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AP: Gridlock may delay COVID funds until fall or more

The Biden administration says the United States is heading for “a lot of unnecessary loss of life” if Congress doesn’t provide billions more to prepare for the next wave of the pandemic. Still, the quest for money is at a loss. This is the latest victim of the election year’s impasse, which has stalled and killed many of democracy’s priorities. President Joe Biden’s appeal for funding for vaccines, tests and treatments has hit opposition from the Republicans, which has fused the fight against the volatile politics of immigrants. Despite a warning from Dr. Ashish Jar, COVID-19 Coordinator of the White House, about the negative effects of “every day we wait”, Congress is adjourned and the next step is uncertain. (Fram, 6/1)

And more about the spread of covid—

Mercury News: The reasons why the new COVID variant is causing a surprise surge are:

In the evolutionary battle for survival, the COVID virus is switching strategies. It is becoming a master that slips through our immune system. And that’s mainly why we’re dealing with unexpected spikes, according to experts. A new strain of Omicron variant called BA.2 and its recent progeny BA.2.12.1, BA.4, BA.5, enhanced by two mutations, are vaccines, according to an analysis released on Saturday. Increasing the rate of breakthroughs and reinfections by Trevor Bedford, a virologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, who is studying the evolution of the virus. In a recent presentation, Dr. Paul Offit, FDA Advisor and Director of the Philadelphia Children’s Hospital’s Vaccine Education Center, said these latest strains were successful “not because of their high infectivity, but because of their high antigenicity.” He said he was. At the University of California, San Francisco. “This is something that surprises virologists.” (Krieger, 6/1)

The Boston Globe: ER reaches record capacity as hospitals are flooded with patients

Prior to the pandemic, South Shore Health was typically the only Level II trauma center in the region south of Boston, receiving 80-90 ambulances a day and being seriously injured by many communities. I was treating a patient. However, two and a half years after the pandemic, hospital COVID numbers tend to be much lower than the January surge, and ambulances arriving daily far outpacing their previous pace. I am. Dr. Jason Tracy, Head of Emergency Medicine at South Shore Health, said the emergency department receives an average of 105 ambulances a day. (Bartlett, 6/1)

St. Louis Public Radio: Best St. Louis Coronavirus Cases Since Delta Surge

The number of cases of coronavirus is increasing in St. Louis, and the city’s health director is reconsidering recommending public health measures, including mask requirements, to protect people from the virus. The number of newly reported cases of coronavirus is as high as last summer’s surge in delta mutations, Dr. Matty Frachuwayo Davis said at a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday. Last week, an average of 212 cases were reported per 100,000 people. However, it is difficult to count the number of cases because few people are examined. “When we talked about cases and positive rates, we were at high transmission levels for some time,” said Hlatshwayo Davis. “We are definitely on the rise now.” (Fentem, 6/2)

Des Moines Register: COVID-19, Iowa: Increased hospitalizations and stable data updates

COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased again in the past week, despite stable new cases since the last two weeks, according to data released Wednesday by the Iowa Public Health Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Did. .. At the time of the Wednesday update, the Department of Health and Human Services reported that there were 180 people admitted to COVID-19 in Iowa. This is an increase of about 30% from last week, the highest since the first week of March. (Webber, 6/1)

Los Angeles Times: California’s coronavirus wave is disrupting life

California has entered its third pandemic summer, with far fewer hospitalizations and deaths, but still significant turmoil, embodying a new surge in coronavirus cases. Cases of serious illness occur less than during other waves, emphasizing the protection provided by vaccinations, remedies, and in some cases partial innate immunity from previous infections. .. Still, with the rapid increase in incidents after the plunge in the spring, authorities are deciding how best to respond. (Lin II and Money, 6/1)

Columbus Dispatch: The man was struck harder by the death of COVID.This unclearly the most contributor

COVID-19 has killed more than 1 million people in the United States. However, it did not attack men and women equally, and even if women outnumbered men, 24% more men were killed than women. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 107,615 more males died than females with COVID as of May 18 in the number of lives in all but one age group. According to the census, it is a more pronounced imbalance in the elderly group, despite the fact that women make up 51% of the population. Dr. Emily Amin, director of intensive care units at The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, said: (Bush, 6/1)

AP: US Secretary of the Interior Harland tested positive for COVID-19

US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms, officials said Wednesday. In a statement, the Interior Ministry said that 61-year-old Harland was isolated in Nevada and attended a roundtable on public land clean energy production in Las Vegas on Tuesday. (6/1)

In Mask News —

NBC News: Japan Post sued for seizing Black Lives Matter Mask during protests in 2020

California screen printers have sued the U.S. Post Office for seizing Black Lives Matter mask shipments aimed at protecting demonstrators from Covid-19 during protests after the killing of George Floyd in May 2020. increase. Cloth masks with slogans such as “Stop the Killing of Blacks” and “Defund the Police” were purchased by Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) and shipped to Washington, DC, St. Louis, New York City, and Minneapolis. I was planning to do it. Floyd was killed by a police officer. However, four boxes, each containing about 500 masks, were marked as “confiscated by law enforcement,” and shipments were delayed by more than 24 hours. (Riley, 6/2)