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California officials shorten COVID isolation time guidance as infections peak

Thu, 2024-01-18 13:06 — mike kraft

California health officials shorten COVID isolation guidance as infections peak Under new guidance schools are advising that students who test positive for COVID-19 but do not have symptoms can continue to come to school if they wear masks indoors for 10 days after testing pos… ***@***.*** The Mercury News

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Improved ventilation, masks and other measures prevented most COVID transmissions in A california heathcare system--study

Thu, 2024-01-18 09:47 — mike kraft

Study: Infection-control measures stemmed COVID spread in hospitals from 2020 to 2022 US Navy, Ryan M. Breeden / Flickr cc CIDRAP

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New British study on How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19

Wed, 2024-01-17 11:46 — mike kraft

How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19? Here's what a new study says. TIME

The length of time you spend around a person with COVID-19 seems to heavily influence your likelihood of getting sick, according to a recent Nature study that has been peer-reviewed but not fully edited. Most exposures that result in transmission last at least an hour, if not much longer, the researchers say.

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Overview: Mask requirements are returning in some US hospitals, infections increasing but data more difficult

Tue, 2024-01-16 09:35 — mike kraft

Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses threaten to strain hospitals Covid, flu and RSV rates creep up as vaccination rates for all three remain low, worrying healthcare providers The Guardian

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Opinion: Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives.

Mon, 2024-01-15 10:11 — mike kraft

America is retreating from global health leadership at the worst possible time Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives. Dylan Scott Vox

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U.S flu activity dipped last week but experts warn more increases likely

Mon, 2024-01-15 09:54 — mike kraft

Flu activity ticked down last week, but respiratory virus season is far from over in the US | CNN The United States started the new year awash in respiratory illness, with high levels of flu, Covid-19 and RSV across most of the country. The latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that some measures of flu activity dipped in early January, but the single week of decrease is not a trend – and experts warn that more increases are likely to come. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Johns Hopkins Medicine reinstates mandatory masking at all facilities in Maryland

Fri, 2024-01-12 19:03 — mike kraft

Johns Hopkins Medicine brings back mandatory masking at all facilities in Maryland Johns Hopkins Medicine will resume universal masking at its facilities, the hospital system announced on Thursday. CBS Baltimore

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Confusing U.S. government COVID reporting requirements led to disparities in hospital data sharing--study

Fri, 2024-01-12 12:08 — mike kraft

Study: Confusing government COVID reporting requirements led to disparities in hospital data sharing Paulbr / iStock CIDRAP

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As COVID cases rise, rapid tests are taking longer to detect infection

Thu, 2024-01-11 16:10 — mike kraft

As COVID cases rise, rapid tests are taking longer to detect infection As COVID cases rise over the winter, health experts are finding that it’s taking longer for people using rapid tests to get a positive result after symptoms appear. Cameron Lallana NBC Bay Area

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The problem is: people who initially test negative and then don’t test later may be unknowingly spreading the virus.

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Wastewater data has become perhaps the best metric to track the wave of COVID in the U.S., but it’s an imperfect tool.

Thu, 2024-01-11 10:23 — mike kraft

The curves on some Covid graphs are looking quite steep, again.

Reported levels of the virus in U.S. wastewater are higher than they have been since the first Omicron wave, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though severe outcomes still remain rarer than in earlier pandemic winters.

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