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At least 2,000 Mississippi nurses have resigned since the beginning of the year, severely straining hospitals as COVID cases multiply
The shortfall of nurses comes as the state battles the Delta variant, setting a new record Tuesday …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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More people got reinfected during the Omicron wave in UK than before it emerged, data shows. It means people who've had COVID-19 could get sick again.
"A fifteen-fold greater reinfection rate in the Omicron-dominant era is itself massive," Sheila Bir…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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A top healthcare investor reveals the new way she's backing startups
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for December 8.
Leah Rosenbaum
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Vaccinated parents may shield their kids from COVID-19. Protection is higher for 2 vaccinated parents than one.
An Israeli study found that vaccines and boosters lowered a parent's infectiousness within the home…
Aria Bendix
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Omicron: India’s top genome sequencing experts and virologists say there is no evidence of the new variant being more transmissible than Delta
But Dr. Anurag Agrawal, an Indian pulmonologist, a medical researcher and the director of the …
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Delta variant still responsible for 99% of COVID-19 cases globally, says WHO
Last week, the global health body classified the latest variant B.1.1.529 of SARS-CoV-2 virus, w…
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Here's how long people with COVID-19 may remain contagious, according to the best available data
After five days of symptoms or a positive COVID-19 test, about 31% of people are still contagious. …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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One chart shows how well vaccines and boosters protect against severe Omicron compared to Delta
Booster shots appear to be at least 90% effective against hospitalization for both Delta and Omicro…
Aria Bendix
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India’s Covaxin effective against Delta Plus variant of COVID-19, reveals ICMR study
Covaxin is developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR and National Institute of Pune…
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2 charts show how Omicron symptoms differ from Delta and past coronavirus variants
Vaccinated people with Omicron reported more sore throats and runny noses, but fewer instances of f…
Aria Bendix,Shayanne Gal
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Scientists say a previous infection from the common cold could help protect against COVID-19 — but don't ditch getting a vaccine
Experts cautioned it could be a "grave mistake" to think everyone with a recent cold is protected a…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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New York mandate increased COVID-19 vaccine rate of healthcare workers
The rate of vaccination rose twice as much for hospital workers as for adults overall in the state,…
Emily Walsh
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Biden slams governors he says are 'actively working to undermine the fight against COVID-19' while announcing new strategy to rein in the pandemic
"There are elected officials actively working to undermine the fight against COVID-19," Biden said …
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Omicron might be milder because it has a less effective way of attacking lung cells, studies say
The variant favors a way of taking over cells that works well in some parts of the body but not in …
Marianne Guenot
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Omicron will soon replace Delta as dominant global variant of COVID-19, say experts
Of the genome submissions sent to the Munich-headquartered Gisaid, a data science initiative t…
PTI
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There's no Delta-specific booster coming to save you - what we have is good enough
While the Delta variant is dominant worldwide, existing vaccines work well against it. So there's n…
Aylin Woodward,Hilary Brueck
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Scientists say don't treat Omicron like a cold just yet — it could cause more havoc than Delta, even if symptoms appear 'mild'
Four new preliminary studies found the share of people with Omicron needing to go to the hospital w…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Teachers are going back to school after a year that pushed their limits. With the Delta variant surging, 5 of them tell us how they feel.
"Teachers are going to break again," Eleana Valencia-Knight told Insider, as she described returnin…
Anna Cooban
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Omicron could at least double the risk of catching COVID-19 on a flight, airline industry medical expert says
The airport is likely a riskier setting than on the aircraft, according to Dr. David Powell, Intern…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Why Delta, United, and Alaska are letting the passengers they banned for not wearing masks back on flights
Travel analyst Henry Harteveldt called the decision "reasonable and fair," but airlines need to thi…