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Rapid coronavirus tests are still hard to find in many places, despite Biden vows

Thu, 2021-12-09 12:47 — mike kraft

President Biden announced last week that rapid coronavirus tests were a pillar of his plan to fight the new and potentially more transmissible omicron variant, now confirmed in at least 21 states.

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U.S. FDA authorizes use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 antibody cocktail

Wed, 2021-12-08 20:16 — mike kraft

U.S. FDA authorizes use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 antibody cocktail The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the use of AstraZeneca's antibody cocktail to prevent COVID-19 infections in individuals with weak immune systems or a history of severe side effects from coronavirus vaccines. Reuters Reuters

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OPINION: Former CDC director Frieden writes on: What's next with Omicron and the pandemic?

Wed, 2021-12-08 18:15 — mike kraft

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New US travel rules: What you need to know about the changes prompted by Omicron

Mon, 2021-12-06 10:06 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/new-us-travel-rules-omicron-what-to-know/index.html

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(CNN) — Just when we thought US travel rules were starting to stabilize, along comes Omicron.

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White House shifts strategy to emphasize more testing to counter COVID spread

Fri, 2021-12-03 13:02 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — President Biden, confronting a worrisome new coronavirus variant and a potential winter surge, laid out a pandemic strategy on Thursday that includes hundreds of vaccination sites, boosters for all adults, new testing requirements for international travelers and free at-home tests.

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Details still have to be worked out on having U.S. insurers pay for at-home COVID tests

Fri, 2021-12-03 12:24 — mike kraft

Biden wants insurers to pay for at-home COVID tests. How would that work? Will it matter? Here's what we know about President Joe Biden's plan to require private insurers cover at-home coronavirus tests. YahooNews

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Free testing at U.S. airports will aid monitoring omicron variant

Thu, 2021-12-02 11:56 — mike kraft

U.S. airports will aid effort to monitor omicron variant It's part of stepped-up efforts to monitor international arrivals amid growing concerns about the omicron variant. Lori Aratani Washington Post

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UK approves use of Covid antibody treatment that appears to reduce risk of hospitalization and death in some high-risk adults by almost 80%

Thu, 2021-12-02 11:20 — mike kraft

UK approves use of Covid antibody treatment that appears to reduce risk of hospitalization and death in some high-risk adults by almost 80% An antibody treatment which has been found to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19 by up to 79% in high-risk adults has been approved for use in the United Kingdom. By Rhea Mogul, Adam Renton, Sheena McKenzie & Ed Upright, CNN CNN

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U.S. will require private health insurance companies cover at-home COVID-19 tests

Thu, 2021-12-02 10:45 — mike kraft

U.S. to require private health insurance companies cover at-home COVID-19 tests The U.S. government will require private health insurance companies to reimburse customers for the cost of over-the-counter at-home COVID-19 tests under new measures to combat the pandemic that President Joe Biden will unveil on Thursday, administration officials said. Jeff Mason Reuters

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1st US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified--Fauci

Wed, 2021-12-01 14:25 — mike kraft

Fauci: 1st US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified | AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new virus strain. AP NEWS

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