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Here's the newest information and expert understanding on the COVID-19 pandemic

As reported by NBC Information on Monday, initial research recommends a brand-new crossbreed variation of the coronavirus, first detected in mid-January in Britain, may be more transmissible compared to omicron. More studies are underway, however, to determine how infectious it truly may be. The XE variation, as it has been called, is known as a "recombinant" variation because it's comprised of hereditary material from 2 various other variations — BA.1 (or the initial omicron) and BA.2 (an omicron subvariant that's quickly controling the globe). UK Health and wellness Security Company information from March 25 revealed that XE has a development rate of 9.8 percent over BA.2. Similarly, the Globe Health and wellness Company (WHO) has approximated that XE is 10 percent more infectious compared to BA.2, which has shown 75 percent more transmissibility compared to the initial omicron. The Centers for Illness Control and Avoidance (CDC) has not yet determined XE as a ...

Britain’s health service expands its list of Covid symptoms

Britain’s health service has expanded its list of possible symptoms of coronavirus infection, after the Omicron subvariant known as BA.2 propelled new case reports upward again in much of Europe. The updated symptom list, which now includes feelings of tiredness or exhaustion as well as nausea, brings the National Health Service’s description of the disease largely in line with those of the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Early in the pandemic, some public health experts criticized the British health authorities for what they said was an overly narrow symptom list. Initially, it included just two — fever and a new, continuous cough — with loss of taste and smell added later. The emergence of the Omicron variant has driven renewed public interest in the symptoms of Covid-19, and whether they differ from those of previous virus variants like Delta. BA.2 appears to be more transmissible than the earlier version of Omicron,...

Marshall Health adjusts COVID-19 testing

As COVID-19 numbers are down across the board and continue in a decline, Marshall is changing its hours for the testing tent and hotline, effective Monday. Marshall Health announced in recent days that its COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at Marshall University Medical Center/Cabell Huntington Hospital will be open 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. The drive-thru is located at 1600 Medical Center Drive next to the Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington Hospital parking garage. The Marshall Health COVID-19 Hotline at 304-696-2900 will also now be open 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday to answer questions and concerns about COVID-19. Dr. Joe Evans, Chief Medical Officer for Marshall Health told MetroNews the move comes as the demand is not there. “The first two weeks of January we averaged over 300 tests a day, we might have up to 500 on a given day. The last two weeks we have averaged less than 30 tests a day,” Evans said. Evans said in addition to test numbers, calls are down a...

Florida's ‘don't say gay' legislation could harm children's psychological health and wellness

LGBTQ+ moms and dads and pediatric psycho therapists say the legislation stigmatizes being gay or transgender and could harm the psychological health and wellness of LGBTQ+ young people. Stella, 10, Sattends a personal institution in Atlanta, Georgia, and explains to friends that she has 4 mothers. 2 of them are the lesbian pair that adopted her. The various other 2 are her birth moms and dads, among which recently appeared as a transgender lady. "I'm so thankful that [Stella] is someplace that sees" the family "as what it's: her mothers simply love her", said Kelsey Hanley, Stella's birth mom, that resides in Kissimmee, Florida. But Hanley, 30, concerns that children that have several mothers or dads or are LGBTQ+ themselves will not obtain the same approval in Florida. That is because the specify recently approved regulations that bans class direction on sex-related orientation or sex identification from kindergarten through 3rd quality and restricts s...

Univ. of Houston volleyball players appear in video laughing about a 1935 lynching

At least two University of Houston volleyball players are in hot water after sharing a video of themselves on social media laughing and mocking an infamous 1935 lynching of two Black teenagers.  According to the university newspaper, The Daily Cougar, the video appeared to have been filmed by Ryleigh Whitekettle, a freshman volleyball player, and shared on Snapchat. In it are volleyball players Isabel Theut and Abbie Jackson. The caption reads, “This is the hanging tree where we used to hang people.” The tree is in Columbus, Texas, which is Theut’s hometown.  Within a day of being posted, the clip had been viewed more than 14,000 times and was shared on TikTok by a football player at the University of Miami, where it was viewed more than 54,000 times before being deleted.  Other members of University if Houston’s athletic community condemned the video, commenting about it on Twitter. “Pretty disingenuous by these two,” tweeted UH football quarterback Ike Ogbogu, who also ...

Public Health looking for dog involved in bite incident

Public Health Madison and Dane County is looking for information about a dog that bit a person on Friday. The incident occurred around 9:45 a.m. near Bronner Rd and Stonebrook Cir in the town of Middleton. The bite occurred when the person was walking their dog in the area and a dog that was running loose approached and began to fight with the victim’s dog. The dog is described as a type of Spaniel or Portuguese Water Dog with light golden long fur, between 50-60 pounds and wearing a collar for an invisible fence or shock collar. PHMDC asks that anyone with information about this incident call the Police and Fire Dispatcher at (608) 255-2345 and ask for an Animal Services Officer. If the dog is not found, the bite victim may be required to complete a series of expensive shots to prevent rabies. PHMDC is reminding everyone that if you or your pet are involved in a bite situation, you should always exchange contact information with the other person. Local training program aims to enhanc...

Health Department Employees Recall Response To Pandemic

The two-year long COVID-19 pandemic has required the staff of the Tuscarawas County Health Department to demonstrate resilience and adaptability as they have dealt with a disease that has claimed the lives of at least 488 county residents and sickened more than 20,000.  "I think for all of us, not only those in public health, we definitely did not anticipate that it would last this long," Health Commissioner Katie Seward said. "We knew that it would be a marathon and not a sprint, but it's been like an ultra marathon." Staff members worked long hours handling pandemic-related duties, all the while continuing to provide essential services such as food safety inspections, well and septic inspections and medical services for county residents and WIC (Women, Infant and Children) program clients.  The T-R talked to several health department employees about their experience over the last two years. Here is what they had to say: Jennifer Demuth, director of promotion a...