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	health Daily update ⋅ December 19, 2020
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	CNN 'We are getting crushed.' What's behind the alarming rise in California's Covid-19 cases CNN (CNN) Since the Thanksgiving holiday, California has faced a surge of Covid-19 infections unparalleled across the United States, leading to continued daily record highs in hospitalizations and deaths. ICU bed capacity has plunged to nearly zero in vast ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Gupta: Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 is like PPE at a molecular level CNN (CNN) Hope* -- that's what a Covid-19 vaccine represents to me. So much of what I have reported on during the past year has been about the relentless march of the coronavirus around the globe and across this country, upending lives and economies. Now ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Daniel Streicker: What If We Could Stop A Virus At Its Animal Source? NPR MANOUSH ZOMORODI, HOST: On the show today, the people who helped us make sense of 2020 - and back when we were first learning about COVID-19 and the virus that causes it, the immediate question was, where did it come from? What was the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Here's What People With Allergies Should Know About Covid Vaccines The New York Times Allergic reactions reported in two health workers who received a dose of Pfizer's vaccine in Alaska this week have reignited concerns that people with a history of extreme immune flare-ups might not be good candidates for the newly cleared shots. The two ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Stanford apologizes after coronavirus vaccine plan left out front-line residents Washington Post Blaming a faulty algorithm, Stanford Health Care apologized Friday for a plan that left nearly all 1,300 of its young front-line doctors out of the first round of coronavirus vaccinations. The Palo Alto, Calif., medical center promised an immediate fix that would ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News COVID-19's impact on young people "worse than the very worst of the AIDS epidemic," doctor says CBS News Young adults may think their age group isn't at risk from COVID-19, but new research suggests that idea is dangerously mistaken. Deaths among people age 25 to 44 climbed to historic highs in the first few months of the pandemic, and July may have been ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD The Vaccine Was Fast. Here's How to Make it Faster WebMD The most ambitious vaccine deployment in history promises to stop a pandemic that has already claimed 1.67 million lives. But what if a vaccine for COVID-19 had been available sooner, say as early as March? It's a question raised by Florian Krammer, PhD, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN India plans to vaccinate 300 million people against Covid-19. That's almost the size of the US population CNN (CNN) With a Covid-19 caseload heading toward 10 million people, India is the world's second worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic, trailing only the United States. But it is aiming to lift itself out of the crisis in the coming months with a massive ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times A European Official Reveals a Secret: The US Is Paying More for Coronavirus Vaccines The New York Times The European Union appears to have paid less than the United States for some of the coronavirus vaccines it secured, according to confidential pricing data that was released in a seeming blunder. A Belgian government minister released, then quickly ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Should You Bank Your Baby's Cord Blood? The New York Times To bank or not to bank — that is the question I found myself reckoning with around six months into my pregnancy, when advertisements for private cord blood banks seemed to be popping up everywhere. "Protect what matters most," a poster in my ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Gripped by coronavirus 2nd wave, Europe faces grim Christmas ABC News LONDON -- Europe's second wave of coronavirus infections remains in full swing, but in some countries, the Christmas holidays may grant a reprieve to allow people to gather with their families again. While the worst-affected nations have opted for similar ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Why You May Want to Get Your Heart Tested if You've Had COVID-19 Healthline We associate COVID-19 with pulmonary symptoms, but the cardiac side effects are just as important to be aware of. If you've had a serious case of COVID-19, it's important to get a heart screening before starting to exercise again, experts say. For patients who ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Could Beyoncé do for the coronavirus vaccine what Elvis did for polio? Washington Post Beyoncé could help, it's been suggested, as could Tom Hanks or The Rock. Or maybe an athlete instead. Serena Williams, perhaps, or even Michael Jordan? As millions of Americans continue to express reluctance or outright refusal to get vaccinated against ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY States left scrambling after finding out they'd get 20-40% less vaccine than promised USA TODAY In the first major hiccup of the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, states this week found themselves scrambling to adjust as they received word they would get between 20% and 40% less vaccine next week than they had been told as late as Dec. 9. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Britain tightens lockdowns over virus mutation with 'significantly faster' transmission rates Washington Post LONDON — Faced with a new mutation of the coronavirus with "significantly faster" transmission rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson tightened pandemic restrictions, including banning travel abroad in some parts of the country and rolling back relaxed rules ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN In California, wealthy patients are offering top dollar to cut the line for a Covid-19 vaccine CNN (CNN) While the nation continues to see record levels of new Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, wealthy patients in Southern California -- the epicenter of the state's Covid-19 crisis -- are offering to pay top dollar to cut the line and be among the first ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD COVID Far More Lethal Than Flu, Data Shows WebMD By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. 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 than 3,600 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Getting the Covid-19 vaccine was emotional yet exciting for these healthcare workers CNN (CNN) An otherwise stoic emergency room physician found himself overcome with emotion as he got the Covid-19 vaccine this week. After months of treating patients ravaged by Covid-19, as well as the those who had car accidents and heart attacks, Dr. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Coronavirus Overwhelms LA Hospitals: 'We're Getting Crushed' Patch.com LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles County reported another 16,504 coronavirus cases Friday and 96 deaths as hospitals are overwhelmed and ICU bed capacity remains at zero. The county set a new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations Friday. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: Flu activity is low so far, likely because of pandemic precautions USA TODAY The claim: Normally, the flu would be surging with thousands of cases and deaths. 'This year is all COVID.' The coronavirus, which has now claimed the lives of more than 300,000 Americans, has been the subject of vast misinformation — propped up by ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times In Massachusetts, Inmates Will Be Among First to Get Vaccines The New York Times Tens of thousands of prison inmates in Massachusetts will be among the first to be offered coronavirus vaccines, before home health aides, seniors and medically vulnerable residents of the state. The inmates, along with people who live in homeless shelters ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post FDA authorizes a second coronavirus vaccine, a turning point in the pandemic Washington Post A second coronavirus vaccine received emergency authorization Friday, an unprecedented scientific feat that gives the United States two powerful tools to fight a pandemic that emerged almost exactly a year ago, sparked by a few cases of mysterious ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD COVID Has Southern California ICU Capacity at Zero WebMD Dec. 18, 2020 -- ICU capacity dipped to zero in Southern California's 11 counties on Thursday, according to the California Department of Public Health, as coronavirus cases continued to climb and public health experts warned that the worst is yet to come. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com More Than 200 Get First COVID-19 Vaccines In Santa Clara County Patch.com By Mauricio La Plante, San Jose Spotlight. December 17, 2020. San José Spotlight is the city's first nonprofit news organization dedicated to independent political and business reporting. Please support our public service journalism by clicking here. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US Drug Overdose Deaths Hit a Record High, CDC Reports Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning of an increase in drug overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Alabama nurse 'dying' one of many lies surrounding COVID vaccine al.com Here's a look at false and misleading claims circulating as the United States rolled out the newly authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to some health care workers and others. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com King County Coronavirus Levels Remain High Heading Into Christmas Patch.com SEATTLE — Despite the arrival of vaccines and case counts trending lower than peak levels, King County health officials are warning of a long road ahead to get the virus under control. Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer for King County, hosted his final ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News US awaits word on 2nd vaccine as COVID-19 outbreak worsens ABC News The U.S. stands on the verge of adding a second vaccine to its arsenal as the coronavirus outbreak descends deeper into its most lethal phase yet. By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press. December 18, 2020, 9:39 AM. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Could Your Hiccups Be a Sign of the New Coronavirus? Healthline In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a pandemic. Since then, COVID-19 has affected tens of millions of people around the world, leading to new discoveries about the symptoms that ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19 vaccine can't be safe and other myths CNN (CNN) How could the Covid-19 vaccine possibly be safe if it was produced, tested and authorized in record time? How can we trust anything backed by this administration? Vaccines, especially, attracts myths and rumors and coronavirus vaccines seems to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Virus 3 times deadlier than flu, oximeters less reliable on Black patients 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. COVID-19 far more deadly than seasonal flu. COVID-19 is three ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New Yorker The Influence of the Anti-Vaccine Movement The New Yorker This week, Americans began receiving COVID-19 vaccines, with the hope that by the middle of next year a pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than three hunded thousand Americans will be brought under control. Misinformation about the virus has ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News VIRUS TODAY: 2nd vaccine approved; Pence receives shot on TV ABC News The U.S. has added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of the shot developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health. By The Associated Press. December 18, 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Post Staff shortages, extended lockdowns in coronavirus-ridden Colorado prisons create "tenuous" situations The Denver Post A combination of extended lockdowns, short staffing and rising anxiety about COVID-19 has created a situation in Colorado's prisons that the director of the state's prisons called "tenuous" and that has outraged inmates' families. Prisoners are fed substandard ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New Yorker Emotions Run High as Frontline Clinicians Get COVID Vaccine Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Now that the first COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for use in the United Kingdom and the United States, healthcare workers are in the first priority ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Michigan Medicine ramping up to 600 COVID-19 vaccinations per day next week, officials say mlive.com ANN ARBOR, MI — Michigan Medicine has vaccinated 190 people since receiving its first shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday and will start vaccinating 600 people per day next week, doctors said during a town hall meeting Friday. Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast 'First in the Room, Back of the Line': Doctors Revolt Over Stanford's 'Absurd' Vaccine Rollout Daily Beast More than a hundred medical workers at the Stanford Medical Center held a massive walkout on Friday, accusing the institution of unfairly distributing its COVID-19 vaccine as the pandemic rages across California. During the first week of coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Riverside County's Hospital Surge Is 'Unsustainable' Patch.com RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Over the last week, Riverside County COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased 35 percent, and the mounting death toll is causing a backlog of bodies that was described Friday as "unprecedented" by a top county health official. Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com Not real news roundup: Debunking myths about 'fake' vaccines, COVID-19 deaths and more STLtoday.com Here's a look at false and misleading claims circulating as the U.S. rolled out the newly authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to some health care workers and others. Alabama nurse did not die as a result of receiving COVID-19 vaccine. CLAIM: A ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox8.com Should incarcerated Americans get vaccinated first? fox8.com As states usher the most vulnerable Americans to the front of the line for the first rounds of vaccinations, many across the country say the "vulnerable" category needs to include an often over-looked population: prisoners. Several groups even say prisoners ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines and facial paralysis: What to know Fox News A top expert on Bell's palsy at Johns Hopkins Medicine recently told Fox News that the incidence of facial paralysis among trial participants is actually lower than what naturally occurs, and said the Bell's palsy can't be directly attributed to the COVID-19 vaccines. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline COVID-19 Updates Healthline The United States currently has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and related deaths in the world. Experts are worried about an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 vaccinations have started in the United States with healthcare ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Why Some Black and Latinx People Are Reluctant to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Healthline In the past, racist, and sometimes dangerous, health policies and clinical experiments have targeted particularly vulnerable Black and brown communities. In addition to this history, a lot of mistrust around the COVID-19 vaccine has also been generated by the ... Flag as irrelevant
	TribLIVE Allegheny Valley Hospital workers see 'beacon of hope' as they get 1st doses of covid vaccine TribLIVE 56 minutes ago. Kristen Miller didn't think twice about getting the covid vaccine. The intensive care unit registered nurse at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison on Friday was among the first workers in Allegheny Health Network to get a shot of Pfizer's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Vaccine hoaxes are rampant on social media. Here's how to spot them. Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO — Front-line health workers in the United States began receiving coronavirus vaccines this week. But on social media, false theories about the vaccines' dangers and conspiracies about the government's plans for it are multiplying. Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Cruise Ship Waited Days After COVID-19 Symptoms to Quarantine Passengers, Docs Reveal Daily Beast Leonard Lindsay thought his husband was going to die. Forty years ago, in 1980, he met Carl Zehner at a YMCA in Knoxville, Tennessee. They fell in love quickly. And though they were later able to legally marry—on the steps of a San Francisco courthouse, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN New Coalition Demands Urgent Action on COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Fourteen mental health organizations have formed a coalition to press federal and state officials to tackle the ongoing and growing mental health crisis ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Denver Post FAQ: What Coloradans need to know about COVID-19 vaccines The Denver Post More than nine months into the pandemic, the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Colorado this week — and within hours hospitals began injecting doses into the arms of staffers who work most closely with virus-stricken patients. The arrival of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hill Health officials, social media scramble to fight vaccine misinformation The Hill Public health authorities and social media companies are scrambling to battle coronavirus misinformation as they try to ensure that enough Americans get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Health experts say at least 70 percent of the country needs to be ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Allegheny County's New Coronavirus Cases Again Top 1000 Patch.com PITTSBURGH, PA — The Allegheny County Health Department on Saturday reported 1,015 confirmed and probable new coronavirus cases. There have been 45,699 cases since the outbreak began in March, up from 44,684 on Friday. There were seven new ... Flag as irrelevant

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