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BA. 2, the newest variant of COVID-19, has now been discovered in 17 states and 49 countries. The number of cases in the EE. UU. es less than 100, but everyone knows that it is an undercount.
Here are the states where BA. 2 has been so far:
(Brote. info)
The map is constantly evolving and most states have discovered only one case. Arizona has detected 17, while 11 instances have emerged in California. The sliding scale shows the number of instances instead of the number of tests.
At this time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not provide knowledge of BA. 2 as a separate omicron sublineage, although the World Health Organization does. But don’t be surprised if the CDC starts tracking BA. 2 more intensively in the coming days. , especially if cases continue to grow in Europe.
In Western Europe, BA. 2 accounts for 10,800 COVID-19 cases, representing approximately 1% of all COVID-19 cases worldwide.
(Brote. info)
The Nordic countries have so far had the highest number of cases. As of Thursday, Denmark had 8,357 cases, Sweden 224 cases and the United Kingdom 607 cases. The Public Health Agency of Canada says it has discovered 51 cases, most of them foreign travellers.
BA. 2 now accounts for almost a share of all new COVID-19 cases in Denmark. The Danes say the new variant appears to be more contagious but does not cause more serious ailments, at least not yet.
Despite the new instances and the new variant, Denmark reopens on February 1 as if there were no considerations about the virus. Bars, restaurants and theaters will be widely open to consumers and mask regulations will not apply. In recent weeks, Denmark has recorded more than 46,000 cases on average, but Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said another 40 people were recently in hospital intensive care units, part of the number of intensive care cases the country recorded in early January.
Journalists, other people start looking for data on BA. 2. You can see that the trend accelerates in Google search.
Epidemiologist Dr. Katelyn Jetelina states that the BA. 2 variant has about 85 mutations from previous editions of the virus. This is attractive because you won’t forget that the omicron variant, the dominant variant in the U. S. The U. S. government at this time, it had 60 mutations, and it surprised scientists that it can evolve so quickly. This raises the suspicion that this edition of the virus passed from humans to an animal species and returned to humans, which would involve many changes. But those are just guesses for now.
We don’t yet know how effective anti-BA. 2 vaccines will be. If it spreads much further, it will most likely get its own Greek letter name. It’s worth noting that other variants have come and gone without causing massive disruption. We will soon see how this edition of the virus works. And yes, there is already a BA. 3 variant as well.
Keep in mind that this information is a week old, but still relevant. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association report that more than 1. 1 million children tested positive for COVID-19 in the week ending Jan. 20. That’s 17 percent from last week and doubled the cases recorded two weeks earlier.
For a physical care employee to comply with the federal mandate to get vaccinated, they would have to have won their first dose of the vaccine in 25 states. The mandate will soon take effect for the rest of the country.
The Centers for Medicare
(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
The mandate covers approximately 10 million hospital and nursing home workers.
We are still in what the Red Cross calls a blood shortage emergency. Some, besides Oregon U. S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, are calling for the rule to be replaced to make more people eligible to donate blood.
Currently, potential donors will have to answer a list of questions and comply with claims, adding one that says, “You will not donate blood if you have AIDS or if you have ever tested positive for HIV, or if you did anything that puts you at risk. “to the threat of fitting inflamed with HIV.
Another warning asks if “you are a man who has had sexual contact with a man in the past 3 months” or “has had sexual contact in the past 3 months with any of the other people described above. “The problems of testing are rooted in AIDS. epidemic of the 1980s, but today saves men in monogamous relationships or marriages from being blood donors.
In a letter to the heads of the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services, the senators wrote:
In light of the nation’s pressing blood supply crisis and to ensure Americans have access to life-saving blood transfusions during the pandemic, we urge you to temporarily update your existing blood donor exclusion policies in favor of individualized, science-based and authoritative threat points. All donors potentially eligible to do so without stigma. We are also requesting a briefing within the next 30 days on the agency’s plan to update its blood donation policies for “men who have sex with men. “
17 U. S. senators also signed the letter. CNBC produced a story about this movement.
This is the first time the Navy has recalled sailors for refusing the vaccine. The vast majority of active-duty Navy workers are vaccinated, while a small number of special forces members are taking legal action against mandatory vaccine prescriptions.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, speaks at local Sante Fe High School in Santa Fe, N. M. , Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham isn’t having fun as a replacement teacher, but she will do so this week as a kindergarten teacher. His state’s schools were so few that the governor asked National Guard members and state workers to take turns in classrooms.
Axios has an engaging vision of how stores allow consumers to be inundated with Valentine’s Day messages. Axios Reports:
An increasing number of retailers, florists, media corporations and others are taking a considered marketing approach, seeking to flood their consumers with ads that harm them.
Etsy allows others to opt out of receiving Valentine’s Day emails and gifts, as well as marketing around Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. The feature was created in 2021, Etsy tells Axios.
Parachute, the bedding and housewares company, offers the same deactivation feature for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, Fortune reports.
In 2019, British florist Bloom
Since then, more brands have joined Bloom’s thoughtful marketing movement.
According to the National Retail Federation, a small portion of respondents celebrated Valentine’s Day last year. This is part of a long-term trend of abandoning Valentine’s Day:
(National Federation of Commerce)
In 2021, COVID-19 caused other people to reduce their Valentine’s Day spending because they were more likely to celebrate at home.
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