DIY-HP-LED
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Yeah HA! Jesus take the wheel, the south will fail again...
Maybe they can play Dixie on a loop in the hospital wards, so the suckers know what they are fighting (to breathe) for.
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Mississippi's Hospital System Is On The Verge Of Failure As Delta Rages In The South
Coronavirus news is coming fast and furious, as the delta variant fuels another surge in cases across the U.S.
Arkansas set a record for hospitalizations, while officials in one Florida county are urging residents to "consider other options" before calling 911. Health officials in Mississippi say the state's hospital system could collapse in five to 10 days if the current trajectory continues.
Current vaccines protect against severe disease, hospitalization and death — and institutions across the country are strengthening their vaccine requirements and guidance.
For instance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now strongly urging all pregnant people get vaccinated. The Food and Drug Administration could decide this week whether to extend its emergency use authorization to booster shots for immunocompromised people, a move that Dr. Anthony Fauci described to Morning Edition as "imminent."
More spaces are now requiring vaccinations, or penalizing people who don't get the shot. The Department of Defense is moving to require vaccines for service members, and the federal Health and Human Services department is ordering them for its thousands of healthcare workers. Plus, several small colleges say they will charge unvaccinated students an extra fee.
With different rules and regulations in place in every state, the fight to control COVID-19 looks a little different depending on where you live.
You can also find a state-by-state breakdown the latest case numbers and vaccination rates here.
California requires proof of vaccination for all school staff
California just became the first state to require all teachers and staff in K-12 public and private schools to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
As KQED's Julia McEvoy reported on Morning Edition, the move affects some 300,000 teachers and tens of thousands of school staff like bus drivers and custodians.
Gov. Gavin Newsom says the move is intended to reassure parents and motivate people to get vaccinate. Schools have until Oct. 15 to show that all employees are immunized or begin regular testing.
Residents in one Florida county are being asked to "consider other options" before calling 911
Officials in Brevard County, on Florida's east coast, are urging residents to "consider other options before taxing ambulance services with non-emergency calls and showing up at the ER for a COVID test when other test sites are available," according to its emergency management office.
All three of the county's hospital systems are already over capacity and have had to implement surge plans that involve canceling elective procedures and converting regular rooms into COVID-19 spaces, said Brevard County Emergency Director John Scott.
He noted that hospital emergency rooms are seeing "comparable surges" in patients with COVID-19 symptoms who are not necessarily experiencing emergencies, which puts other patients — like those seeking care after accidents or heart attacks — in danger.
The county's fire department is also overwhelmed with calls from COVID-19 positive and symptomatic patients, which means slower turnaround time for ambulances too.
Fire Rescue Chief Mark Schollmeyer said his department is seeing an increase in patients that "equals, if not exceeds, the height of the pandemic in 2020. He is asking residents to save the emergency room visits and ambulance trips for those who urgently need those services.
Statewide, 90% of Florida's intensive care beds are full. A Tampa-based epidemiologist spoke to Morning Edition about the gravity of the situation.
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Maybe they can play Dixie on a loop in the hospital wards, so the suckers know what they are fighting (to breathe) for.
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Mississippi's Hospital System Could Collapse Within 10 Days Under COVID's Strain
COVID-19 cases are overwhelming the South. Arkansas set a record for hospitalizations, while officials in one Florida county are urging residents to "consider other options" before calling 911.
www.npr.org
Mississippi's Hospital System Is On The Verge Of Failure As Delta Rages In The South
Coronavirus news is coming fast and furious, as the delta variant fuels another surge in cases across the U.S.
Arkansas set a record for hospitalizations, while officials in one Florida county are urging residents to "consider other options" before calling 911. Health officials in Mississippi say the state's hospital system could collapse in five to 10 days if the current trajectory continues.
Current vaccines protect against severe disease, hospitalization and death — and institutions across the country are strengthening their vaccine requirements and guidance.
For instance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now strongly urging all pregnant people get vaccinated. The Food and Drug Administration could decide this week whether to extend its emergency use authorization to booster shots for immunocompromised people, a move that Dr. Anthony Fauci described to Morning Edition as "imminent."
More spaces are now requiring vaccinations, or penalizing people who don't get the shot. The Department of Defense is moving to require vaccines for service members, and the federal Health and Human Services department is ordering them for its thousands of healthcare workers. Plus, several small colleges say they will charge unvaccinated students an extra fee.
With different rules and regulations in place in every state, the fight to control COVID-19 looks a little different depending on where you live.
You can also find a state-by-state breakdown the latest case numbers and vaccination rates here.
California requires proof of vaccination for all school staff
California just became the first state to require all teachers and staff in K-12 public and private schools to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
As KQED's Julia McEvoy reported on Morning Edition, the move affects some 300,000 teachers and tens of thousands of school staff like bus drivers and custodians.
Gov. Gavin Newsom says the move is intended to reassure parents and motivate people to get vaccinate. Schools have until Oct. 15 to show that all employees are immunized or begin regular testing.
Residents in one Florida county are being asked to "consider other options" before calling 911
Officials in Brevard County, on Florida's east coast, are urging residents to "consider other options before taxing ambulance services with non-emergency calls and showing up at the ER for a COVID test when other test sites are available," according to its emergency management office.
All three of the county's hospital systems are already over capacity and have had to implement surge plans that involve canceling elective procedures and converting regular rooms into COVID-19 spaces, said Brevard County Emergency Director John Scott.
He noted that hospital emergency rooms are seeing "comparable surges" in patients with COVID-19 symptoms who are not necessarily experiencing emergencies, which puts other patients — like those seeking care after accidents or heart attacks — in danger.
The county's fire department is also overwhelmed with calls from COVID-19 positive and symptomatic patients, which means slower turnaround time for ambulances too.
Fire Rescue Chief Mark Schollmeyer said his department is seeing an increase in patients that "equals, if not exceeds, the height of the pandemic in 2020. He is asking residents to save the emergency room visits and ambulance trips for those who urgently need those services.
Statewide, 90% of Florida's intensive care beds are full. A Tampa-based epidemiologist spoke to Morning Edition about the gravity of the situation.
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