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States Are Shutting Down Prisons as Guards are Crippled By Covid-19 Battered by a wave of coronavirus infections and deaths, local jails and state prison systems around the United States have resorted to a drastic strategy to keep the virus at bay: Shutting down completely and transferring their inmates elsewhere.
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Coronavirus updates: Third state identifies more-transmissible variant as US cases surpass 20 million The latest instance of the variant was found in a man in his 20s with no recent travel history, health officials said. The more-transmissible version of the virus has also been reported in California and Colorado, and experts expect it to be identified in additional ...
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As US inches closer to 350000 Covid-19 deaths, one model projects about 115000 more could die in next four weeks More people have died across the US than anywhere else: nearly 348,000 Americans since the pandemic's start. Another 115,000 could die over the next month, according to projections from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and ...
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Covid-19: New variant 'raises R number by up to 0.7' The new variant of Covid-19 is "hugely" more transmissible than the virus's previous version, a study has found. It concludes the new variant increases the Reproduction or R number by between 0.4 and 0.7. The UK's latest R number has been estimated at ...
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Covid-19: The similarities between 'long Covid' and ME Gary Campion has been living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) for the past six years. The 38-year-old, from south Belfast, used to run 5km every day before work and visit the gym six times a week. But his life changed forever when he contracted the ...
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Once a Model, California Now Struggles to Tame COVID-19 LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. For months ...
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Once a role model in fight against COVID-19, California struggles to tame outbreak 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. For months, California did many of the ...
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EXPLAINER: Should vaccine volunteers now get the real thing? Tens of thousands of Americans have volunteered to test COVID-19 vaccines, but only about half of them got the real thing during trials. Now, with the first vaccine rollouts and a surge in coronavirus infections, experts are debating what to do about the half that ...
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The Latest: Britain braces for new spike in virus cases Musicians watch as fireworks explode over Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate during the New Year Celebrations in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (John MacDougall/Pool Photo via AP) ...
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The Latest: California hospitals struggle to stay afloat LOS ANGELES — California hospitals ended the year on "the brink of catastrophe," a health official said as the pandemic pushed deaths and sickness to staggering levels and some medical centers scrambled to provide oxygen for the critically ill. Gov.
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The Latest: California hits record 585 virus deaths in 1 day FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020, file photo, medical workers prepare to manually prone a COVID-19 patient in an intensive care unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus ...
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NJ reports 5541 new COVID-19 cases, 119 more deaths. Transmission rate, hospitalizations drop again. New Jersey's first coronavirus report of 2021 included 5,541 more cases and another 119 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, though the rate of spread and statewide hospitalizations for the illness both fell for the third straight day. Gov. Phil Murphy announced the ...
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Deaths continue to leap at NJ nursing homes Coronavirus deaths nearly tripled at New Jersey nursing homes in December, as facilities that care for the state's most vulnerable population continue to struggle to keep the virus out of their midst nearly 10 months into the pandemic. At least 310 long-term ...
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Pregnant women agonize over whether to get coronavirus vaccine With the exception of the smallpox vaccine, which can cause a rare but serious infection of the fetus, vaccines have been safe and enormously beneficial for pregnant women and their babies. Experts say the safety of the ...
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Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19 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. For months, California ...
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UK in 'eye of the storm' amid surging new coronavirus cases British medical authorities are warning that hospitals around the country face a perilous few weeks amid surging new coronavirus infections blamed on a new virus variant. By PAN PYLAS Associated Press. January 1, 2021, 8:45 AM. • 4 min read. Share to ...
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95-Year-Old Interrupts Mask Making by Surviving COVID-19 By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press. MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic began, Miriam Looker sprang into action at the behest of her stepson, a central Ohio doctor. Looker, 95, used her supply of quilting materials and ...
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Dark Days of Pandemic: Alabama Has Bulge of December Cases MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama notched almost a third of its coronavirus cases in December, an alarming bulge that echoed the warnings of medical experts who said the state would see some dark days before the widespread availability of a vaccine ...
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Amid a new COVID-19 surge, police on LI await the vaccine The Nassau and Suffolk County police departments — along with other local law enforcement agencies — are awaiting detailed direction from state health officials to greenlight COVID-19 vaccinations for thousands of officers, inoculations that could begin ...
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Day's supply of COVID-19 vaccines in St. Johns County gone in 2½ hours ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – People who fit the criteria to get one of the COVID-19 vaccines in St. Johns County lined up in their cars beginning at 4:30 a.m. Friday, hoping to get a shot before the Health Department office closed on New Year's Day. Health workers ...
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Eligible Texans can't get answers about the COVID-19 vaccine. It's not clear who — if anyone — has them. (TEXAS TRIBUNE) - On Dec. 22, Gov. Greg Abbott sat in a conference room at the Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin and rolled up his sleeve for the cameras. A nurse pricked a dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine into his left arm and state officials and ...
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In a COVID ward, it was hard to tell it was New Year's Eve 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.
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How to Sleep Better in 2021 FRIDAY, Jan. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) – If you're like most American adults, you're not getting enough sleep. This could be the year to change that, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), which recommends adults get at least seven ...
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Florida Becomes 3rd US State To Identify New Coronavirus Variant Florida is the third U.S. state to announce it has a case of the more contagious coronavirus strain that first emerged in the United Kingdom. A man in his 20s, with no history of travel, tested positive for the mutated coronavirus. The state Department of Health ...
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Samaritan's Purse to build emergency field hospital in North Carolina to help treat uptick in COVID-19 patients The group will put up the 30-bed field hospital next to Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir on Friday. The goal of the emergency facility is to help the health systems in western North Carolina handle the spike in COVID-19 cases. The facility will be treating ...
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California Reports a Record 585 Virus Deaths in Single Day LOS ANGELES (AP) — California started the new year by reporting a record 585 coronavirus deaths in a single day after a health official said the pandemic was pushing state hospitals to the "brink of catastrophe" as some medical centers scramble to provide ...
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The Latest: California hits record 585 virus deaths in 1 day LOS ANGELES — California started the new year by reporting a record 585 coronavirus deaths in a single day. The state Department of Public Health said Friday there were more than than 47,000 new confirmed cases reported, bringing the total to more than ...
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After a year of loss, patients ring in 2021 from Houston COVID-19 ward HOUSTON (Reuters) - Shortly after midnight Duc Nguyen sat up in his hospital bed for a video call with his wife. The glow of a television and a street lamp outside his window provided the only light as a nasal cannula delivered oxygen to his lungs. Healthcare ...
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How relatives of hospital workers have managed to jump the line for early COVID vaccines Amid assurances from major Southern California medical centers that only frontline health workers are receiving early COVID-19 vaccines, a second community hospital has apparently strayed from federal guidelines and inoculated an employee's relative.
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Utah Speeds up COVID-19 Vaccinations After Slow Start SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Less than a quarter of the 127,375 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines reportedly received in Utah have been used to vaccinate health care providers and long-term care facility residents and staff as of the end of the year, Deseret News ...
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Oregon reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, including Jefferson County's 18th Woman, 70, died Wednesday at St. Charles Bend; Deschutes County reports 108 cases, but lab reports delayed due to error. PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, including Jefferson County's 18th death, raising the ...
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'She would scream in pain': 7-year-old girl hospitalized for MIS-C after contracting coronavirus HERRIMAN, Utah (ABC4 News) – Andrew and Caitlin Maurer are warning other parents after their 7-year-old daughter experienced complications from COVID-19. Controversy over non-essential Intermountain Healthcare worker who 'bragged' about ...
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Dutch authorities to quickly begin vaccinating health staff The Dutch government says that it will begin vaccinating thousands of frontline health care workers as soon as possible to ease pressure on hospitals hit by coronavirus-related staffing shortages. ByThe Associated Press. January 2, 2021, 3:27 AM.
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Here's How COVID-19 Deaths Get Counted In Riverside County RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Skepticism about how COVID-19 deaths are tallied is rampant in some circles. "She had previous health issues. Doesn't mean that she died from COVID," is one common argument. "Nobody dies from anything but COVID ...
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Oregon Health Authority reports 1446 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Oregon's COVID-19 death toll has risen to 1,490. In its daily COVID-19 report released Friday, the Oregon Health Authority announced 13 more people have died of the virus in the state. The deaths were identified as: A 70-year-old ...
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Dr. Zorba Paster: Vitamins could help while limiting trips to the store for fresh produce I've written about vitamins and supplements many times. My bottom line has always been that we get these essential micronutrients from food — colorful fruits and veggies. The more variety, the better; the more colorful, the better. It's the best way to stay ...
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Quincy police, fire among first emergency responders in Massachusetts to get coronavirus vaccines Quincy police and firefighters closed out a tumultuous year on a high note, becoming some of the first emergency responders in the state to receive coronavirus vaccines as federal officials fumble the rollout of vaccinations on a larger scale. "This came just at ...
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Health Care Worker Has Allergic Reaction to COVID-19 Vaccine PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A health care worker in Oregon was hospitalized after having a severe allergic reaction to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Oregon Health Authority. The worker, an employee at Wallowa Memorial Hospital, ...
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Reaping the 'incredible benefits' of a month without alcohol In the pandemic, there are two kinds of drinkers, says author and freelance journalist Hilary Sheinbaum. There are social drinkers-turned-teetotalers in a world without happy hours and dinner parties. And there are those leaning heavily upon alcohol to cope ...
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Maine CDC reports 343 COVID-19 cases, seven deaths The seven-day average for new daily cases is now at a whopping 529.3. But Maine is among the fastest states to distribute the vaccine. By Rob WolfeStaff Writer. Email Writer · 207-791-6363. Share. facebook · tweet · reddit · email · print. 0 Comments.
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NY sees highest one-day COVID-19 death total since May New York began the new year with more grim COVID-19 news, as the number of daily deaths from the virus rose on Thursday to 166, the highest one-day death toll since May. Twenty-three Long Islanders were among those who died of the disease: 12 from ...
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DHEC releases information on COVID-19 vaccine allocations in South Carolina CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Officials with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control have released new information involving allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine in the state. According to state health officials, sixteen health care ...
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Maine one of the fastest states at giving vaccine; 700 new cases reported Maine has now administered 30,877 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, according to state data updated on Friday, and the state is one of the best at getting shots into people's arms in what has been a slower-than-expected national rollout of vaccines. Meanwhile ...
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Eligible Texans can't get answers about the COVID-19 vaccine. By Shawn Mulcahy, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune. "Eligible Texans can't get answers about the COVID-19 vaccine. It's not clear who — if anyone — has them." was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan ...
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How to eat your way to a healthier brain in 2021 Psychologist and Great British Bake Off finalist Kimberley Wilson says better brain health all starts with the food on your plate. By Boudicca Fox-Leonard 2 January 2021 • 6:00am. Kimberley Wilson believes nutrition is key to brain health Credit: Andrew ...
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4 more Mainers die as 700 coronavirus cases are reported across the state This story will be updated. Four more Mainers died as health officials on Friday reported 700 new coronavirus cases across the state. Friday's report brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Maine to 24,901, according to the Maine Center for Disease ...
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Maryland labs used to test for new coronavirus variant BALTIMORE — The Maryland Department of Health is working with regional and federal partners to test patient samples for infection with the new variant of the coronavirus. The Baltimore Sun reports the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are ...
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Baystate Health doctors create guide for COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy SPRINGFIELD — As health care facilities around the country begin vaccinating against COVID-19, many pregnant people — a group not studied in initial clinical trials — question whether they can safely receive the vaccine. To help those who are pregnant ...
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Doctor explains how new COVID-19 strain spreads, if the vaccine will work on it Multiple states of recorded cases of a new coronavirus variant. While it's more contagious, experts say it's not more deadly. Hospitals do have the means to identifying and treating those who have come into contact with the new strain, but it doesn't come as ...
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History repeats itself locally: Response to COVID similar to 1918 pandemic Mask up. Avoid large gatherings. Wash hands frequently. Those words became ingrained in our heads in 2020, as the world continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. But 2020 wasn't the first time county residents were told to do such things. Nor was it ...
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