Are US border policies behind the spike in COVID-19 infection rates across the country?
3 years, 4 months ago

Are US border policies behind the spike in COVID-19 infection rates across the country?

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The key factors behind the recent spike in COVID-19 cases are people in US communities who are unvaccinated and are not following guidance from CDC guidelines on Delta variant, say public health experts Phoenix: As the Delta variant fuels an increase of COVID-19 cases in the US, some of President Joe Biden’s critics blame the surge on his border policies, which allow some migrants to enter the country to apply for asylum. Furthermore, migrants who are allowed to enter are generally tested for COVID-19 and given hotel rooms to quarantine if they test positive, though federal authorities have not made data available about such cases. The key factors behind the recent spike in COVID-19 cases are people in US communities who are unvaccinated and are not following guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the highly contagious Delta variant, according to public health experts. “So the claim that migrants entering from the southern border brought delta to the U.S. is baseless rhetoric,” said Max Hadler, senior policy director for Physicians for Human Rights, in a statement.

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Covid-19 not a concern for most US adults, who are split on the latest vaccine and other precautions, KFF survey finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Covid-19 not a concern for most US adults, who are split on the latest vaccine and other precautions, KFF survey finds

CNN  

CNN — Most adults in the United States are not worried about getting sick with Covid-19 or spreading it over the holidays, a new survey from KFF found. Concern about rising cases and hospitalizations is slightly higher, with nearly half of adults saying they are “very” or “somewhat” worried that Covid-19 hospitalizations will increase this winter – about the same …

US extends COVID vaccine requirement at land borders
2 years, 8 months ago

US extends COVID vaccine requirement at land borders

Al Jazeera  

The requirement, which applies to non US citizens and residents, was first put in place in November last year. The administration of US President Joe Biden has extended a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for non-US citizens crossing land or ferry terminals at the United States’s borders with Mexico and Canada. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said …

Border crossings rise as US nears decision on asylum limits
2 years, 8 months ago

Border crossings rise as US nears decision on asylum limits

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — About 7,100 migrants are being stopped crossing the border daily from Mexico, U.S. authorities said Tuesday, signaling they are preparing for even more increases as the Biden administration nears a decision on whether to end sweeping asylum restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Homeland Security said U.S. authorities encountered migrants an average of 7,101 times …

Can Consider Removing Covid-19 Curbs As Cases See Decline, Centre’s Message to States
2 years, 10 months ago

Can Consider Removing Covid-19 Curbs As Cases See Decline, Centre’s Message to States

News 18  

The Union health ministry, in a letter, has asked all states and union territories to review, amend or remove additional Covid-19 restrictions after considering the trend of new cases and positivity rate. Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told all chief secretaries and administrators to make the changes, as there was a sustained downward trend in the trajectory of coronavirus cases in …

Centre asks States to review, amend/do away with the additional COVID restrictions
2 years, 10 months ago

Centre asks States to review, amend/do away with the additional COVID restrictions

The Hindu  

It is too early to say anything definite on the COVID-19 pandemic becoming an endemic, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday while inaugurating the revamped canteen of the Ministry. The Health Ministry said it had written to the States asking them to review and amend or end additional COVID-19 restrictions as the pandemic in the country is showing …

‘The fire that’s here': US is still battling delta variant
3 years ago

‘The fire that’s here': US is still battling delta variant

Associated Press  

While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant that is popping up around the country, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., swamping hospitals with record numbers of patients in the Midwest and New England. Delta variant is the fire that’s here today,” said Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the state …

China fights biggest Delta outbreak ever as Covid-19 cases keep growing
3 years, 1 month ago

China fights biggest Delta outbreak ever as Covid-19 cases keep growing

India Today  

China is battling its biggest COVID-19 outbreak caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant, with some areas restricting entry by people from a northeastern city where infections have grown faster than elsewhere in the country in the past week. A total of 1,308 domestically transmitted infections with confirmed symptoms were reported in the mainland between Oct. 17 and Nov. 14, …

COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns

Al Jazeera  

The Pan American Health Organization says less than half of people in the Americas are fully vaccinated. Following two consecutive months of decline, COVID-19 infections are rising again in some countries in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization has said, cautioning that uneven vaccination rates across the region continue to be a problem. Concerns have been rising that despite …

Delta variant easily transmitted by vaccinated people in households: UK study
3 years, 1 month ago

Delta variant easily transmitted by vaccinated people in households: UK study

India Today  

The Delta coronavirus variant can transmit easily from vaccinated people to their household contacts, a British study found on Thursday, although contacts were less likely to get infected if they were vaccinated. Read: No evidence to suggest AY.4 variant of coronavirus has higher infectivity rate than Delta: Scientist They found infections in the vaccinated cleared more quickly, but the peak …

Concerns about Delta transmission, overburdened hospitals and Covid-19 deaths drove recent rise in vaccinations, poll says
3 years, 2 months ago

Concerns about Delta transmission, overburdened hospitals and Covid-19 deaths drove recent rise in vaccinations, poll says

CNN  

CNN — A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that the highly transmissible Delta variant, overburdened hospitals and knowing someone who has died or become seriously ill from Covid-19 drove recent increases in vaccination. The report said those living in areas with high numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths were more likely to say they had been vaccinated since June …

Delta Covid variant now spread to 185 countries: WHO
3 years, 3 months ago

Delta Covid variant now spread to 185 countries: WHO

India TV News  

The Delta Covid variant is the current dominant strain of the infectious virus, with its presence reported in 185 countries, as of September 21, the World Health organisation has said. "The Delta variant now accounted for 90 per cent of the sequences submitted to GISAID with a sample collection date," the global health agency said in its weekly epidemiological update …

Has the Delta variant changed the symptoms of COVID-19?
3 years, 3 months ago

Has the Delta variant changed the symptoms of COVID-19?

Al Jazeera  

A wider range of symptoms are associated with the Delta variant. Plus, how misinformation about vaccines has divided us, new information about Long COVID in children and how to know if the pandemic has impacted your mental health. Tiredness But results from the Zoe COVID Symptom study which monitors the symptoms of millions of people who test positive for the …

The Latest: COVID outbreak in southeast China adds 22 cases
3 years, 3 months ago

The Latest: COVID outbreak in southeast China adds 22 cases

The Independent  

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More US studies show COVID vaccines protect from serious illness
3 years, 3 months ago

More US studies show COVID vaccines protect from serious illness

Al Jazeera  

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has presented data showing unvaccinated people are four-and-a-half times more likely to contract COVID-19 and 11 times more likely to die from it than those fully vaccinated. While protection remained strong against Delta, the study also confirmed an increase in milder COVID-19 infections among fully vaccinated people, which the authors said …

Delta variant outbreak threatens Singapore’s ‘living with Covid’ model
3 years, 3 months ago

Delta variant outbreak threatens Singapore’s ‘living with Covid’ model

CNN  

CNN — Singapore has warned it may need to reimpose Covid-19 restrictions if a new outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant is not contained, putting at risk the city’s shift towards living with the virus. The number of new Covid-19 infections in Singapore doubled in the past week, according to the country’s Ministry of Health, rising to more than …

Covid US: Infections driven by Delta variant seem to have peaked after analysis of two-month pattern
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid US: Infections driven by Delta variant seem to have peaked after analysis of two-month pattern

Daily Mail  

The Covid Delta variant may finally have started to peak in the US - amid speculation it has followed the same two month trajectory as other prior mutations. Cycles of the Delta variant have also lasted around two months in many countries that were struck by the virus earlier than the United States. By the end of May, two months …

Migrants? Unvaccinated people? Who’s fueling a COVID-19 surge on the border?
3 years, 3 months ago

Migrants? Unvaccinated people? Who’s fueling a COVID-19 surge on the border?

LA Times  

Hundreds of Central American asylum seekers awaited coronavirus test results under tents in a park on the U.S. bank of the Rio Grande last week. Many in the tightknit, largely Latino border communities were driven to get vaccinated after losing a loved one during the last year, when the COVID-19 death toll in the Rio Grande Valley reached 4,754, higher …

Vaccination Rates Rose In August As COVID Cases Surged Due To The Delta Variant
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccination Rates Rose In August As COVID Cases Surged Due To The Delta Variant

NPR  

Vaccination Rates Rose In August As COVID Cases Surged Due To The Delta Variant Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images Vaccination rates were up in August as COVID-19 surges due to the delta variant led more people to seek the vaccine. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said …

After signs of leveling, COVID-19 hospitalizations in L.A. County tick back up
3 years, 4 months ago

After signs of leveling, COVID-19 hospitalizations in L.A. County tick back up

LA Times  

Registered nurse Shawna Gibson prepares an IV and medications for a COVID-19 patient at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles on Aug. 13. One new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that more than 70% of COVID-19 infections between May 1 and July 25 in Los Angeles County were among the unvaccinated, compared with about 25% …

U.S. extends ban on nonessential border crossings to at least Sept. 21
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. extends ban on nonessential border crossings to at least Sept. 21

LA Times  

The U.S. government on Friday extended a ban on nonessential travel along the borders with Canada and Mexico to slow the spread of COVID-19, despite increasing pressure to lift the restriction. U.S. border communities that are dependent on shoppers from Mexico and Canada and their political representatives have urged the Biden administration to lift the ban. But the Department of …

US calls for booster shots against Covid Delta variant
3 years, 4 months ago

US calls for booster shots against Covid Delta variant

India TV News  

U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. The plan, as outlined by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months after people get their second …

Opinion: Here’s what the Delta variant means for the economic recovery
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Here’s what the Delta variant means for the economic recovery

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody’s Analytics. The US economy’s immediate prospects appear inextricably tied to how the wave of infections and hospitalizations set off by the Delta variant of Covid-19 plays out. Retail sales for July declined, while the University of Michigan’s survey of consumer sentiment pulled back sharply in early August and is now lower …

US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Surging Delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness fades after eight months drive call for boosters. US health officials are recommending that all Americans get COVID-19 booster jabs to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. “This is likely due to both waning immunity, and the strength of the …

COVID-19 Delta surge: Are healthcare workers at a breaking point?
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 Delta surge: Are healthcare workers at a breaking point?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, August 12 at 19:30 GMT: Anger, frustration, fear, shame – those are just some of the emotions frontline workers in the United States are grappling with as their hospitals once again fill up with coronavirus cases. Some of the worst hit areas like Florida and Arkansas are even seeing children’s hospitals fill up with COVID-19 cases. “I don’t …

Amid Delta surge, PAHO to increase vaccine access in the Americas
3 years, 4 months ago

Amid Delta surge, PAHO to increase vaccine access in the Americas

Al Jazeera  

More than 1.3 million COVID-19 cases and 19,000 deaths were reported in the Americas during the past week, PAHO says. More than 1.3 million COVID-19 cases and 19,000 related deaths were reported in the Americas during the past week, PAHO officials said. Meanwhile, the US government said Wednesday that it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as …

US to send more COVID-19 vaccines to Mexico amid Delta surge
3 years, 4 months ago

US to send more COVID-19 vaccines to Mexico amid Delta surge

Al Jazeera  

The announcement comes as both the US and Mexico grapple with rising infections and slow vaccination rates. The United States will send up to an additional 8.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses to Mexico, as both countries continue to grapple with a spike in infections fuelled by the highly contagious Delta variant. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, meanwhile, said the US would …

I’m Vaccinated And Still Got COVID-19. Here’s What A Breakthrough Case Is Like.
3 years, 4 months ago

I’m Vaccinated And Still Got COVID-19. Here’s What A Breakthrough Case Is Like.

Huff Post  

The author with his first positive test. My mother speculated that she had a breakthrough case of delta, a highly contagious COVID-19 variant that’s surging across much of the country right now, especially here in the Deep South. Yes, we live in central Alabama, the heart of the delta variant uptick, a state where it’s been common throughout the whole …

U.S. now averaging 1,00,000 new COVID-19 infections a day
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. now averaging 1,00,000 new COVID-19 infections a day

The Hindu  

The U.S. is now averaging 1,00,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge in yet another bleak reminder of how quickly the delta variant has spread through the country. “Our models show that if we don’t, we could be up to several hundred thousand cases a day, similar to our surge in …

US now averaging 100,000 daily COVID infections as Delta surges
3 years, 4 months ago

US now averaging 100,000 daily COVID infections as Delta surges

Al Jazeera  

Health officials urge vaccines as the US sees rising cases, hospitalisations and deaths tied to the highly contagious variant. The United States is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections per day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge as health officials urge people to get vaccinated to stem a surging spread of the Delta variant. “Our models …

US now averaging 100,000 new Covid infections a day despite 70% vaccination rate
3 years, 4 months ago

US now averaging 100,000 new Covid infections a day despite 70% vaccination rate

India Today  

The US is now averaging 100,000 new Covid-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge in yet another bleak reminder of how quickly the delta variant has spread through the country. 'HEALTH CARE SYSTEM NEARING BREAKING POINT' The number of Americans hospitalized with the virus has also skyrocketed and it has gotten so bad …

The U.S. Is Now Averaging 100,000 New COVID-19 Infections A Day
3 years, 4 months ago

The U.S. Is Now Averaging 100,000 New COVID-19 Infections A Day

NPR  

The U.S. Is Now Averaging 100,000 New COVID-19 Infections A Day Enlarge this image toggle caption Marta Lavandier/AP Marta Lavandier/AP The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge in yet another bleak reminder of how quickly the delta variant has spread through the country. Houston officials say …

Pandemic of distrust: The Hindu Editorial on resisting COVID-19 vaccination
3 years, 4 months ago

Pandemic of distrust: The Hindu Editorial on resisting COVID-19 vaccination

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden and the director of the CDC warned this week that the COVID-19 crisis in the U.S. was becoming a “pandemic of the unvaccinated”. This came on the back of the firm commitment by the Biden administration to follow the science in the tackling of the pandemic, and quickly secure pledges from vaccine manufacturers — including Pfizer, Moderna …

Seven states make up half of COVID cases in the US: White House
3 years, 4 months ago

Seven states make up half of COVID cases in the US: White House

Al Jazeera  

Officials say the highly transmissible Delta variant is driving a surge in states with low coronavirus vaccination rates. Seven United States states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates account for half of the country’s new cases and hospitalisations in the last week, despite making up less than 25 percent of the nation’s population, the White House said on Thursday. “Driven …

US plans to require COVID vaccine for most travellers: Official
3 years, 4 months ago

US plans to require COVID vaccine for most travellers: Official

Al Jazeera  

The official, speaking anonymously, said the change is part of a plan to reopen the US to travel from several countries. President Joe Biden’s administration is taking the first steps towards requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the United States to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official has said. All travellers to the US, regardless of vaccination …

US vaccination rates increase alongside spread of Delta variant
3 years, 4 months ago

US vaccination rates increase alongside spread of Delta variant

Al Jazeera  

COVID-19 vaccination rates increase by 16 percent across US as officials warn against highly contagious variant. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said an average of about 600,000 doses were being administered daily across the country as of July 29, a 16 percent increase from a week prior. The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, who …

If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus ‘will find you, it will infect you,’ expert says
3 years, 4 months ago

If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus ‘will find you, it will infect you,’ expert says

CNN  

CNN — If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus will likely infect you, one expert told CNN on Wednesday. “If that’s not enough to motivate people to get vaccinated,” he added, “then the only other things I think we have are the mandates that say, ‘If you’re going to work here or go here … you have to get …

Uptick in R-value in 8 states cause for concern, Covid pandemic still raging: Centre
3 years, 4 months ago

Uptick in R-value in 8 states cause for concern, Covid pandemic still raging: Centre

India Today  

Addressing a routine press conference on Covid-19 on Tuesday, Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is taking note of an upward trajectory in terms of new cases of infection in limited areas. India's active caseload declines to nearly 4 lakh cases since the highest reported peak of 37.45 lakh active cases on 10th May …

What you should know about the Delta variant of coronavirus
3 years, 4 months ago

What you should know about the Delta variant of coronavirus

India Today  

It's the most contagious coronavirus mutant so far in the pandemic, but Covid-19 vaccines still provide strong protection against it. Still, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited the Delta's surge for its updated advice that fully vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in areas with high transmission. The change is based on recent research suggesting that …

China tightens travel restrictions as Covid-19 Delta variant cases spike
3 years, 4 months ago

China tightens travel restrictions as Covid-19 Delta variant cases spike

Hindustan Times  

China is confronting its broadest Covid-19 outbreak since coronavirus first emerged there in late 2019, with the delta variant spreading to places that had been virus-free for months, including the original epicentre of Wuhan. China tightens travel restrictions as Covid-19 Delta variant cases spike Delta has broken through the country’s virus defences, which are some of the strictest in the …

US leaders, health officials urge COVID jabs amid surge in cases
3 years, 4 months ago

US leaders, health officials urge COVID jabs amid surge in cases

Al Jazeera  

Cases, hospitalisations and deaths continue to rise even as vaccination rates increase, US officials say. — Lindsey Graham August 2, 2021 The Republican, a leading conservative voice in the US Senate, said he began experiencing flu-like symptoms on July 31 and sought medical attention on Monday morning. One in three cases of COVID-19 across the US have been reported in …

Got a COVID vaccine? Here’s how it changes the risks of infection for you
3 years, 4 months ago

Got a COVID vaccine? Here’s how it changes the risks of infection for you

ABC  

It's understandable to be confused about exactly what sort of protection you'll get from a COVID-19 vaccine. Key points: Data from the UK shows both AstraZenecca and Pfizer vaccines stop about 80pc of infections A person who becomes infected after being vaccinated is half as likely to pass the virus on to the people they lived with The Pfizer vaccine …

US COVID spike: ‘More pain and suffering’ ahead, says Fauci
3 years, 4 months ago

US COVID spike: ‘More pain and suffering’ ahead, says Fauci

Al Jazeera  

The rise in US coronavirus cases amid the spread of the Delta variant prompts renewed call for more Americans to get vaccinated. In an interview with ABC’s This Week programme on Sunday, Dr Anthony Fauci said “an outbreak of the unvaccinated” has spurred a dramatic increase in the seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections in the US. “We’re looking not …

COVID Delta variant: With vaccines, how to stay safe
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID Delta variant: With vaccines, how to stay safe

LA Times  

As cases surge with the dominance of the Delta variant, experts still agree that COVID-19 vaccines offer the safest route out of the pandemic. Wearing masks indoors Researchers have found that when infected with the Delta variant, both vaccinated and unvaccinated people had similar viral loads in their upper respiratory systems. The confidential CDC document also cites discouraging reports about …

The war has changed: CDC calls for new response to Delta Covid-19 variant
3 years, 4 months ago

The war has changed: CDC calls for new response to Delta Covid-19 variant

India Today  

The war against Covid-19 has changed because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control said, proposing a clearer message, mandatory vaccines for health workers and a return to universal masking. The document, entitled "Improving communications around vaccine breakthrough and vaccine effectiveness", said the variant required a new approach to help the public understand the danger …

Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others
3 years, 4 months ago

Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others

Associated Press  

In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots. Health officials on Friday released details of that research, which was key in …

COVID Delta variant as transmissible as chickenpox: US report
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID Delta variant as transmissible as chickenpox: US report

Al Jazeera  

Internal CDC report, quoted by NYT, says Delta variant likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines. The US report said that the variant was also more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines, adding that CDC’s decision to reverse course on masking guidelines for fully vaccinated citizens on Tuesday is based on the document. CDC Director …

CDC document paints more dire picture of threat posed by Delta variant
3 years, 4 months ago

CDC document paints more dire picture of threat posed by Delta variant

LA Times  

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adjusts her face mask during a Senate hearing on the federal coronavirus response. A confidential document prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the highly transmissible Delta variant argues that even people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will need to take more aggressive steps …

US hints that it will not relax travel restrictions for now
3 years, 4 months ago

US hints that it will not relax travel restrictions for now

Live Mint  

The United States served notice Monday that it will keep existing COVID-19 travel restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the delta variant. It was also a reversal from the sentiment President Joe Biden voiced earlier this month when he said his administration was “in the process” of considering …

How the Delta variant changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

How the Delta variant changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic

Al Jazeera  

The Delta variant is wreaking havoc around the world, proving we will only be safe when everyone is safe. According to a Public Health England study published on May 22, a single dose of either Oxford-AstraZeneca’s or Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine only reduces a person’s risk of developing COVID-19 symptoms caused by the Delta variant by 33 percent, compared to 50 percent …

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