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DeSantis urges healthy, asymptomatic Floridians to forgo COVID-19 testing even as omicron case count skyrockets

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DeSantis urges healthy, asymptomatic Floridians to forgo COVID-19 testing even as omicron case count skyrockets DeSantis and Surgeon General Ladapo issued the new guidelines during a Naples news conference. They also called on the federal government to give Florida more monoclonal antibody treatments. YahooNews

 

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Stores raise prices of COVID test kits as they remain hard to find

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COVID test prices increase at Walmart, Kroger as at-home rapid tests remain hard to find COVID-19 at-home tests are hard to find and now Abbott's BinaxNOW kits cost more at Walmart and Kroger. Kelly Tyko USA TODAY

Home COVID-19 at-home test kits will cost more – if you can find them.

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Variant Diagnosis Has Doctors Struggling With Virus Treatment Decisions

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Variant Diagnosis Has Doctors Struggling With Virus Treatment Decisions Most U.S. doctors have no way to determine which variant of the coronavirus a patient is carrying, a distinction that could mean the difference between life and death. High-risk patients carrying the delta variant could benefit greatly from two particular monoclonal antibody treatments shown to reduce hospitalization and death. But those medications would most likely do nothing for patients with omicron, who would only respond to a third antibody treatment that is in very short supply.
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micron variant up to 3 times more infectious than Delta, CDC says

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Omicron variant up to 3 times more infectious than Delta, CDC says The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is up to three times more infectious than the Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. By Rhea Mogul, Adam Renton, Jack Guy and Ed Upright, CNN CNN

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Covid cases rise by 948% in Florida as Omicron drives huge wave across US

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Covid cases rise by 948% in Florida as Omicron drives huge wave across US Seven-day average for hospitalizations increased by more than 40% during week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve the Guardian
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U.S. Schools snapshots: Masks, staff shortages. safety and testing

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Los Angeles County school teachers will be required to wear surgical grade masks As students return to school from winter break, teachers and staff at all schools in Los Angeles County will be required to wear surgical grade or higher level masks, according to updated guidance from the LA County Public Health Department. By <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a>, Adam Renton, Jack Guy, Ed Upright, Melissa Macaya, <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani" target="_blank">Melissa Mahtani</a> and Mike Hayes, CNN CNN
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CDC considering testing guidelines for the asymptomatic, Fauci says

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering adding testing requirements to its new isolation guidelines for asymptomatic Covid-19 patients, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.

The CDC shortened its isolation recommendations from 10 days to five last week for people who have tested positive for Covid but show no symptoms. Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, said the agency is debating adding to its guidance.

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Los Angeles County ilustration: COVID data show stark difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated

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LA County COVID data show stark difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated New data from Los Angeles County shows a sharp difference in the likelihood of death or hospitalization from COVID-19 in those who have been vaccinated versus those who have not. ABC7 Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County reported more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day on Thursday - but as grim as that news sounds, new data also shows how effective vaccines have been at containing the virus' most severe consequences: deaths and hospitalizations.

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Coronavirus FAQ: The difference between isolation and quarantine

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Coronavirus FAQ: Remind me, what's the difference between isolation and quarantine? The Centers for Disease Control changed its guidelines for isolation and quarantine during this pandemic. Not everyone is sure how to define those terms. Also, not everyone is 100% behind the changes. NPR.org
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Biden administration announces $137M deal to boost production of key Covid test component

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The contract eventually will allow the production of more than 83 million tests a month, the Pentagon said.

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has announced a $137 million contract to make more of a key component of rapid Covid tests to boost their production.

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