Category: Covid-19

COLUMBIANA, Ohio (WKBN) In case COVID-19 wasnt enough for schools to worry about, now one local school is having to deal with another illness.

Its call hand, foot and mouth disease.

Crestview Schools have had an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. Right now, about 13 students have gotten it.

A few students had the disease before the school year started.

We started with that, and later in the week, the first week of school, which was last week, we started to get some cases that were here, said Matthew Manley

Hand, foot and mouth disease is spread by a virus through sneezing, coughing and surfaces. Someone can show symptoms within 48 hours, which can be minor or severe, depending on the person.

Kids may start with some red spots on their feet and on their hands. They may actually have a fever a couple of days before you even see that, said Janet Leipheimer.

Spots can even form in or around the childs mouth that can be painful. If bad enough, the red spots can become blisters.

You can be contagious before you even know.

If the blisters are open, we ask that you stay home until they scab up, cover over, Leipheimer said.

If the childs symptoms are bad enough, they may be asked to stay home.

Commonly hand, foot and mouth disease is found in younger children, but this isnt the case here.

Its not blaming one party or another. Its just the reality of the situation. If we have something here, it might spread to the community or vice versa, Manley said.

Since hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral infection, some of the safety protocols weve learned since the start of the pandemic can help with this sickness.

Frequent hand washing, masking is a way to prevent it, Manley said. Were outside right now, and in the building, I would have my mask on.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday shipped more than 2 million doses of Moderna's (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine to Kenya and Ghana on Thursday through the COVAX global distribution program, a White House official said.

The United States sent 880,320 doses to Kenya, bringing the total number of doses sent to the African country to just over 1.76 million, the official said. It sent 1,229,620 doses to Ghana, the first shipment to that country.

Thursday's shipments were the latest installments in a U.S. vaccine diplomacy push that has sent vaccines to dozens of countries.

The doses are being delivered through COVAX, jointly run by the World Health Organization and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).

Africa has lagged sharply behind other regions in vaccinating its citizens, with most countries reporting single-digit vaccination rates, compared with much higher double-digit rates in advanced economies such as the United States.

Reporting by Andrea ShalalEditing by Robert Birsel and Gerry Doyle

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Health Department clinics, Environmental Health offices, and Coastal Health District offices will be closed for a state holiday on Friday, Sept. 3 and Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. However, COVID-19 vaccination and testing services will be offered at several locations. See a list of locations, dates, and times below.

To pre-register for a COVID-19 test, visit gachd.org/covidtest/. To schedule an appointment for vaccination, visit chdcovidvax.org.

Our Call Centers for testing and vaccination will be operational with normal hours, Friday, 8 a.m. 2 p.m. and Monday, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. For assistance with scheduling a COVID-19 test, call 912-230-9744. For assistance with vaccination, call 912-230-5506.

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Antibody treatment for COVID-19 becoming more widely available in Georgia  Atlanta Journal Constitution

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) As the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to increase infections in Ohio, all 88 counties have reached high transmission of the virus, the highest level according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Ashtabula County in far northeastern Ohio had been the only county still a level below with substantial coronavirus transmission, but Ashtabula turned red on the CDCs map on Thursday.

Ohio joins neighbors West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana in seeing red in every county. As for other border states Pennsylvania and Michigan, just 10 counties across the two are still orange with substantial transmission. 3,029 U.S. counties are at the highest level of transmission, more than 94% of the nations counties.

The CDCs color code system uses COVID-19 case rates and percent test positivity over seven-day periods. The case rate period currently reflects Thursday, Aug. 26, through Wednesday, Sept. 1, while percent positivity reflects Tuesday, Aug. 24, through Monday, Aug. 30.

Over those periods, Ashtabula County has seen 102 cases and 7.35% of tests result in positives. Franklin County, for comparison, has seen 3,100 cases over the past seven days and 8.07% of its tests be positive for the virus.

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ATLANTA Georgia currently has the highest number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

The Georgia Department of Health reported Thursday that 6,003 patients are hospitalized with the virus across the state.

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The previous high was 5,700 cases on Jan. 13.

Nearly 34% of patients who are hospitalized statewide are COVID-19 patients, but that number is much higher in some regions.

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In far southeast Georgia, nearly 60% of hospitalized patients are COVID-19 patients. In far north Georgia, 50% of patients in the hospital have the coronavirus. The innermost parts of metro Atlanta are the only areas of the state with less than 30% of hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Just over 95% of intensive care unit beds in Georgia are occupied. Of Georgias 14 regions, the only region below 90% ICU capacity was the metro Atlanta region. Five regions were at capacity or over capacity.

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According to Wellstar Health System, which runs 12 hospital facilities in metro Atlanta, of the 734 patients they are treating, only 57 of them are vaccinated. Of the 163 patients in the ICU, 155 are unvaccinated. Of the 122 patients on ventilators, 116 are unvaccinated.

There were 126 new COVID-19 deaths reported across the state on Wednesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are advising people who are not vaccinated to not travel over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Dr. Felipe Lobelo with Kaiser Permanente Georgia said even vaccinated people need to be careful if theyll be gathering with friends and family this weekend.

Do you have small children that have not been vaccinated? Do you have immunocompromised family members? In general, we know gatherings outdoors are much better than indoors, Lobelo said.

Lobelo said there are some signs cases are leveling out slightly, but a lot will depend on how people behave this weekend and what happens in schools. Hes encouraging people who have not been vaccinated to spend some time this weekend getting their shots.

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The University of Chicago reported a COVID-19 outbreak at the beginning of April. (WTTW News)

Students at a Chicago university who traveled during the schools spring break sparked an outbreak of COVID-19 that sickened 158 people, according to areport from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionreleased Thursday.

Dr. Allison Arwady, the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, warned that the study should prompt unvaccinated Chicagoans to drop any plans to travel over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

The best way to protect yourself if youre traveling is by being vaccinated, Arwady tweeted. Period.

Chicago health officials began investigating the outbreak in early April after being notified by the university, which was not identified by the CDC in its report.

However, the University of Chicago reported a COVID-19 outbreak at the beginning of April and responded by advising students who lived on campus to stay in their dormitories for one week and held all classes remotely. The university at the center of the CDC report took the same steps at the same time.

None of the students who contracted COVID-19 were hospitalized or died, according to the report. Three of the students who got sick, two of whom experienced symptoms, were fully vaccinated. Vaccines did not become available to all Chicagoans until April 19.

University of Chicago officials initially blamed off-campus parties held by fraternities for the outbreak but later acknowledged it was concentrated among students who traveled for spring break..

The investigation by Chicago health officials attributed approximately 64% of the COVID-19 cases identified during the outbreak to spring break travel, while the rest of the cases were likely transmitted at indoor social gatherings, according to the report.

As part of the investigation, genomic sequencing of the virus found multiple distinct lines of COVID-19 that were not widely detected in Chicago before or after this outbreak, suggesting several nearly simultaneous introductions.

These results demonstrate the potential for COVID-19 outbreaks on university campuses after widespread student travel during breaks, at the beginning of new school terms, and when students participate in indoor social gatherings, according to the report. To prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission, colleges and universities should encourage COVID-19 vaccination; discourage unvaccinated students from travel, including during university breaks; implement serial COVID-19 screening among unvaccinated persons after university breaks; encourage masking; and implement universal serial testing for students based on community transmission levels.

However, the authors of the report warned that it was incomplete because some students with COVID-19 refused interviews, omitted critical details, or provided false and conflicting information, such as denying travel when other students indicated that they had traveled together.

In addition, only students who lived on campus were tested by university officials, according to the report.

Vermont is the only state not covered by thecitys COVID-19 travel advisory as the surge of COVID-19 driven by the delta variant of the virus continues.

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There are many families that have loved ones hospitalized due to the coronavirus, and they cant see them or provide comfort to them. We spoke a family that is heartbroken they might never see their loved one again.

Shirley Phillips is 81 years old. She was living at her nursing home not long ago. But Thursday, she is in a hospital bed at NCH with COVID-19, struggling to breathe.

When my mother would call her and try to speak to her, she was just crying out in pain, moaning and groaning, and my mother was standing outside of the hospital, and they wouldnt let her in, granddaughter Elizabeth Siefman said. And she will just cry and say, Please, get me out of here, or come see me, you know?

Siefman prefers to remember her grandma surrounded by her loving grandchildren.

We have a lot of great memories Sunday dinners at her house, holidays and sleep overs always been very close to her, Siefman said. said. Shes loving, and she can be fun, and she definitely is a very good cook.

But Siefman fears she will never taste another one of her grandmas meals again.

Its horrific is what it is, Siefman said. Just knowing that the grandmother Ive known my whole life, the mother that raised my mother, is there alone, possibly dying? You know, she, if she dies, she will die alone without her family.

A Siefman prays for the chance to see her grandma again, she offers a warning to others with elderly loved ones. Siefman doesnt know if her grandmother was vaccinated for COVID-19. She encourages everyone to help protect their elderly and not take time with loved ones for granted.

If they get sick, and theyre admitted to the hospital, and theyre in really bad shape, theres a chance youre not gonna see them again, Siefman said. This is a real thing. This is a serious, serious thing.

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The City is actively preparing for the reopening of facilities on Thursday, July 1. In preparation to welcome customers and staff back to city buildings, we have created a Stay Safe Reopening Plan to guide our efforts. Read reopening plan hereVersion OptionsCovid-19 (Coronavirus) InformationHeadlineStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening Plan.

This 5-stage plan provides a general framework and guidelines for all city services and departments, in accordance with guidance provided by the State of Washington. This plan is the basis for how the City will continue to:

Provide services and programs, and continue field operations Conduct public events and meetings Manage the timeline for reopening facilities Implement staffing schedules Apply CDC recommendations and maintain sanitation and janitorial services

Reopened July 1, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday - Friday

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Due to recent increases in COVID-19 cases, face coverings are now required inside city facilities regardless of vaccination status.

Redmond Pool is reopened

Reopening later this year Bytes Caf for senior programming Old Firehouse Teen Center

The City will continue to follow Washington States guidelines for the suspension of the in-person requirement for the Open Public Meetings Act until the suspension is lifted (anticipated June 30) after which time:

Council meetings have resumed in Council Chambers as of Tuesday, July 6, 2021 and are running hybrid, in-person and virtual. The City follows Washington State guidelines for open public meetings. Watch Council Meetings View Council meeting dates, agendas and materials

Parks and Recreation have outlined the "Play Safe, Stay Safe" plan to reopen park amenities, facilities and activities.

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