Covid 19

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan has tested positive for COVID-19, Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday. The governor said the positive test came up during the first lady’s weekly testing regimen. READ MORE: Briggs Transferring From Florida To Maryland “Having been vaccinated and boosted, she is only experiencing mild symptoms,” the governor tweeted. “She will quarantine at Government House.” As part of our weekly testing regimen, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19. Having been vaccinated and boosted, she is only experiencing mild symptoms. She will quarantine at Government House. I received negative rapid and PCR tests. — Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) January 20, 2022 Gov. Hogan said he tested negative on both rapid and PCR tests. READ MORE: Final Day Of School In Anne Arundel County Will Now Be June 24, District Says The governor tested positive for the virus on Dec. 20 and said he was only experiencing “some cold-like … [Read more...] about First Lady Yumi Hogan Tests Positive For COVID-19, Governor Says

(AP) — Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a plan it announced earlier this month. In a memo sent Tuesday to employees, the Seattle coffee giant said it was responding to last week’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 6-3 vote , the court rejected the Biden administration’s plan to require vaccines or regular COVID testing at companies with more than 100 workers. READ MORE: 2 Workers Hurt In Explosion At US Steel Plant In Ecorse “We respect the court’s ruling and will comply,” Starbucks Chief Operating Officer John Culver wrote in the memo. Starbucks’ reversal is among the most high-profile corporate actions in response to the Supreme Court ruling. The company employs 228,000 people in the U.S. Boston-based General Electric Co. also suspended its vaccine mandate last week, according to IUE-CWA Local 201, a union that represents machinists, electricians and other GE employees. GE, which employs 56,000 people … [Read more...] about Starbucks Cancels COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate After Supreme Court Ruling

(CNN) — Some Republican-led states claim they are having a difficult time getting their hands on rapid Covid-19 tests following the US federal government’s plan to send free at-home test kits to households across the country. The Biden administration strongly disputes such claims. “We did order millions more and we’re expecting a huge shipment this week and all of our vendors called us late Friday to say that the White House’s announcement on Friday had frozen all the orders and that they were taking all the tests that were going to go to us and the other states,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, said Wednesday at the end of his annual budget announcement . READ MORE: Here's How To Prevent The Cold Snap From Freezing Your Pipes Hogan said he raised the issue “pretty forcefully” on a call with the White House earlier this week. “Multiple other governors, both parties, agreed that they were having the same problem and we’re trying to get the White House to address it,” … [Read more...] about Some States Say They Are Not Getting Their Covid-19 Test Kit Orders As White House Rolls Out At-Home Testing Effort

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister expects the number of coronavirus infections in the country to keep rising for several weeks before peaking next month. Karl Lauterbach told German public broadcaster ZDF late Wednesday that “the wave will reach its peak roughly in mid-February.” Lauterbach warned that while hospitalization rates are currently low, clinics could see a severe strain in the coming weeks, noting that the share of people over age 50 who aren't vaccinated is significantly higher in Germany than in other European countries, such as Italy and Britain. Germany's disease control agency reported 133,536 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and 234 deaths. Omicron is less likely to cause severe illness than the previous delta variant, according to studies. Omicron spreads even more easily than other coronavirus strains, and has already become dominant in many countries. It also more easily infects those who have been vaccinated or had … [Read more...] about Germany expects COVID-19 cases to peak in mid-February

Listen on your favorite app New to podcasts? Here's how to listen. We know now that fully vaccinated people can avoid serious illness or death from COVID-19, but not a lot is known about whether vaccines prevent long COVID, a condition whose symptoms can range from shortness of breath to psychosis. On this episode of the Fifth & Mission podcast, reporter Nanette Asimov tells host Cecilia Lei that researchers are starting to learn how the vaccine can help prevent and lessen the disease. Also in the episode, a 47-year-old woman whose kids, too young to be vaccinated, were infected at school, talks about her frightening months-long experience with long COVID after she and her husband both came down with COVID-19. Photo above: A phlebotomist prepares COVID-19 vaccines in Oakland on Jan. 7. … [Read more...] about Listen: Do vaccines prevent long COVID-19? Here’s what researchers know so far

By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pennsylvania state representative wants employers to count natural immunity in place of a COVID-19 vaccine. READ MORE: Search For Suspects Continues After Student Killed In Shooting Outside Oliver Citywide Academy Representative Eric Nelson says it’s to exempt employees from mandated vaccines. READ MORE: When Should You Take A PCR Test Vs. A Rapid Antigen Test? He says the goal of a vaccine is to generate antibodies to the virus — something that anyone who previously had COVID-19 would possess. MORE NEWS: Fox Chapel Area School District Brings New Therapy Resource To Students And Staff Nelson says he believes this should prevent individuals from being fired for not complying with a vaccine mandate. … [Read more...] about Pa. State Rep. Wants Natural Immunity As Exemption To COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates