The spread of the B.1.1.7 mutation has helped to push England into a lockdown
For weeks, he said, those coming through the hospital’s emergency room doors have often admitted to attending Thanksgiving celebrations with large groups of family and friends. Over the last few days, he said, the number admitting to such gatherings has decreased.
Now, he said, everyone on the front lines is praying that Christmas doesn’t follow the same pattern. The system, they warn, simply does not have enough trained workers left to handle yet another holiday spike. Just getting through the current one, Tovar said, has required a certain kind of battlefield mentality.
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In a new study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health researchers report that the rate of firearm use by female nurses who die by suicide increased between 2014 to 2017. Published December 21, 2020 in the journal
Nursing Forum, the study examined more than 2,000 nurse suicides that occurred in the United States from 2003 to 2017 and found a distinct shift from using pharmacological poisoning to firearms, beginning in 2014.
As part of the longitudinal study, researchers looked at data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s National Violent Death Reporting System dataset. In past research, we determined opioids or other medications were more commonly used as the suicidal method in female nurses, said senior author Judy Davidson, DNP, RN, research scientist at UC San Diego. From those findings, there was a possibility that there might be a change in the way nurses die by suicide over time. Now that we ve look
FDA issues emergency use authorization for Moderna s Covid-19 vaccine
From CNN s Ben Tinker and Arman Azad
In this July 27, 2020, file photo, a nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, New York. Hans Pennink/AP
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized Moderna s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States.
The FDA made its announcement on Twitter Friday night, following the recommendation of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee on Thursday.
“The emergency use authorization allows the vaccine to be distributed in the U.S for use in individuals 18 years and older,” the FDA tweeted. The FDA has determined that the #COVID19 vaccine has met the statutory criteria for issuance of an EUA. The totality of the available data provides clear evidence it may be effective in preventing #COVID19.
California reports at least 300 Covid-19 deaths for second straight day
From CNN s Sarah Moon
Registered nurse Ali Calhoun cares for a Covid-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit at Sharp Memorial Hospital on December 15, in San Diego, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images
California reported 300 new coronavirus-related deaths on Friday, according to data from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), marking the second straight day the state has reported at least 300 lives lost.
The latest death toll comes after California reported 379 deaths from Covid-19 on Thursday, its highest figure in a single day, and as a growing number of hospitals report zero intensive care unit capacity available.
Updated on December 17, 2020 at 12:36 pm
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A 69-year-old man was behind bars today on suspicion of driving drunk and killing a highway worker on state Route 94 in Jamul, the highway patrol reported.
The victim was struck shortly before 9:55 p.m. Wednesday on westbound state Route 94 near Cougar Canyon Drive, California Highway Patrol Officer Travis Garrow said.
Arnold Lee Patton of San Diego was driving a 1996 Lincoln Town Car when he went through a coned-off, active construction zone and struck the 27-year-old worker, Garrow said.
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