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Day: January 5, 2022
Gov. Edwards updates public on Louisiana’s response to COVID-19
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Governor John Bel Edwards has announced a news conference for Thursday, Jan. 6. The news conference is scheduled to start at 2:30 P.M. Edwards will be speaking about Louisiana’s response to COVID-19. RELATED STORIES: Omicron cases continue to dominate spread […]
How is the COVID-19 test shortage impacting local school districts?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Delayed COVID-19 test results and supply shortages — these are some of the issues KXAN is hearing from Central Texas parents and schools as they race to test students returning to the classroom. Dad of two Andres Ruz was able to finally […]
CT COVID-19 Rate at 22.6 Percent, Another 114 Hospitalized
The state of Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate on Wednesday is 22.6%, there are an additional 10,344 positive cases and an additional 114 people with the virus hospitalized. The positivity rate dipped slightly from a record-high 23.85 percent on Tuesday. There are currently 1,676 people with […]
What You Need to Know Before Finding a COVID-19 Testing Site
As if COVID-19 hasn’t brought enough problems already, with the recent omicron surge comes a new dilemma: concerns surrounding certain pop-up testing sites. Some of the testing sites on the Illinois’ “recommended” list, including pharmacies and hospitals, are booked solid for days, even weeks, and […]
Tasmania records 751 new cases of COVID-19 as authorities warn of surge
Tasmania has recorded 751 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, as health authorities warn the true number of active cases is likely much higher than what is being reported. Five people are now in hospital with COVID, but only one person is specifically being treated for COVID-19 […]
Boris Johnson’s Christmas COVID-19 gamble may be paying off
For much of the last couple of months, it seemed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson couldn’t make anyone happy with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sizable part of his Conservative backbench — more than 100 MPs — voted against him in December, furious that Johnson […]
Manitoba’s actual daily COVID-19 numbers likely 8-10 times higher than reported figures: Dr. Atwal
Manitoba reported 1,790 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday but the true number is likely far higher — as much eight to 10 times that, says Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Jazz Awtal. “There’s lots of cases we don’t know about. Historically, with the … Delta [coronavirus variant], we knew for every case […]
CDC panel recommends Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds amid omicron surge
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized Pfizer booster shots for kids 12 to 15 on Monday. Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA group responsible for vaccine safety, told the CDC panel that the rapid spread of omicron prompted the agency to act […]
Fauci says multiple preliminary studies find omicron is less severe than delta
White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said a growing body of data indicates that the Covid omicron variant is less severe than the delta strain, but cautioned that hospitals could still face stress through the unprecedented number of new infections sweeping […]