The COVID-19 Omicron variant accounted for approximately 95.4 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases diagnosed in the week ended Jan. 1, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an update published Tuesday. With the CDC’s finding, it suggests Omicron is highly contagious, as it was able to displace the previously dominant Delta strain in…
New York Makes Major Adjustment to COVID-19 Hospitalization Reporting: Governor
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state is making an adjustment regarding how hospitals will report patient intake by separating hospitalizations with COVID-19 or because of COVID-19 amid an increase of cases driven, in part, by the Omicron variant. “So we’re looking at a critical moment, but we’re going to start asking some questions. We…
Biden Admin Mask, Vaccine Mandates for Head Start Program Blocked in 24 Additional States
January 4, 2022
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The Biden administration mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates for the Head Start program have been blocked in additional 24 states by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, a Trump nominee, granted a preliminary injunction on Jan. 1 to Georgia and 23 other states against the mandates. Doughty said he thinks the government lacks…
Majority of Teenagers Hospitalized With COVID-19 Had Severe Obesity: CDC Study
Most teenagers hospitalized with COVID-19 across six major hospitals over the summer were severely obese, according to a recently published Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study. Researchers with the agency and children’s hospitals examined data on adolescents who went to hospitals in July or August and had COVID-19. Of the 713 patients identified…
CDC Announces Move to Shorten Waiting Period for Pfizer COVID-19 Boosters
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday backed the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to offer COVID-19 booster doses after five months, rather than six months. The recommendation applies to the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine, according to the agency. The CDC still suggests that the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson recipients get their…
Pennsylvania Farm Show Releases COVID-19 Mitigation Suggestions
January 4, 2022
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Most states have a summertime state fair but in Pennsylvania, the Farm Show, held each January, is the most important agriculture event of the year. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture bills the Farm Show as the largest indoor agricultural event held in the United States. The in-person event, held at the Farm Show Complex in…
COVID-19 Vaccine Creator: ‘We Can’t Vaccinate the Planet Every Six Months’
The creator of one of the most used COVID-19 vaccines in the world acknowledged Tuesday that it is “not sustainable” to continuously provide booster doses to people twice per year. Speaking to The Telegraph in an interview on Tuesday, Andrew Pollard, one of the creators of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, remarked, “We can’t vaccinate…
Jefferies Asks Employees to Work Remotely Until End of January: CEO
January 4, 2022
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U.S. investment bank Jefferies Financial Group has asked staff to work remotely until Jan. 31, according to an Instagram post on Monday from Chief Executive Officer Richard Handler. The bank had called its staff back to offices in October, but was forced to return to work-from-home in December due to a spike in COVID-19 cases….
New York Officials Vow to Keep Schools Open
Despite thousands of U.S. schools, including in some major cities, delaying this week’s scheduled return to classrooms and switching to remote learning amid rising COVID-19 cases, officials in New York are vowing to keep schools open. “We are going to keep our schools open and ensure that our children are safe in a safe environment,”…
Biden Announces $1 Billion for Small Meat Processors to Address Soaring Costs
January 3, 2022
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President Joe Biden’s administration announced a new initiative on Monday to address the high prices Americans are paying for meat. The steady rise in the cost of food nationally over the past year has been driven by sharp increases in meats and poultry. Over the past 12 months leading up to November, the cost of…
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