significant proportion of COVID-19 transmission is asymptomatic or presymptomatic -- potentially as high as 60%, according to a 2021 JAMA Network Open modeling study.

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