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	health Daily update ⋅ December 11, 2020
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	The New York Times Australia Scraps Covid-19 Vaccine That Produced HIV False Positives The New York Times Australia on Friday canceled a roughly $750 million plan for a large order of a locally developed coronavirus vaccine after the inoculation produced false positive test results for H.I.V. in some volunteers participating in a trial study. Of the dozens of coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Health care professionals can decline COVID-19 vaccine — for now USA TODAY Millions of health care workers are slated to receive the first batch of potentially lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines by the end of this month. But not all of them want to be first in line. Only one-third of a panel of 13,000 nurses said they would voluntarily take a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Dogs can be trained to detect Covid-19 by sniffing human sweat, study suggests CNN (CNN) Dogs can be trained to detect Covid-19 by sniffing human sweat, according to a proof-of-concept study published on Thursday. Detection dogs are already a common sight in airports and some other public places -- usually, they're sniffing out drugs, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Many Key Workers Jockey for Vaccine Priority WebMD Friday, December 11, 2020 (Kaiser News) -- With front-line health workers and nursing home residents and staff expected to get the initial doses of COVID vaccines, the thornier question is figuring out who goes next. The answer will likely depend on where ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report More Women Than Men in US Nervous About Fast Rollout of COVID Vaccine, and That's a Problem: Reuters/Ipsos Poll U.S. News & World Report NEW YORK (Reuters) - American women, who traditionally make most of the healthcare decisions in their families, are more wary than men of the new, rapidly developed COVID-19 vaccines, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, presenting a potential challenge ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Medical research again leaves pregnant women waiting for a shot at a vaccine — this time for coronavirus Washington Post Around 70 percent of health-care workers worldwide are women, meaning many are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic and, in theory, toward the front of the line for a vaccine shot as they begin to be distributed. Support our journalism. Subscribe ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Australian Covid-19 vaccine trials ended after test subjects return 'false positive' HIV results CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) An Australian produced coronavirus vaccine candidate has been scrapped after trial participants returned false positive test results for HIV, developers announced Friday. The inoculation, which had yet to progress beyond Phase 1 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Arm Pain and Other Side Effects of the Flu Shot Healthline The flu is a contagious respiratory illness that's caused by influenza viruses. While some people experience mild symptoms, others can become seriously ill. Each year, a seasonal flu vaccine is available to help protect you from becoming sick with the flu. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Genes hold clues to why some people get severely ill BBC News Why some people with coronavirus have no symptoms and others get extremely ill is one of the pandemic's biggest puzzles. A study of more than 2,200 patients in intensive care has identified specific genes that may hold the answer. They make some people ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Talaalka Karoonaha Australia ee keenay shakiga HIV-ga BBC News Tallaal ay ku howlaneyd Australia oo la filayay in uu ka hortaggo cudurka Covid-19 ayaa tijaabadiisa laiska dhafaay kaddib markii dadkii lagu tijaabiyay uu soo saaray natiijo been oo ah inay qabaan cudurka HIV. Australia waxay horraan heshiis ay kaga ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19's effects include seizures and movement disorders -- even in some moderate cases, study finds CNN (CNN) Covid-19 can lead to neurological complications, including strokes, seizures and movement disorders, researchers have found. The complications, which go well beyond cognitive impairment, can occur even in moderate cases, according to a study ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Still traveling despite the CDC warning? Here's how to pick a safe vacation destination USA TODAY Here's a trick question: Where's the safest place to travel during the pandemic surge? Is it somewhere nearby? Or a squeaky-clean destination that takes its disinfecting really seriously? You probably already know the answer is. It's nowhere. The Centers for ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Certain Antidepressants Might Increase Stroke Risk for Young Adults With PTSD U.S. News & World Report By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Certain types of antidepressants might be better than others for treating PTSD because they carry a lower risk of stroke, ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid-19: Southend's infection rate rise 'rapid and worrying' BBC News A town's "rapid and worrying" rise in Covid-19 case could see it surpass its previous peak by the end of the week, its director of public health has said. According to Southend Borough Council, the infection rate in the town stood at 176.4 per 100,000 people as ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report One-Day US Deaths Top 3000, More Than D-Day or 9/11 U.S. News & World Report By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARION RENAULT, Associated Press. MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Just when the U.S. appears on the verge of rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine, the numbers have become gloomier than ever: Over 3,000 American deaths in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	blueridgemuse The Increase in Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic Healio The unfolding of the current coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the worst global public health crisis in recent history, has caused unprecedented medical, social, and economic upheaval across the globe, and inflicted profound psychological pain on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine How Will You Know When It's Your Turn to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Slate Magazine With the first COVID-19 vaccines being administered in the U.K., with experts speculating the U.S. could approve new vaccines in the next few days, the end of the pandemic is finally in sight. Naturally, people are already dreaming of the things they could do ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver COVID In Boulder: Scratch And Sniff Test Could Smell Out Coronavirus CBS Denver BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Researchers at the University of Colorado are giving new meaning to the question, "Does it pass the smell test?" Believe-it-or-not a scratch-and-sniff test may be the best hope, after an effective vaccine, to control the spread of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cancer Network Mindfulness Meditation, Survivorship Education Reduce Depression in Young Breast Cancer Survivors Cancer Network Conference | SABCS. Behavioral interventions were found to help young breast cancer survivors in reducing their depressive symptoms. Behavioral interventions, including mindfulness meditation and survivorship education classes, reduced depressive ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Expert discusses the discoveries that enabled RNA vaccines for COVID-19 Medical Xpress Some of the most promising vaccines developed to combat COVID-19 rely on messenger RNA (mRNA)—a template cells use to carry genetic instructions for producing proteins. The mRNA vaccines take advantage of this cellular process to make proteins that ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid in Scotland: Shops most common mention in traced virus cases BBC News With the easing of Covid restrictions allowing non-essential shops and hospitality to operate in more parts of Scotland, we examine the data which logs what people say they were doing prior to their positive test. 2px presentational grey line. The Scottish ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Akron will not extend ban on private gatherings with more than 6 guests that expires Dec. 16, mayor says cleveland.com AKRON, Ohio – Akron will drop its ban on gatherings with more than six guests who are not household residents and a requirement that attendees at smaller gatherings wear masks, because the city-wide measures are too small-scale to curb regional spread ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress What should a successful SARS-CoV-2 vaccine do? Medical Xpress A lot has been written recently about the merits of different potential vaccines for SARS-CoV-2. "Merit" is generally assumed to mean that the vaccine will make us immune. But what, exactly, is immunity, and how would we attempt to measure it once attained? Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress The coronavirus mutates, but that shouldn't affect the current crop of vaccines Medical Xpress "Coronavirus" has already established itself as the scary new word of 2020. Add the word "mutant," and you've got an even stronger candidate for the scary new phrase of 2021. One fear is that critical parts of the coronavirus genome will mutate, making any ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Medical Xpress A pharmacist labels syringes in a clean room where doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be handled, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York. The hospital expects to receive doses once a vaccine gets the emergency green light ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kansas City Star Kansas 'very reluctant' to send personal info of COVID-19 vaccine recipients to CDC Kansas City Star Kansas health officials are "very reluctant" to share personal information on COVID-19 vaccine recipients — including names, addresses and dates of birth — that the federal government is demanding once the United States begins a months-long campaign to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID-19 vaccines focus on the spike protein – but here's another target Medical Xpress The latest results from the phase 3 COVID-19 vaccines trials have been very positive. These have shown that vaccinating people with the gene for SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can induce excellent protective immunity. The spike protein is the focus of most ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine Tasmanian devils claw their way back from extinction Science Magazine For decades a ghastly facial cancer has been decimating Tasmanian devils. Spreading from animal to animal when the stocky, raccoon-size marsupials bite each other, the transmissible cancer has killed up to 80% of the devils in Tasmania, their only home ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver 'Trust The Science': Doctor Believes COVID-19 Vaccine Is Better Option Than Coronavirus Effects CBS Denver DENVER (CBS4) – A Colorado doctor is hoping to help women of color feel more comfortable with the coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Sasha Andrews signed up for the Moderna trial in Colorado over the summer and was asked to participate in September. "I think at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Your skin should be toxic to ticks. Here's why it's not. Livescience.com A toxin from an ancient bacteria helps ticks survive and transmit Lyme disease to the humans they feed on, a new study finds. Eons of competition between bacteria have led many to develop antibacterial substances to survive; and through a process known ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver COVID In Colorado: Impact Of Thanksgiving Unclear As Hospitalizations Decline But Remain High CBS Denver DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado health officials say it could still be too early to know the impact of Thanksgiving gatherings on the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases in the state. The number of people hospitalized with the virus in Colorado peaked ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bangor Daily News Maine days away from 1st coronavirus vaccinations, but the process will take months Bangor Daily News After months of planning, Maine's multi-step plan to distribute a coronavirus vaccine will go into motion within days after a federal panel approved the first immunization for use in the U.S. on Thursday. Advisors to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Iredell Update: 8 COVID-19 Fatalities Reported In One Week Patch.com MOORESVILLE, NC — The spread of coronavirus in Iredell County has led to at least 73 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, increasing the number of known cases in the county to 6,898. The news comes as state public health officials urge county ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cancer Therapy Advisor Physicians Commonly Miss Adverse Events in Patients With Breast Cancer Cancer Therapy Advisor Physicians commonly underrecognized adverse events of pain, pruritus, edema, and fatigue that patients with breast cancer experienced after radiotherapy, found a study presented at the 2020 Virtual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). Flag as irrelevant
	Newsday More COVID-19 deaths so far in December than in August through October, Bellone says Newsday Suffolk County saw more fatalities from COVID-19 in the first week of December than in August, September and October combined, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said on Thursday. The county reported 34 deaths in the first eight days of December, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Get Your At-Home COVID-19 Test In Mission Viejo Patch.com MISSION VIEJO, CA — If you live in Orange County and want to get tested for coronavirus, you no longer need to leave your home to do so. This week, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has launched phase 2 of its at-home, saliva-based COVID-19 testing ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 'Stairs Test' Quickly Measures Your Heart Health U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Dec. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you can climb four flights of stairs in less than a minute, your heart's likely in good shape, a new study says. Researchers set out to find a simple and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Ferrets, cats and civets most susceptible to coronavirus infection after humans Phys.Org Humans, followed by ferrets and to a lesser extent cats, civets and dogs are the most susceptible animals to SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to an analysis of ten different species carried out by researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), based ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com 29-Year-Old Woman Dies of COVID 5 Days After She Was to Be Married: 'An Uncommonly Caring' Person PEOPLE.com 29-Year-Old Woman Dies of COVID 5 Days After She Was to Be Married: 'An Uncommonly Caring' Person. Stephanie Smith died on Nov. 18, five days after she and her fiancé planned to say "I do". By Rachel DeSantis. December 10, 2020 01:22 PM. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: London's coronavirus levels rising, ONS says BBC News Levels of positive tests are rising in London and could be on the up in the east of England, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Figures for the week to 5 December, as England's second lockdown was ending, suggest infection levels ... Flag as irrelevant
	globalcitizen.org Fact-checking Facebook post comparing COVID-19 vaccine research to HIV, cancer, common cold PolitiFact Despite decades of research, there is no vaccine against HIV given unique challenges the virus poses, such as rapid mutations that are difficult for the immune system to adapt to. There are ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News A Covid-19 survivor spent months tracking down the 116 health care workers who saved his life The Mercury News When he awoke from a month-long coma, one of Jeff Gerson's first thoughts was that he wanted to thank the people who saved his life. Gerson, a 45-year-old from Manhattan, arrived at NYU Langone Tisch Hospital on March 18 with shortness of breath, ... Flag as irrelevant
	FiveThirtyEight Many Black Americans, Republicans, Women Aren't Sure About Taking A COVID-19 Vaccine FiveThirtyEight Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll(s) of the week. Most Americans say they will take one of the vaccines to immunize themselves from COVID-19 when they become available, according to a series of recent polls. (And that could be ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD COVID-19 Vaccines On the Way: What to Know WebMD Dec. 10, 2020 -- There is light at the end of the tunnel. That is the new mantra of infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and other public health experts as COVID-19 cases climb at ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver COVID In Colorado: Not Everyone Wants The Coronavirus Vaccine CBS Denver BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– A big hurdle lies ahead for the COVID-19 vaccinations: getting people to take it. A survey by the State of Colorado shows a majority want it, but there is a sizeable percentage of people who do not. (credit: CBS). Along 28th Street, a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health.com What Is a COVID-19 Immunity Passport—and Who Will Get One? Here's What Experts Say Health.com An immunity passport could prove a person has been vaccinated, and they might be given more freedom about gathering in public places and traveling. Here's the debate. December 10, 2020. Advertisement. Save Pin FB More. Tweet Email Send Text ... Flag as irrelevant
	KING5.com 'Super-spreader' wedding guests with COVID-19 worked at nursing home KING5.com GRANT COUNTY, Wash. — Coronavirus deaths in Grant County long-term care facilities continue to climb after some staff members who attended a 300-person wedding in Adams County in November tested positive for the virus. Sixty-one COVID-19 cases ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress What are puberty blockers, and how do they work? Medical Xpress But because GnRH is naturally released in pulses, sustained exposure to the hormone (or an artificial version of it) will actually stop the GnRH receptors (located in the pituitary gland) from producing sex hormones, effectively pausing puberty. Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post COVID-19 vaccine trial participant's feet used to spread misinformation New York Post A Texas woman who took part in a coronavirus vaccine trial was targeted by anti-vaxxers who used graphic images of a skin condition on her feet to spread fear and misinformation, according to a report. Patricia Chandler, who is in her 30s, participated in a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Sewage Now Being Used To Predict Coronavirus Cases Patch.com MILWAUKEE, WI—The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) launched an online dashboard that displays findings from the wastewater surveillance program of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wisconsin. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19 ... Flag as irrelevant

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