#covid19us — Public Fediverse posts
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🇺🇸US: COVID summer wave grows, especially in West, with new variant LB.1 on the rise.
"KP.3 has reached roughly a third of cases nationwide, up from 25% two weeks ago, and LB.1 makes up 17.5% of cases"
"Early lab data from scientists in Japan, which were released this month as a preprint that has yet to be peer-reviewed, found one of LB.1's mutations — a change called S:S31del, which KP.3 and JN.1 does not have — could enable it to spread faster."
@auscovid19 #COVID19US #KP3 #LB1 #COVIDsummerwave
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-summer-wave-grows-new-variant-lb-1/
Study: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.06.05.597664v1
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🇺🇸 US: Mask mandate returns for Fire Department New York (FDNY) fire, ambulance personnel amid rise in COVID, other viruses | ABC7NY
"According to the mandate, anyone who provides treatment before the patient arrives at the hospital must wear a surgical mask - though an N95 mask is preferred."
#COVID19US #NewYork #FDNY @auscovid19
Source: https://abc7ny.com/nyc-fdny-mask-mandate-covid/14321388/
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🇺🇸 US: COVID Variant HV.1
The increased transmissibility of HV.1 likely explains how it became dominant so quickly in the U.S., Schaffner notes.
HV.1 accounted for an estimated 25.2% of new COVID-19 cases during the 2-week period ending Oct. 28.
Right now, it appears that HV.1 could be slightly better at spreading from person to person than previous strains, NBC News reported. The increased transmissibility of HV.1 likely explains how it became dominant so quickly in the U.S., Schaffner notes.
It appears that HV.1 could also be slightly better at escaping prior immunity to COVID-19.
Source: https://www.today.com/health/coronavirus/new-covid-variant-hv1-symptoms-rcna124198
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With 50 staff sick with COVID, Champlain Valley Physician’s Hospital (CVPH) in Plattsburgh returns to masking.
"Officials Wednesday said that roughly 50 employees are out with COVID right now, the highest since the pandemic."
#COVID19US #ClintonCounty #NewYork #Plattsburgh #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19
Source: https://www.wcax.com/2023/09/27/champlain-valley-physicians-hospital-brings-back-mask-mandate-2/
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“In a groundbreaking development, Arizonans can now apply for worker's compensation if they contract COVID-19 while on the job.”
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“In a groundbreaking development, Arizonans can now apply for worker's compensation if they contract COVID-19 while on the job.”
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“In a groundbreaking development, Arizonans can now apply for worker's compensation if they contract COVID-19 while on the job.”
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“In a groundbreaking development, Arizonans can now apply for worker's compensation if they contract COVID-19 while on the job.”
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“In a groundbreaking development, Arizonans can now apply for worker's compensation if they contract COVID-19 while on the job.”
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CDC Data: ‘Eris’ (EG.5) Responsible for 1 in 4 New COVID Infections.
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Patrick McEnroe contracts COVID, will miss remainder of ESPN's US Open Coverage.
“Yep, back in the basement, everyone. I was here back when it all started, I’m back again. My 3rd bout with COVID."
#COVID19US #USOpen #PatrickMcEnroe #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19
Source: https://awfulannouncing.com/tennis/patrick-mcenroe-us-open-espn-covid.html
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John McEnroe says he tested positive for COVID and will miss US Open TV coverage.
#COVID19US #USopen #JohnMcEnroe #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne @auscovid19
Source: https://apnews.com/article/john-mcenroe-espn-covid-us-open-117400d44fc9e3eb1130090eb7920946