[ad_1] If you’ve already had the omicron strain of COVID-19, can you get it again? We asked three top Boston doctors this week, and the answer is… they’re not 100% sure. The doctors did their best to answer our questions during NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series Tuesday. Here’s what they had to say: Can you get […]
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[ad_1] Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate is now 7.43%, down from Tuesday’s 8.68%. According to Gov. Ned Lamont’s office, of the 24,024 tests reported since Tuesday, 1,786 were positive. According to officials, 935 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, down 60 since Tuesday. Of the 935 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, 501 (53.6%) are not fully […]
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[ad_1] The new “stealth omicron” subvariant, a descendant of the omicron variant, is likely already in Massachusetts, Boston doctors say. Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on the newest version of omicron, which scientists call BA.2. It’s considered stealthier than the original because particular genetic traits make it harder to […]
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[ad_1] The first case of the BA.2 omicron subvariant, often called “stealth omicron,” has been detected in Illinois, officials announced. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations are on a steady decline on average statewide, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across […]
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[ad_1] New York’s mask mandate will remain in effect while the state appeals a ruling from a lower court judge overturning it, an appellate panel of judges ruled Monday. The ruling from the four-judge panel followed an appeals court judge’s decision last week temporarily restoring it the day after the initial ruling overturning it. The state’s health commissioner […]
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[ad_1] Connecticut’s daily COVID-19 positivity rate has remained below 10% since Friday and is continuing to decrease. According to Gov. Ned Lamont’s office, the positivity rate is now 7.33%, down since Friday’s 9.73%. Of the 45,449 tests reported since Friday, 3,330 were positive. Today’s COVID-19 update in Connecticut (since Friday): ➡️45,449 tests were administered and […]
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[ad_1] The new BA.2 omicron subvariant, regularly referred to as “stealth omicron,” has been reported in Wisconsin, according to a Milwaukee County health official. Dr. Ben Weston, chief health policy adviser for Milwaukee County tweeted Monday that BA.2 had been detected in the state, noting it is 1.5 times more transmissible than the original omicron […]
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[ad_1] The state of Illinois reported its fewest new COVID cases in more than a month as metrics continue to plummet in several key areas. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the state reported 6,654 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day number of cases […]
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[ad_1] U.S. Rep. Colin Allred announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday after returning to his home in Dallas from an overseas trip with a congressional delegation. Allred had been traveling with 10 other members of Congress in Europe on a trip that included a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The 38-year-old Democrat […]
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[ad_1] The large COVID-19 testing outfit at the center of a federal investigation will “wind down” its operations and lay off 150 employees, the company said Friday afternoon. Illinois-based Center for COVID Control has been the subject of an NBC Bay Area investigation for several weeks now. A statement from the company said one of […]
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