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	health Daily update ⋅ July 31, 2021
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	The New York Times Vaccinated People May Spread the Virus, Though Rarely, CDC Reports The New York Times In yet another unexpected and unwelcome twist in the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday a report strongly suggesting that fully immunized people with so-called breakthrough infections of the Delta variant can ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Five takeaways on the science behind CDC's latest mask guidance CNN (CNN) With surges in Covid-19 cases driven by the Delta variant, most Americans are now being advised to wear masks indoors -- regardless of vaccination status -- by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since CDC guidelines updated ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN The surge of Covid-19 infections for unvaccinated people is only beginning, experts warn CNN Officials in Southern states, where vaccination rates have generally lagged other parts of the country, are working to get the message out. In Florida, Covid-19 cases have jumped 50% over the last week, according to state health data. Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post CDC study shows three-fourths of people infected in Massachusetts covid-19 outbreak were vaccinated The Washington Post The report, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bolstered the hypothesis that vaccinated people can spread the more transmissible variant and may be a factor in the summer surge of infections. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN What you need to know about the Delta variant if you're pregnant CNN Several of England's top health officials issued a joint statement on Friday urging pregnant women to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. They pointed to new data showing that 98% of expectant mothers admitted to the hospital with Covid-19 in the country ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD 'Shocking' Early Complications From Teen-Onset Type 2 Diabetes WebMD Overall, 60% had at least one diabetic microvascular complication (retinal disease, neuropathy, or diabetic kidney disease), and more than a quarter had two or more such complications. "These data illustrate ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Provincetown Outbreak Shows Delta Can Spread Among Vaccinated, But Cases Are Mild U.S. News & World Report By Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The Cape Cod resort town of Provincetown draws big crowds every summer. In July, those largely vaccinated crowds -- packed into bars, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Vaccination Alone Won't Counter Rise of Resistant Variants: Study Medscape Although vaccination is the best strategy for controlling viral spread, changes in our behavior and mindset will be increasingly required to stay ahead of vaccine-resistant strains, according to the four authors of the report. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Those Virus Sequences That Were Suddenly Deleted? They're Back The New York Times Chinese researchers have uploaded genetic sequences of coronaviruses to a scientific database more than a year after they took them offline. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: Plea for COVID Jabs for Pregnant Women, Latest Infection Figures Medscape These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. England's senior midwife has urged pregnant women to be vaccinated against COVID-19 after new data showed that 98% of expectant mothers had not had a jab. The call came as a ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic WebMD FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Opioid overdose-related visits to U.S. emergency departments rose by nearly one-third during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. That's the key finding in a new analysis of data from 25 emergency departments in ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Bring in the Kids: Estonian City Targets Youths for Jabs U.S. News & World Report TARTU, Estonia (AP) — With her father in tow, 13-year-old Gloria Raudjarv marched through a vaccination center inside a sports hall in Estonia's second-largest city and up to a nurse for her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Flag as irrelevant
	DNA India For parents of unvaccinated kids, growing Delta variant threat brings alarm and questions Los Angeles Times New evidence about the Delta variant's ability to infect and spread even among those who are fully vaccinated has been particularly alarming for parents of young children who are still not eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Many parents who thought their ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Indiana Officials Recommend — Not Requiring — Vaccine, Masks U.S. News & World Report Indiana's top health officials made pleas Friday for Hoosiers to get vaccinated and continue wearing masks as an especially contagious coronavirus variant spreads throughout the state, but said there are no plans to reinstate public health restrictions or ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News COVID delta variant may spur new Bay Area mask mandates The Mercury News Calls for renewed universal masking took on new urgency Friday when the CDC released a new study on a massive COVID-19 outbreak in Cape Cod that showed similar "viral loads" in vaccinated and unvaccinated people infected by the delta variant. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 'War Has Changed', CDC Says, as Delta Variant Infectious as Chickenpox U.S. News & World Report (Reuters) -The "war has changed" against COVID-19 because the Delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox, can be passed on by vaccinated people and may cause more serious disease than earlier strains, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune They spurned the COVID-19 vaccine. Now they want you to know they regret it. Chicago Tribune As Mindy Greene spent another day in the COVID intensive care unit, listening to the whirring machines that now breathed for her 42-year-old husband, Russ, she opened her phone and tapped out a message. "We did not get the vaccine," she wrote on ... Flag as irrelevant
	WLS-TV CDC shares 'pivotal discovery' on COVID-19 breakthrough infections that led to new mask guidance WLS-TV CAPE COD, Mass. -- A new study shows the delta COVID-19 variant produced similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unvaccinated people if they get infected -- illustrating a key motivation behind the federal guidance that now recommends most fully ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Neonatal Herpes: The 24th-Hour Workup Medscape Justin L. Berk, MD, MPH, MBA: We talked about neonatal HSV with Dr Christopher Golden, neonatologist and associate professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Chiu: ... Flag as irrelevant
	Foreign Policy The Science Says Everyone Needs a COVID-19 Booster Shot—and Soon Foreign Policy It's time for governments to admit that the biology of the delta variant has made mass revaccination an urgent necessity. By Laurie Garrett, a columnist at Foreign Policy and former senior fellow for global health at ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indianapolis Star Health officials: Masks prevent COVID-19 transmission. Vaccines prevent deaths. The Indianapolis Star State health officials on Friday laid out a number of recommendations for Hoosiers to take amid the surging coronavirus, but stopped short of making any potentially politically unpopular mandates to stop the spread. Hoosiers should wear masks indoors in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Why Do Variants Such as Delta Become Dominant? Scientific American What is clear, however, is that Delta has a strong evolutionary advantage over earlier strains. "Its rate of increase is unlike any other in the history of this pandemic," says Vaughn Cooper, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Pittsburgh. Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com Hoboken orders all city workers to be vaccinated nj.com All Hoboken city employees must be vaccinated by Aug. 9 or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing under an an executive order signed by Mayor Ravi Bhalla Friday. Hoboken is believed to be the first municipality in the state to order its workers be vaccinated. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Teens' Heart Risk From COVID Far Exceeds That of Vaccination: Study U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Teens have a far greater risk of heart inflammation from COVID-19 than from the vaccines that protect against it, new research shows. "Comparative risk can ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America U.S. News & World Report By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Death rates from Alzheimer's disease are particularly high in the rural United States, a preliminary study finds, highlighting a need for health care resources in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Some in Missouri Seek Covid-19 Shots in Secret, Doctor Says The New York Times Even as the more contagious Delta variant drives a surge in infections, the Covid-19 vaccination effort has become so polarized in Missouri that some people are trying to get shots in secret to avoid conflicts with friends and relatives, a doctor there said. Flag as irrelevant
	WLS-TV CDC COVID risk map: Cook Co. announces 'universal' mask guidance regardless of vaccination status WLS-TV CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago and Cook County Health officials announced Friday they are now recommending "universal masking" while indoors in public places, in alignment with CDC guidance. That guidance is voluntary, for now. The new recommendation ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTHR Indiana coronavirus updates: Purdue requiring masks indoors; ISDH recommends all students wear masks in school WTHR Purdue is also hosting a vaccine clinic on the West Lafayette campus. State news conference on vaccinations. State health officials are giving an update on COVID-19 numbers and vaccination efforts ... Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today At least 40% of Ukrainians have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2: Study Outbreak News Today As of June-July 2021, 40.5% of study participants detected detectable IgG antibodies to one of the proteins of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (RBD domain of S1 protein). According to ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Pregnant People Should Get COVID-19 Vaccines, Top Maternal Health Groups Say U.S. News & World Report "Pregnant individuals who have decided to wait until after delivery to be vaccinated may be inadvertently exposing themselves to an increased risk of severe illness or death. Those who have recently delivered and were not vaccinated during pregnancy are also ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Austin health officials warn there are 16 staffed ICU beds left for 2.3 million residents as COVID cases surge CBS News "The latest COVID-19 spike is putting extraordinary pressure on our hospitals, emergency departments and healthcare professionals, and it has further challenged hospital staffing due to a longstanding nursing shortage," a group of hospitals said in a statement ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Oregon again tops 1000 coronavirus cases, predicts nearly 1200 per day by mid-August oregonlive.com The Oregon Health Authority's analysis, published Friday, found that in the week ending July 14, every person with COVID-19 infected, on average, 1.58 others. If that rate holds, Oregon could see ... Flag as irrelevant
	WGN-TV Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others WGN-TV 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 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Michigan detects first Candida auris case: What is the rare, deadly fungus? Fox News Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Michigan health officials documented the state's first case of a rare and potentially serious fungus in an older ... Flag as irrelevant
	HealthDay AHA News: Dementia Can Complicate Heart Recovery and Treatment HealthDay These include cardiac catheterization, used to check for blockages in the arteries, and coronary revascularization, used to clear those blockages either with stents to prop arteries open or by rerouting blood flow to the heart using bypass surgery. Flag as irrelevant
	The Daily Breeze Scope of Delta variant's strength grows clearer, scarier; impact on LA County worsens The Daily Breeze Coronavirus-related hospitalizations climbed over 1,000 in Los Angeles County on Friday, July 30, hitting that level for the first time since May, as the Delta variant expanded its resurgent spread and new insight emerged on just how newly dangerous it has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Chicago Issues Mask Recommendation as COVID Cases Increase U.S. News & World Report CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago on Friday issued a recommendation that everyone over 2 years old wear masks while indoors. The action was taken as the U.S. or Disease Control and Prevention recommended that people, even if vaccinated, wear ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Obstetrician Groups Recommend COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy U.S. News & World Report Two leading obstetricians' groups on Friday recommended COVID-19 shots for all pregnant women, citing concerns over rising cases and low vaccination rates. The American College of Obstetricians and ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com No, the CDC did not issue an 'emergency recall' of COVID tests oregonlive.com False claims circulated on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram this week that the CDC and the FDA had 'admitted' that PCR tests -- which look at a virus's genome to determine what strain it is -- for COVID do not work. This is completely untrue. CLAIM: The ... Flag as irrelevant
	KETV Omaha Hospitals should require employees to get COVID vaccine, King County says The Seattle Times Local health officials are now recommending hospitals and long-term care facilities in King County require COVID-19 vaccinations for all health care workers. The recommendation, released Friday by Public Health – Seattle & King County, comes as the delta ... Flag as irrelevant
	KING5.com King County health officials investigate COVID-19 outbreak related to delta variant KING5.com Sixteen positive cases have been reported. At least five of the cases had sequencing results indicating the infection was due to the delta variant. Flag as irrelevant
	WPLG Local 10 South Florida children's hospitals report uptick in COVID-19 cases WPLG Local 10 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Nicklaus Children's Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcos Mestre told Local 10 News Friday that they are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases among children. "Right now in the hospital, we have 17 patients who are ... Flag as irrelevant
	WDIV ClickOnDetroit Michigan health experts concerned about growth of COVID delta variant WDIV ClickOnDetroit According to Dr. A Oveta Fuller, a virologist and viral pathogen researcher at the University of Michigan, there are four COVID-19 variants of concern and eight others that have already been identified. Fuller said ... Flag as irrelevant
	Titusville Herald COVID-19 Case Reported in Person at Crowded Council Meeting U.S. News & World Report Anyone who attended the meeting should monitor for virus symptoms and consider getting tested for COVID-19, Lynnwood officials said in a news release. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Opioid overdose-related visits to U.S. emergency departments rose by nearly one-third during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. That's the key finding in a new ... Flag as irrelevant
	750 KXL Deer in Anacortes Test Positive for Viral Infection U.S. News & World Report Robert Waddell, the district wildlife biologist for Skagit and Whatcom counties, said testing of tissue samples from a buck found dead July 18 near Cap Sante Park confirmed the animal had adenovirus hemorrhagic disease, the Skagit Valley Herald reported. Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post 'Breakthrough' cases rising in LA, but the vaccinated still strongly protected, data show Tyler Morning Telegraph LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has seen a rise in "breakthrough" coronavirus cases as of late, but data continue to show those who are vaccinated for COVID-19 enjoy vigorous protection — even from the contagious delta variant — and are far less ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Pharmacies Now Providing Lion's Share Of San Diego's Vaccines Patch.com SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — San Diegans have largely turned to traditional vaccination clinics to get immunized against COVID-19, county health officials announced Friday. According to county ... Flag as irrelevant
	9News.com KUSA County health departments issue guidance on indoor mask wearing 9News.com KUSA Local health officials have stopped short of requiring the use of masks in indoor settings to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Flag as irrelevant
	WFAA.com Texas Health Resources becomes latest company to require COVID vaccine for employees WFAA.com The Arlington-based company's employees, including all providers, students, vendors and contract workers, must be fully vaccinated by Sept. 10. Flag as irrelevant

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