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Vaccine Memories of Another Time and Place The first polio epidemic in the United States began in Vermont in 1894, an outbreak that killed 18 people and left at least 58 paralyzed. Waves of pernicious outbreaks, targeting children, would mar the next half-century.
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How Worried Should We Be About The New UK Coronavirus Variant? A new variant of the coronavirus is sweeping through England. At the same time, the country is reporting a record-high number of COVID-19 cases – nearly 40,000 on December 23 — as well as surges in hospitalizations and deaths. In London last week, ...
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How Much Herd Immunity Is Enough? How Much Herd Immunity Is Enough? Scientists initially estimated that 60 to 70 percent of the population needed to acquire resistance to the coronavirus to banish it. Now Dr. Anthony Fauci and others are quietly shifting that number upward.
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A Black doctor died of Covid-19 weeks after accusing hospital staff of racist treatment (CNN) A Black physician died of Covid-19 weeks after she described a White doctor dismissing her pain and concerns about her treatment as she lay in an Indiana hospital. Dr. Susan Moore passed away on Sunday due to complications from Covid-19, her ...
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Hospital Workers Start to 'Turn Against Each Other' to Get Vaccine At NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, one of the most highly regarded hospitals in New York City, a rumor spread last week that the line for the coronavirus vaccine on the ninth floor was unguarded and anyone could stealthily join and ...
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A Century After Phony Flu Ads, Companies Hype Dubious Covid Cures With a pandemic raging, a spate of ads promised dubious remedies in the form of lozenges, tonics, unguents, blood-builders and an antiseptic shield to be used while kissing. That was in 1918, during the influenza outbreak that eventually claimed an ...
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Government program tapped to pay for COVID-19 vaccine injuries rarely sides with consumers In March, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared that all claims of injury from COVID-19 vaccines would be handled through a program run by his agency. Because the vaccine is for a once-in-a-century virus and hasn't been approved for ...
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A Black doctor alleged racist treatment before dying of covid-19: 'This is how Black people get killed' Struggling to breathe and pausing between sentences, Susan Moore mustered enough energy to record herself from her hospital bed, where she was being treated for covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. The message she shared: Not even her ...
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How will you be told when it's your turn for a COVID-19 vaccine? It's complicated. Will you get a text from your doctor? Will you read about it online? Or will you have to check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website to know when it's your turn in line? As COVID-19 vaccines roll out to limited groups of people across the ...
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Black Doctor Dies of COVID After Alleging Subpar Treatment Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. "This is how Black people get killed." These are some of the final words of Susan Moore, MD, a family physician in Carmel, Indiana, who was diagnosed ...
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Fast-spreading UK coronavirus variant: All your questions answered A scary new strain of coronavirus, innocuously named B.1.1.7, has recently exploded across southeast England, prompting the government to tighten lockdowns on the region. Though we don't know all the details, experts are increasingly confident it is more ...
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Additional modeling shows the British variant's high transmissibility. A team of British scientists released a worrying study on Wednesday of the newly discovered coronavirus variant sweeping Britain. They warned that the variant was so contagious that new control measures, such as closing down schools and universities, ...
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COVID-19 severity affected by proportion of antibodies targeting crucial viral protein, study finds A study co-authored by Scott Boyd found that people with severe COVID-19 have a lower proportion of antibodies targeting the coronavirus's spike protein than of antibodies targeting proteins of the virus's inner shell. Steve Fisch. COVID-19 antibodies ...
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Black doctor dies of coronavirus after reporting racist treatment at Indiana hospital INDIANAPOLIS – A Black doctor who died of COVID-19 after weeks of battling the virus said she was mistreated and delayed proper care at an Indiana hospital because of her race. Dr. Susan Moore, 52, died Dec. 20 following multiple hospitalizations for ...
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The Autopsy, a Fading Practice, Revealed Secrets of COVID-19 NEW YORK, N.Y. — The COVID-19 pandemic has helped revive the autopsy. When the virus first arrived in U.S. hospitals, doctors could only guess what was causing its strange constellation of symptoms: What could explain why patients were losing their ...
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Correctional Facilities Are COVID-19 Hot Spots. Why Don't They Get Vaccine Priority? The equation for COVID-19 hot spots has been clear since the earliest days of the pandemic: Take facilities where people live in close quarters, then add conditions that make it hard to take preventative measures like wearing PPE or keeping socially distant.
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The new variant of coronavirus is spreading fast in the UK. Here's what scientists know. London and much of southeastern England went into lockdown as scientists in the U.K. released more information on a newly identified variant of the coronavirus that appears to be more contagious than the original. Nations have banned travel from the U.K. ...
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Florida nears 21k coronavirus resident deaths, more than 13k new cases We have lifted the paywall on this story. To support essential reporting, please consider becoming a subscriber. Florida's resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 20,995 with the addition of 121 more reported fatalities on Thursday while also adding 13,147 ...
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Endangered Ferrets Get Experimental COVID-19 in Colorado By JONEL ALECCIA, Kaiser Health News. In late summer, as researchers accelerated the first clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines for humans, a group of scientists in Colorado worked to inoculate a far more fragile species. About 120 black-footed ferrets, ...
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LA Records Highest Coronavirus Death Toll For Second Straight Day LOS ANGELES, CA — For the second straight day, Los Angeles recorded the highest single day death toll since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced 148 new deaths on Thursday, up from ...
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Fact check: No, the COVID-19 vaccines don't have 'toxins' By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact reporter. A lengthy and popular Facebook post attributed to an alternative medical doctor makes several misleading claims about the new coronavirus vaccines. Among them: that the new mRNA vaccines can alter human ...
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Italy enters Christmas lockdown amid signs of resurgence An Italian Police officer stops a car leaving the highway to enter Rome, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Italians are easing into a holiday season full of restrictions, and already are barred from traveling to other regions except for valid reasons like work or health.
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Improving building ventilation can help us control the spread of COVID-19 during the winter months As predicted, we are in the middle of second wave of COVID-19. As of Dec. 23, the world has seen over 78 million confirmed cases and 1.7 million deaths. One of the few successes to emerge has been the creation of COVID-19 vaccines in record time.
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Antarctica Reports First COVID-19 Outbreak Dec. 24, 2020 -- Antarctica reported 36 COVID-19 cases this week, which means the coronavirus is on every continent. The General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme research base on the northern tip of Antarctica near Chile confirmed that 26 Chilean army ...
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Local medical expert busts myths about the COVID-19 vaccine FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Since the start of Florida's COVID-19 vaccination rollout plan, medical experts at a variety of hospitals are saying they are alarmed to see how quickly misinformation about the vaccine is spreading online. We talked to one medical ...
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Vitamin D, other everyday vitamins could counter coronavirus effects: report Studies reveal nine out of 10 COVID-19 deaths could have been prevented if people had adequate Vitamin D levels. By Jack Durschlag | Fox News. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Comments; Print; Email. close. Fox News Flash top headlines for December 24 ...
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Coronavirus: how the pandemic could play out in 2021 Vaccines for COVID-19 are now being rolled out, but in some parts of the world, this good news has been tempered by the emergence of new, potentially more infectious strains of the virus. Exactly how the pandemic will evolve has become more uncertain.
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A Pandemic Pregnancy Is a More Dangerous Pregnancy So much is still unknown about pregnancy and COVID-19. We do know that contracting the disease comes with increased risk of severe illness, and a higher risk of preterm birth. But how an infection affects a person at different stages of pregnancy?
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Coronavirus live updates: Here's what to know in North Carolina on Dec. 24 Daily hospitalizations hit record. At least 494,511 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 6,360 have died, according to state health officials. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 5,609 new ...
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What could happen if people skip the second dose of the COVID vaccine Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Success for the huge COVID-19 U.S. vaccination program now underway hinges on people getting two doses, separated by three ...
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COVID in California: 2 million confirmed cases and counting LOS ANGELES — (AP) — California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest ...
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Health care workers furious as politicians get COVID-19 vaccines first With limited doses available across the U.S. and health care workers that have yet to receive the vaccine, lawmakers have faced some backlash for being among the first to get the critical shot. "We were important enough to work a pandemic but not important ...
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Attack of the X-Viruses Here's the latest news from the global pandemic: U.S. requires virus test for U.K. travelers amid Covid mutation; South Africa rejects U.K. claims over new coronavirus variant; Japan considers fines to get bars to close early due to virus ...
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California to become 1st state to top 2 million virus cases LOS ANGELES (AP) - California's Christmas Eve was marked by pleas to stay home for the holidays and a grim milestone as it was poised to become the first state to top 2 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Johns Hopkins University was expected to ...
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How the coronavirus ended up in Antarctica Dr. Cindy Prins, as epidemiologist at the University of Florida, once told me that COVID-19 is a "behavioral disease." What she meant was that people who work from home, or those who in general avoid other people, have a very low risk of getting infected ...
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COVID-19 vaccine in Texas: The state's tiers of who is next, tracking the numbers and more questions answered This story will be updated as new information is released. Texas received its first vaccines on Dec. 14. A week later, more than 66,000 people had received their first dose. That number will just continue to rise as doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 ...
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More than 35600 people in Massachusetts have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine More than 35,600 people in Massachusetts have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, according to new data released Thursday in the state's first COVID-19 vaccination report. In total, 35,618 people received their first doses between Dec. 15 and ...
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Covid in Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway new strain cases 'very concerning' Cases of a new, more transmissible strain of Covid have been identified in south-west Scotland. Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership said they were associated with an outbreak in Wigtownshire in the west of the region. It added that a ...
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'It felt like I could breathe.' Local hospitals begin administering Moderna vaccine As Diane Cambpell rolled up her sleeve on Wednesday to receive one of Sarasota County's first COVID-19 vaccines, she thought of her patients back in the Intensive Care Unit. There were those, too many to count, who said goodbye to their daughters, ...
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A Black doctor died of Covid-19 weeks after accusing hospital staff of racist treatment A Black physician died of Covid-19 weeks after she described a White doctor dismissing her pain and concerns about her treatment as she lay in an Indiana hospital. Dr. Susan Moore passed away on Sunday due to complications from Covid-19, her son told ...
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Heber Valley, Park City hospitals begin vaccinating health care staff SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's rural hospitals are now vaccinating against COVID-19 with facilities in Heber City and Park City announcing front-line workers receiving injections this week. The Utah Department of Health said Thursday that 14,822 vaccines have ...
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NYC hospital workers reportedly 'ready to mow each other down' for vaccine Some Big Apple health care workers are furious that less-at-risk hospital staffers have been cutting the line to get the COVID-19 vaccine — prompting a cut-throat battle for the life-saving shots, according to a report Friday. Doctors and nurses at Morgan ...
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Maine CDC reports 735 new COVID-19 cases, 6 additional deaths For the second day in a row, Maine topped 700 new cases of COVID-19, although public health officials have said the higher numbers could be due to the state lab processing a backlog of cases. By Kevin MillerPortland Press Herald. Follow on Twitter · Email ...
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Colorado Continues To See Decline In COVID Hospitalizations & Positivity Rate DENVER (CBS4) – The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in Colorado has steadily declined this month. The state's 7-day average positivity rate dropped from 12.41% on Dec. 4 to 6.58% on Dec. 23. (credit: CDPHE). The Colorado Department of Public ...
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Additional COVID-19 vaccines received in Colorado made up for anticipated early shortfall: Officials Colorado is slated to receive nearly 84,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week, while receiving unanticipated doses that made up for a shortfall last week, state officials said Wednesday. Nearly 33,000 of those doses will come from Moderna, and ...
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Maine healthcare worker experienced severe allergic reaction to coronavirus vaccine, CDC reports A healthcare worker in Maine experienced anaphylaxis upon receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The unidentified healthcare worker was treated and ...
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Every US coronavirus death is preventable, health expert says The sad part about the thousands of Americans that will die in the coming weeks of the coronavirus pandemic is that they don't have to have to happen, according to one health expert. "Every death that we're talking about this afternoon is preventable," Dr.
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Alabama death toll from COVID-10 climbs above 4670 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Deaths linked to COVID-19 climbed above 4,670 in Alabama ahead of Christmas, which health experts fear will lead to even more illness and misery because of holiday travel and family gatherings. With the state adding more than ...
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Legionnaires' case reported at Quincy veterans home years after deadly outbreak QUINCY, Ill. -- A single case of Legionnaires' disease was reported at an Illinois veterans home in downstate Quincy, a few years after an outbreak there killed more than a dozen residents. The resident tested positive for legionella during a hospital stay for ...
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Influencers may face fines as China tackles obesity and food waste HONG KONG — More than half of China's adult population is either overweight or obese, according to a new government report released Wednesday. Obesity rates in China have doubled within two decades, and health authorities are warning of a surge in ...
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