Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Stars and Stripes Coronavirus Update

 

US buying $1.7 billion of Moderna's omicron-specific booster

The deal is for 66 million doses of a new booster that includes the existing shot as well as components targeting omicron subvariants of the COVID-19 virus.

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Fake COVID treatments are circulating. How to spot them and get real medication

As COVID-19 cases soar around the country, fake treatments continue to linger on the open market, posing a safety risk to those seeking medical care.

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'A very lonely place to be': Take COVID-19 seriously, long-haulers warn

Faced with chronic, often unexplainable symptoms and no proven treatments, having long COVID-19 can feel hopeless, says Danielle Jordan, who is among an estimated 1.5 million adults in Florida currently experiencing symptoms of long COVID-19.

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Colorado's COVID hospitalizations aren't falling as other measures of disease's spread improve

Colorado's COVID-19 hospitalizations remain stuck in the same rough zone they've hovered in for the past six weeks, and it's not clear why they aren't dropping as other measures of the virus's spread improve.

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People aren't getting their young kids vaccinated against COVID-19 — and many aren't getting boosters either

The latest data shows that few of America's youngest have received a dose of the vaccine — and many adults are going without recommended booster shots.

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Florida man pleads guilty in alleged medical equipment price gouging scheme

The head buyer for a wholesale pharmaceutical business in Ocean Springs pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud in a price-gouging scheme involving the purchase of personal protective gear later sold at inflated prices.

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Fate of unvaccinated National Guard members and reservists sparks fears on Capitol Hill of mass military separations

As an Arizona county braced for monsoon rains last week, nearly 100 members of the state’s National Guard filled sandbags and helped with other flood recovery efforts.

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Okinawa urges caution as COVID-19 surges to record highs across Japan

Okinawa has declared a local emergency as the island prefecture again paces Japan’s record-breaking wave of COVID-19.

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New arrivals to South Korea must immediately take a PCR test amid COVID-19 surge

USFK personnel should take the PCR test within a day of their arrival in South Korea, and their movements are restricted until the test returns a negative result.

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Marine COVID survivor on the mend and running course after double lung transplant

One day in early 2021, Robert Domen was a fit U.S. Marine pursuing his love of running. Two months later, Domen was fighting for his life.

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School mask mandates return as latest coronavirus variants surge

Restrictions have been relaxing for a year. Now, in some districts, they are coming back.

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