• US has a "very serious" problem with Covid-19 vaccine uptake

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    http://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/08/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-06-08-22/index.html


    US has a "very serious" problem with Covid-19 vaccine uptake

    By Ivana Kottasová and Hafsa Khalil, CNN

    Updated 2053 GMT (0453 HKT) June 8, 2022
    What have we learned from the COVID pandemic?


    Parents, children, superstars, and politicians killed by Covid-19
    Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Covid-19 vaccine awaits
    administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California on
    December 15, 2021. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC
    J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
    This is why you should still have confidence in the FDA for vaccines

    What we can learn from the WHO Covid mortality numbers

    Shanghai police barge down door in resident's apartment

    Dr. Ashish Jha predicts what's next with Covid-19

    See Dr. Gupta's reaction to judge ending mask mandate

    Mount Sinai launches post-Covid care center for long-haulers
    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: People pass a sign that reads "Face
    Mask Required" in a mall as COVID-19 cases surge in the city on
    December 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel
    Bowser reinstated the city's indoor mask mandate at 6am on Tuesday
    and announced a vaccination mandate for government employees after
    COVID-19 case numbers have surged to a new high. (Photo by Alex
    Wong/Getty Images)
    This is how fraudsters peddled counterfeit Covid tests and masks

    What have we learned from the COVID pandemic?
    An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches Miami
    International Airport in this December 10, 2021, file photo. (Photo by
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    'Broken system': Expert reacts to airlines pushing to end international traveler testing

    Reality Check: The real cost of Covid-19 relief fraud

    Pfizer CEO pledges vaccines to low-income countries at zero profit

    Watch John Mulaney and Andy Samberg roast Jimmy Kimmel for getting Covid
    again
    FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North
    Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a pharmacy in Pyongyang, North
    Korea on May 15, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to
    cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided
    by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean
    Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via
    AP, File)
    'Colossal miscalculation': How a North Korea parade likely led to
    explosive outbreak

    NYC mayor rejects mask mandate amid high Covid-19 alert
    TOPSHOT - Employees spray disinfectant and wipe surfaces as part of preventative measures against the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Pyongyang Children's Department Store in Pyongyang on March 18, 2022. (Photo
    by KIM Won Jin / AFP) (Photo by KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)
    North Korea declares national emergency over reported Covid-19 cases

    Parents, children, superstars, and politicians killed by Covid-19
    Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Covid-19 vaccine awaits
    administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California on
    December 15, 2021. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC
    J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
    This is why you should still have confidence in the FDA for vaccines

    What we can learn from the WHO Covid mortality numbers

    Shanghai police barge down door in resident's apartment

    Dr. Ashish Jha predicts what's next with Covid-19

    See Dr. Gupta's reaction to judge ending mask mandate

    Mount Sinai launches post-Covid care center for long-haulers
    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: People pass a sign that reads "Face
    Mask Required" in a mall as COVID-19 cases surge in the city on
    December 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel
    Bowser reinstated the city's indoor mask mandate at 6am on Tuesday
    and announced a vaccination mandate for government employees after
    COVID-19 case numbers have surged to a new high. (Photo by Alex
    Wong/Getty Images)
    This is how fraudsters peddled counterfeit Covid tests and masks

    What have we learned from the COVID pandemic?
    An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches Miami
    International Airport in this December 10, 2021, file photo. (Photo by
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    'Broken system': Expert reacts to airlines pushing to end international traveler testing

    Reality Check: The real cost of Covid-19 relief fraud

    Pfizer CEO pledges vaccines to low-income countries at zero profit

    Watch John Mulaney and Andy Samberg roast Jimmy Kimmel for getting Covid
    again
    FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North
    Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a pharmacy in Pyongyang, North
    Korea on May 15, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to
    cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided
    by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean
    Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via
    AP, File)
    'Colossal miscalculation': How a North Korea parade likely led to
    explosive outbreak

    NYC mayor rejects mask mandate amid high Covid-19 alert
    TOPSHOT - Employees spray disinfectant and wipe surfaces as part of preventative measures against the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Pyongyang Children's Department Store in Pyongyang on March 18, 2022. (Photo
    by KIM Won Jin / AFP) (Photo by KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)
    North Korea declares national emergency over reported Covid-19 cases
    This is the weekly edition of CNN's coronavirus newsletter. Look out for
    your roundup every Wednesday. If you haven't subscribed yet, sign up here. (CNN)The United States has a "very serious" problem with Covid-19
    vaccination uptake, a top health official has warned.

    Vaccines are by far the most powerful tool available against the
    coronavirus, protecting people from getting seriously ill, being
    hospitalized, and dying from the virus.
    Unlike many less developed countries, the US has enough doses to
    vaccinate everyone as well as the necessary infrastructure to support
    the rollout.
    The problem: not everyone wants the shot.
    "We do have a problem with vaccine uptake that is very serious in the
    United States and anything we can do to get people more comfortable to
    be able to accept these potentially life-saving medical products is
    something that we feel we are compelled to do," said Dr. Peter Marks,
    director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
    According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48.7% of
    people over the age of 12 have been fully vaccinated and received at
    least one booster dose in the US.
    That is a lower rate than in other countries with similar access to
    vaccines. For example, 69.6% of people over the age of 12 have been
    boosted in the United Kingdom and 55.5% in Canada. Across the 27
    European Union countries, 62.6% of adults have been boosted.
    Marks was speaking to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines
    and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, as it considered the approval of a new Covid-19 vaccine developed by the US biotechnology
    company Novavax on Tuesday.
    The committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of approving the vaccine,
    saying its emergency authorization by the FDA would be beneficial, CNN's Jacqueline Howard writes.
    Vaccine hesitancy was among the topics discussed in the meeting.
    The Novavax Covid-19 vaccine uses different technology from the three
    vaccines currently in use in the US and so it might be an option for
    people allergic to an ingredient used in mRNA vaccines.
    Asked why there is a need for another Covid-19 vaccine in the United
    States when three vaccines have already been authorized for use -- Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson's Janssen, the latter a
    non-mRNA shot -- Marks responded: "The Janssen vaccine is currently not
    being used as a frontline vaccine, the same way as the mRNA vaccines,
    which leaves the issue of vaccines for those who might not want to take
    an mRNA vaccine because of concerns they might have with an mRNA vaccine."
    The FDA in May limited the emergency use authorization of Johnson &
    Johnson's Janssen Covid-19 vaccine to adults who cannot or will not have another type of vaccine, because of the risk of a rare and dangerous
    clotting condition after receiving it.
    Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine -- administered as two doses three weeks
    apart -- is made using small laboratory-built pieces of the coronavirus
    to stimulate immunity.
    This protein-based approach is a more traditional method of vaccine
    development than the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.
    YOU ASKED. WE ANSWERED.
    Q: Has the pandemic caused mental illness in kids or made it worse?
    A: The pandemic hasn't increased mental illness in teens, but instead
    "unmasked symptoms" that may have otherwise been managed, according to
    Dr. John Walkup, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
    Walkup said that on average, 20% of kids have a mental health problem
    before they graduate in the US, with only half of them receiving an
    assessment or treatment. Of them, only about 40% of them received
    clinically meaningful benefits.
    Walkup said this means only around 15% of kids who have a mental health
    issue are getting help.
    "Then take away school, family, peer support and sports, and you force
    them to stay home. You know those kids are not going to do well over
    time," he explained.
    Send your questions here. Are you a health care worker fighting
    Covid-19? Message us on WhatsApp about the challenges you're facing: +1 347-322-0415.
    READS OF THE WEEK
    Covid is likely "getting worse, not better" in North Korea
    The World Health Organization (WHO) has doubts about North Korea's
    claims of progress in the fight against Covid-19, believing the outbreak
    is getting worse, not better.
    North Korean state media outlet KCNA has said that the Covid wave has
    been abating after daily numbers of "fever" cases topped 390,000 around
    two weeks ago.
    But Pyongyang has never directly confirmed how many people have tested
    positive for the virus and experts suspect underreporting in the figures released through government-controlled media. That makes it difficult to
    assess the scale of the situation.
    "We assume the situation is getting worse, not better," WHO's
    emergencies chief Michael Ryan said in a video briefing last week. WHO
    has offered assistance on multiple occasions, including vaccines and
    supplies, he said.
    An officer stands guard on a street next to a neighbourhood under a
    Covid-19 lockdown in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on June 2, 2022.
    An officer stands guard on a street next to a neighbourhood under a
    Covid-19 lockdown in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on June 2, 2022.
    Shanghai neighborhoods return to lockdown a day after restrictions lifted Shanghai finally lifted its two-month coronavirus lockdown last
    Wednesday, allowing most of its 25 million residents to leave their communities.
    But only a day later, Shanghai officials said seven new Covid cases were detected in the city's Jing'an and Pudong districts. As a result, four neighborhoods were swiftly sealed off and designated as "medium-risk
    areas" -- meaning nearly 2 million people will be confined to their
    homes for 14 days.
    The swift return to lockdown is the latest reminder that despite the
    easing of restrictions, the Chinese government's zero-Covid policy,
    which includes mass testing, extensive quarantine and snap lockdowns,
    will continue to dominate everyday life,
    CDC adds four destinations to 'high' risk list, including a Caribbean
    charmer
    The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added four places
    to its list of "high" risk destinations for Covid-19, including a small
    and charming Caribbean nation. St. Kitts and Nevis, part of the Leeward
    Islands east of Puerto Rico, was placed on the Level 3 category on
    Monday. The destination is known for its gorgeous, lush scenery and
    cultural experiences.
    The CDC overhauled its ratings system for assessing Covid-19 risk for
    travelers in April. The Level 3 "high" risk category is now the top in
    terms of risk level. It applies to countries that have had more than 100
    cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days. There were about 115 destinations at Level 3 on June 6. Level 3 locations now account for
    almost half of the roughly 235 places monitored by the CDC. Level 2 is considered "moderate" risk, and Level 1 is "low" risk.
    TOP TIP
    Cases of the coronavirus continue to rise in most parts of the US,
    driven by the very contagious BA.2.12.1 subvariant -- but experts say
    that doesn't necessarily mean summer fun is canceled.
    CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen said that people who are generally
    healthy, vaccinated and boosted, are at low risk of severe illness due
    to Covid-19.
    "It's reasonable for many people to say that, given their low risk, they
    are fine resuming pre-pandemic activities and are not going to restrict
    their travel or other activities," she said.
    Wen said people should always consider their individual risk factors
    such as being fully vaccinated with boosters, their own medical risk,
    and the number of Covid cases in their intended destination.
    "There will be many people who are still choosing to be cautious. The
    good news is that there are also many more tools available to them that
    were not before in the early stages of the pandemic. There are antiviral
    pills, for example, that reduce the chance of severe illness even
    further. And, of course, making sure that they are vaccinated and up to
    date on boosters also lowers the risk of both severe illness and
    symptomatic infection," she added.
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    http://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/08/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-06-08-22/index.html


    US has a "very serious" problem with Covid-19 vaccine uptake

    By Ivana Kottasová and Hafsa Khalil, CNN

    Updated 2053 GMT (0453 HKT) June 8, 2022
    What have we learned from the COVID pandemic?


    Parents, children, superstars, and politicians killed by Covid-19
    Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Covid-19 vaccine awaits
    administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California on
    December 15, 2021. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC
    J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
    This is why you should still have confidence in the FDA for vaccines

    What we can learn from the WHO Covid mortality numbers

    Shanghai police barge down door in resident's apartment

    Dr. Ashish Jha predicts what's next with Covid-19

    See Dr. Gupta's reaction to judge ending mask mandate

    Mount Sinai launches post-Covid care center for long-haulers
    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: People pass a sign that reads "Face
    Mask Required" in a mall as COVID-19 cases surge in the city on
    December 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel
    Bowser reinstated the city's indoor mask mandate at 6am on Tuesday
    and announced a vaccination mandate for government employees after
    COVID-19 case numbers have surged to a new high. (Photo by Alex
    Wong/Getty Images)
    This is how fraudsters peddled counterfeit Covid tests and masks

    What have we learned from the COVID pandemic?
    An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches Miami
    International Airport in this December 10, 2021, file photo. (Photo by
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    'Broken system': Expert reacts to airlines pushing to end international >traveler testing

    Reality Check: The real cost of Covid-19 relief fraud

    Pfizer CEO pledges vaccines to low-income countries at zero profit

    Watch John Mulaney and Andy Samberg roast Jimmy Kimmel for getting Covid >again
    FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North
    Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a pharmacy in Pyongyang, North >Korea on May 15, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to
    cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean >government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be >independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided
    by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean >Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via
    AP, File)
    'Colossal miscalculation': How a North Korea parade likely led to
    explosive outbreak

    NYC mayor rejects mask mandate amid high Covid-19 alert
    TOPSHOT - Employees spray disinfectant and wipe surfaces as part of >preventative measures against the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Pyongyang >Children's Department Store in Pyongyang on March 18, 2022. (Photo
    by KIM Won Jin / AFP) (Photo by KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)
    North Korea declares national emergency over reported Covid-19 cases

    Parents, children, superstars, and politicians killed by Covid-19
    Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Covid-19 vaccine awaits
    administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California on
    December 15, 2021. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC
    J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
    This is why you should still have confidence in the FDA for vaccines

    What we can learn from the WHO Covid mortality numbers

    Shanghai police barge down door in resident's apartment

    Dr. Ashish Jha predicts what's next with Covid-19

    See Dr. Gupta's reaction to judge ending mask mandate

    Mount Sinai launches post-Covid care center for long-haulers
    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: People pass a sign that reads "Face
    Mask Required" in a mall as COVID-19 cases surge in the city on
    December 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel
    Bowser reinstated the city's indoor mask mandate at 6am on Tuesday
    and announced a vaccination mandate for government employees after
    COVID-19 case numbers have surged to a new high. (Photo by Alex
    Wong/Getty Images)
    This is how fraudsters peddled counterfeit Covid tests and masks

    What have we learned from the COVID pandemic?
    An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches Miami
    International Airport in this December 10, 2021, file photo. (Photo by
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    'Broken system': Expert reacts to airlines pushing to end international >traveler testing

    Reality Check: The real cost of Covid-19 relief fraud

    Pfizer CEO pledges vaccines to low-income countries at zero profit

    Watch John Mulaney and Andy Samberg roast Jimmy Kimmel for getting Covid >again
    FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North
    Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a pharmacy in Pyongyang, North >Korea on May 15, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to
    cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean >government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be >independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided
    by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean >Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via
    AP, File)
    'Colossal miscalculation': How a North Korea parade likely led to
    explosive outbreak

    NYC mayor rejects mask mandate amid high Covid-19 alert
    TOPSHOT - Employees spray disinfectant and wipe surfaces as part of >preventative measures against the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Pyongyang >Children's Department Store in Pyongyang on March 18, 2022. (Photo
    by KIM Won Jin / AFP) (Photo by KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)
    North Korea declares national emergency over reported Covid-19 cases
    This is the weekly edition of CNN's coronavirus newsletter. Look out for
    your roundup every Wednesday. If you haven't subscribed yet, sign up here. >(CNN)The United States has a "very serious" problem with Covid-19
    vaccination uptake, a top health official has warned.

    Vaccines are by far the most powerful tool available against the
    coronavirus, protecting people from getting seriously ill, being >hospitalized, and dying from the virus.
    Unlike many less developed countries, the US has enough doses to
    vaccinate everyone as well as the necessary infrastructure to support
    the rollout.
    The problem: not everyone wants the shot.
    "We do have a problem with vaccine uptake that is very serious in the
    United States and anything we can do to get people more comfortable to
    be able to accept these potentially life-saving medical products is
    something that we feel we are compelled to do," said Dr. Peter Marks, >director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
    According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48.7% of >people over the age of 12 have been fully vaccinated and received at
    least one booster dose in the US.
    That is a lower rate than in other countries with similar access to
    vaccines. For example, 69.6% of people over the age of 12 have been
    boosted in the United Kingdom and 55.5% in Canada. Across the 27
    European Union countries, 62.6% of adults have been boosted.
    Marks was speaking to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines
    and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, as it considered the >approval of a new Covid-19 vaccine developed by the US biotechnology
    company Novavax on Tuesday.
    The committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of approving the vaccine,
    saying its emergency authorization by the FDA would be beneficial, CNN's >Jacqueline Howard writes.
    Vaccine hesitancy was among the topics discussed in the meeting.
    The Novavax Covid-19 vaccine uses different technology from the three >vaccines currently in use in the US and so it might be an option for
    people allergic to an ingredient used in mRNA vaccines.
    Asked why there is a need for another Covid-19 vaccine in the United
    States when three vaccines have already been authorized for use -- >Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson's Janssen, the latter a >non-mRNA shot -- Marks responded: "The Janssen vaccine is currently not
    being used as a frontline vaccine, the same way as the mRNA vaccines,
    which leaves the issue of vaccines for those who might not want to take
    an mRNA vaccine because of concerns they might have with an mRNA vaccine." >The FDA in May limited the emergency use authorization of Johnson &
    Johnson's Janssen Covid-19 vaccine to adults who cannot or will not have >another type of vaccine, because of the risk of a rare and dangerous
    clotting condition after receiving it.
    Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine -- administered as two doses three weeks
    apart -- is made using small laboratory-built pieces of the coronavirus
    to stimulate immunity.
    This protein-based approach is a more traditional method of vaccine >development than the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.
    YOU ASKED. WE ANSWERED.
    Q: Has the pandemic caused mental illness in kids or made it worse?
    A: The pandemic hasn't increased mental illness in teens, but instead >"unmasked symptoms" that may have otherwise been managed, according to
    Dr. John Walkup, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
    Walkup said that on average, 20% of kids have a mental health problem
    before they graduate in the US, with only half of them receiving an >assessment or treatment. Of them, only about 40% of them received
    clinically meaningful benefits.
    Walkup said this means only around 15% of kids who have a mental health
    issue are getting help.
    "Then take away school, family, peer support and sports, and you force
    them to stay home. You know those kids are not going to do well over
    time," he explained.
    Send your questions here. Are you a health care worker fighting
    Covid-19? Message us on WhatsApp about the challenges you're facing: +1 >347-322-0415.
    READS OF THE WEEK
    Covid is likely "getting worse, not better" in North Korea
    The World Health Organization (WHO) has doubts about North Korea's
    claims of progress in the fight against Covid-19, believing the outbreak
    is getting worse, not better.
    North Korean state media outlet KCNA has said that the Covid wave has
    been abating after daily numbers of "fever" cases topped 390,000 around
    two weeks ago.
    But Pyongyang has never directly confirmed how many people have tested >positive for the virus and experts suspect underreporting in the figures >released through government-controlled media. That makes it difficult to >assess the scale of the situation.
    "We assume the situation is getting worse, not better," WHO's
    emergencies chief Michael Ryan said in a video briefing last week. WHO
    has offered assistance on multiple occasions, including vaccines and >supplies, he said.
    An officer stands guard on a street next to a neighbourhood under a
    Covid-19 lockdown in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on June 2, 2022.
    An officer stands guard on a street next to a neighbourhood under a
    Covid-19 lockdown in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on June 2, 2022. >Shanghai neighborhoods return to lockdown a day after restrictions lifted >Shanghai finally lifted its two-month coronavirus lockdown last
    Wednesday, allowing most of its 25 million residents to leave their >communities.
    But only a day later, Shanghai officials said seven new Covid cases were >detected in the city's Jing'an and Pudong districts. As a result, four >neighborhoods were swiftly sealed off and designated as "medium-risk
    areas" -- meaning nearly 2 million people will be confined to their
    homes for 14 days.
    The swift return to lockdown is the latest reminder that despite the
    easing of restrictions, the Chinese government's zero-Covid policy,
    which includes mass testing, extensive quarantine and snap lockdowns,
    will continue to dominate everyday life,
    CDC adds four destinations to 'high' risk list, including a Caribbean
    charmer
    The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added four places
    to its list of "high" risk destinations for Covid-19, including a small
    and charming Caribbean nation. St. Kitts and Nevis, part of the Leeward >Islands east of Puerto Rico, was placed on the Level 3 category on
    Monday. The destination is known for its gorgeous, lush scenery and
    cultural experiences.
    The CDC overhauled its ratings system for assessing Covid-19 risk for >travelers in April. The Level 3 "high" risk category is now the top in
    terms of risk level. It applies to countries that have had more than 100 >cases per 100,000 residents in the past 28 days. There were about 115 >destinations at Level 3 on June 6. Level 3 locations now account for
    almost half of the roughly 235 places monitored by the CDC. Level 2 is >considered "moderate" risk, and Level 1 is "low" risk.
    TOP TIP
    Cases of the coronavirus continue to rise in most parts of the US,
    driven by the very contagious BA.2.12.1 subvariant -- but experts say
    that doesn't necessarily mean summer fun is canceled.
    CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen said that people who are generally
    healthy, vaccinated and boosted, are at low risk of severe illness due
    to Covid-19.
    "It's reasonable for many people to say that, given their low risk, they
    are fine resuming pre-pandemic activities and are not going to restrict
    their travel or other activities," she said.
    Wen said people should always consider their individual risk factors
    such as being fully vaccinated with boosters, their own medical risk,
    and the number of Covid cases in their intended destination.
    "There will be many people who are still choosing to be cautious. The
    good news is that there are also many more tools available to them that
    were not before in the early stages of the pandemic. There are antiviral >pills, for example, that reduce the chance of severe illness even
    further. And, of course, making sure that they are vaccinated and up to
    date on boosters also lowers the risk of both severe illness and
    symptomatic infection," she added.

    The only *healthy* way to stop the pandemic, thereby saving lives, in
    the U.S. & elsewhere is by rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 )
    finding out at any given moment, including even while on-line, who
    among us are unwittingly contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or
    asymptomatic) in order to http://tinyurl.com/ConvinceItForward (John
    15:12) for them to call their doctor and self-quarantine per their
    doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the
    best while preparing for the worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage
    mutations and others like the Omicron, Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota,
    Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations combining via
    slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like
    http://tinyurl.com/Deltamicron that may render current COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no longer effective.

    Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://tinyurl.com/RapidOmicronTest
    ) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.

    So how are you ?









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