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	health Daily update ⋅ December 15, 2020
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	BBC News Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine: Bogus reports, accidental finds - the story of the jab BBC News In the early hours of Saturday 11 January, Prof Teresa Lambe was woken up by the ping of her email. The information she had been waiting for had just arrived in her inbox: the genetic code for a new coronavirus, shared worldwide by scientists in China. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Your home is a hotspot for Covid-19, studies say CNN (CNN) With Covid-19 surging in the United States, transmission of the novel coronavirus is at an all-time high. Household spread of Covid-19 is common and quick, a new CDC study finds. A new analysis that looked at 54 studies in over 20 countries found ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Moderna Vaccine Is Highly Protective and Prevents Severe Covid-19, Data Show The New York Times The review by the F.D.A. confirms Moderna's earlier assessment that its vaccine had an efficacy rate of 94.1 percent in a trial of 30,000 people. Side effects, including fever, headache and fatigue, were unpleasant but not dangerous, the agency found. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post 'The weapon that will end the war': First coronavirus vaccine shots given in US Washington Post NEW YORK — With a quick jab to a nurse's left deltoid, America entered a new phase in its fight against the coronavirus on Monday. Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was believed to be the first American to receive ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The Latest: Canada gives first doses COVID-19 vaccine Washington Post TORONTO — Canada has administered its first doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Five front-line workers in Ontario are among the first Canadians to receive the vaccine at one of Toronto's hospitals. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Three personal support ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Why a Covid-19 vaccine doesn't mean that you can stop wearing a mask CNN (CNN) Shipments of the Covid-19 vaccine are arriving, with frontline health care workers getting immunized -- some for the cameras -- across the United States Monday. While these developments mark a historic moment and hold much promise, that doesn't ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR How To Help Someone At Risk Of Suicide NPR If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889) or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times First Coronavirus Vaccines Bring Americans Hope in Small Doses The New York Times PITTSBURGH — Some of the very medical centers that have endured the worst of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States found the gloom that has long filled their corridors replaced by elation and hope on Monday as health care workers became the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times 'A Shot of Hope': What the Vaccine Is Like for Frontline Doctors and Nurses The New York Times FARGO, N.D. — As Dr. Rishi Seth rolled up his left sleeve on Monday to receive one of the United States' first Covid-19 vaccines, he thought of his patients back in the Special Care Unit. There was the Uber driver who had walked out of the hospital after being ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times In Canada, the First Vaccines Leave Health Workers in Tears of Relief The New York Times TORONTO — During the applause, the celebratory elbow bumps, the camera flashes, Colette Cameron watched through tears as four of her colleagues got jabbed Monday with the country's first coronavirus vaccinations. Then she removed her suit jacket to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Years of medical abuse make Black Americans less likely to trust the coronavirus vaccine Washington Post It has been almost 11 months since the first case of covid-19 was identified in the United States. In that time, more than 300,000 Americans have died from the virus, and our daily lives have changed dramatically as we try to limit its spread. Promising results ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Republicans have downplayed the importance of masking and social distancing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new study shows that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape New Variant of SARS-CoV-2: FAQs Medscape Scientists are analysing a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to understand how it might change transmission, disease severity, and whether it could affect vaccine efficacy. What's different about this variant? This variant carries a set of mutations including ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post DC region rolls out coronavirus vaccines amid push to reach priority groups Washington Post The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine were administered in D.C., Maryland and Virginia on Monday, marking the start of a massive logistical undertaking that officials hope will start to quell a virus that has infected more than 540,000 residents and killed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Immune system can cause broad damage in COVID-19; dogs can detect coronavirus in people Reuters (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: A false post on social media claims COVID-19 vaccine causes infertility in women USA TODAY An image going viral on Facebook and elsewhere on social media is lodging a concerning complaint: the COVID-19 vaccine could lead to infertility in women. This comes as the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are delivered and administered across ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News New Covid strain: How worried should we be? BBC News I have one simple rule for making sense of "new variant" or "new strain" stories. Ask: "Has the virus's behaviour changed?" A mutated virus sounds instinctively scary, but to mutate and change is what viruses do. Most of the time it is either a meaningless tweak ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations, scientists say Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is linked to key mutations they have detected in the strain, they said on Tuesday. View of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Parade A Patient's Guide to Migraine Medications U.S. News & World Report Migraines with aura cause people to see unusual things such as flashing lights, or colored spots or blind spots. This accounts for about 15% to 20% of all migraine cases, according to the National Headache Foundation. Auras usually begin before a migraine ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN London returns to strict lockdown, following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases CNN London (CNN) London will return to a strict lockdown this week, after coronavirus cases soared in the British capital, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Monday. Hancock said London will be moved from England's Tier 2 "high alert" local restrictions to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Politics—not COVID threat—held more heft in US decisions to stay home CIDRAP Two new studies show that political affiliation had much more influence on Americans' decisions to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic than did the relative numbers of infections in their communities. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Long-Haul COVID-19 May Be a Public Health Crisis After the Pandemic Healthline The National Institutes of Health sponsored a meeting this month to discuss the long-term symptoms of the coronavirus. Experts shed light on the millions of people around the world who have been affected by lingering symptoms from COVID-19. Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Study finds no link between COVID-19, Guillain-Barré syndrome CIDRAP A large epidemiologic study in the United Kingdom today finds no association between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune condition linked to other bacterial and viral infections. GBS is a rare neurologic disease that attacks the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Health Workers Prioritized as Vaccine Arrives in Mississippi U.S. News & World Report By LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press/Report for America. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's first shipment of coronavirus vaccine arrived Monday, doses that will be administered to the state's health care professionals working on the frontlines of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Michigan Medicine to begin vaccinating health care workers this week mlive.com ANN ARBOR , MI — With FDA "emergency use authorization" of the COVID-19 vaccine, Michigan Medicine announced Monday it will begin vaccinating its health care workers this week. The healthcare system updated its community members on what to ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic ABC News Teams of researchers around the globe are now racing to study the places and species from which the next pandemic may emerge. By CHRISTINA LARSON, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA Associated Press. December 13, 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Hope at a historic moment: First COVID-19 vaccinations scheduled to be given in Illinois on Tuesday Chicago Tribune The first COVID-19 vaccinations in Illinois are scheduled to be administered Tuesday, bringing a sense of hope along with the most significant action yet to blunt a pandemic that has killed more than 14,000 people statewide. Amid a massive distribution effort ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Young Republicans Among The Worst Social Distancers: USC Study Patch.com LOS ANGELES, CA — Young Californians who identify themselves as Republicans are less likely to follow social distancing guidelines that prevent coronavirus transmission than those who identify as Democrats or Independents, according to USC study ... Flag as irrelevant
	GMA News UPDATE 1-Why us again? Italy suffers disproportionate toll in second COVID wave Reuters ... * Italy slammed in first wave, hit hard in second assault. * Elderly, frail population bears the brunt. * Experts say health cuts left Italy unprepared (Updates after Monday's deaths). ROME, Dec 14 (Reuters) - In late November doctor Maurizio Cappiello visited ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 'Relieved': US Health Workers Start Getting COVID-19 Vaccine U.S. News & World Report The largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history got underway Monday as health workers in select hospitals rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic — a day of optimism even as the nation's death ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Despite Tuskegee, I'm a Black Woman Volunteering for a Vaccine Trial MedPage Today Lies. Year after year, researchers told lies to hundreds of Black men bamboozled into participating in one of this nation's most torturous studies. "Special" treatment just for them included painful spinal taps. They didn't really have "bad blood," just syphilis ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline High Blood Pressure at Any Age Can Increase Dementia Risk Healthline Researchers say high blood pressure at any age can increase a person's risk for dementia later in life. They add that the risk isn't affected by how long someone has high blood pressure. Experts say there are ways to reduce your risk for high blood pressure, ... Flag as irrelevant
	KHOU.com Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic KHOU.com RIO DE JANEIRO, State of Rio de Janeiro — Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro's Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense rainforest. The researchers were on a ... Flag as irrelevant
	desmoinesregister.com 'Feels like a beginning to the end', first coronavirus vaccinations begin in Iowa desmoinesregister.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The COVID-19 vaccine didn't feel any different than any of the other shots University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics registered dietician Sarah Davis has received over the years. A quick needle stick, and no pain, she said immediately after ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe In cold white boxes, the first vaccine against COVID-19 starts arriving The Boston Globe But the mood was far from heavy early Monday morning when a FedEx truck delivered the container of 1,950 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to Boston Medical Center. "There's this feeling of having a new tool and beginning a different ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Providence Journal RI Health committee recommends hospitals offer COVID-19 vaccinations. They began Monday The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE – The state Health Department's COVID-19 vaccine subcommittee voted Monday morning to recommend that hospitals in Rhode Island begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech to high-risk workers. Rhode Island and Newport Hospitals, both ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Coronavirus in Illinois updates: First COVID-19 vaccinations start Tuesday in the Chicago area Chicago Tribune We have lifted the paywall on this story. To support essential reporting, please consider becoming a subscriber. A staff member with personal protective equipment looks out from the front entry door of the Illinois Veterans' Home in LaSalle on Dec. 3, 2020. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News The 35-year-old scientist who led Moderna's efforts to create a COVID-19 vaccine ABC News Less than a year ago, little was known about the mysterious virus that was sickening dozens in China and spreading rapidly unbeknownst to people across the globe. At the time, 35-year-old Hamilton Bennett, the senior director of vaccine access and ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid in Scotland: Poverty linked to higher risk of death from virus BBC News People in the poorest areas are most likely to be severely ill with and die from Covid-19 than those in wealthier areas, a study has suggested. Researchers looked at all of Scotland's critical care units and found patients from the most disadvantaged areas also ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Oral Microbiome Diversity and Species Abundance Linked to Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News The results of a prospective study by researchers in the United States and China suggest that the type and abundance of bacteria found in the mouth may be linked to lung cancer risk in nonsmokers. The study, which Albert Einstein College of Medicine ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR UK Will Make It Easier For Gay And Bisexual Men To Donate Blood NPR Britain has announced changes that will allow more gay and bixsexual men to donate blood – a major victory for campaigners who had sought changes to the rules they said treated all gay and bi men as posing an increased risk of infection. Previously, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Is Mass Vaccination The Best Strategy For All Countries? A Doctor's Surprising View NPR COVID-19 is now the second-leading cause of death in the U.S. for 2020. The virus has killed more than 90 people per 100,000, reports Johns Hopkins University. But in other parts of the world, the virus hasn't been such a big problem. It's not a top killer. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com First Coronavirus Vaccine Doses To Roll Out In Cook County Patch.com CHICAGO — On a day when new confirmed 7,214 COVID-19 cases and 103 deaths were announced, the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine arrived Monday in the Chicago area. "As COVID-19 rages on it is my sincere hope that today marks the moment, Dec. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post UK urged to ax 'rash' easing of restrictions over Christmas Washington Post LONDON — The British government faced mounting calls Tuesday to reassess plans to ease coronavirus restrictions over the Christmas period following a spike in new cases that will see tougher rules imposed on London. Support our journalism. Subscribe ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Black Scientist Plays Key Role in COVID Vaccine WebMD Dec. 14, 2020 -- Kizzmekia Corbett, PhD, is among the National Institutes of Health scientists working directly to develop and produce the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She is also an African American woman, who has been praised by top infectious disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Will collagen ingredients, supplements really make you look and feel younger? Washington Post Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Smoother skin, shinier hair, stronger nails, healthier joints and more lean muscle mass — these are just a few of the benefits proponents claim collagen powders, pills and foods ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com NJ reports 4805 new COVID-19 cases, 25 more deaths as state prepares for first vaccinations nj.com A day before the state's first dose of the coronavirus vaccine is set to be administered, New Jersey on Monday reported another 4,805 COVID-19 cases and 25 more deaths, while hospitalizations increased to the highest number of patients since mid-May. Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald What are your chances of dying from COVID? This calculator gives you a hint Miami Herald This article has Unlimited Access. For more coverage, sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our commitment to public service journalism: Subscribe Now. Studies and statistics alike have shown that people over 65 and those with underlying ... Flag as irrelevant
	KARE11.com Live updates: State health officials expect COVID vaccinations to begin next week KARE11.com ST PAUL, Minn. — Monday, Dec. 14. 2 p.m.. In a press briefing on Monday afternoon, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Commissioner Jan Malcolm noted that it has been encouraging to see the number of hospital beds in use due to COVID trending ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Canada Administers Its 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Shots NPR Canada began administering doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, with elderly people and front-line workers among the first to receive shots. In Quebec, 89-year-old Gisèle Lévesque, a resident of the Saint-Antoine nursing home in Quebec City, ... Flag as irrelevant

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