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U.S. Overview: covid hospitalizations hit record highs nationwide

Wed, 2021-01-06 09:55 — mike kraft

Los Angeles is running out of oxygen for patients as covid hospitalizations hit record highs nationwide Fenit Nirappil, William Wan Washington Post

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Los Angeles County Reaches 11,000 COVID-19 Deaths as Hospitalizations Increase to Critical Levels

Tue, 2021-01-05 20:36 — mike kraft

Press Release -L.A. County Reaches 11,000 COVID-19 Deaths as Hospitalizations Increase to Critical Levels County of Los Angeles

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has tragically reported more than 11,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths. To date, Public Health identified 840,611 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 11,071 deaths.

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OPINION: Proposed new rules for a J-1 visa will hinder America’s fight against Covid-19

Tue, 2021-01-05 14:20 — mike kraft

Proposed new rules for a J-1 visa will hinder U.S. fight against Covid-19 Today, thousands of foreign national physicians are on the frontlines in U.S. hospitals, working to keep Covid-19 patients alive. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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Young ER doctors risk their lives on the pandemic’s front lines. But they struggle to find jobs.

Tue, 2021-01-05 14:07 — mike kraft

Young ER doctors risk their lives on the pandemic’s front lines. But they struggle to find jobs. An unprecedented drop in visits to the emergency department has been ruinous to the job prospects for new doctors. Ben Guarino Washington Post

Owais Durrani does not have a job, a predicament that would have been almost unthinkable for a doctor with his skills a year ago.

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Los Angeles Paramedics Told Not To Transport Some Patients With Low Chance Of Survival

Tue, 2021-01-05 13:26 — mike kraft

LA County Paramedics Told Not To Transport Some Patients With Low Chance Of Survival Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases that have inundated ICUs, the Southern California county is also asking ambulance crews to conserve bottled oxygen. NPR.org

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Hospitals are overwhelmed.,some states are beginning to feel the impact of holiday gatherings, Vaccination pace remains slow

Tue, 2021-01-05 10:45 — mike kraft

Hospitals are already overwhelmed. Now some states are beginning to feel the impact of holiday gatherings Parts of the US are beginning to feel the brunt of last month's holiday celebrations -- at a time when many hospital systems are already at their breaking point. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

(CNN) Parts of the US are beginning to feel the brunt of last month's holiday celebrations -- at a time when many hospital systems are already at their breaking point.

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Primary care doctors are being left behind in the vaccine rollout

Mon, 2021-01-04 15:21 — mike kraft

Primary care doctors are being left behind in the vaccine rollout Many primary care doctors are not affiliated with hospitals, which means they have no direct link to vaccine distribution at this stage. Olivia Goldhill STAT

In March, Marc Price set up a tent outside his primary care practice in Malta, N.Y., where he and his colleagues could don their protective gear to see the daily stream of coronavirus patients. Three weeks ago, the tent was finally upgraded to a shed ahead of snowstorms. But, despite months of constant close contact with Covid-19 patients, staff at the practice have yet to be vaccinated.

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