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	health Daily update ⋅ January 1, 2021
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	Washington Post Coronavirus updates: Trump administration falls far short of vaccination goals as new virus variant looms Washington Post Logistical problems at the heart of the federal government's faltering rollout of coronavirus vaccines came into sharper view Thursday as the Trump administration fell vastly short of its goal of delivering an initial shot to 20 million people by the end of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Does the Coronavirus Variant Spread? Here's What Scientists Know The New York Times A more contagious form of the coronavirus has begun circulating in the United States. In Britain, where it was first identified, the new variant became the predominant form of the coronavirus in just three months, accelerating that nation's surge and filling its ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Choices, Chance And Living While You Can: Bookends To The Year Of COVID-19 NPR Carl was in his early 70s. A Vietnam vet, he suffered from PTSD along with his diabetes, high blood pressure, and smoking-induced COPD. He'd survived a bout of kidney cancer, too, along his medical journey. In late 2019 he came to see me because he was ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Here's Why Distribution of the Vaccine Is Taking Longer Than Expected The New York Times Here's Why Distribution of the Vaccine Is Taking Longer Than Expected. Health officials and hospitals are struggling with a lack of resources. Holiday staffing and saving doses for nursing homes are also contributing to delays. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Vaccines Take a While to Kick In. Experts Say That Means the Body Is Doing Its Job. The New York Times A flurry of headlines this week flooded social media, documenting a seemingly concerning case of Covid-19 in a San Diego nurse who fell ill about a week after receiving his first injection of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. But experts said the sickness is nothing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post California hospitals at 'brink of catastrophe'; 25000 dead Washington Post LOS ANGELES — California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, reporting the grim milestone Thursday as an ongoing surge swamps hospitals and pushes nurses and doctors to the breaking point as they brace for another ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19 Washington Post LOS ANGELES — Ambulances waited hours for openings to offload coronavirus patients. Overflow patients were moved to hospital hallways and gift shops, even a cafeteria. Refrigerated trucks were on standby, ready to store the dead. Support our journalism ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR 'Last Little Hurrah' Thwarts Tribe's Effort To Keep COVID-19 Off Reservation NPR Gary Carden sits on the reclining chair in front of the tavern he's owned and managed for two and half decades in the north central Washington town of Nespelem, on the Colville Reservation. The 63-year-old is on the concrete porch with his two dogs, Sissy ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Officials: Evidence of UK virus strain found in Florida man Washington Post MIAMI — Florida health authorities late Thursday reported finding evidence of the latest U.S. case of the new and apparently more contagious coronavirus strain first seen in England, saying it was detected in a man with no recent travel history. Support our ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Wisconsin pharmacist who 'intentionally' spoiled more than 500 vaccine doses is arrested, police say Washington Post A pharmacist accused of deliberately spoiling more than 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine at a hospital outside Milwaukee was arrested Thursday afternoon, local authorities said. Police in Grafton, Wis., arrested the unnamed man on recommended charges ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast MAGA Retirement Enclave Is Ground Zero in Florida Vaccine Shitshow Daily Beast From claims of flagrant partisan favoritism to fears of getting sick in long lines, the rollout is not going smoothly in a state where the governor's COVID skepticism is legendary. Francisco Alvarado. Updated Dec. 31, 2020 9:25AM ET / Published Dec. 31, 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post COVID-19 dominates annual list of banished words, terms Washington Post SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Even as vaccines are being rolled out to battle coronavirus, wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University in Michigan's Upper Peninsula say they want to kick any trace of it from the English language. Support our journalism. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Some doctors in Britain plan to defy instructions to delay vaccine booster shots. The New York Times Some family doctors in Britain said on Thursday that they would defy the government's instructions to postpone patients' appointments for a second dose of coronavirus vaccine, a signal of unease in the medical community over Britain's new plan to delay ... Flag as irrelevant
	Food Safety News Added sugars and alcohol are not good for you, but diet guidelines unchanged Food Safety News This week's release of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans came with less build-up than normal. But, the guidelines are drawing reactions from mild to wild. The 5-year update, a joint production of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com When Can You Get COVID-19 Vaccine In NJ? Here's The New 2021 List Patch.com NEW JERSEY – The state has now released a list that shows – in order – when everybody in New Jersey can get the COVID-19 vaccine. New Jersey announced this week that the state will roll out COVID-19 vaccines step-by-step to serve all adults who live, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN WHO approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in breakthrough for developing nations CNN (CNN) The World Health Organization has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for lower and middle-income countries to begin immunizing their populations against Covid-19. The vaccine was first approved in the UK on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes In Ghana, Indigenous Medicines Work In Fighting Against Three Neglected Tropical Diseases Forbes Over the last decade in Ghana, a country in West Africa, authorities found that three endemic diseases have a nationwide prevalence of chronic infections in 170 districts. These chronic infections are known as schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis (river blindness), ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Pandemic Mental Health: Entering the 'Fourth Wave'? MedPage Today Earlier this year, experts warned of a rise in suicides, overdose deaths, and mental health problems resulting from COVID-19 and its economic and social stressors. In this update, we look at how views have evolved with a vaccine now on the horizon. Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Wisconsin pharmacist 'intentionally' spoiled more than 500 coronavirus vaccine doses, hospital says Seattle Times The episode, at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wis., touched off anger nationwide as limited supplies of shots are rationed for high-risk individuals. No charges were immediately announced, and the health-care system did not name the pharmacist, though ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN It'll be months before vaccines are widespread enough to turn the tide of the pandemic in the US, experts say CNN And some local leaders warn the worst is still ahead. "We are still going to have our toughest and darkest days," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told CNN. Los Angeles County, as ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: Post falsely claims COVID-19 is another flu strain, misattributed to Cornell professor USA TODAY In attempts to push baseless and debunked claims that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax, some social media users are sharing a lengthy statement that claims to be authored by a professor at Cornell University. A viral post claims that Robert Oswald, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times A pharmacist is arrested after he allegedly allowed more than 500 vaccine doses to spoil. The New York Times A pharmacist at a Wisconsin hospital has been arrested and accused of intentionally removing more than 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine from refrigeration last week, knowing that the vaccines would be rendered useless and that the people receiving them ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Florida reports record-high number of daily COVID-19 cases on New Year's Eve Orlando Sentinel Florida's resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 21,673 with the addition of 127 more reported fatalities on Thursday while also adding 17,192 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to 1,323,315. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post West Virginia clinic gave 44 people an antibody treatment instead of the coronavirus vaccine Washington Post The West Virginia National Guard, which announced the error Thursday, said medical experts advising the state's covid-19 response "do not believe there is any risk of harm" to the people. The Guard's statement indicated 42 residents were affected, though ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert Multiple mosquito blood meals accelerate malaria transmission EurekAlert Multiple bouts of blood feeding by mosquitoes shorten the incubation period for malaria parasites and increase malaria transmission potential, according to a study published December 31 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Lauren Childs of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com How hopeful can we be about 2021? 7 infectious disease experts weigh in Today.com Vaccines offer hope, but it will take some time before they can really change the course of the pandemic in the U.S.. "Until we get to 70% of the population protected, we're still going to need to be cautious and will not have normalcy back," Dr. Michael Ison told ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes How Mutations In Malaria Parasite Might Affect Pregnant Women & Children The Most Forbes Malaria causes 435,000 deaths per year in Sub-Saharan Africa. Children under the age of five years have been reported to suffer from the highest fatality rates. The growing threat of Plasmodium falciparum is jeopardizing global efforts to control malaria. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post New Year comes to COVID ward, with hope for end to nightmare Washington Post ROME — While the world said goodbye — or good riddance — to 2020, a year in which the pandemic brought hardship and pain to billions, some of those who have been fighting the virus on the front lines soldiered on even as the clock passed midnight. Flag as irrelevant
	KTLA Health care workers have priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine, but some are refusing to take it KTLA At St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Tehama County, fewer than half of the 700 hospital workers eligible for the vaccine were willing to take the shot when it was first offered. At Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, one in five front-line ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Hospital worker arrested after allegedly leaving hundreds of COVID vaccine doses out of refrigerator on purpose CBS News The Wisconsin hospital worker accused of intentionally removing 57 vials of a COVID-19 vaccine from a pharmacy refrigerator has been arrested, local police announced Thursday. The worker had already been fired by the Aurora Medical Center, which said ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Endangered ferrets get experimental COVID-19 vaccine Livescience.com While humans are still awaiting a jab with a coronavirus vaccine, endangered black-footed ferrets in Colorado have already gotten their shots. One hundred and twenty of the ferrets (Mustela nigripes) — once thought completely extinct — have been ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com COVID-19 Case Count Surges In Davidson: Update Patch.com Mecklenburg County Public Health reported that as of Dec. 29, the county's tally included 61,302 cases and 552 COVID-19 deaths, representing a surge of more than 7,000 new cases and 44 deaths in the county in the span of 10 days. Flag as irrelevant
	pressherald.com Maine orders more vaccine, ends 2020 with some of the year's highest COVID-19 numbers yet pressherald.com The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 702 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 13 additional deaths, closing out a tumultuous year on an ominous note. But state officials said the vaccination of front-line health care providers ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal Coronavirus Live Updates: US Covid-19 Hospitalizations Top 125000 for the First Time The Wall Street Journal The U.S. reported more than 220,000 new coronavirus cases for Wednesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The nation reported more than 3,700 deaths from Covid-19 for Wednesday, a single-day record, as the total exceeded ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert Asian tiger mosquito poses low risk for Zika virus outbreaks EurekAlert The Asian tiger mosquito does not pose a major risk for Zika virus epidemics, according to a study published December 31 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Albin Fontaine of the Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, and colleagues. Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Vitamin D is crucial for immune health -- make sure you're getting enough CNET Vitamin D is important for many functions in your body, not just your bone health. Getty Images. The global coronavirus pandemic definitely left people wondering how to keep themselves well. You know that social distancing, working from home and staying ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Why it's so difficult to lose weight: Hard truths you should know in 2021 CNET Weight loss is hard. It's even tougher when you fall victim to these hard truths. Zave Smith/Getty Images. Why is it so hard to lose weight? It's a question many people have asked themselves, probably on many occasions, but especially during the first few ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report British Family Doctors Criticise Change of Plan on Vaccine Boosters U.S. News & World Report LONDON (Reuters) - British doctors have said a government decision to delay giving a coronavirus vaccine booster shot to vulnerable patients who have already had a first dose will be distressing and disruptive, their trade union said on Thursday. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Remembering Riverside County Residents Who Died From COVID-19 Patch.com RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — As 2020 closes, health officials are remembering the lives lost during the coronavirus pandemic and reminding residents that, collectively, everyone contributes to slowing the spread of the virus. Coronavirus caused or contributed ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Vaccine roll-out at Florida's long-term care facilities marred by 'mediocre' response, lack of information Orlando Sentinel Florida's COVID-19 vaccination program was supposed to give top priority to residents in long-term care facilities, but critics say the process has been marred by confusion, delays and a lack of information — even as healthy 65-year-olds are able to get ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Dr. Fauci on Mandatory COVID Vaccines: 'Everything Will Be on the Table' Newsweek Dr. Anthony Fauci said "I'm sure" some individual institutions will make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory, while it is "quite possible" that the COVID-19 vaccine could become a required travel vaccine when visiting other countries. Speaking to Newsweek ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal Covid-19 Vaccine Study on Preventing Transmission Is Stalled The Wall Street Journal Plans have stalled for a large study on U.S. college campuses that was intended to answer a question critical to the coronavirus pandemic response: Do the new Covid-19 vaccines stop the virus from spreading, in addition to protecting individuals from getting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Quartz One new US dietary guideline is worth ignoring Quartz On Dec. 29, the US Department of Agriculture published its dietary guidelines for 2020 through 2025, as it does every five years. Its goal is to help state and municipal health departments set healthy guidelines for their residents, and help manufacturers figure ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Everything to know about allergic reactions to COVID vaccines Fortune Like all new drugs, the Covid-19 vaccines that have been authorized in Western countries come with some safety concerns and side effects. Many people who've received the first two shots deployed, one from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE and another from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com How To Keep Your 2021 Health And Fitness Resolutions: MD Experts Patch.com MARYLAND — With 2020 in our rearview mirror, it's time to reflect on our lives and set our intentions for the year ahead. Yes, I'm talking about resolutions. Love them or hate them, resolutions can help you prioritize what's important and stay on target. Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times How does the coronavirus make people sick, and what should I do if I'm exposed? Seattle Times At this time last year, not many people outside of public health and medical circles knew much about or paid much attention to coronavirus. SARS-CoV-2 changed that and has introduced "bending the curve," "COVID-19," and "social distancing" into the ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour 3 questions about coronavirus vaccine safety, answered by a physician PBS NewsHour An adverse event is different in most cases from a typical vaccine side effect. Vaccines may cause a side effect, such as soreness at the injection site or redness. Adverse events are more serious and can sometimes be life-threatening. Flag as irrelevant
	Fort Worth Star-Telegram Hundreds wait in the rain for more than an hour for COVID-19 vaccine in Fort Worth Fort Worth Star-Telegram Rain splattered the sidewalk on a particularly gray Thursday afternoon in Fort Worth as hundreds waited in line for more than an hour to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The hundred-or-so people waiting outside the Tarrant County Conference ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hawaii News Now Hawaii DOH: We haven't found more contagious strain of COVID-19 in Hawaii ― yet Hawaii News Now HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii's Health Department said it hasn't detected any cases of a more contagious strain of COVID-19 first found in the UK, but added that doesn't mean it's not already here. The so-called B1.1.7 variant has already ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report WHO Emergency COVID-19 Vaccine Listing Aims to Lift Access in Poor Countries U.S. News & World Report ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Thursday listed Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, in a move seeking to speed access in the developing world. The United Nations health agency said it will work with regional ... Flag as irrelevant

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