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	health Daily update ⋅ December 18, 2020
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	CNN The EU is plagued with divisions. Covid-19 vaccines are a golden chance to redeem the European project CNN (CNN) In the name of "science and solidarity," the European Commission has secured over 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines for the bloc since June. Now, as European Union regulators edge closer to approving two of those vaccines, the commission is ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR California Activates 'Mass Fatality' Program As State Sets New Virus Records NPR On Thursday, California reported 52,281 new daily confirmed coronavirus cases and 379 new virus-related deaths, according to state data. This brings the state's total number of cases to more than 1.7 million, with 21,860 total deaths since the pandemic began. Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Can Synthetic Biology Make Mosquito-Borne Diseases a Thing of the Past? Forbes Over five million people worldwide die from vector-borne diseases every year. Vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue, and Zika, are pathogens that can be transmitted through the bite of an insect. Though vaccines for some of these illnesses are in ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts ABC News An overwhelming amount of false information about COVID-19 followed the coronavirus as it circled the globe over the past year. By AMANDA SEITZ and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press. December 17, 2020, 9:21 AM. • 6 min read. Share to Facebook Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times FDA Panel Endorses Moderna's Covid-19 Vaccine The New York Times The coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna moved closer to authorization on Thursday, a significant step that would expand the reach of the nation's vaccination campaign to rural areas and many more hospitals. As the nation buckled from uncontrolled ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts Washington Post CHICAGO — From speculation that the coronavirus was created in a lab to hoax cures, an overwhelming amount of false information clung to COVID-19 as it circled the globe in 2020. Public health officials, fact checkers and doctors tried to quash hundreds of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal Covid-19 Vaccine Advice Leaves Some People With Allergies in Limbo The Wall Street Journal Severe allergy sufferers say they are confused about whether they should get the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, and public-health authorities on both sides of the Atlantic are offering conflicting advice. The U.K.'s medical regulator ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Without Resources, Vaccine Rollout Could 'Fall At The Last Hurdle,' Journalist Warns NPR The fight against COVID-19 entered a new phase this week as American health care workers started getting vaccinated — the first in what will be a massive effort. Science writer Ed Yong of The Atlantic says the coming months will usher in the most ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Morehouse dean takes vaccine on TV to remove the stigma as some Black Americans remain hesitant to get the shot CNN CNN's Don Lemon and Dr. Sanjay Gupta explore vaccine hesitancy in the Black community on CNN TV's "The Color of Covid: The Vaccines" Friday, December 18 at 10p ET. (CNN) Dr. Valerie Montgomery wants Americans to move away from vaccine ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Data reveal deadliness of COVID-19, even in young adults CIDRAP Even though all-cause mortality due to COVID-19 may not be known for a while, two new studies highlight that 173,300 (79.5%) of excess deaths from March through August were COVID related, with 4,535 deaths occurring from March through July in younger ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Pandemic demand for mental health care is overwhelming providers CNN (CNN) Michael Siracusa was struggling. Changing his prescription for antidepressants would help, he thought. But getting an appointment turned out to be complicated. "When I started to look, on my own, for a psychiatrist, I had very little luck," said Siracusa, ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Without Resources, Vaccine Rollout Could 'Fall At The Last Hurdle,' Journalist Warns NPR TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. It's astonishing that scientists were able to develop vaccines for a virus that wasn't even identified a year ago. This week, American health care workers started getting the first COVID vaccine to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Experts: Pregnant Women Can Get COVID-19 Vaccine WebMD Dec. 18, 2020 -- Pregnant women or nursing moms who want the COVID-19 vaccine should get one, experts say. That's true even though there's a lack of safety data in these groups, according to guidance from the CDC, the American College of Obstetricians ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Why Experts Think People in Nursing Homes Should Be Among the First to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Healthline The CDC recommends that residents of long-term care facilities be among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. They say that the vaccine protects not only the health of the residents but also the facility employees who care for them. They note that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Fact-check: An Australian vaccine trial did not give trial participants HIV Reuters A video featuring a university professor addressing a crowd at Speakers' Corner, London, includes various false and misleading claims. Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS. The speaker suggests that masks are causing brain damage in police officers and that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Even if You've Had COVID-19 You Still Need the Vaccine Healthline The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) last week for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Cases of reinfection with the virus that causes COVID-19 have been reported. Even if you've developed COVID-19, getting the ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD COVID-19 Ranks as a Leading Cause of Death in US WebMD Dec. 17, 2020 -- COVID-19 became a leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, particularly for people over age 35, according to a new report published in JAMA on Thursday. Adults over age 45 were more likely to die from COVID-19 than car crashes, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline How to Talk to Friends and Family Who Are Hesitant to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Healthline As the COVID-19 vaccines roll out in the United States, feelings of hope and hesitation have arisen for many. The Marist Poll, conducted by NPR and PBS NewsHour and released this December, reported that 61 percent of U.S. adults said they would get the ... Flag as irrelevant
	UPI.com 'Dramatic Impact' of Mindfulness on Migraine Medscape Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may significantly reduce the negative impact of migraine, new research suggests. Results of a randomized trial show that MBSR reduced pain intensity, disability, and depression and improved quality of life. Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR I Felt Fine, But Tested Positive For The Coronavirus. What's That Really Mean? WBUR When they called to tell me my COVID-19 test was positive, I thought there must have been a mistake. I felt perfectly fine, and in the long months of the pandemic my husband, Jeff, and I had been behaving the way much of the United States had: hyper-vigilant ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Nation Newspaper New Virus Variant, Vaccination Efforts, Rising Cases: COVID-19 Global Update Medscape These are the global coronavirus stories you need to know about this week. Development of an Australian homegrown COVID-19 vaccine was halted after it produced HIV false positives in some participants. In the phase 1 trial of the vaccine candidate being ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Rural Kansas Getting COVID-19 Vaccine; 2nd Round to Be Short U.S. News & World Report By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press. TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Doses from Kansas' first shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine were arriving Thursday in rural Kansas for hospitals to administer to health care workers, though the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ModernHealthcare.com Health officials track safety as COVID-19 vaccines roll out ModernHealthcare.com As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out to more and more people, health authorities are keeping close watch for any unexpected side effects. On Tuesday, a health worker in Alaska suffered a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times Pregnant Women Should Be Offered COVID-19 Vaccine, Experts Agree Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 vaccines should not be withheld from people who are pregnant or lactating and want to be vaccinated, despite a lack of safety data in these ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Amid vaccine hope, new COVID records set at home, abroad CIDRAP With a newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine being distributed in hospitals and nursing homes and a second vaccine on the horizon, the United States has entered a hopeful new phase in the coronavirus pandemic. But that hope is being tempered by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver COVID In Grand County: Coroner Believes Colorado Improve Classification Of Coronavirus Deaths CBS Denver KREMMLING, Colo. (CBS4) – Grand County isn't the first to report a discrepancy with COVID-19 deaths but following a murder-suicide in the region, the coroner is talking about the impact it may have. (credit: CBS). "These two people had tested positive for ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Dec. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 is far more harmful and deadly than the seasonal flu, new studies confirm. Researchers analyzed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs data on more ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio The Lifesaving Potential of Less-Than-Perfect Donor Kidneys Medscape This story was co-produced with Scientific American. "I have no reservations — none whatsoever — about getting a hepatitis C kidney," Price said in a follow-up phone call with Undark. Still, there are lingering concerns. On the one hand, Roth, the University ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report 1 in 5 Prisoners in the US Has Had COVID-19, 1700 Have Died U.S. News & World Report BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL and KATIE PARK of The Marshall Project and ANDREW DEMILLO of The Associated Press. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Colorado Doctor Wears 'BioButton' To Track Reaction To COVID Vaccination CBS Denver (CBS4) – Dr. Matthew Salzberg was out doing some errands at holiday time a few hours after getting his COVID-19 vaccine shot. "Just a little bit of a sore arm, but nothing greater than we you get a regular flu shot," he told CBS4. Dr. Salzberg helps COVID ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape NICE Issues Rapid Guideline on Long COVID Medscape People may have ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 if they present with symptoms 4 to 12 weeks after the start of acute symptoms, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said. People may have post-COVID syndrome if their symptoms ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress How can the world allocate COVID-19 vaccines fairly? Medical Xpress SARS-CoV-2 emerged with a bang, appearing out of nowhere and spreading with lightning speed. It affects the body in ways similar to other respiratory illnesses, yet also differently. It forced countries to take drastic actions—mask-wearing, social distancing, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET COVID-19 vaccine: Hidden costs, where to get it, vaccination cards, more CNET COVID-19 vaccines could arrive by the end of 2020. Sarah Tew/CNET. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Earlier this month, the FDA approved an emergency authorization of the first ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Tennessean Nashville hospitals begin thousands of COVID-19 vaccinations The Tennessean For ten months, Tesha Akins has scoured the halls of Vanderbilt's COVID-19 unit, cleaning between the illness and the death. When she is not cleaning, she tries to give hope to patients isolated from their loved ones. She has been there when they went home ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio CDC says 'increase in overdose deaths is concerning,' offers recommendations Healio There were 81,230 drug overdose deaths in the United States in a 12-month period that ended in May — the highest number of overdose deaths ever registered in a similar time frame, according to the CDC. The data suggest overdose deaths accelerated ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com 2 Health Workers Had Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccine, Urge Others to Still Get Vaccinated PEOPLE.com The two health care workers, in Alaska, were the outliers as tens of thousands of other medical personnel and nursing home residents across the U.S. were safely vaccinated. By Julie Mazziotta. December 17, 2020 12:58 PM. Advertisement. FB Tweet More. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Scarborough: Rising coastal Covid-19 rates a 'major concern' BBC News image captionThe Scarborough borough currently has a seven-day infection rate of 214 cases per 100,000 people. Rising coronavirus infection rates on the North Yorkshire coast have been described as a "major concern" by the county council. Scarborough ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today CDC Issues Advisory as Drug Overdose Deaths Spike MedPage Today The CDC issued a Health Alert Network advisory to medical and public health professionals and others Thursday, saying drug overdose deaths have soared to the highest number ever recorded in a 12-month period. Approximately 81,230 drug overdose ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Forecasts of Epilepsy Seizures Could Become a Reality Scientific American Seizures are like storms in the brain—sudden bursts of abnormal electrical activity that can cause disturbances in movement, behavior, feelings and awareness. For people with epilepsy, not knowing when their next seizure will hit can be psychologically ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Pfizer and Moderna won't be the only ones to reap huge payday Medical Xpress Pfizer and Moderna appear to be the clear leaders in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer has already begun distribution, and Moderna's entry is on the brink of FDA approval, which would put the two at least weeks ahead of their rivals. But will this head ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN CDC warns of a 'substantial increase' in fatal drug overdoses coinciding with the Covid-19 pandemic CNN Data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) indicates that approximately 81,230 drug overdose deaths occurred in the US in that period. "This represents a worsening of the drug overdose epidemic in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Tennessean Tennessee doctors on frontlines of COVID-19 pandemic again urge Gov. Lee to mandate masks The Tennessean As Tennessee climbs national charts for daily COVID-19 cases, three doctors on the front lines of the pandemic pleaded with Gov. Bill Lee to mandate masks statewide. Dr. Jason Martin, Dr. Isaac Thomsen and Dr. Laura Lyons held a virtual news conference ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Anger over 'lowest' rate Copeland in tier two BBC News People living in the borough with the lowest rate of coronavirus in mainland England have criticised the decision to keep it in tier two. The rate of infection in Copeland in Cumbria was 22 per 100,000 people in the week to 13 December, higher only than the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid-related deaths: 87 recorded in NI in past week BBC News The number of Covid-related deaths registered in Northern Ireland has fallen slightly again in the latest weekly figures. A total of 87 deaths were registered in the week up to Friday 11 December, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress US experts debate: Who should be next in line for vaccine? Medical Xpress The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination campaign has begun, and the few available doses are mostly going into the arms of health-care workers and nursing home residents. But what about in January, February and March, when more shots are expected to become ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com With Vaccine Delivery Imminent, Nursing Homes Must Make A Strong Pitch To Residents Patch.com By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News. December 17, 2020. Imagine this: Your elderly mother, who has dementia, is in a nursing home and COVID-19 vaccines are due to arrive in a week or two. Subscribe. You think she should be vaccinated, having heard ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: What's true and what's false about the COVID-19 vaccine USA TODAY The USA TODAY Fact Check team is dedicated to verifying claims and fighting misinformation. Here's a list of recent fact-checks related to the COVID-19 vaccine: On vaccine approvals: Fact check: Pfizer received COVID-19 vaccine data after Election Day, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Charlotte Observer Behind the scenes of the COVID vaccine: Carefully choreographed hope in Charlotte Charlotte Observer The brown UPS truck arrived outside the hospital Thursday morning, packed with boxes and packages bound for Charlotte and beyond. The ordinary delivery truck was carrying a special load: 3,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines. Inside Novant Health's ... Flag as irrelevant
	PolitiFact 8 facts and 4 unknowns about the coronavirus vaccines PolitiFact The distribution of coronavirus vaccines begins a hopeful new phase of the pandemic, but most Americans will have to wait. The first doses are going to health care workers and at-risk populations. It may take until the spring or summer months, at the earliest, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Financial Express If COVID-19 Vaccines Bring An End To The Pandemic, America Has Immigrants To Thank NPR Hungarian-born scientist Katalin Karikó believed in the potential of messenger RNA — the genetic molecule at the heart of two new COVID-19 vaccines — even when almost no one else did. Karikó began working with RNA as a student in Hungary. Flag as irrelevant

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