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Jul 28 2022
News
Mask Mandates Return To Some School Districts Amid COVID Uptick
As the BA.5 omicron subvariant fuels a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise in many areas around the country, some school districts are bringing back mask mandates.
Indoor masking rules have been largely abandoned since the earlier days of the pandemic, when vaccines were not yet available. But with high community spread in many counties and the fall semester looming, some
HuffPost
Jul 27 2022
News
Biden tests negative for COVID and ends isolation, doctor says
President Biden has twice tested negative for coronavirus and will "discontinue his strict isolation measures," his physician wrote in a letter on Wednesday.
State of play: Biden will continue to wear a "well-fitting mask" for 10 full days when he's around others, Biden's physician, Kevin O'Connor, said.
O'Connor said that Biden completed his five-day course of Paxlovid, a
Axios
Jul 25 2022
Analysis
We’ve all got Covid-19 fatigue, but BA.5 shows it’s not over
The BA.5 Covid-19 subvariant is now the most dominant strain in the country; the highly infectious variant has caused an uptick in cases and hospitalizations both in hotspots like New York City and the nation overall, but public health action and messaging is less aggressive than with previous outbreaks.
BA.5 typically causes familiar symptoms like fever, headache, muscle aches, cough,
Vox
Jul 25 2022
Analysis
Is BA.5 Past Its Peak? COVID Deaths Drop 20% From Previous Week
Immunologists and scientists have been concerned about the latest COVID subvariant, BA.5. Data has shown that it is more contagious than previous strains and that it can not only get by antibodies created by vaccines, it can bypass even those gained by catching the actual virus.
In the early weeks of summer, cases of the virus have been rising, although hospitalizations have remained
The Daily Wire
Jul 27 2022
News
Covid is still causing havoc around the world
(CNN)The number of new Covid-19 cases is rising once again and while the virus isn't killing nearly as many people as it used to -- thanks to vaccinations -- it is still causing havoc around the world.
With labor shortages already paralyzing airports and wrecking the hospitality sector, a wave of worker absences due to sickness is the last thing the economy needs.
The latest
CNN (Online News)
Jul 27 2022
News
Fauci tells Republicans ‘go ahead’ and investigate him
(NewsNation) — White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said he would testify before Congress if called to do so, something Republicans have said they would ask him to do if they win back the House and Senate in November.
Republicans are anxious to launch an investigation into Fauci, a man the party has gone to great lengths to denigrate during the pandemic, and the Biden
NewsNation
Jul 02 2022
Analysis
New ultra-contagious Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 worsening California coronavirus wave
The growing dominance of two new ultra-contagious Omicron subvariants is prolonging a wave of coronavirus cases in California and sparking growing concerns from health officials that coming weeks could see significant spread and increased hospitalizations.
BA.4 and BA.5 are now believed to be responsible for most new infections nationwide. The strains are of particular concern because
Los Angeles Times
Jul 27 2022
News
DeSantis Jabs Vaccine Mandates After Biden's Diagnosis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis used President Joe Biden’s recent COVID-19 diagnosis to ridicule vaccine mandates.
As he began remarks to the media Wednesday morning in Tampa, Florida, DeSantis commented on Biden’s health.
"We just saw Joe Biden test positive for COVID, right? And I've said we obviously wish him well on that, but you know, this is a guy that's taken how many booster
Newsmax (News)
Jul 26 2022
News
Biden Told Not to Give Publicly Owned Covid-19 Vaccine Tech Over to Corporations
A coalition of advocacy groups on Tuesday implored U.S. President Joe Biden not to give control of emerging, publicly funded coronavirus vaccine technology to profit-seeking corporations, warning such a move would double down on a privatized approach that has failed to ensure equitable vaccine access worldwide.
Released ahead of the White House's Summit on the Future of Covid-19
Common Dreams
Jul 25 2022
Fact Check
Posts Misleadingly Omit Critical Data Supporting COVID-19 Vaccines for Youngest Kids
SciCheck Digest
In young children, the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are expected to primarily protect against severe disease. Both shots successfully met the set benchmarks for vaccine effectiveness, which involved comparing antibody responses to those of adults. Online posts critical of government recommendations for the pediatric vaccines, however, fail to mention
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