Health and Wellness : ‘We’re in a Petri Dish’: How a Coronavirus Ravaged a Cruise Ship into Worldwide Pandemic

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More patients are getting COVID-19 during hospital stays. Experts worry it's because infected healthcare workers are sick on the job​

More patients are getting COVID-19 during hospital stays. Experts worry it's because infected healthcare workers are sick on the job.

The CDC announced looser isolation rules for healthcare workers in December, then more patients started getting COVID-19 during their hospital stays.

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COVID deaths and cases are rising again at US nursing homes​

COVID deaths and cases are rising again at US nursing homes

COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get more residents and staff members vaccinated and boosted. Nursing homes were the lethal epicenter of the...

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Omicron: Any COVID-19 variant 'is severe' for unvaccinated populations, doctor explains​

Omicron: Any COVID-19 variant 'is severe' for unvaccinated populations, doctor explains

Those who are unvaccinated are 20 times more likely to die and 17 times more likely to be hospitalized as a result of COVID-19, which is likely contributing to the massive surge in hospitalizations across the U.S.

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Long COVID may be causing 1.6 million Americans to miss work amid the labor shortage​

Long COVID may be causing 1.6 million Americans to miss work amid the labor shortage

Workers suffering from long COVID could account for 15% of the US labor market's unfilled jobs, according to the Brookings Institute.

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The CDC's New Challenge? Grappling With Imperfect Science​

The CDC's New Challenge? Grappling With Imperfect Science.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was long revered for its methodical and meticulous scientific approach. Agencies in other nations modeled themselves after the world’s most highly regarded public health authority, even adopting the name. At the outset of the pandemic, the CDC moved...

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Now the contagious omicron variant is pushing the CDC into uncharted territory. Because decisions must be made at a breakneck pace, the agency has issued recommendations based on what once would have been considered insufficient evidence, amid growing public concern about how these guidelines affect the economy and education

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