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As Virus Grows Stealthier, Vaccine Makers Reconsider Battle Plans Vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech effectively protect recipients. But in a worrying sign, they are slightly less effective against a variant found in South Africa.
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The High-Risk Group Left Out of New York's Vaccine Rollout Virus cases are surging among incarcerated people at prisons and jails. But state officials have not announced when they will be vaccinated.
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In UK, Concern Grows Over Vaccine Hesitancy Among Minority Groups There are increasing calls to prioritize people of color, who have been harder hit by the coronavirus. But for some of them, a mistrust of the authorities has fed into anxieties about the shots' safety.
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In Tiny Kansas Town, Pandemic Skeptics Abound Amid False Information And Politics Sixty-four years ago, residents of this tiny town in southwestern Kansas set a public health example by making it the first in the nation to be fully inoculated against polio. It's a different story today. People in Protection, like those in many rural communities, ...
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Moderna Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Less Effective Against Variant Found In South Africa As a result, Moderna will test booster doses of its vaccine – including one that would be tailored to fight strains that have recently emerged. The newly identified strains have caused alarm, as health officials in ...
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Deaths Of Despair: How The Pandemic May Be Fueling Lethal Drug Overdoses Karen Butcher's son Matthew struggled for years with an addiction to opioids. She's convinced the pandemic made it worse. The restaurant in Scott County, Ky., where Matthew worked as a bartender closed before the pandemic, and soon other ...
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Hand Sanitizer Is Harming Kids' Eyes FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The explosive rise in use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers during the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dangerous, unintended consequence: eye injuries among children. Using data from French poison control and ...
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Global Demand for Cancer Surgery Expected to Soar A second study shows that outcomes from cancer surgery are much worse in lower-income countries, with a fourfold increase in the risk of dying after surgery for gastric or colorectal cancer. Together, ...
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New AHA Scientific Statement on Mind–Heart–Body Connection Healthcare professionals should consider psychological health in adults with or at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the American Heart Association (AHA) advises in a new scientific statement. The statement, Psychological Health, Well-Being, and the ...
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Even Patients With Cancer in Remission at Risk for Severe COVID Worse outcomes were more strongly associated with active cancer, but patients whose cancer was in remission were also at higher risk than patients who did not have cancer. It's not only "patients hospitalized or ...
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US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up Coronavirus deaths and cases in the U.S. have dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels. By JONATHAN DREW and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press. January 25, 2021, 4:11 PM. • 6 min read.
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AHA News: The Head Is Connected to the Heart – and Can Influence Health By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Jan. 25, 2021 (American Heart Association News) --A growing body of research shows good mental health can improve heart health and reduce cardiovascular risks, while ...
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Covid-19: Back office health staff 'should not be vaccine priority' Prof Anthony Harnden said the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) had made front-line health workers the "clear" priority. He said giving a dose to backroom staff ...
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AHA News: Hospice Candidate at 2, She's Now 13 and Thriving MONDAY, Jan. 25, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Rosemary "Rosie" Veltz was "medically maxed out." That was the term the doctors used six months after a third surgery to correct a heart defect that left her struggling to breathe while her lungs ...
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COVID-19: Government 'Was Right' to Flag Increased Death Risk From New Variant The Government was right to share early data suggesting that the UK variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may be associated with increased mortality, scientists said today. On Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the B.1.1.7 variant first identified ...
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Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Jan. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Full doses of blood thinners can benefit patients hospitalized with COVID-19, but the severity of their illness matters, researchers say. The new global analysis ...
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Portugal ramps up vaccination as medical staff 'feel like crying' over out-of-control pandemic LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's firefighters, police, and people over 50 with pre-existing conditions will start getting COVID-19 vaccinations from next week, the government said on Monday, scrambling to reduce soaring infection rates that are overwhelming ...
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What Arizona scientists and physicians learned in the year since the first COVID-19 case On Jan. 26 last year, the Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed what a growing number of scientists and medical experts feared: a 26-year-old man at Arizona State University had tested positive for a virus that didn't even have a name. At the time ...
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How Improving Your Mental Health Will Help Your Overall Physical Health They say it's more than just stress. Your mind and body are connected in many ways. Experts say adequate sleep, regular exercise, getting outdoors, a nutritious diet, and mindfulness are all ways to ...
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Israel's Early Vaccine Data Offers Hope JERUSALEM — Israel, which leads the world in vaccinating its population against the coronavirus, has produced some encouraging news: Early results show a significant drop in infection after just one shot of a two-dose vaccine, and better than expected ...
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Where to find an N95 or high-filtration mask for Biden's 100-day challenge Mask-wearing is even more effective when the face coverings fit properly and efficiently filter aerosol particles, according to medical experts. Sign up for Breaking News Alerts.
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Norway May Refine Vaccine Strategy After Elderly Deaths, PM Says The Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, says her country may fine-tune the vaccination of its oldest, sickest citizens as it tries to make sense of a recent spate of deaths. Having weathered the pandemic better than most, Norway suddenly made ...
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COVID-19 updates: Tarrant County reports 24 additional deaths A woman from North Richland Hills over 90; Two women and a man from Arlington in their 80s; A man from Haltom City in his 80s; A man from Fort Worth in his 70s; A man ...
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Cheap, Safe Way to Boost Chance for Live Birth After Pregnancy Loss? Taking low-dose aspirin at least 5 days a week led to 15 more live births per 100 women (95% CI 7.65-21.15) compared with a placebo group, reported Ashley Naimi, PhD, of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human ...
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Air pollution is linked to an increased risk of irreversible sight loss, study finds Researchers from University College London (UCL) found that even low exposure to air pollution across England, Scotland and Wales appears to impact the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the leading cause of irreversible blindness ...
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Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On MONDAY, Jan. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Giving melanoma patients a "personalized" vaccine can prompt an anti-tumor immune response that lasts for years, an early study finds. The study involved just eight patients with advanced melanoma, the ...
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Many of the earliest COVID 'long-haulers' still suffer; Seattle researchers are trying to figure out why Kelly Hickman knows exactly how she got the novel coronavirus: Attending a friend's wedding in early March, just before scattered outbreaks around the globe coalesced into a pandemic. What the 37-year-old Seattle woman doesn't know is when — or if ...
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How To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine In Bensalem Currently, Bucks County, like the rest of Pennsylvania, is in Phase 1A of the state's four-phase rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. Until last week, that meant the only people eligible for a vaccine were healthcare workers and residents and employees of nursing ...
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Beware fake Covid vaccination invites, NHS warns The NHS has warned people to be vigilant about fake invitations to have the coronavirus vaccination, sent by scammers. · The scam email includes a link to "register" for the vaccine, but no registration for the real vaccination is required.
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COVID-19 masks: Which mask is best for you, and when to use it Now single-use surgical FFP1 masks and more protective FFP2 filtering facepiece respirators are required in all public places. France is also allowing people to use commercial fabric masks certified to filter 90% of particles greater than or equal to 3 microns.
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First known US case of Brazilian COVID-19 variant confirmed in Minnesota The case was discovered by MDH through a random audit the agency performs weekly. Fifty samples were collected from testing partners, including the University of Minnesota clinical laboratories and Infinity Biologix Laboratory in Oakdale.
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When can I see my extended family after being vaccinated for COVID-19? Family members from different households will soon be able to gather safely, but experts advise caution while the vaccine rollout continues. Illustration of family gathering wearing mask with big vaccines next to them. The main question on most people's ...
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Common Cause of Vision Loss Linked to Air Pollution — What to Know U.K. researchers have now found that air pollution may be significantly associated with developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which can lead to vision loss. The biggest risk factor for developing AMD is age ...
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When will kids be able to get the Covid-19 vaccines? A health care worker shows a piece of paper to an adolescent patient and the patient's Katelyn Evans (right), age 16, participates in the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine trial to ...
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I just got my second COVID-19 vaccine dose. Now what? The US is approaching 1 percent of its total population having received the vaccine. Sarah Tew/CNET. For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Just before 8 a.m. on a chilly January morning in the ...
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A 3-Step Strategy to Support the New US Mask Mandate Although two effective Covid-19 vaccines are being distributed in the United States and others hopefully will be available soon, it will probably take until sometime in mid to late 2021 for enough people to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity and for life to start ...
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COVID Vaccine Advised for Alzheimer's Patients, Their Caregivers By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- All Alzheimer's disease patients and their family caregivers should be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America says. "Getting ...
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First US case of highly transmissible Brazil coronavirus variant identified in Minnesota Minnesota officials announced Monday that it has identified a person infected with a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus that has been spreading at alarming rates in recent weeks in Brazil. This is the first report in the United States of the so-called ...
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WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery, and also said it advised using low-dose coagulants to prevent ...
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Houston, Harris County deploy new strategies in effort to boost COVID-19 vaccinations The city will ditch mega COVID-19 vaccine sites for smaller, more efficient clinics until the supply coming from the federal and state governments significantly increases, Mayor Sylvester Turner said Monday as local leaders adjust their strategies to get shots in ...
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Cancer drug Aplidin shows promise as COVID therapy, UCSF team reports After a yearlong search for existing drugs that might help COVID-19 patients and point to a cure, a UCSF-led science team has identified what they say is an especially promising candidate: an anti-cancer drug that kills the coronavirus in lab studies and is ...
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Drug Industry's Covid-19 Push Didn't Cross Over to Other Viruses Even as drugmakers mounted an unprecedented response to Covid-19 last year, they continued to ignore other viruses that mostly affect poorer countries, a report found. The pipeline of potential drugs and vaccines against the new coronavirus went from ...
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Prince George's Starts Squashing Coronavirus Surge; Cases Plummet Nearly all the key metrics declined for the second straight week. Hospitalizations are down to their December 2020 levels, and the positivity rate is the lowest it's been since November of 2020. Last week's 2,607 cases ...
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Do You Have a Healthy Diet? What are your favorite foods? Pizza? Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? Potato chips? Ice cream? Are any fruits or vegetables on your list? Would you say that you have a healthy diet? Do you make an effort to eat healthy foods and avoid or limit unhealthy ...
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Pitkin County has the worst COVID-19 rate in Colorado, and experts don't know exactly why Pharmacy technician Chris Maciag, left, and clinical pharmacist Kelly Atkinson of Aspen Valley Hospital measure out doses from individual vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 14 in the command unit trailer in the Benedict Music Tent parking lot.
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Heavy smoking history increases risk for COVID-19 hospitalization, death The longer an individual smoked, the greater his or her odds were for COVID-19 hospitalization and death, an analysis of data from a single health system showed. The link between smoking and COVID-19 severity remains unclear. The authors of a ...
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Risk of severe COVID established early in infection, new study shows Why most people who get COVID have mild symptoms or none at all while some become severely ill is still a mystery—a mystery that scientists are urgently trying to solve. Being obese or having existing health problems, such as diabetes or high blood ...
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UCSB Medical Experts Answer COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Can you give us a lesson on how vaccines work in general? Scott Grafton: Over the course of our lives, our immune systems are constantly learning to differentiate between what is foreign to our bodies and ...
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More Than One Third of COVID-19 Infections Are Asymptomatic: Review "To reduce transmission from people who are presymptomatic or asymptomatic, we need to shift our testing focus to at-home screening," lead author Daniel Oran, AM, told Medscape Medical News. "Inexpensive ...
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12-week gap between COVID-19 vaccine doses should be 'urgently reviewed,' UK doctors say Former CDC Director Tom Frieden provides insight into the changes for the coronavirus immunization guidelines on 'CAVUTO Live.' A group of doctors in the United Kingdom is urging the country's government to ...
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