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	health Daily update ⋅ December 5, 2021
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	The New York Times Inside a Sequencing Lab on the Front Lines of America's Search for Omicron The New York Times OMAHA — Researchers in Nebraska had just finished sequencing six samples of the Omicron variant, the most discovered anywhere in the United States. They just didn't know it yet. In a closet-size room with two chairs and no windows, the scientists had ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Omicron Variant Spreading Twice as Quickly as Delta in South Africa The New York Times A new mathematical analysis strengthens concerns about the effects of the new variant on the pandemic's course. ... Vaccinations in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post How scary is omicron? Scientists are racing to find answers. The Washington Post Microbiologist Pei-Yong Shi has studied all the variants: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, "delta-plus," lambda and mu. So he was ready for omicron, the variant that incited global anxiety unlike any of the variants that came before. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY As omicron is reported now in 15 states, health officials advocate vaccines, boosters, masks: COVID-19 updates USA TODAY Vaccines developed to fight the original COVID-19 strain have offered good protection against the delta variant, the dominant strain in the U.S., said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He believes ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR With omicron looming over the holidays, here's how to stay safe NPR If you're not vaccinated, mask up indoors — and please, get your shots, experts agree. For the vaccinated, you should be wearing masks if you are at higher risk of severe disease because of your age or underlying health conditions — or if you spend time ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid-19: Seven more deaths and 1422 new coronavirus cases in NI BBC News Seven Covid-19-related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland on Sunday. Deaths are measured by recording those who died within 28 days of receiving a positive result in a test ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Insider Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized COVID-19 restrictions saying 'not a single school has closed because of cancer' Business Insider Many Twitter users mocked the congresswoman for the implication that cancer is contagious. The Georgia congresswoman has long been an outspoken critic of COVID-19 measures. Get a daily selection of our top ... Flag as irrelevant
	KTLA NorCal parents knowingly sent child to elementary school with COVID-19 causing outbreak, officials say KTLA Northern California parents knowingly sent their COVID-19 positive child and a sibling to school last month in violation of isolation and quarantine rules, causing a coronavirus outbreak in an elementary school, officials said Saturday. Flag as irrelevant
	KTLA Scientists call omicron 'most mutated virus we'd ever seen.' Why does that matter? KTLA There's a lot we don't yet know about the omicron variant of COVID-19, which is starting to spread around the world and has been detected multiple times here in the U.S. There are signs out of South Africa it may cause different symptoms – but it's too ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Omicron Covid variant may have picked up a piece of the common-cold virus CNBC The omicron coronavirus variant likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus, potentially one that causes the common cold. This genetic sequence does not appear in any earlier versions of ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid-19: Nine more deaths and 1642 new coronavirus cases in NI BBC News Nine Covid-19-related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland on Saturday. Deaths are measured by recording those who died within 28 days of receiving a positive result in a test ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Stroke contributing factors include losing temper, extreme exercise New York Post In a study published Wednesday in the European Society of Cardiology's "European Heart Journal," a team of international researchers looked at more than 13,000 stroke patients in 32 countries as part of the INTERSTROKE study. Flag as irrelevant
	Centralia Chronicle Washington State Confirms First 3 Cases of Omicron Variant U.S. News & World Report SEATTLE (AP) — The first three cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been confirmed in Washington state, officials said Saturday. The cases were found in three counties: Thurston, Pierce and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Omicron's speed of change worries director of Harvard lab in Botswana The Boston Globe The speed at which the omicron variant appears to have accumulated its unusual pattern of mutations is a concern, according to Sikhulile Moyo, the scientist who first detected the new strain that has quickly spread across the world. Flag as irrelevant
	The Seattle Times Omicron variant found in Washington state The Seattle Times Confirmation came with lab results midday Saturday from the the UW Medicine Virology Lab, and patients are still being informed. Details about their conditions are unknown. This early in the investigation, Department of Health officials ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY An early glimpse of omicron's threat: High transmission likely, but vaccines provide hope USA TODAY The consensus so far: Vaccines will likely continue protecting against severe disease, but the variant may prove highly infectious, even among people who are fully vaccinated or have been previously infected. The variant is currently ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Australia's Medicine Regulator Approves Pfizer Vaccine for Children 5-11 U.S. News & World Report By Lidia Kelly. MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's medicine regulator provisionally approved on Sunday the Pfizer Inc coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, with the health minister saying the rollout could begin from Jan. 10. Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill These are the states where the omicron variant has been identified The Hill Officials said the first omicron case in California came from a fully vaccinated San Francisco resident. The person had mild symptoms after traveling back from South Africa on Nov. 22. Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Scientist Who First Sequenced Omicron Worried by Speed of Change Bloomberg Chan School of Public Health, said in a briefing on Friday that viruses don't accumulate mutations in a single step. Given the global lack of adequate sequencing of the coronavirus, it's very hard to get a good grasp of how early the omicron variant ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News COVID-19 vaccines: Do we really need boosters? Experts weigh in CTV News The agency also recommends that booster doses may be offered to those between the ages of 18 and 49, at least six months after they received their primary vaccine series. But what is a booster shot, ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOMO News Omicron COVID-19 variant found in three Washington state counties KOMO News The Washington Department of Health (DOH) confirmed three cases of the emerging Omicron COVID-19 variant Saturday afternoon in three counties statewide. State health officials said a man in his 30's from Thurston County, another man in his 20's from ... Flag as irrelevant
	KCRA Sacramento 5 in California contract omicron linked to Wisconsin wedding KCRA Sacramento The five people who have confirmed omicron cases are part of a group of 12 vaccinated people in Alameda County who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Alameda County Department of Public Health. They ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSAZ-TV Parents accused of knowingly sending COVID-positive child to Calif. school WSAZ-TV CORTE MADERA, Calif. (KGO) - About 75 elementary school students from California had to quarantine over Thanksgiving break after the parents of one student allegedly knowingly sent their child, who had tested positive for COVID-19, to class. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US administers 468.5 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines- CDC Reuters The agency said 235,297,964 people had received at least one dose, while 198,592,167 people had been fully vaccinated as of 6:00 a.m. ET on Saturday. The CDC tally includes two-dose vaccines from Moderna ... Flag as irrelevant
	WMTV - NBC15 First Case of Omicron found in Wisconsin; Gov. Evers urges vaccination WMTV - NBC15 DHS officials say a male from Milwaukee County tested positive for Omicron after a recent trip to South Africa. Officials say the man is fully vaccinated and had recently received his booster shot. The Omicron variant was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Marin Independent Journal Omicron vs. Delta: Comparing COVID's most worrisome variants Marin Independent Journal Omicron has the most mutations of any variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. We still have to learn how those genetic changes behave. But they take hold for a reason — because they help a variant excel. Flag as irrelevant
	CTV News Boosters recommended for those over 50, younger people may also get 3rd shot: NACI CTV News OTTAWA -- The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is now strongly recommending adults over the age of 50 be offered COVID-19 boosters, while those aged 18 to 49 "may" be offered boosters based on individual risks and where they live. Flag as irrelevant
	The Ledger Polk County's new COVID infections rise, but positivity rate dips slightly in latest report The Ledger Amid worldwide concerns about the spread of the omicron variant, Polk County saw a small increase in new COVID-19 infections and a decline in positive test results. Those mixed indicators emerged from Friday's weekly update issued by the Florida ... Flag as irrelevant
	KRQE News 13 Moderna or Pfizer? Head-to-head study finds one is slightly more effective, Harvard researchers say KRQE News 13 The results of the study, conducted by researchers with Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Veterans Administration, were published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week. Flag as irrelevant
	KARE11.com Red Undie Run raises awareness for World AIDS Day KARE11.com The run hopes to draw attention to "the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic, HIV testing and screenings for other sexually transmitted infections, HIV medical care, prevention services and more.". Flag as irrelevant
	Lewiston Sun Journal Maine CDC reports 876 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths Lewiston Sun Journal Maine health officials reported four more deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, which brings the total death toll to 1,336 since the pandemic began. Of those deaths, 686 were males, 650 females. Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times Omicron scare: New rapid test identifies how antibodies fight Covid-19 variants Hindustan Times Biomedical engineers of Duke University have developed a test to quickly and easily assess how well a person's neutralizing antibodies fight multiple variants of COVID-19 like Delta and the new Omicron variant. Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express Breastfeeding tips for mothers with diabetes The Indian Express By Dr Pranab Pathak. Some pregnant women may develop high blood sugar levels during the later part of pregnancy even though they did not have the condition earlier. This is called gestational diabetes. It is very important to keep the blood sugar level ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sudbury Star Sudbury Accent: Health unit 'confident' vaccines, rapid antigen tests will decrease COVID-19 in local schools The Sudbury Star With more than 3,000 vaccination appointments booked in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts for children aged five to 11 and hundreds of rapid antigen screening kits distributed to students this week, there is hope that cases will decrease ahead of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bangor Daily News 4 more Mainers have died and another 876 coronavirus cases reported across the state Bangor Daily News Of those, 87,973 have been confirmed positive, while 35,145 were classified as "probable cases," the Maine CDC reported. The latest COVID-19 data ... Flag as irrelevant
	Economic Times Do you work in night shifts? Here is how you can avoid health problems Economic Times The new findings, could lead to novel behavioural interventions aimed at improving the health of shift workers -- grocery stockers, hotel workers, truck drivers, first responders, and others -- who may be at an increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, ... Flag as irrelevant
	oregonlive.com Washington state reports first three cases of omicron variant oregonlive.com The first three cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been confirmed in Washington state, officials said Saturday. The cases were found in three counties: Thurston, Pierce and King, according to the Washington Department of Health. Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian UK's progress on Covid now squandered, warns top scientist The Guardian Sir Jeremy Farrar, the director of the Wellcome Trust who stepped down as a government scientific adviser last month, said the progress in combatting Covid-19 since its emergence was "being squandered". Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint Omicron: What initial data says about the disease severity, oxygen-dependence. Read here Livemint Initial data from a major hospital complex in South Africa's omicron epicenter show that while Covid-19 case numbers have surged, patients need less medical intervention. The Steve Biko and Tshwane District Hospital Complex in Pretoria had 166 new ... Flag as irrelevant
	Global Biodefense Vaccinated People Clear COVID Faster, Less Time with High Virus Levels Global Biodefense How concerned should we be? Are vaccinated people just as contagious as unvaccinated? What does this mean for future plans for reopening? These studies only show a similar peak viral load, which is the highest ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express Double vaccinate against Covid first, experts say amid calls for booster shots The Indian Express India should prioritise double vaccinating its eligible population against Covid over booster shots given the large number of people still to get the base layer of protection against the infection, say scientists. Concerns over the Omicron variant and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kent Reporter Slim Now Keto Reviews – Do Slim Now Keto Diet Pills Work or Scam? Kent Reporter Slim Now Keto is a daily weight loss formula that induces ketosis safely, ensuring that users won't experience any low energy or fatigue. The formula is found online only, and it doesn't require the user to get a prescription to get the benefits. Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times Reducing meat in diet plan has several health and environment advantages: Study Hindustan Times Animals convert only a small portion of the fed calories into meat. Ruminants also produce methane, which further accelerates global warming, suggests recent study findings. Furthermore, what we eat also ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Missouri logs first case of omicron variant Jefferson City News Tribune The omicron variant of COVID-19 has made its way to Missouri, with the first case announced Friday.In a news release, the Department of Health and Senior Services said it was notified by public health partners of a presumed positive case for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	RNZ Whanganui DHB confirms first case of Covid-19 in Delta outbreak RNZ Whanganui District Health Board has confirmed its first case of Covid-19 in the current Delta outbreak. No caption. (File image) Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon. The DHB said the person was well and self-isolating in a supervised isolation quarantine ... Flag as irrelevant
	WWNO 1st probable COVID case of omicron variant reported in Louisiana, officials say WWNO The first probable COVID-19 case of the omicron variant in Louisiana was confirmed by state officials Friday evening, according to a tweet from Louisiana Department of Health. The probable case was from a person out of Region 1, which includes Orleans, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ITV News Keepers urged to remain 'vigilant' as bird flu cases found near Crickhowell ITV News Bird flu has been detected on a mixed poultry premises near Crickhowell. The premises hold chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasants, swans and rheas. The Welsh government said a 3km Protection Zone, a 10km Surveillance Zone and a 10km Restricted Zone ... Flag as irrelevant
	7NEWS.com.au TGA provisionally approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for five to 11-year-olds in Australia 7NEWS.com.au Children aged five to 11 will soon be able to get their COVID-19 vaccinations, with the Therapeutic Goods Administration provisionally approving the Pfizer jab for younger children. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt made the announcement on Sunday. Flag as irrelevant
	Evening Standard Covid: Antiviral pill Molnupiravir 'to be rolled out - possibly before Christmas' Evening Standard Hospitals and GPs have reportedly been informed of Covid medicines delivery units being set up to ensure the treatment is given to patients as soon as it's confirmed they have coronavirus. READ MORE. Flag as irrelevant
	Evening Standard Covid: UK records 127 deaths and 42848 daily cases Evening Standard he UK has recorded 42,848 cases and 127 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, according to official figures. That compares to daily infections stood at 39,567 and fatalities at 131 last Saturday. The number of booster vaccinations - or third doses ... Flag as irrelevant

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