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Nations Report Record COVID Cases

New Zealand reports record 243 new COVID cases Hong Kong reports record daily high of 351 coronavirus cases Singapore's daily local COVID-19 cases triple to more than 13,000 Czechs hit virus record but see significantly fewer deaths Feb 5 (Reuters) - New Zealand reported a record 243 new COVID-19 community cases on Saturday, as officials warned more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant are expected but urged people in the highly vaccinated nation...

US COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 900,000

PLUS: 6% of COVID-19 deaths due to ‘only’ COVID-19 explained! ABC NEWS – Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000. The two-year total, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Indianapolis, San Francisco, or Charlotte, North Carolina. The milestone comes more than 13 months into a vaccination drive that has been beset by...

Russia Mulls Further Loosening of Covid Restrictions

Vladimir Putin says his government is considering loosening some coronavirus restrictions, even as the country is facing a record-breaking surge of infections because of the highly contagious omicron variant.

Covid Shots May Soon Be Obsolete

THE NEW YORK TIMES HYDERABAD, India — On the outskirts of this centuries-old Indian city, a world away from its congested roads and cacophony, the gleaming modern laboratories of Bharat Biotech are churning out a Covid vaccine that would be sprayed into the nose rather than injected into the arm. Currently available vaccines produce powerful, long-lasting immunity against severe illness, as several studies have recently shown. But their protection against infection from the coronavirus is...

“Omicron Is Crushing Hospitals”

Why omicron is crushing hospitals — even though cases are often milder than delta SHOTS HEALTH NEWS – Omicron has filled up U.S. hospitals with more COVID-19 patients than any other surge of the pandemic. But there's been a shift in how the illness behaves since the days of delta, with many cases, even hospitalized ones, milder and quicker to treat. As with earlier variants, COVID-19 can still be a dangerous, unforgiving disease for patients who...

Mayo Clinic Confirms: Booster Shots Work

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – A new study from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirms what Mayo Clinic and other experts have been saying: COVID-19 booster vaccinations improve protection against severe illness and hospitalization. The study examined people who had three doses of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, as well as whether it was a booster dose or the No. 3 dose for people who are immunocompromised. "The third dose actually decreased...

A Covid Test Costing More Than a Tesla? It Happened in Texas.

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – When covid-19 first struck, Travis Warner’s company became busier than ever. He installs internet and video systems, and with people suddenly working from home, service calls surged. He and his employees took precautions like wearing masks and physically distancing, but visiting clients’ homes daily meant a high risk of covid exposure. “It was just like dodging bullets every week,” Warner said. In June 2020, an employee tested positive. That sent Warner and his...

People Are Using Covid Home Tests Wrong

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – A Mayo Clinic expert is urging people to use at-home COVID-19 tests only as directed. While online claims suggest that a throat swab may better detect the omicron variant of COVID-19 than a nasal swab, Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of Clinical Virology at Mayo Clinic, says no scientific evidence supports that claim. "We don't have the data to support that a throat swab is better than a nasal swab. We need to...

Covid Hospitalizations Hit Record In Super-Vaxxed State

Vermont in mid-January hit record highs for residents hospitalized with covid-19; elective surgeries in some Vermont hospitals are on hold; and schools and day care centers are in a tailspin from the numbers of staff and teacher absences and students quarantined at home.

Unvaccinated Hospital Patient Denied Heart Transplant

A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man's family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying most transplant programs around the country set similar requirements to improve patients' chances of survival.

Protest Against Vaccine, Lockdowns Escalates in Brussels

(Headline USA) Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas Sunday in Brussels to disperse people fighting COVID-19 vaccinations and government restrictions. Police said the protest in the Belgian capital drew an estimated 50,000 people, some traveling from France, Germany and other countries to take part. Protesters yelled “Liberty!” as they marched. A much smaller number of demonstrators marched in Barcelona. The protests followed demonstrations in other European capitals on Saturday against vaccine passports and other...

I’m Vaccinated, Boosted and Had COVID-19. Can I Go Back to Normal Now?

Welcome to COVID Questions, TIME’s advice column. Today, A.B. asks: “I’m fully vaccinated, boosted and have recently recovered from a breakthrough infection. Can I go back to normal now?” There are certain pathogens that the human immune system learns to block forever after a single encounter. But others, like coronaviruses that cause the common cold, can sicken a person year after year. Unfortunately, the virus that causes COVID-19 is, like other coronaviruses, able to infect the same...

Vaccine Mandates in Peril?

FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION – On Wednesday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided new research showing that, during the recent Delta wave, individuals who had previously contracted COVID-19 had more protection against the virus than those who had been vaccinated. CDC epidemiologist Benjamin Silk told the Wall Street Journal: “Before the Delta variant, Covid-19 vaccination resulted in better protection against a subsequent infection than surviving a previous infection. “When looking at the...

Unvaxxed Seniors 50X More Likely To Be Hospitalized : CDC

THE HILL – Adults ages 65 and older who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are nearly 50 times more likely to be hospitalized than seniors who have received a full vaccine course and a booster shot. New CDC data shows that unvaccinated seniors are 49 times more likely to go to the hospital than those that have been boosted. Similarly, unvaccinated adults ages 50-64 are 44 times more likely to go to the hospital...

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