COVID cases soar in the Americas as vaccination rates lag: PAHO
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID cases soar in the Americas as vaccination rates lag: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

The Pan American Health Organization said Americas should prioritise vaccines for pregnant and lactating women. Amid lagging vaccination rates, new COVID-19 infections in the Americas are nearly double the rate they were at the same time last year, the Pan American Health Organization says. In a weekly virtual news briefing on Wednesday, PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said only 28 percent of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have been fully vaccinated so far, largely due to limited supplies. PAHO said over the last week, nearly 1.5 million new COVID-19 infections have been reported in the Americas and more than 22,000 deaths. “Most countries in our region have already reported more cases and deaths among pregnant women this year than in all of 2020,” Etienne said, adding that in Mexico and Colombia, COVID-19 has become the leading cause of maternal death.

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An Idaho regional health department banned COVID vaccines. Will others follow?
1 month ago

An Idaho regional health department banned COVID vaccines. Will others follow?

Salon  

Last month, the board of a regional public health department in Idaho voted to ban its department from providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties. “They also act as a safety net for accessibility and affordability to vaccines, given that 1 in 3 Americans don’t have a primary health care provider.” She added such a trend is an “incredibly …

An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first
1 month, 3 weeks ago

An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first

The Independent  

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Here are the numbers: COVID-19 is ticking up in some places, but levels remain low
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Here are the numbers: COVID-19 is ticking up in some places, but levels remain low

Associated Press  

Here’s a look at the state of COVID-19 in the U.S. as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention establishes its latest advice on vaccinations. Nearly 26,000 people died from COVID-19 in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 9, 2021 — the highest weekly toll in the pandemic. Cases Individual COVID-19 cases are no longer tracked, but health officials …

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign. What’s more, health officials have reported upticks this month in COVID-19-associated emergency room visits and hospitalizations, and a pronounced increase in positive test results in the southwestern U.S. It’s not clear whether that’s a sign …

Newest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Newest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines were 54% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in adults, according to the first U.S. study to assess how well the shots work. The 54% finding is similar to what’s been reported in other countries, and it’s also about what was reported for an earlier vaccine version, said the Ruth Link-Gelles of …

Covid-19 vaccination rate is ‘lower than we’d like to see,’ CDC says
1 year, 1 month ago

Covid-19 vaccination rate is ‘lower than we’d like to see,’ CDC says

CNN  

CNN — Respiratory virus season is ramping up across the United States, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that low vaccination rates are leaving many at risk. There are a number of reasons why it’s important for people to get the latest Covid-19 vaccine, CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen told CNN. “COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent …

New COVID vaccines are here: Now’s the time to get one, officials say
1 year, 1 month ago

New COVID vaccines are here: Now’s the time to get one, officials say

LA Times  

With Halloween just days away, and the wider autumn and winter holiday season fast approaching, now is the time for most everyone to get their updated COVID-19 vaccine, officials say — especially since initial supply shortages have eased. “We have a good supply of COVID-19 and flu vaccines in Los Angeles County and there are options for everyone 6 months …

2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show
1 year, 1 month ago

2% of kids and 7% of adults have gotten the new COVID shots, US data show

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A month after federal officials recommended new versions of COVID-19 vaccines, 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of children have gotten a shot. One expert called the rates “abysmal.” The numbers, presented Thursday at a meeting held by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from a national survey of thousands of Americans, conducted two weeks …

Fewer than 20% of Minnesotans are current on COVID-19 shots
2 years ago

Fewer than 20% of Minnesotans are current on COVID-19 shots

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Fewer than 20% of Minnesotans are current on their COVID-19 shots ahead of the Christmas holiday, and health officials said Tuesday that that has them worried. “The numbers have been improving recently, and though this is better than the vast majority of the nation, it is way below where we would like to see it,” State Epidemiologist Ruth …

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference
2 years ago

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference

LA Times  

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising in Los Angeles County, officials are voicing new confidence in the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 booster shot. New data has found that the updated COVID-19 vaccines offer “significant additional protection” against symptomatic infection in people who were previously vaccinated or boosted with the older formula. “We have seen very low uptake of the …

Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report

India TV News  

In a startling revelation, a Washington Post analysis has found that more vaccinated people are now dying of the Covid disease and 58 per cent of coronavirus deaths in August in the US "were people who were vaccinated or boosted". The death among vaccinated people is increasing due to the waning efficacy of Covid vaccines and "increasingly contagious strains of …

Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us?
2 years, 1 month ago

Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us?

LA Times  

For almost two years, COVID-19 vaccine holdouts have been the objects of earnest pleading and financial inducements, of social-media shaming and truth campaigns. For one thing, whether those who remain unvaccinated are still driving coronavirus spread hinges partly on the status of the U.S. population’s immunity. For the 49% of “fully vaccinated” Americans who’ve had at least one booster dose, …

WHO says new COVID-19 wave emerging in Europe
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO says new COVID-19 wave emerging in Europe

Al Jazeera  

UN agency’s regional data show only Europe with an increase in coronavirus cases in the week that ended October 2 as infections rose 8 percent from the week before. “Although we are not where we were one year ago, it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is still not over,” the WHO’s Europe director, Hans Kluge, and the ECDC’s director, …

WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world
2 years, 5 months ago

WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. The biggest weekly rise in new COVID-19 cases was seen in the Middle East, where they increased by 47%, according to the report released late Wednesday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world, WHO reports
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world, WHO reports

LA Times  

Adm. Rachel Levine, the Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health, watches a pediatric vaccination in Miami on June 28. The worldwide number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. The United Nations health agency said in its latest …

Rate of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Washington state
2 years, 7 months ago

Rate of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Washington state

Associated Press  

SPOKANE, Wash. — The rate of COVID-19 cases is rising in Washington. The statewide average of cases over the past seven days is 228 per 100,000 people, keeping Washington in the state Department of Health’s highest-risk category for the spread of COVID-19, The Spokesman-Review said Saturday. Jay Inslee said Wednesday the best projections from health officials show there is likely …

U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, CDC statistics say
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, CDC statistics say

LA Times  

Sara Atkins holds a pillow with an image of her father, Andy Rotman-Zaid, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reached 1 million Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. “It is hard to imagine a million people plucked from this …

Still far from normal: Covid-19 cases rising rapidly in 36 countries
2 years, 7 months ago

Still far from normal: Covid-19 cases rising rapidly in 36 countries

India Today  

Even as world leaders debated Covid-19 related issues at a virtual summit on Thursday, May 12, the pandemic has not shown any signs of disappearing from our lives. The latest data shows: New cases are still rising in 89 countries, including the US, weekly trends show. The latest weekly situation report of the WHO said during the week through May …

How to get more people vaccinated? ‘You stop talking and you listen,’ Walensky says
2 years, 7 months ago

How to get more people vaccinated? ‘You stop talking and you listen,’ Walensky says

LA Times  

Allan Fernandez, 7, center, reacts after Dr. David Bolour, left, gives him a COVID-19 vaccine as Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looks on at Ted Watkins Memorial Park on Thursday. “It’s Cinco de Mayo, there are balloons and guitars, there are children playing in sunshine in the park, and then there’s information …

It’s not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in US
2 years, 8 months ago

It’s not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in US

Associated Press  

Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. “We don’t know how high that mountain’s gonna grow,” said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University. Some states, such as Rhode Island and New Hampshire, saw the average of …

It’s not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in the U.S.
2 years, 8 months ago

It’s not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in the U.S.

LA Times  

A sign advises visitors to don face coverings at a hospital in Aurora, Colo. COVID-19 cases are rising again in the United States, with numbers up in most states and up steeply in several. “We don’t know how high that mountain’s going to grow,” said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Eric Topol, …

Global Covid death toll reaches 6 MILLION: US leads the world with 950,000 deaths
2 years, 9 months ago

Global Covid death toll reaches 6 MILLION: US leads the world with 950,000 deaths

Daily Mail  

The world reached a grim milestone on Monday morning, with the six millionth death caused by COVID-19 being recorded only days before the two year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring the virus a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The nation is recording 1,469 Covid deaths every day, a 16 percent drop over the past week. While America has …

U.S. vaccination drive is bottoming out as Omicron subsides
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. vaccination drive is bottoming out as Omicron subsides

LA Times  

A nurse holds a log that shows how few COVID-19 vaccinations have been given at the Marion County Health Department in Hamilton, Ala., this year. A handwritten log kept by nurses tells the story of the losing battle to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19 in this corner of Alabama: Just 14 people showed up at the Marion County Health …

U.S. virus cases and hospitalizations continue steady decline
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. virus cases and hospitalizations continue steady decline

LA Times  

Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the U.S., an indicator that the Omicron variant’s hold is weakening across the country. “I think what’s influencing the decline, of course, is that Omicron is starting to run out of people to infect,” said Dr. Thomas Russo, professor and infectious disease chief at the University of Buffalo’s Jacobs …

WHO Europe warns of Covid rise in east, flags lagging vaccination rates
2 years, 10 months ago

WHO Europe warns of Covid rise in east, flags lagging vaccination rates

India Today  

The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said Tuesday that health officials are turning their attention to growing rates of COVID-19 infection in Eastern Europe, where six countries — including Russia and Ukraine — have seen a doubling in case counts over the last two weeks. Dr. Hans Kluge said the 53-country region, which stretches to former Soviet …

Global Covid case load decline 17 per cent in last week, says WHO
2 years, 10 months ago

Global Covid case load decline 17 per cent in last week, says WHO

India TV News  

Highlights World Health Organisation says coronavirus case counts fell 17 per cent worldwide over the last week Countries which reported early rise in cases after Omicron outbreak now reporting less infections Case counts fell in each of WHO's six regions except its eastern Mediterranean zone The World Health Organisation says coronavirus case counts fell 17 per cent worldwide over the …

US death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000, sped by Omicron
2 years, 10 months ago

US death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000, sped by Omicron

Firstpost  

While Omicron has proved less likely to cause severe illness than Delta, the sheer number of people who became infected with it contributed to the high number of deaths Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the US death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on 4 February, 2022, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000. If you had …

Early signs of COVID cases plateauing but needs to be observed, says Centre
2 years, 10 months ago

Early signs of COVID cases plateauing but needs to be observed, says Centre

Firstpost  

Stressing the need to continue with precautions to curb the surge in infections, it noted that Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan were recording a high number of COVID cases New Delhi: Early indications of Covid infections plateauing have been reported in some places but the trend needs to be observed, the Union government said on Thursday whilst …

COVID cases in Americas hit highest level on record: PAHO
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID cases in Americas hit highest level on record: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

Health systems across the region are feeling the strain of a rapid rise in cases and hospitalisations linked to Omicron. New COVID-19 infections in the Americas have reached their highest level since the pandemic began, health officials said, as the highly contagious Omicron variant is now the predominant strain in the region. During a weekly virtual news briefing on Wednesday, …

Prior infection, vaccines provide best protection from COVID
2 years, 11 months ago

Prior infection, vaccines provide best protection from COVID

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A new study in two states that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination concludes getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19. The study examined infections in New York and California last summer and fall and found people who were both vaccinated and had survived a prior bout of COVID-19 had the …

PAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly
2 years, 11 months ago

PAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Pan American Health Organization said Wednesday it expects omicron to become the predominant coronavirus variant in the Americas in the coming weeks, where confirmed cases have reached record levels. “While delta is still causing new infections in the Americas, based on current trends, omicron is on track to become the dominant strain in our region,” Carissa Etienne, …

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
2 years, 11 months ago

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

Associated Press  

Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. The low rates are “very disturbing,’’ said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director for the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The low vaccination rates …

Children’s low COVID vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
2 years, 11 months ago

Children’s low COVID vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’

LA Times  

Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before giving her the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at a pediatric vaccine clinic in November at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana. The low rates are “very disturbing,” said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director for the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s …

US tops one million new daily COVID-19 cases – a global record
2 years, 11 months ago

US tops one million new daily COVID-19 cases – a global record

Al Jazeera  

Infections are spreading across the US, fuelled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. The United States has reported more than one million new COVID-19 cases in a single day, setting a grim new global record, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. There were 1,082,549 new cases in the US reported on Monday following the long New Year’s weekend, according …

COVID rate hits new high at New Year’s start in New York state
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID rate hits new high at New Year’s start in New York state

India TV News  

Highlights Over 85,000 people tested positive for coronavirus statewide on last day of 2021 Positive COVID test results reached 85,476 on Dec 31 along with 88 more deaths The state reports that total number of deaths in New York since pandemic began has risen to 61,242 Over 85,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus statewide on the last day of …

Surge in Covid cases, hospitalisations among kids, young adults in US as Omicron spreads
2 years, 11 months ago

Surge in Covid cases, hospitalisations among kids, young adults in US as Omicron spreads

India Today  

Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus, the US is seeing a spike in Covid-19 cases among children and young adults and a rise in paediatric hospitalisations. RISE IN CASES AMONG YOUNG ADULTS, KIDS In different parts of the US, young adults and children are accounting for a significant proportion of the Covid-infected population. In Los …

December 28, 2021 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news
2 years, 11 months ago

December 28, 2021 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news

CNN  

Many countries in Latin America were hit with soaring Covid-19 death rates early in the pandemic, as coronavirus raged throughout the region. The tide is turning in many Latin American nations today, where vaccination rates are outpacing countries in Europe and North America and helping drive down deaths. The country has the highest rate of vaccination in the region – …

Many Latin American countries now have higher vaccination rates than Europe and North America
2 years, 11 months ago

Many Latin American countries now have higher vaccination rates than Europe and North America

CNN  

CNN — Many countries in Latin America were hit with soaring Covid-19 death rates early in the pandemic, as coronavirus raged throughout the region. The tide is turning in many Latin American nations today, where vaccination rates are outpacing countries in Europe and North America and helping drive down deaths. Regionally, over 868 million doses have been administered as of …

US coronavirus: The country just hit a record average of daily new Covid-19 cases
2 years, 11 months ago

US coronavirus: The country just hit a record average of daily new Covid-19 cases

CNN  

CNN — The US hit a seven-day average of 265,427 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, blowing past the country’s previous record of about 252,000 daily cases, reported nearly a year ago on January 11. “I would urge people to wear a higher quality mask any time they’re in a place with lots of people and they’re going to be indoors …

US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive
3 years ago

US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive

Associated Press  

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking last spring. The U.S. accounts for approximately 4% of the world’s population but about 15% of the 5.3 million known deaths from the coronavirus …

One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost
3 years ago

One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost

Associated Press  

One year ago, the biggest vaccination drive in American history began with a flush of excitement in an otherwise gloomy December. National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins said scientists and health officials may have underestimated how the spread of misinformation could hobble the “astounding achievement” of the vaccines. Despite all that, Dowdy said, “we’re going to look back and …

COVID cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone
3 years ago

COVID cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 200 million Wednesday amid a dispiriting holiday-season spike in cases and hospitalizations that has hit even New England, one of the most highly inoculated corners of the country. “And that’s critical progress as we head into the winter and confront the new omicron variant,” White House coronavirus adviser …

Europe’s Covid-19 surge presents hard choices as winter approaches
3 years ago

Europe’s Covid-19 surge presents hard choices as winter approaches

Live Mint  

As Covid-19 infections and deaths in the European Union eclipse those in the U.S., the region is confronting an ugly reality: Defeating the Delta variant is proving harder than a virus-weary continent had hoped. German doctors and health experts say the rising number of hospital patients mainly come from the country’s vaccine holdouts—Germany has a relatively high share of older …

California’s coast embraces child COVID-19 shots, but demand lags inland
3 years, 1 month ago

California’s coast embraces child COVID-19 shots, but demand lags inland

LA Times  

Jemma Alejancra Garcia, 9, of El Sereno gets a COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Shirley Alfonso on Nov. 3 at Eugene A. Obregon Park in Los Angeles. “What I worry about most is the Central Valley, in more rural California, where vaccination rates are lower than they are in other parts of the state and are currently having high levels …

COVID cases rising in the Americas, following Europe, PAHO warns
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID cases rising in the Americas, following Europe, PAHO warns

Al Jazeera  

The Americas marked a 23 percent jump in cases last week, though most cases were recorded in the US and Canada. New coronavirus infections jumped 23 percent in the Americas last week, the Pan American Health Organization said, warning that the region could potentially be on track to follow trends in Europe, where several countries are issuing lockdown amid surging …

Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but hot spots remain
3 years, 1 month ago

Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but hot spots remain

Associated Press  

The U.S. is facing its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic in better shape than the first time around, thanks to the vaccine, though some regions are seeing surges of COVID-19 cases that could get worse as families travel the country for gatherings that were impossible a year ago. “We’ve had several people in their 40s die in the last month …

Colorado’s COVID-19 surge is an urgent warning for California
3 years, 1 month ago

Colorado’s COVID-19 surge is an urgent warning for California

LA Times  

A man waits for a COVID-19 vaccination booster shot at a pharmacy in Denver. Colorado “may be a precursor to what we could see ultimately here in California as things get cooler for us,” UCLA epidemiologist Dr. Robert Kim-Farley said. Chillier weather hits Colorado earlier than California, sending people indoors, “which leads to higher potential for transmission of COVID.” In …

Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota
3 years, 1 month ago

Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota

Associated Press  

Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge. It “should be alarming to all of us,” Bob Riney, chief operating officer at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, said …

COVID-19 surge fueled by unvaccinated children in U.K., a warning for California
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 surge fueled by unvaccinated children in U.K., a warning for California

LA Times  

Children wait with their parents for the COVID-19 vaccine at Arleta High School on Monday. Unvaccinated adolescents have been the driving force behind a stubbornly persistent Delta surge in Britain, a potential warning sign for California if inoculation rates don’t improve considerably among this age group, health experts warn. “And even though we do have good vaccination rates, we need …

COVID-19 surge in Europe as it heads into winter could bode ill for U.S.
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 surge in Europe as it heads into winter could bode ill for U.S.

LA Times  

Winter is coming, and Europe is once again a coronavirus epicenter. “It would be advisable to cancel all large events,” Lothar Wieler, the head of Germany’s disease control center, the Robert Koch Institute, said Friday, cautioning that big indoor festivities could “end up being super-spreader events.” In Europe, as in the United States, it is largely the unvaccinated who are …

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