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Published on November 22, 2021
The City of Fort Worth continues to host COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics.
To learn more, call 817-392-8478 or email the hotline.
The vaccination clinic dates for the week of Nov.22:
Monday, Nov. 22
Tuesday, Nov. 23
Register online for vaccinations.
Testing sites are hosted by the City of Fort Worth and are open to everyone. The city is partnering with Vault Health. Saliva tests will be administered at no cost, with or without insurance, and appointments are not needed. Stay in your vehicle and call or text a number that will be provided when you arrive. Avoid eating, drinking, smoking or chewing gum for one hour before the test.
Normally, free testing is available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at TEXRail North Side Station, 3001 Decatur Ave. This week, the testing site will be open only Monday and Tuesday.
In addition, COVID-19 testing is easily found at many pharmacies, hospitals, doctors offices and private contractor sites; these locations may request health insurance.
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Austria put its economy under partial lockdown on Monday with the toughest in an array of restrictions that are spreading across Europe, sometimes meeting violent protests, as governments seek to fend off a steep rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations despite widespread vaccinations.
For at least 20 days, residents will have to stay home and all nonessential shops will close. The restrictions could be extended if the pressure on hospitals remains acute, the government said. While the rules include numerous exceptionsstrolls, exercising and dog walking are allowed, as are traveling to offices, shopping for groceries and Christmas trees, and skiingpolice said they would enforce the lockdown, especially in the evening.
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- More Onondaga County residents are hospitalized for Covid-19 than at any time since early February, County Executive Ryan McMahon announced today.
Deaths this month are far ahead of the pace of a year ago, and newly confirmed cases of the disease continue to surge, McMahon said in his Monday briefing on Twitter.
The numbers are higher than a year ago, just as the deadly Covid-19 surge began to accelerate.
McMahon said that:
* Local hospitals have 123 Covid-19 patients today. Thats the highest since Feb. 3, when there were 125. A year ago, it was 102, and would reach a peak of 336, on Dec. 28.
Of those hospitalized, 25 are in the intensive care unit.
* Four more people died of the respiratory disease over the past three days, bringing Novembers total to 38. Thats far ahead of the pace of November 2020, when 10 people had died at the same point.
McMahon said the recent deaths were a man in his 70s and three women, one each in their 50s, 70s and 90s.
Since the pandemic began in early 2020, 846 Onondaga County residents have died of Covid-19.
* Cases are surging. Over the past week, the county confirmed 1,677 new cases. Thats 55% higher than the first week of November.
McMahon urged county residents to get vaccinated and to get booster shots if eligible. He said the county is also offering rapid testing for people with no symptoms who want to get tested before visiting relatives. Those clinics are 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the lobby of the Civic Center, 421 Montgomery St., Syracuse. You can sign up for the free testing at the countys appointment website.
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Idaho health officials on Monday moved all of the state out of crisis standards of care except North Idaho.
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen said COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations continue to exceed the health care resources available in the region.
And while North Idaho remains in crisis standards of care, Idaho health officials acknowledged that COVID cases and numbers also are on the decline in North Idaho.
If that trend continues, I would expect that some time in the near future, whenever that may be, well reach a point where the demand for health care resources is below the supply for health care resources, and we can move out of crisis standards of care, Jeppesen said.
A crisis of care is declared when hospitals cant keep up with demand. A declaration allows hospitals to postpone nonemergency procedures and lower usual standards. It also would allow them to ration care, but officials say they have not had to resort to that.
Jeppesen said Kootenai Health, the largest medical center in North Idaho, is not in the same situation as other hospitals in the state.
COVID hospitalizations have decreased significantly at Kootenai Health in Coeur dAlene in recent weeks. There are currently 58 COVID patients hospitalized there, with 26 requiring critical care. Earlier this fall, Kootenai Health consistently had more than 100 COVID hospitalizations, using alternative care spaces to accommodate the large amount of COVID patients needing treatment.
Case counts have declined in Kootenai County, particularly since mid-October.
The decrease in COVID-19 admissions and the current downward trend in community positivity rate have given us reasons to be cautiously optimistic, Kootenai Health spokesperson Caiti Bobbitt said in a statement. We also want to consider the impact the holidays could have on the spread of COVID-19, and we are still encouraging the community to continue to take necessary precautions to protect themselves and loved ones against the spread of serious illness from COVID-19 and other viruses.
Similarly, Idaho health officials were wary of being too cheery too soon, however, with low vaccination rates and other states and countries in Europe seeing COVID cases starting to increase again.
Were very concerned as we go into the holiday season that were set up for a reversal of the good trends weve been seeing, Dr. Christine Hahn, state epidemiologist, told reporters Monday.
Health officials encouraged those who have not been vaccinated to begin their vaccine series, and for all adults who have been vaccinated to get a booster dose, if they received an mRNA vaccine six months ago or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine two months ago or longer.
The Spokane Regional Health District reported 81 new COVID cases on Monday, in addition to 306 cases reported over the weekend. There were two additional deaths reported.
There have been 1,072 deaths due to COVID-19 in Spokane County residents.
There are 81 patients hospitalized in Spokane hospitals with coronavirus.
The Panhandle Health District reported 198 new COVID cases Monday and over the weekend as well as seven additional deaths.
There have been 693 deaths due to COVID-19 in Panhandle residents.
There are 79 Panhandle residents hospitalized with the virus.
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Is another major wave of COVID-19 coming to Kentucky?
Possibly, say some local health professionals who have been watching a gradualincrease in new cases. The upturn follows a sharp decrease in cases that came on the heels ofa summer surge driven by the delta variant.
"I think … if you look at the entire country, we're clearly seeing another wave," said Dr. Jon Klein, vice-dean for research at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
"If you look at the places that are surging, I find it hard to find evidence that we are an exception," said Klein, a member of a local COVID-19task force of health officials. "We just have too many people who are unvaccinated."
More: How COVID-19 vaccine shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants
In Europe and in parts of the United States, cases again are surging, causing a strain on health systems, Klein said.
But Klein said it's hard to predict how severe another surge of COVID-19 cases might be in Kentucky, given that more people are vaccinated ormay have immunity from having had the virus.
"We don't know what the combined effect of infectionand vaccination is going to be," he said.
New infections and the rate of positive case of COVID-19 have been edging up for a few weeks after a decline in mid-October.
On Monday, Kentucky reported 44 new deaths 822 new cases the highest Monday in four weeks. Saturday and Sunday with 2,048 and 1,018 new cases, respectively were also the worst Saturday and Sunday in a month.
The COVID-19 increase isn'tgood,Gov. Andy Beshear said, but "we don't necessarily think there's cause for alarm" yet.
It's unclear, he said, ifthis increase will level out as a new plateau or a "bouncing ball."
"So, we're gonna have to watch this very, very closely," he said. "Our testing has been fairly steady. So, something real is happening."
Over the next two to three weeks, if we continue to see an increase, "then we'll know where we're possibly inanother increase," he said. "But again, we have the tools to stop it," referring to vaccines and booster shots.
The state's rate of positive cases, after weeks of higher numbers, on Oct. 31 dropped to 4.98%, the lowest since mid-July. But it is climbing,reaching 6.56% on Monday.
At his news conference last week, Beshear also noted the rateof new cases of COVID-19 is increasing among people who are vaccinated, which he said underscores the need for people get booster shots.
"Waning immunity is real," Beshear said. "We are seeing more people who have been vaccinated in the hospital."
Last month, about 8% of those hospitalized in Kentucky with COVID-19 between March 1 and Oct. 20 were vaccinated. Last week, that percentage had increased to about 16%, Beshear said.
Booster shots are now available to anyone 18 or older sixmonths after the last dose of the two-shot Moderna or Pfizer vaccines and two months after the single-shot dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Dr. Peter Hasselbacher, a retiredphysician and U of Lmedical professor, said he's concerned that cases of COVID-19 have begun to rise after appearing to have leveled off.
"It's been going up progressively," said Hasselbacher, who publishes periodic reports about COVID-19 in Kentucky on his blogKentucky Health Policy Institute. "We're expanding sort of slowly. It can get worse fast."
Hasselbacher worries that with Thanksgiving and other holidays approaching, with more people traveling and attending gatherings, COVID-19 cases could again surge in Kentucky.
"I'm hoping for the best, but I think we should prepare for the worst," he said.
Kentucky continues to increase vaccinations, and health officials believe the recent expansion of the vaccine to those ages 5-11 will help.
More: Gov. Andy Beshear greets kids getting COVID-19 vaccine shots at west Louisville clinic
Beshear said59% of Kentuckians have received at least one dose of vaccine, and among those 18 or older, 71% are vaccinated. More than 504,000people have received booster shots in the commonwealth, he said.
But Hasselbacher said there are still too many Kentuckians unvaccinated, which will allow the virus to continue to circulate and possibly mutate into yet another form.
Klein said it's possible a new variant worse than the current, highly contagious delta strain of the virus could develop.
"As long as we havepeople who are unvaccinated and getting infected, we run the risk for more variants," he said. "The way we can all work together is if you're not vaccinated, get vaccinated."
And if eligible, he said, "go ahead and get your booster."
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Nearly all student employees at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville are required to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Chancellor Donde Plowmanannounced.
Students must be fully vaccinated by Jan. 18 for the university to comply with federal law. That means students must receive theirsecond dose of Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or a single dose of Johnson & Johnson, byJan.4 to allow time for the vaccine to take effect.
UT employs 7,312 students,which is about 23% of the student population.
The announcement came in an email to all faculty and staff at UT confirming that the university will be mandating vaccines to comply with federal law.
The university determined thatemployees atathletics facilities; residence halls and Greek houses; recreational sports facilities; and a small number of other nonacademic buildings will not be subject to the vaccine mandate. Those facilities don't work on federal contracts.
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The UT Health Science Center in Memphis sent out a similar email last week for its staff and student employees, as well as some students who participate in federally funded clinics.
Guidelines put out by the Biden administration in September requires universities that are federal contractors to ensure all their employees are vaccinated and have proof of vaccination on file.
Both UT Knoxville and UT Health Science Centerreceivesubstantial federal funding from the government. The UT Health Science Center also receives funding for Medicare and Medicaid programs, so it's also subject to a separate vaccine mandate.
At the UT Health Science Center, students in both the College of Dentistry and the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology will need to be vaccinated.These academic programs have students who work at in-househealth care clinics that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
While faculty and staff in the UT System have known about the federal vaccine mandate for a while, it was unclear if it applies to students and student employees.
In November, Gov. Bill Lee signed a COVID-19 legislative package into law. It's now illegal for private businesses, governmental entities, schools or employers to require vaccines, masks or proof of vaccination.
However, had the UT System complied with state law, it would have violated federal law andlost millions in federal funding.
The university system applied for and received an exemption from the state law, which it must renew every year.
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The shifting laws caused some confusion earlier this fall.
When UT System President Randy Boyd lifted a mask mandate for the system, UT Knoxville and UT Health Science Center reinstated their mask requirements to comply with the federal contractor guidelines.
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The guidelines requirefederal contractors to mandate masks when county community spread is considered high or substantial to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.Both Knox and Shelby counties have high and substantial COVID-19 transmission.
Students and employees can request religious and medical exemptions from the vaccine mandate on the UT System website.
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California now has one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the country, with 1.9% of people testing positive for the disease in the last week as the nations most populous state has so far avoided the uptick feared heading into the end-of-year holidays.
Coronavirus hospitalizations in the state have fallen about 14% in the last month a trendstate data modelsforecast will continue for the next month but Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday continued to sound the alarm about the potential for another winter spike that could overwhelm hospitals in some areas.
Visiting a coronavirus vaccination clinic in San Francisco, Newsom urged people to wear masks and get COVID shots ahead of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. He pointed to at least 27 states that have seen at least a 10% increase in cases in the past week.
Ask the governor of Michigan (or) Colorado how they are doing, Newsom said. States are struggling because people are taking down their guard or claiming mission accomplished. I dont want to see that happen here in California.
Newsom has struck a more cautious tone compared to the spring when he lifted nearly all of Californias pandemic restrictions and told people who were vaccinated they could stop wearing masks and socially distancing in some places. But a summer surge prompted some of the states largest local governments to bring back mask mandates and other restrictions, creating a dizzying patchwork of policies across the state.
Last winter brought the deadliest surge of the pandemic to California and while a repeat isnt expected because so many people are vaccinated the state still could see a lesser surge as people gather indoors for the holidays. That possibility prompted Santa Cruz County to reinstate its mask requirement on Sunday, just a few days after neighboring Monterey County lifted its mandate,
Unfortunately, a potential winter surge appears to be a significant threat to the health and safety of our community, said Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel said in a statement.
Santa Cruz County, located along the coast south of San Francisco, has a per capita infection rate only slightly above the state average. Of Californias 58 counties, the ones with the highest rates are nearly all rural and have lower vaccination rates.
Fresno County, an agricultural powerhouse of nearly 1 million people located in the Central Valley, is the most populated county among those in the top 10 for infections per 100,000 people. Los Angeles County, with its more than 10 million residents making up about a quarter of the states population, has an infection rate that falls in the bottom third.
Los Angeles became the nations epicenter for the outbreak last winter when California saw its worst surge. Things got so bad that the National Guard had to bring in refrigerated trucks to store bodies at overwhelmed hospitals.
But all of that happened before a coronavirus vaccine was available. Now, more than 75% of people 5 and older in California have gotten at least one dose. For adults 18 and older, more than 91% have received at least one dose. Nearly 5 million people have gotten a booster shot.
Newsom continued to urge parents to get their children vaccinated. While speaking to reporters at the vaccine clinic he was interrupted by a child crying after receiving a shot. He joked that scene wouldnt lead a public service announcement but it is a very human moment. He then turned to applaud the child.
California plans to require all students in public and private schools to receive the coronavirus vaccine as a requirement for attending in-person classes. But that mandate wont take effect until the federal government gives final approval to the vaccine for children 5 and older.
In the meantime, California requires all public school staff and students to wear masks while indoors. Newsom said state officials might lift that rule once more children are vaccinated.
The virus will dictate those terms, he said.
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When guests arrive at Jeanne Sauvages home in Seattle for Thanksgiving dinner this year, they will have to take a rapid Covid-19 test on her front porch before entering.
My husband and I have asthma and I have an autoimmune disorder, and so we just figured, why take the risk? says Ms. Sauvage, who got her booster shot in early November and is concerned about breakthrough infections.
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