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Covid hospitalization hot spots across the U.S., in five charts

Tue, 2022-02-15 09:56 — mike kraft

Covid hospitalization hot spots across the U.S., in five charts Updated daily. NBC News

Covid-19 hospitalizations are starting to decline after a surge in December and January.

As of Friday, Feb. 11, all but three states and territories have seen a decrease in hospitalizations compared to two weeks ago, with Connecticut and Puerto Rico having the largest percentage drop. Alabama, Kentucky and West Virginia have the most population-adjusted hospitalizations in the country.

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UPDATE: Florida governor DeSantis demands COVID treatments deemed ineffective by FDA

Tue, 2022-01-25 18:11 — mike kraft

DeSantis demands COVID treatments deemed ineffective by FDA Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is charging that the White House is withholding a COVID-19 treatment that could save lives in a state that has already lost 64,000 to the pandemic, even though medical experts have deemed the therapy ineffective against the variant currently dominant in the United States. YahooNews

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Masks: New York state judge strikes down mask mandate; LA mandates non-cloth masks; Atlanta makes masks optional

Tue, 2022-01-25 10:29 — mike kraft

New York state judge strikes down mask mandate -- but education department says schools must follow mask rule A state judge struck down New York state's mask mandate Monday, ruling the governor and state Department of Health did not have the authority to enact such a mandate without approval from the legislature. Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN CNN

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COVID politics: Race as a factor in treatment, School masks issue in Virginia

Mon, 2022-01-24 12:01 — mike kraft

New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments, saying the protocols discriminate against white people. AP NEWS

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USA TODAY Fauci says omicron infections could peak by mid-February

Mon, 2022-01-24 09:50 — FNUOvviyaa

Fauci says omicron infections could peak by mid-February; Gonzaga banishes Hall of Famer John Stockton: COVID-19 updates Fauci said several states in the Northeast and Upper Midwest have seen cases peak and begin to fall sharply. Latest COVID news. YahooNews

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Florida health official placed on leave after encouraging employees to get vaccinated

Thu, 2022-01-20 11:39 — mike kraft

Florida health official placed on leave after encouraging employees to get vaccinated “I am sorry but in the absence of reasonable and real reasons, it is irresponsible not to be vaccinated,” Raul Pino, the director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, wrote in a Jan. 4 email to employees. Timothy Bella Washington Post

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New Virginia governor’s order on masks prompts confusion, law suits

Tue, 2022-01-18 17:56 — mike kraft

Confusion, lawsuit follow Virginia governor's order on masks | AP News RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's new Republican governor was facing pushback from Democratic lawmakers, school districts and a group of parents who sued him Tuesday over an executive order that aims to create an opt-out for classroom mask mandates. AP NEWS

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Navajo Nation, Florida developments, Oklahoma hospitals

Mon, 2022-01-17 18:52 — mike kraft

Navajo increases ability to do COVID testing, vaccinations | AP News WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Health facilities on the Navajo Nation are increasing the ability to test for COVID-19 and vaccinate people as the omicron variant spreads, tribal leaders said. Navajo President Jonathan Nez said the facilities also are working to give out more home testing kits this month while cases are surging. AP NEWS

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Florida: FDA extends shelf life of nearly 1 million expired COVID-19 test kits in the state

Wed, 2022-01-12 13:15 — mike kraft

FDA extends shelf life of nearly 1 million expired COVID-19 test kits in Florida, governor says

COVID-19 testing centers throughout Florida — which have been dealing with crushing demand over the last few weeks — may have just caught a big break.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced that up to 1 million coronavirus rapid test kits which had expired in December can actually be used.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration extended the expiration date for three months on a warehouse full of between 800,000 and 1 million Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW COVID-19 test kits, pushing their shelf life to March.

The tests, which had expired between Dec. 26 and 30, will now be sent to emergency management offices, county health departments, public safety agencies, hospitals, and long-term care facilities.

DeSantis added the rapid COVID-19 test kits are not at-home tests and cannot be sent to Floridians directly. Only trained medical professionals can administer them at testing sites.

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