CDC Warns Influenza Continues to Spread Across the US
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CDC Warns Influenza Continues to Spread Across the US
CDC Warns Influenza, Continues to Spread , Across the US .
NBC reports that millions of people in
the U.S. have reported cases of influenza
since the beginning of October.
According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, cases are expected to
continue rising as the holiday season continues.
We are likely to see an increase
in the upcoming weeks, Lynnette Brammer, Epidemiologist and team lead of CDC’s
domestic influenza surveillance team, via NBC.
The latest CDC data shows that an estimated
6.2 million flu cases have been recorded
as well as 3,000 flu-related deaths.
According to the CDC, approximately 76% of those
reported cases have been the H3N2 strain of
influenza A, while the remainder have been H1N1.
.
NBC reports that the 2022 flu season started unusually
early, appearing alongside COVID and respiratory
syncytial virus (RSV) to inundate hospital systems. .
NBC reports that the 2022 flu season started unusually
early, appearing alongside COVID and respiratory
syncytial virus (RSV) to inundate hospital systems. .
NBC reports that the 2022 flu season started unusually
early, appearing alongside COVID and respiratory
syncytial virus (RSV) to inundate hospital systems. .
We are dealing with three
very contagious respiratory viruses.
Our expectation is we are likely to see
an increase in the upcoming weeks, Dr. Ashish Jha, Coordinator for
the White House Covid-19 Task Force, via NBC.
Dr. Ashish Jha, coordinator for the White House
COVID-19 Task Force, suggests that the wave
of RSV cases may be close to receding.
Dr. Ashish Jha, coordinator for the White House
COVID-19 Task Force, suggests that the wave
of RSV cases may be close to receding.
Nationally, the numbers do seem
to be turning down.
We'll want to see over
the next couple of weeks where that goes.
But the preliminary evidence
right now is pretty hopeful, Dr. Ashish Jha, Coordinator for
the White House Covid-19 Task Force, via NBC.
However, Lynnette Brammer, team lead of CDC’s
domestic influenza surveillance team, warns that , “It’s a pretty safe bet that flu activity is going to
continue on for several more weeks or months.”
India saw a single day rise of 93 coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 1,842, according to Union health ministry data updated on.. IndiaTimes
Jeff Zients to Replace Ron Klain , as Biden’s Chief of Staff.
Jeff Zients to Replace Ron Klain , as Biden’s Chief of Staff.
'The Hill' reports that President Biden confirmed the transition on Jan. 27.
'The Hill' reports that President Biden confirmed the transition on Jan. 27.
The president recounted achievements
his administration made
while Klain was chief of staff.
The president recounted achievements
his administration made
while Klain was chief of staff.
Such achievements include progress in
fighting the pandemic, economic gains, climate change strides, appointing close to 100 federal judges and confirming the first African-American woman to the Supreme Court.
He knows how government works, how politics works, how Congress and the White House works, President Joe Biden, via statement.
He assembled the most diverse and the most talented White House team in history and leaned on them to solve impossible challenges, President Joe Biden, via statement.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also praised Klain's efforts as chief of staff.
I’m grateful for everything Ron has done — for the White House and for America. Congratulations and thank you for your service to our country, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via Twitter.
Biden went on to share his confidence in Zients, who led Biden's COVID response team the first year of his presidency and also worked with Biden during the Obama administration.
Biden went on to share his confidence in Zients, who led Biden's COVID response team the first year of his presidency and also worked with Biden during the Obama administration.
When I ran for office, I promised to make government work for the American people. That’s what Jeff does. , President Joe Biden, via statement.
I’m confident that Jeff will continue Ron’s example of smart, steady leadership, as we continue to work hard every day for the people we were sent here to serve, President Joe Biden, via statement
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India has reported 99 new Covid cases, while the active caseload declined to 1,896, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll.. IndiaTimes
Jay Leno , Recovering After , Motorcycle Accident.
NBC reports that Jay Leno is recovering
from a motorcycle accident that left him
with several broken bones last week.
NBC reports that Jay Leno is recovering
from a motorcycle accident that left him
with several broken bones last week.
The news comes just months after he
suffered serious burns in a fire that
broke out in his Los Angeles garage. .
The news comes just months after he
suffered serious burns in a fire that
broke out in his Los Angeles garage. .
In an interview with the 'Las Vegas Review Journal,'
Leno said that he was knocked off
his motorcycle on January 17. .
According to the comedian and talk show host,
the incident left him with a broken collarbone,
two broken ribs and two cracked kneecaps.
According to the comedian and talk show host,
the incident left him with a broken collarbone,
two broken ribs and two cracked kneecaps.
Leno said that the accident happened
in a Los Angeles parking lot. .
So I turned down a side street and cut
through a parking lot, and unbeknownst
to me, some guy had a wire strung across
the parking lot but with no flag hanging
from it. So, you know, I didn’t see it until
it was too late. It just clotheslined me
and, boom, knocked me off the bike, Jay Leno, via 'Las Vegas Review Journal'.
So I turned down a side street and cut
through a parking lot, and unbeknownst
to me, some guy had a wire strung across
the parking lot but with no flag hanging
from it. So, you know, I didn’t see it until
it was too late. It just clotheslined me
and, boom, knocked me off the bike, Jay Leno, via 'Las Vegas Review Journal'.
According to Leno, he had waited to publicly
discuss the accident following overwhelming coverage of
an incident in November which left him with serious burns.
A November 12 fire in his Los Angeles garage left
the talk show host with third-degree burns to his face
as well as other serious burns to his hands and chest.
NBC reports that just
weeks after the incident,
Leno returned to doing stand-up. .
Following this latest injury, Leno still appears
undeterred, as he prepares for a venue debut
at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on March 31. .
Following this latest injury, Leno still appears
undeterred, as he prepares for a venue debut
at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on March 31.
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Asian Restaurants Lost Billions, in Revenue Due to Pandemic-Era, Racism, Study Says.
According to a recent study, a racially-driven stigma in the
first year of the pandemic cost Asian restaurants in the
United States an estimated $7.4 billion in revenue.
NBC reports that the study, published last week in
the journal 'Nature Human Behavior,' found that Asian restaurants lost 18.4% more than other restaurants in 2020.
Following the outbreak of the pandemic,
the U.S. saw numerous incidents of anti-Asian
racism from harassment to direct violence.
According to Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition founded in response to growing racism, nearly 11,500 incidents were recorded between March 2020 and March 2022. .
When you have something like folks
just choosing not to eat in a Chinese
restaurant, that is something that’s a lot
more subtle and under the surface,
but it’s also a lot more common, Masha Krupenkin, assistant professor of political
science at Boston College, via NBC.
According to the study's co-author, Masha Krupenkin,
the relationship between partisanship and human behavior
is one of the most important drivers of discrimination.
People tend to really strongly follow
cues from their party leaders. So Trump
setting an example and calling COVID
'the China virus' and really laying blame
on China, I think, was one of the key
drivers of the effects that we saw,
especially among Republicans, Masha Krupenkin, assistant professor of political
science at Boston College, via NBC.
According to Krupenkin, the report found that non-Chinese Asian restaurants had even less traffic than
Chinese restaurants amid the pandemic.
The team found that this spillover of consumer
discrimination was caused by most people not knowing
the difference between different Asian cuisines
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Southwest Airlines , Posts Massive Loss , After Holiday Meltdown.
NBC reports that Southwest Airlines
has reported a $220 million loss for the
fourth quarter following a holiday meltdown. .
The holiday incident drove up expenses for the air carrier
and cost the company millions in revenue in what was
predicted to be the busiest travel season since 2020.
Earlier this month, Southwest announced
that it had canceled about 16,700 flights
between December 21 and 31. .
According to Southwest spokesman
Jay McVay, cancellations snowballed
as storms moved across the U.S.
So we’ve been chasing our tails,
trying to catch up and get back
to normal safely, which is our
No. 1 priority, as quickly as we could.
And that’s exactly how we
ended up where we are today, Scott Mayerowitz, executive editor of The Points Guy travel site, via NBC.
So we’ve been chasing our tails,
trying to catch up and get back
to normal safely, which is our
No. 1 priority, as quickly as we could.
And that’s exactly how we
ended up where we are today, Scott Mayerowitz, executive editor of The Points Guy travel site, via NBC.
When bad weather hits, and you have
staffing issues like they did, it creates
a situation that is near impossible to
recover from, and it couldn’t have
happened during a worse possible week, Scott Mayerowitz, executive editor of The Points Guy travel site, via NBC.
When bad weather hits, and you have
staffing issues like they did, it creates
a situation that is near impossible to
recover from, and it couldn’t have
happened during a worse possible week, Scott Mayerowitz, executive editor of The Points Guy travel site, via NBC.
The cancellations, which were caused
by severe winter weather across the U.S.,
hit Southwest's pretax results by $800 million. .
NBC reports that following
the release of the results, shares in Southwest
went down about 3% in premarket trading.
Based on estimates compiled by Refinitiv,
analysts anticipate per-share profits in
Southwest of 19 cents for the current quarter
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Secret Service , Releases Report Detailing , Trends in Mass Shootings.
The U.S. Secret Service previously established
the National Threat Assessment Center to
monitor trends that could threaten the nation. .
On January 25, the Secret Service
published a report detailing trends in mass attacks
aimed at helping to prevent future tragedies. .
NBC reports that the 60-page report found that
the single most common motive for mass attacks
was a personal grievance of some sort.
Meanwhile, 25% of the attackers
studied were found to be motivated by
hateful ideologies or conspiracy theories.
NBC reports that the study details 173 attacks
that injured three or more people in public
spaces between 2016 and 2020.
According to Lina Alathari, the chief of the Secret
Service’s National Threat Assessment Center, the trends
in the report could help leaders identify future threats.
Over 75% of all attacks involved
firearms, and of those attacks,
80% resulted in at least one death.
In more than 25% of all the mass
shootings, attackers had obtained
the firearms used in the attack illegally.
Attackers armed with weapons other
than guns fatally wounded victims in less
than 50% of attacks detailed by the report.
Our research informs policy,
and we really hope communities take
preventative action to make sure that
they are mitigating any possible risk
of a tragedy like this happening again, Lina Alathari, Chief of the Secret Service’s
National Threat Assessment Center, via NBC
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Over 50 Million , Birds Killed , By US Avian Flu Outbreak.
The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) says that more than 50 million
birds have died from avian flu in 2022.
BBC reports that..
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