{"id":2080202,"date":"2023-10-26T13:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-data-shows-covid-hospitalizations-continue-to-drop\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:50:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:50:58","slug":"cdc-data-shows-covid-hospitalizations-continue-to-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-data-shows-covid-hospitalizations-continue-to-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC data reveals declining COVID hospitalizations."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcdc-data-shows-covid-hospitalizations-continue-to-drop%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2080202&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue to Drop, CDC Data Shows<\/h2>\n<p>Data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and\u200b Prevention (CDC) \u2062reveals that hospitalizations for COVID-19 have been\u200b steadily\u200b decreasing, following a slight increase in cases over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>In the week ending on\u2064 October 14,\u200d hospitalizations dropped by 5 percent. \u200dEmergency department visits also decreased by 11.9 percent, and \u2063reported case numbers saw a 0.7 percent decline. However, there was a 4.2 percent increase in deaths, \u200dwhich is expected as deaths typically lag \u2063behind case and\u200d hospitalization\u2063 numbers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The previous\u200c week, ending on October 7, saw\u200c an 8.2 percent decrease\u2063 in\u200c hospitalizations, a 17.7 percent decrease in emergency visits, and a 0.8\u2063 percent\u200d decrease in reported\u2064 cases. Deaths were down by 3.8 percent, \u200baccording to\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/summer-covid-19-uptick-appears-finished-as-cdc-data-show-hospitalizations-down-5510865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u200cStories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/covid-19-mrna-vaccines-reduce-a-major-beneficial-bacteria-gut-biodiversity-research-5514534?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines\u2063 Reduce\u200d a Major Beneficial Bacteria, Gut Biodiversity: Research<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/covid-19-mrna-vaccines-reduce-a-major-beneficial-bacteria-gut-biodiversity-research-5514534?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/regulator-didnt-tell-public-about-post-covid-19-vaccination-myocarditis-for-four-months-5516589?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Regulator \u2062Didn&#8217;t Tell Public About \u200bPost COVID-19 Vaccination Myocarditis for Four Months<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/regulator-didnt-tell-public-about-post-covid-19-vaccination-myocarditis-for-four-months-5516589?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Despite\u200b the\u200d consecutive drop in hospitalizations, \u200dthe CDC issued a report earlier this \u200dmonth emphasizing that \u200cthe virus remains a\u200c &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/72\/wr\/mm7240a3.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public health \u2064threat<\/a>&#8221; for older Americans, highlighting the importance of getting the updated COVID-19 vaccine. \u2063The \u2064Food and Drug Administration \u2063(FDA) and CDC have\u200c approved the \u200dupdated shots\u2064 from Pfizer, Moderna, and \u2063Novavax.\u200d <\/div>\n<h2>Few \u200bAmericans \u2063Taking \u2063Updated\u200b Shots<\/h2>\n<p>At the same \u200btime,\u2063 the \u200cCDC\u2062 warned of a potential &#8220;moderate COVID-19 wave&#8221; during the \u2063upcoming \u200bwinter months, projecting that this year&#8217;s peak will match the hospitalization figures from \u200dlast winter. The agency attributed the \u200bpossibility of \u2064an earlier peak to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-data-shows-covid-hospitalizations-continue-to-drop\/\" title=\"CDC data reveals declining COVID hospitalizations.\">reduced\u2064 summer\u200b activity\u200c compared<\/a> to \u200bprevious years, \u2062as \u200bstated in September.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC stated, &#8220;This increase could result from the emergence\u200d of a new COVID-19 variant with an increased ability to evade the body\u2019s prior immunity, or from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moderna-shares-slump-amid-concerns-over-covid-19-vaccine-demand\/\" title=\"Moderna shares drop due to COVID-19 vaccine demand worries.\">severe influenza season combined<\/a> with COVID-19 and\u200b RSV \u2064waves that are similar to last year, \u200dor, as we saw last year,\u2063 an increase in RSV infections. A key factor is\u2064 the timing of the\u2064 peak number of\u200d hospitalizations associated with each disease and whether those peaks coincide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">According to the \u200cDepartment of\u200c Health and Human Services \u200c(HHS), only about 3 percent of eligible \u2064Americans \u200bhave received the updated COVID-19 booster\u2063 shot, \u200cnearly two months \u2062after \u200cits \u2063rollout. The\u200c data shows that approximately 10 million\u2064 people have taken \u2063the booster shot, an increase from 7 million the previous\u2064 week.<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>  \u200d U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra (C), with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla to his left, receives one of \u2064the new COVID-19 vaccines at a CVS in \u2062Washington on Sept. 20, 2023.\u2064 (Drew Angerer\/Getty\u200c Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The administration remains committed \u200cto pulling \u2064every lever at its disposal during the fall respiratory vaccination campaign, encouraging the American public to\u200c stay up to date on their vaccines \u2063to keep themselves and their loved ones \u2062safe,&#8221; said an HHS spokesperson.\u2064 &#8220;As a result of these efforts, around 10 million Americans have been vaccinated since the updated vaccines were authorized and recommended \u200clast month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The decline in vaccine demand has \u2062led pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to revise its\u200b revenue guidance for the year, with\u2062 a projected $9 billion decrease due to weakened demand.\u200c Sales of Pfizer&#8217;s mRNA vaccine are expected to\u200d be about $2 billion lower \u2063than previously anticipated.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Moderna,\u200d on the other hand,\u2064 reiterated that \u200cits \u2064COVID-19\u2063 vaccine sales will range between $6 billion and\u2064 $8 billion. However, it is still too early to predict the U.S. vaccination rate,\u2063 as \u200dModerna&#8217;s stock \u2063has plummeted by $7\u200c billion \u200din just \u2062a week \u2062and has dropped 83\u2063 percent since its peak\u2063 in August 2021.<\/div>\n<p>Analysts have expressed concerns about the declining \u200cvaccine sales for these pharmaceutical companies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;COVID-19 vaccine revenue concerns should be at an all-time high right now,&#8221; \u2062said Hartaj Singh, an analyst at Oppenheimer. &#8220;A good third-quarter report should alleviate some of these fears.\u200c And positive guidance for \u200bpotential revenues in 2024 could restore confidence in the stock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, several U.S. hospitals have\u2064 recently lifted their COVID-19\u200c mask mandates \u200bafter reinstating them \u200da few weeks ago. Some\u2063 hospitals had reintroduced mandates over the summer, although \u2062they \u2062were not mandatory for patients or visitors, only for staff\u2064 members.<\/p>\n<p>Hackensack\u2064 Meridian Health, \u2062the largest hospital group in New Jersey, has lifted its mask\u2064 mandate for \u2064all hospitals\u2063 except for \u2062Bayshore\u2064 Medical Center, Old Bridge Medical Center, and Southern Ocean Medical Center, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>, could put a strain on healthcare\u2063 systems.\u2062 To address this, \u200cthe U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra stated that efforts are being made to ensure that anyone who wants a booster \u2063shot can\u2062 easily access one. \u2062In light of \u200bthis, here are three PAA related\u200c questions:<\/h2>\n<p><span>  O\u200c ensuring that anyone who wants a booster shot can get one, and we are working to\u2062 make the\u2063 process as\u2064 easy and convenient as possible,&#8221; said U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. &#8220;Boosters are an important tool in our fight against COVID-19, particularly as we navigate the \u200bpotential challenges\u2064 of the upcoming winter season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The CDC has been actively encouraging eligible individuals to get\u2062 the updated COVID-19 booster shot, which \u2064is recommended for those who are at least six months\u2063 past their initial vaccination. The booster shot\u200d is intended to\u2064 strengthen the body&#8217;s immune response\u2064 and provide further \u2064protection against COVID-19 and its \u2063variants.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the CDC&#8217;s efforts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-dems-blame-gop-misinformation-for-driving-their-hispanic-votes-away-but-the-real-cause-is-simple\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Dems Blame GOP \u2018Misinformation\u2019 For Driving Their Hispanic Votes Away, But The Real Cause Is Simple\">recent data shows<\/a> that only a\u200d small percentage of eligible Americans\u2063 have received the booster shot. This \u200ccould potentially hinder the country&#8217;s ability to control the spread \u200bof COVID-19 and prevent \u2064a surge in\u200d hospitalizations during the winter \u2062months.<\/p>\n<p>Health\u200d officials have warned that the combination of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, such as\u2064 influenza<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data from the CDC reveals declining COVID-19 hospitalizations, following a slight summer surge. Hospitalizations decreased by 5% in the week ending Oct. 14. 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