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China faces 'tough' zero-COVID exit, WHO says

Tue, 2022-12-13 18:24 — mike kraft

China faces 'tough' zero-COVID exit, WHO says China is facing a "very tough" time as it dismantles its rigid "zero-COVID" policy and allows people to live with the virus, posing challenges preparing hospitals and ensuring people are sufficiently protected, the World Health Organization said. Reuters Reuters

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White House prepares for an end to the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency

Tue, 2022-12-13 16:49 — mike kraft

The White House prepares for an end to the Covid-19 PHE Even as Covid-19 cases are rising across the country, preparations for the end of the public health emergency are in full swing within the administration. POLITICO

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Most U.S. kids still haven’t received a flu or COVID vaccine. It’s helping fuel a tripledemic that’s crowding hospitals

Tue, 2022-12-13 09:07 — mike kraft

Most U.S. kids still haven’t received a flu or COVID vaccine. It’s helping fuel a tripledemic that’s slamming hospitals nationwide Last week 73%, of U.S. pediatric hospital beds were occupied, according to federal health data. YahooFinance

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China developments: As pandemic controls relax, hospitals facilities expanding, tracking ends, western vaccines allowed for some foreign residents

Mon, 2022-12-12 09:50 — mike kraft

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as it rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests ABC News ABC News

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U.S. hospitalizations indicate rising COVID-19 risk for senior citizens

Mon, 2022-12-12 09:04 — mike kraft

Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. AP NEWS

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U.S. hospitals are the fullest they’ve been throughout the pandemic – but it’s not just Covid

Thu, 2022-12-08 19:03 — mike kraft

Hospitals in the US are the fullest they've been throughout the pandemic -- but it's not just Covid | CNN Hospitals are more full than they've been throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a CNN analysis of data from the US Department of Health and Human Services. But as respiratory virus season surges across the US, it's much more than Covid that's filling beds this year. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Senate report spotlights systemic problems behind U.S. early COVID response missteps

Thu, 2022-12-08 10:58 — mike kraft

Senate report spotlights systemic problems behind early COVID response missteps The 242-page document is the latest to retrace early U.S. shortcomings to address the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. CBS News

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While some of the details are new, the report's authors acknowledge several of their ultimate findings stem from systemic problems known long before President Donald Trump took office.

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US sees worst flu outbreak in 10 years: All but 5 states are being hit hardest by 'tripledemic'.

Thu, 2022-12-08 10:45 — mike kraft

US sees worst flu outbreak in 10 years: Which states are being hit hardest by 'tripledemic'? What is a tripledemic? Three viruses — COVID, flu and RSV — may surge at the same time in winter 2022. Here's the risks, plus how to prepare and prevent illness. YahooNews

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COVID-19 leads to a rise in use of health care services for a variety of 18 conditions long after the acute stage of infection--study.

Thu, 2022-12-08 10:30 — mike kraft

COVID-19’s impact ripples across 18 conditions after initial illness Study of more than 250,000 patients shows rise in use of health care services in the six months following initial acute infection. Learn more. American Medical Association

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U.S. Covid Care Has Entered a New Stage of Crisis for the Uninsured

Tue, 2022-12-06 09:12 — mike kraft

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Difficulty getting care for Covid-19 has become an increasingly common problem for poor, uninsured Americans. After paying about $25 billion to health care providers over the course of the pandemic to reimburse them for vaccinating, testing and treating people without insurance, the federal government is running low on funds for Covid care for the nearly 30 million Americans who are uninsured.

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