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Here's why Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is 'out of the pandemic phase'
Vaccinations and residual immunity are among the reasons, President Biden's chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, said Tuesday, as the number of deaths drop and hospitalizations rise only slightly.
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The US is in 'transition phase' of pandemic, Fauci says | CNN
The United States is "certainly, right now, in this country, out of the pandemic phase," Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on PBS's "NewsHour" on Tuesday.
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As COVID cases begin to pick up across the U.S. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday said that three out of every four children have been infected by COVID. This comes as the White House moved to make Paxlovid pills, which can reduce serious illness, more widely available...
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CDC Reissues Mask Recommendation On Planes And Public Transportation Across America As Much Of The Northeast Moves Into “High Transmission” Category
CDC Reissues Mask Recommendation On Planes And Public Transportation Across America After A Judge Struck Down Its Mask Requirement
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CDC Reissues Mask Recommendation On Planes And Public Transportation Across America As Much Of The Northeast Moves Into “High Transmission” Category
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Travelers at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport earlier this monthAP Photo/David Goldman
The Centers for Disease Control and prevention announced a new recommendation that masks be worn by all persons 2 and older “in indoor areas of public transportation (such as airplanes, trains, etc.) and transportation hubs (such as airports, stations, etc.).” The CDC also encouraged people to wear “in crowded or poorly ventilated locations, such as airport jetways.”
The announcement comes a little over two weeks after a U.S. District judge in Florida ruled the CDC’s mask mandate exceeded its authority. The Justice Department has said it plans to appeal the ruling, if the CDC indicates it’s needed.
The CDC had, the week before the court ruling, extended the mask requirement through today. The recent announcement comes as a recommendation and not a mandate, however, which means it does not carry the force of law. Local governments, for the time being, can decide whether or not they want to follow the it.
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New South African Covid Variants, Omicron BA.4 And BA.5, Found In U.S. For First Time; May Be More Transmissible Than BA.2
Cases and hospitalizations have begun to rise across the United States as new, more transmissible variants spread in waves. BA.2 began driving cases last month, quickly becoming dominant nationwide. Even more transmissible Omicron BA.2.12.1, first identified in the U.S. in February, is well on its way to pushing BA.2 out. Data released today show that BA.2.12.1 now makes up 36.5% of all newly-sequenced positive Covid tests having made a jump of close to 100% in the past two weeks.
The CDC’s authority may be tested again as cities such as New York have moved into what federal health officials have dubbed the medium, or yellow, risk category for virus transmission. (The current categories are much more lenient than those in place last year.)
New York City is now seeing close to 2,500 new cases per day, that’s a big rise from 600 daily cases in early March. If New York and other regions move into red or high level of transmission, it could trigger the return of public health restrictions, such as masking. In fact, many areas of the Northeast are already in the red. See the map below.
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The Associated Press reports that, based on CDC data, “half of Vermont’s 14 counties have now been rated as having high community levels of COVID-19.” The state’s largest city, Burlington, ended its indoor mask mandate just last month. There seems to be little enthusiasm for the return of such mandates either on the part of the region’s residents or their elected officials.
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Omicron Subvariant BA.2.12.1 Poised To Become Dominant In U.S. This Week; Already Driving Covid Hospitalizations In New York
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In the past few weeks, everyone from late night hosts to country stars to comedians to many at the White House, including Vice President Kamala Harris, has contracted Covid. The uptick in boldfaced names testing positive is not a coincidence.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released today shows BA.2.12.1, thought to be 30% more infectious than BA.2, is poised to become the dominant variant in the United States.
Seven weeks ago, Americans got the news of what was then the latest in several waves of new Omicron variants, each more infectious than the rest. BA.2.12.1 is actually a subvariant of BA.2, which was at that point pushing out the original Omicron. Before March 19, BA.2.12.1 and sister subvariant BA.2.12.2 made up only 1.5% of newly-sequenced positive tests.
By last week, BA.2.12.1 had beaten out its sister sublineage for a 36.5% share of all newly-sequenced positive Covid tests. This week, that number has jumped to 42.6%, making it very likely that BA.2.12.1 will become the dominant variant in the country in the next 7-10 days.
A chart showing the growth of BA.2.12.1 (in red) vs. BA.2 (in pink)CDC
In the region comprised of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, where the subvariant was first identified, it is already tied to 66% of new cases sequenced. As of the past weekend, hospitalizations and deaths in New York were up 38% and 24%, respectively.
It’s important to note that BA.2 had already begun sending those numbers up before BA.2.12.1 took hold, but the new variant seems to be supercharging the increases in those important categories.
Across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia, BA.2.12.1 makes up 48% of new cases. The Southeast is close behind, with 45% of new infections now associated with the subvariant. See map below for a regional look at the U.S. updated today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A chart showing the share of BA.2.12.1 (in red) vs. BA.2 (in pink) in regions across the U.S.CDC
If there is good news in the new data, it’s that the next wave of Omicron variants — called BA.4 and BA.5 and thought to be even more transmissible than BA.2.12.1 — have not seen the same rate of spread in the U.S. since their arrival here on March 19. Their share remains minuscule, with only 19 cases detected Stateside since March 19.
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Covid moleculeNIAID
In the past few weeks, everyone from late night hosts to country stars to comedians to many at the White House, including Vice President Kamala Harris, has contracted Covid. The uptick in boldfaced names testing positive is not a coincidence.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released today shows BA.2.12.1, thought to be 30% more infectious than BA.2, is poised to become the dominant variant in the United States.
Seven weeks ago, Americans got the news of what was then the latest in several waves of new Omicron variants, each more infectious than the rest. BA.2.12.1 is actually a subvariant of BA.2, which was at that point pushing out the original Omicron. Before March 19, BA.2.12.1 and sister subvariant BA.2.12.2 made up only 1.5% of newly-sequenced positive tests.
By last week, BA.2.12.1 had beaten out its sister sublineage for a 36.5% share of all newly-sequenced positive Covid tests. This week, that number has jumped to 42.6%, making it very likely that BA.2.12.1 will become the dominant variant in the country in the next 7-10 days.
A chart showing the growth of BA.2.12.1 (in red) vs. BA.2 (in pink)CDC
In the region comprised of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, where the subvariant was first identified, it is already tied to 66% of new cases sequenced. As of the past weekend, hospitalizations and deaths in New York were up 38% and 24%, respectively.
It’s important to note that BA.2 had already begun sending those numbers up before BA.2.12.1 took hold, but the new variant seems to be supercharging the increases in those important categories.
Across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia, BA.2.12.1 makes up 48% of new cases. The Southeast is close behind, with 45% of new infections now associated with the subvariant. See map below for a regional look at the U.S. updated today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A chart showing the share of BA.2.12.1 (in red) vs. BA.2 (in pink) in regions across the U.S.CDC
If there is good news in the new data, it’s that the next wave of Omicron variants — called BA.4 and BA.5 and thought to be even more transmissible than BA.2.12.1 — have not seen the same rate of spread in the U.S. since their arrival here on March 19. Their share remains minuscule, with only 19 cases detected Stateside since March 19.
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Praying you and the whole family is safe and healthy bro.
My azz was going to Norway tomorrow!!!! Phucked around and caught covid earlier in the week.... I'm fully vax and have the booster. Went to the Casino with some buddies last week and got caught slippin and didn't wear my mask, now my azz is in the basement with a full stock bar, watchin Re-Runs of Murder, She wrote...
Thanks fam - fortunately everyone is good. Just some of the relatives and friends of family dealt with the virus this past year.
We have been careful at work to keep the bubble small due to immunocompromised members. One person had a minor bout with covid last Oct, but fortunately others were fine.
Family has taken this shit seriously throughout.
Rest up and hope you feel better soon. That’s unfortunate re: travel getting postponed.
Thanks Cat... I was lookin forward to that shyt for 2 months. My ticket was upgraded to Polaris from Newark to London... It's kool doe... I just came back from the Grand Prix in Monaco, so I ain't trippin and I'm going to Panama next month. HIS or (my sneaky azz wife's) way of telling me to sit my Azz still for a sec.... LOL.
Nice. Sounds like you’re doing it right with recent and upcoming travel! Make sure the health is all good, and you’re set.
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