Posts Tagged ‘covid19’
How well do lateral-flow tests for covid-19 work? | The Economist
January 10, 2022Emerging Data Raise Questions About Antigen Tests and Nasal Swabs – The New York Times
January 8, 2022https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/health/covid-rapid-test-omicron-detection.html
Ughh! Was happy that I managed to find a few of these at Walmart. Now it appears that they might not be that useful after all.
JetBlue 17% cancellation rate
January 1, 2022President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter | The White House
December 21, 2021QT:{{”
Expanding Free At-Home Testing for Americans: Today, the President will announce new steps to ensure that Americans has access to free at-home testing. First, the more than 150 million Americans with private insurance – who now are able to get tests covered in physician offices, pharmacies, and clinics with no cost sharing – will also be able to get at-home tests reimbursed by their insurance.
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Moderna Says Its Booster Significantly Raises Antibodies Against Omicron – The New York Times
December 20, 2021Turkey Without Covid – The New York Times
December 19, 2021QT:{{”
The most widely available antigen test seems to be BinaxNOW, from Abbott. You should also feel comfortable using QuickVue, Ellume and Flowflex, among others.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/24/briefing/thanksgiving-covid-rapid-test.html
NPR and Covid
December 19, 2021note, yes to travel & school
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/18/1065268674/covid-omicron-cases-ashish-jha
Opinion | Why Hospitalizations Are Now a Better Indicator of Covid’s Impact – The New York Times
December 18, 2021Opinion | Why Hospitalizations Are Now a Better Indicator of Covid’s Impact – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/11/opinion/why-hospitalizations-are-now-a-better-indicator-of-covids-impact.html
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