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From The New York Times’ The State of the Virus for Sept. 1, 2021:
- Cases, hospitalizations and deaths have risen to their highest levels since winter as the Delta variant continues to upend hopes for a return to normalcy.
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The national rate of case growth has slowed in recent days as infection levels have started to fall in some of the hardest-hit states. Reports of new cases, though still high, have been declining in Mississippi and Florida.
- Since the beginning of August, the number of deaths being reported each day has more than quadrupled.
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The pace of vaccination continues to increase as more workplaces require employees to get the shots. Around 900,000 doses are being administered each day, and about 52 percent of Americans are fully vaccinated.
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Through Tuesday, South Carolina led the country in recent cases per capita. The state is averaging 5,100 newly reported infections a day, up from about 1,500 in early August.
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More than 100,000 coronavirus patients are hospitalized nationwide, including more than 16,000 in Florida, which has a far higher hospitalization rate than any other state.
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Incremental progress in the Deep South is being offset by growing outbreaks in Midwestern and mid-Atlantic states. North Dakota, Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania are reporting sharp rises in infections. New case reports in West Virginia have more than doubled over the past two weeks.
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In Canada, which had on Sept. 1, 2021 a seven-day daily average number of new cases of 3,347, the 14-day change in cases was an increase of 62 percent with a total of 1,507,092 cases. On Sept. 1 in Canada the seven day average of new deaths was 20, the 14-day change in new deaths was an increase of 224 percent, and the Canadian death total has reached 26,989. Sixty eight percent of Canadians are fully vaccinated, 74 percent have had one jab.
This week's issue offers comparative data for the U.K., France, Italy, and Spain. Like the U.S. and Canada, virtually all of these countries’ new cases and deaths are unvaccinated people. All of the countries had decreases in their 14-day change in cases with France now almost a month into its extensive vaccine mandates, seeing a 42 percent decrease in new cases and a significant decline in new deaths. Go to The New York Times International Covid Maps’ page for country data. On travel to Europe here is a recent New York Times article: “E.U. proposes new travel restrictions on unvaccinated U.S. visitors.”
In the United Kingdom on Sept. 1, the seven-day daily average
of the number of new cases was 33,483, the 14 day Change in cases was an increase of 14 percent with a total of 6,789,581 cases. On Sept. 1 in the U.K., the seven-day average of new deaths was 97, the 14-day change in new deaths was an increase of 5 percent, and the U.K. death total has reached 132,535.
In France, on Sept. 1, the seven-day daily average number of new cases was 14,397, the 14-day change in cases was a decrease of 42 percent with a total of 6,834,858 cases. On Sept. 1 in France, the seven-day average of new deaths was 87, the 14-day change in new deaths was an increase of 13 percent, and the French death total has reached 114,638.
In Italy, on Sept. 1, the seven-day daily average number of new cases was 6,448, the 14-day change in cases was an increase of 4 percent with a total of 4,539,991 cases. The seven-day average of new deaths was 52, the 14-day change in new deaths was an increase of 54 percent, and the Italian death total has reached 129,221.
In Spain on Sept. 1, the seven-day daily average number of new cases was 7,324, the 14-day change in cases was a decrease of 44 percent with a total of 4,855,065 cases. The seven-day average of new deaths was 116, the 14-day change in new deaths was an increase of 59 percent, and the Spanish death total has reached 83,340.
We link you to CNN’s "Covid-19 cases among children are surging." We then turn to The New York Times The Daily where you can listen or read via transcript the superb and comprehensive reporting on “The education lost to the pandemic.”
A quartet of articles on vaccine mandates and the need to have a comprehensive and well funded federal program across all health care settings starts with Modern Healthcare's "Lack of a vaccine mandate becomes competitive advantage in hospital staffing wars." On the other hand, many hospitals and supporting providers are demanding vaccines as reported (with a list of those who are mandating) in Fierce Healthcare's article "With Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine approval, 160 health systems now require mandatory vaccination for their workforces."
From within SNF’s and other long-term care settings, Skilled Nursing News offers a third look at this complex issue and the challenge of "53 percent of unvaccinated long-term care staff plan to find other work." The Atlantic offers the last of our articles and supports the need for not letting health care worker vaccine deniers the option to walk across for the street for a job, go to a restaurant, or travel in Vaccine Refusers Don’t Get to Dictate Terms Anymore. The Atlantic reporter Juliette Kayyem argues: “People who opt out of shots shouldn’t expect their employers, health insurers, and fellow citizens to accommodate them.”
We have a new podcast, Coronavirus Daily that five days a week will serve as your explainer. The links are to this week’s Monday ( California vaccine mandates) and Tuesday (EU says no to unvaccinated Americans) podcasts; please hit those links for both familiar experts and some new voices who offer insight into all of the issues above.
We close with a question we often hear: "When will offices be full again?" The New York Times The Dealbook offers some answers while reporting that “Companies keep delaying their return dates and altering other workplace policies as the pandemic persists.”
Curating from Culver City with help from newsrooms around the world, this is Revitalize for Sept.1, 2021:
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Revitalize: The week in health-care news you need
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E.U. proposes new travel restrictions on unvaccinated U.S. visitors. The door that opened in June may close for some again as E.U. officials see American coronavirus cases surge.
COVID-19 cases among children are surging. Experts warn it may get worse. Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with the return to schools, the Delta variant on the rise and this winter approaching, health officials are concerned it could worsen.
The education lost to the Pandemic: The closure of schools because of the pandemic and the advent of widespread virtual learning has impacted students of all ages — but particularly the youngest children. Research suggests that the learning missed during this period could have lasting impacts. What is the educational cost of pandemic learning and how are schools trying to get children back to class amid Delta?
Lack of a vaccine mandate becomes competitive advantage in hospital staffing wars. In the rural northeastern corner of Missouri, Scotland County Hospital has been so low on staff that it sometimes had to turn away patients amid a surge in covid-19 cases. The national covid staffing crunch means CEO Dr. Randy Tobler has hired more travel nurses to fill the gaps. And the prices are steep — what he called "crazy" rates of $200 an hour or more, which Tobler said his small rural hospital cannot afford.
With Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine approval, 160 health systems now require mandatory vaccination for their workforces.
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Fifty-three percent of unvaccinated long-term care staff plan to find other work. A survey of more than 2,100 long-term care workers found that more than half of unvaccinated employees plan to leave their job and find one where vaccines are not required. Software firm OnShift collected data from Aug. 19 to Aug. 24, after the Biden administration mandated staff vaccination for Medicare and Medicaid participating long-term care
Vaccine Refusers Don’t Get to Dictate Terms Anymore
People who opt out of shots shouldn’t expect their employers, health insurers, and fellow citizens to accommodate them.
Not so fast on vaccine booster shots. Plus, California lawmakers pull back on a statewide vaccine mandate.
U.S. hospitals at breaking points once again. Plus, European Union says no more unvaccinated Americans.
When will offices be full again? Companies keep delaying their return dates and altering other workplace policies as the pandemic persists.
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