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At another bleak moment of the pandemic in the United States — with nearly 800,000 new cases a day, deaths rising and federal medical teams deploying to overwhelmed hospitals — glints of progress have finally started to emerge. In a handful of places that were among the first to see a surge of the Omicron variant last month, reports of new coronavirus infections have started to level off or decline.

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Production issues cause shortage of two new COvid treatment pills.

Thu, 2022-01-13 19:14 — mike kraft

COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as omicron rages | AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. AP NEWS

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Why you should still try to avoid catching Omicron--Reuters explainer

Wed, 2022-01-12 17:41 — mike kraft

Explainer: Why you should still try to avoid catching Omicron A fast-spreading Omicron variant that causes milder illness compared with previous versions of the coronavirus has fueled the view that COVID-19 poses less of a risk than in the past. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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U.S. COVID deaths rising but currently likely due to Delta, not Omicron -- CDC chief

Wed, 2022-01-12 12:46 — mike kraft

U.S. COVID deaths rising but likely due to Delta, not Omicron, says CDC chief COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States have increased by about 33% and deaths are up by about 40% from a week earlier, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. Red Cross declares first-ever national blood crisis

Wed, 2022-01-12 12:20 — mike kraft

The nation's blood supply is dangerously low, prompting the Red Cross to announce a national blood crisis for the first time.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a decline in donor turnout, the cancellation of blood drives and staffing challenges, leading to the worst blood shortage in more than a decade, the Red Cross said. Last year, the Red Cross saw a 34% decline in new donors.

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