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City of Cambridge to Make 10,000 COVID-19 Rapid At-Home Test Kits and 20,000 High-Quality Masks Available for the Public to Pick Up at Sites Across the City

City of Cambridge to Make 10,000 COVID-19 Rapid At-Home Test Kits and 20,000 High-Quality Masks Available for the Public to Pick Up at Sites Across the City

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[ad_1] The City of Cambridge today announced that, beginning this Saturday, February 5, 10,000 COVID-19 rapid at-home test kits and 20,000 high-quality KF94 masks will be available for the public to pick up at the Main Library, City Hall, and multiple Fire Stations across the City during select dates and times while supplies last. “While […]

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How to use the free N95 masks and rapid tests now available in San Diego

How to use the free N95 masks and rapid tests now available in San Diego

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[ad_1] No-cost COIVD-19 rapid tests and N95 masks are now available to San Diegans, but not all local pharmacies have the masks yet and the ones that do report they are going fast. “My recommendation at this time is if you’re getting it (N95 mask), go ahead and use it,” said Kaiser Permanente San Diego’s […]

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Cases, Hospitalizations Continue Rapid Declines as Omicron Peak Passes – NBC Chicago

Cases, Hospitalizations Continue Rapid Declines as Omicron Peak Passes – NBC Chicago

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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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Rutgers develops rapid screening test for omicron and other COVID-19 variants

Rutgers develops rapid screening test for omicron and other COVID-19 variants

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[ad_1] A team at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School of New Jersey has developed a rapid test, which is up for approval for clinical testing, that can detect all known COVID-19 variants, including alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and the highly transmissible omicron. David Alland, chief of infectious diseases at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School said […]

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VDH phases out contact tracing due to rapid spread of COVID-19

VDH phases out contact tracing due to rapid spread of COVID-19

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[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Health is phasing out contact tracing. The agency announced it is changing from attempting to investigate every case of COVID-19 and trace all contacts to focusing on the follow-up of outbreaks and cases in high-risk settings. Health officials say this response is more effective when a virus […]

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Local health experts see an increase in false-negative COVID-19 rapid tests

Local health experts see an increase in false-negative COVID-19 rapid tests

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[ad_1] WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW)– Health experts say they are seeing a new tendency, an increase in false-negative COVID-19 rapid tests. This week KSN News talked with a local advanced nurse to learn more. Luisa Taylor works for Free State Health Care and says since winter break the spike in false-negative rapid tests has increased significantly. […]

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New Hampshire will sell rapid COVID-19 tests in liquor stores : Coronavirus Updates : NPR

New Hampshire will sell rapid COVID-19 tests in liquor stores : Coronavirus Updates : NPR

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[ad_1] Shown above are rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits ready to be distributed by the GreenRoots environmental protection organization and Chelsea Community Connections in Chelsea, Massachusetts. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images Shown above are rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits ready to be distributed by the GreenRoots […]

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Omicron has fueled a rapid COVID surge in Japan. Still, the endgame may be in sight.

Omicron has fueled a rapid COVID surge in Japan. Still, the endgame may be in sight.

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[ad_1] Two years into a pandemic that has wreaked havoc in Japan and around the world, some experts believe the endgame may be in sight. That optimism is largely due to improved treatment options, a high vaccination rate and the milder nature of the omicron variant, which has spurred an unprecedented rise in cases nationwide […]

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Covid-19 Omicron: New mask mandates; rapid antigen tests, booster news after Cabinet meeting

Covid-19 Omicron: New mask mandates; rapid antigen tests, booster news after Cabinet meeting

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[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Cabinet has decided to update mask mandates for the country as Omicron cases in the community increase. Today, 10 new Omicron cases were reported and the variant has appeared in Tauranga after earlier being detected in Auckland and Motueka. Masks must now be worn at businesses which serve food […]

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Omicron survives longer on plastic, skin than prior variants; nose swabbing found best for rapid tests

Omicron survives longer on plastic, skin than prior variants; nose swabbing found best for rapid tests

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[ad_1] Test tube labelled “COVID-19 Omicron variant test positive” is seen in this illustration picture taken January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 24 (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the […]

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