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US sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
Thu,12/23/21-4:51PM , 278 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Worried that a new COVID-19 wave could overwhelm understaffed U.S. hospitals, federal officials on Thursday loosened rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive.
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EXPLAINER: What to do if you test positive for COVID-19
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
Wed,12/22/21-11:14AM , 282 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — You’ve tested positive for COVID-19. Now what?

The short answer for those in the U.S.: Stay home and avoid others. Tell the people you've been in close contact with that you tested positive. And if you have trouble breathing or develop other serious symptoms, see a doctor immediately.
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2021 on track to surpass last year as nation's deadliest
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
Tue,12/21/21-3:51PM , 308 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be even deadlier than last year.
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Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID cases
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
Mon,12/20/21-4:41PM , 194 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday.
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