Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
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Global COVID-19 deaths pass 2 million: What it means for the US
Global COVID-19 deaths passed 2 million Jan. 15, just about a year after the first case was reported Dec. 12 in China, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. -
UK COVID-19 variant to become dominant in US by March, CDC warns
The fast-spreading coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. will become the dominant strain in the U.S. within two months, the CDC predicted Jan. 15. -
Flu test positivity jumps & 5 other CDC FluView takeaways
The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for the flu at clinical laboratories was 0.4 percent for the week ending Jan. 9, up from 0.1 percent the week prior, according to the CDC's FluView report. -
Releasing all vaccine doses won't delay second round shots, Biden team says
Members of President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 advisory team said they've had multiple conversations with vaccine makers and do not anticipate that the plan to release nearly all available doses will delay people from getting their second shot on time, CNBC reported Jan. 14. -
New Jersey faces backlash for giving smokers priority COVID-19 vaccine access
New Jersey officials' decision to include smokers among high-risk groups with priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine has been met with surprise by some health experts and front-line workers in the state, reports The Washington Post. -
Biden shares relief package, appoints Warp Speed head; hospitalizations level off — 4 COVID-19 updates
As data stabilizes after the holidays, the U.S. is still recording more than 200,000 new COVID-19 cases and 3,000 deaths each day, the highest levels of the pandemic, reports The COVID Tracking Project. -
States ranked by percentage of COVID-19 vaccines administered: Jan. 15
West Virginia has administered the highest percentage of COVID-19 vaccines it has received, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker. -
COVID-19 death rates by state: Jan. 15
As of Jan. 15, about 388,000 people in the U.S. have died after contracting COVID-19, according to The New York Times.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations by state: Jan. 15
California has the most COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the U.S., according to the COVID Tracking Project. -
29 states where COVID-19 is spreading fastest, slowest: Jan. 15
Washington has the highest COVID-19 reproduction rate, while West Virginia has the lowest, according to rt.live. -
4 former CDC directors on the vaccine rollout, variants and more: 7 insights
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted many cracks in our nation's public health system and underscored the need to be better prepared for future outbreaks, four former CDC directors said during a Jan. 14 interview on NBC's "Today." -
COVID-19 immunity lasts for at least 5 months, though some remain infectious, study finds
COVID-19 immunity lasts at least five months for people who have been infected by the virus and provides about 83 percent protection against reinfection, compared to those who haven't had the virus, according to a preliminary study conducted by scientists at Public Health England, an executive agency of the U.K.'s health department. -
Kentucky nurse fired after attending Capitol riot
A Kentucky nurse who worked at Evansville, Ind.-based Ascension St. Vincent hospital said she was fired after attending the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Nashville FOX affiliate WZTV reported Jan. 13. -
COVID-19 lungs worse than smoker lungs, surgeon says
Chest X-rays from people who've had COVID-19 often show severe scarring, sometimes worse than that of a long-time smoker, CBS News reports. -
Illinois researchers identify new variant, say it accounts for half of all US cases
Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale have discovered a new variant of the coronavirus that originated in and is widespread across the U.S., reports The Southern Illinoisan. -
California hospitals should prepare for crisis care, hospital association CEO says
There is a very real possibility some hospitals in California may need to resort to crisis care over the coming days to weeks as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to swell in the state, according to Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association. -
13 states reporting UK coronavirus variant cases: What to know as of Jan. 14
The fast-spreading U.K. coronavirus variant has been identified in at least 13 states, according to the CDC and The Washington Post. -
Daily COVID-19 deaths top 4,000 for 3rd day; WHO team arrives in China to investigate virus origin — 5 updates
Daily COVID-19 deaths are rising by at least 10 percent in 25 states, according to seven-day averages recorded by The COVID Tracking Project. -
UK variant now in Wisconsin, New Mexico
The U.K. variant known as B.1.1.7 has been identified in Wisconsin and New Mexico, confirming the more transmissible strain's presence in at least 13 states. -
Health officials worry Alabama football celebration was superspreader event
Health officials are sounding the alarm after thousands of people in Tuscaloosa, Ala., gathered in packed streets on Jan. 11 to celebrate the University of Alabama's football national championship, CBS News reported Jan. 12.