#Nurses comprise most COVID-19 hospitalizations among health care workers

#Nurses comprise most COVID-19 hospitalizations among health care workers

“#Nurses comprise most COVID-19 hospitalizations among health care workers” Nurses comprised the highest percentage of coronavirus hospitalizations over other types of health care personnel, says a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency assessed data from the COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET). Of over 6,000 adults who were hospitalized…

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#CDC reports 1 in 4 Americans are failing to wash their hands

#CDC reports 1 in 4 Americans are failing to wash their hands

“#CDC reports 1 in 4 Americans are failing to wash their hands” Experts have stressed the importance of thorough hand-washing amid the coronavirus pandemic. But according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 4 Americans are not properly following this practice. Frequent hand-washing is important to…

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#Beware, your pet hedgehog could give you salmonella

#Beware, your pet hedgehog could give you salmonella

“#Beware, your pet hedgehog could give you salmonella” Need a reason not to touch a bearded dragon or a hedgehog — besides spikes and quills? Salmonella. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tied the critters to salmonella outbreaks in more than two dozen states, according to the agency’s website. A dozen people have…

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#Veterinarians refuse CDC request to deport bulldog puppies

#Veterinarians refuse CDC request to deport bulldog puppies

“#Veterinarians refuse CDC request to deport bulldog puppies” CHICAGO — Veterinarians caring for 15 bulldog puppies rescued from a warehouse at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Monday refused to send the dogs back to the Middle East country from which they came. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week ordered the animals back…

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#CDC says nearly 50 percent of coronavirus patients did not report their close contacts

#CDC says nearly 50 percent of coronavirus patients did not report their close contacts

“#CDC says nearly 50 percent of coronavirus patients did not report their close contacts” Contact tracing, when effective, may help interrupt the chain of coronavirus transmission. However, noncooperation from infected individuals and failure to reach close contacts feeds into ongoing transmission. In North Carolina, for example, nearly half of coronavirus patients in a given county…

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#New York expands COVID-19 airport screenings to Europeans

#New York expands COVID-19 airport screenings to Europeans

“#New York expands COVID-19 airport screenings to Europeans” Air travelers coming to New York from Europe will be required to fill out state-issued COVID-19 contact tracing forms after the CDC nixed its own screenings earlier this month, the Cuomo administration said Thursday. “We’re gonna mandate that you have to fill out the forms so that…

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#As rich nations struggle, Africa’s virus response is praised

#As rich nations struggle, Africa’s virus response is praised

“#As rich nations struggle, Africa’s virus response is praised” If you want to watch Movies or TV series visit the Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com JOHANNESBURG — At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent.” Then he quoted Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah:…

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