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	health Daily update ⋅ January 27, 2021
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	Washington Post What you need to know about the coronavirus variants Washington Post Viruses are always mutating and taking on new forms. The coronavirus has thousands of variants that have been identified. But several, including the U.K., South Africa and Brazil variants, are highly transmissible and have sparked concerns that vaccines may ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News 100000 Covid deaths: Why the UK's death toll is so bad BBC News More than 100,000 people in the UK have died from a virus, that, this time last year, felt like a far-off foreign threat. How did we come to be one of the countries with the worst death tolls? There is no quick answer to that question, and there is sure to be a long ... Flag as irrelevant
	Financial Times Covid-19: Vaccine minister 'confident' of supplies amid production delays BBC News Supplies of vaccines are "tight" but the UK believes it will receive enough doses to meet its targets, the vaccine minister has said. Nadhim Zahawi told BBC Breakfast manufacturers were "confident" they would deliver for the UK amid warnings of production ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY What are all the new COVID-19 variants and how dangerous are they? Here's everything you need to know. USA TODAY Several, including ones first seen in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil and California, appear to be more contagious, but not necessarily deadlier. That is, out of 100 people who catch any variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, one to two people are likely to die ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Where to find an N95 or high-filtration mask for Biden's 100-day challenge CBS News "Even if you're wearing a high-quality mask, if it doesn't contact your face, it's going to leak all around. The best masks have a very solid, tight seal so that air doesn't leak. Effectively, a low fit equals low filtration," Srikrishna said. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR CDC Makes Case For School Reopening NPR The review from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, authored by three of its scientists, represents the clearest view yet of the facts behind what has become a heated debate over when and how schools should reopen. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19 masks: Which mask is best for you, and when to use it CNN (CNN) Think of masks as the newest trendy accessory that can save your life -- and the lives of those you love. But instead of what pattern, logo or slogan you display, choose your mask based on its effectiveness against the deadly coronavirus in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Should You Take Pain Relievers After COVID-19 Vaccine? Healthline Aches and fever are common side effects of coronavirus vaccination. But will taking acetaminophen or ibuprofen affect how well the vaccine works? The side effects show that the vaccine is teaching your immune system how to recognize and attack ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 8 myths about the Covid-19 vaccine -- Dr. Wen explains CNN We spoke with CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and visiting professor at George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, about how everyone can debunk myths, ease concerns and spread accurate ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Worse COVID Illness, Stronger Immunity After? WebMD WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People who've recovered from severe COVID-19 may have stronger long-term immune protection from reinfection than those with milder illness, researchers report. They examined blood samples from 39 ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED Worrisome New Coronavirus Strains Are Emerging. Why Now? WIRED Toward the end of last year, doctors in Nelson Mandela Bay, a city of about 1 million people in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, started to see something alarming. The city had been hit by a tsunami of Covid-19 cases in June and July, swamping hospitals ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report VIRUS TODAY: US Vaccine Appointments Canceled Amid Shortages U.S. News & World Report An increasing number of COVID-19 vaccination sites around the United States are canceling appointments because of vaccine shortages, due to a rollout so rife with confusion that even the new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC News There's 'A Path Forward' to Reopening Schools, CDC Officials Say U.S. News & World Report By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- With most in-person classes curtailed or canceled in schools across the United States since last spring, kids and their parents have had a really tough year. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report After Cancer Surgery, Higher Risks for Minorities and the 'Socially Vulnerable' U.S. News & World Report Dr. Timothy Pawlik, lead author of the study, says the results show that doctors must look beyond the examination room or surgical suite when treating patients of color. "At baseline, Black ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times The high-risk group left out of the vaccine rollout Seattle Times When New York announced new vaccine eligibility guidelines two weeks ago covering millions of additional state residents, one particularly hard-hit group remained unmentioned: the nearly 50,000 people incarcerated in the state's prisons and jails. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline What to Know About Allergic Reactions to the COVID-19 Vaccine Healthline Experts say the risk of an allergic reaction is very rare and that when it does occur, it's easily treated. Widespread distribution of effective COVID-19 vaccines is bringing a nationwide sigh of relief that ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY What If a Colleague Refuses the COVID Vaccine? Medscape At the time of this recording, I haven't seen any hospitals making the shot mandatory for healthcare professionals. Enthusiasm and compliance have been high, as they should be. With everything that is at stake, I want to ask you: Do you think getting the COVID- ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Woman has no sense of taste or smell 6 months after COVID-19 diagnosis: What to know about long-term complications ABC News Six months later, Parrish, a mom of 4-year-old twins, is still suffering from two of the most common symptoms associated with the virus: loss of taste and smell. Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Brazilian COVID-19 variant detected in Minnesota CIDRAP The person is a resident of the Twin Cities who became ill the first week of January. He or she provided a specimen for testing on Jan 9, and MDH detected the variant strain through a surveillance program that performs whole-genome sequencing on 50 COVID- ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Low COVID-19 spread found in schools taking safety precautions: US study Reuters (Reuters) - The spread of COVID-19 during in-person learning in rural Wisconsin where student mask wearing was high was significantly lower than in the surrounding community, with no infections acquired at school among staff members, according to a U.S. ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Nursing Home Critics Say COVID-19 Immunity Laws Are A Free Pass For Neglect NPR Palestine Howze died April 14, 2020, in a North Carolina nursing home. She had developed a pressure ulcer — or bed sore as they're commonly known. It flared up in December 2018 and just grew worse, says her daughter Lisa Howze. Infection set in. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Heart Disease Remains No. 1 Killer, But COVID Will Have Big Impact U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Heart disease is likely to remain the world's leading cause of death for years to come, partially due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, an American Heart ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report For Women Who've Miscarried, Aspirin Before, During Pregnancy Could Improve Outcomes U.S. News & World Report By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Could something as simple as taking a low-dose aspirin once a day guard against pregnancy loss among women who have already suffered miscarriages? Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic Why Your Primary-Care Doctor Doesn't Have the Vaccine The Atlantic The Grants Pass Clinic in southern Oregon is more than ready to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to its 20,000-some patients. It has seven exam rooms devoted to vaccination. The staff has ordered fridges and syringes. The phones ring nonstop, with ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Reversing Prediabetes Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- People who reverse their prediabetes may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, a new study suggests. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY 'She is amazing': A New Jersey woman beat COVID-19, then turned 110 USA TODAY BERKELEY, N.J. – Last week, Tallwoods Care Center in New Jersey received a special delivery: 110 roses. One for each year Hilda Brown has been alive. Brown turned 110 on Jan. 20, and she has beaten the odds in more ways than one. Brown has joined ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Low COVID-19 Spread Found in Rural Wisconsin Schools Taking Safety Precautions: US Study U.S. News & World Report (Reuters) - The spread of COVID-19 during in-person learning in rural Wisconsin where student mask wearing was high was significantly lower than in the surrounding community, with no infections among staff members acquired at school, according to a U.S. ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kansas City Star Want COVID vaccine? You might be eligible at one of these Kansas City-area hospitals Kansas City Star On the Missouri side, Truman Medical Centers/University Health took the vaccine on the road. The hospital system has been working with faith-based groups on COVID-19 prevention and testing, and vaccinations at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church were ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN As California lifts restrictions, a top health official worries about Covid-19 variants and the slow vaccine supply CNN Trends are moving in a positive direction as well in Los Angeles County, which has more than halved its number of daily positive cases since reaching a peak earlier in January, said the county's public health director Barbara Ferrer. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Antibody infusions prevent acquisition of some HIV strains, studies find Medical Xpress The studies are being conducted jointly by the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN). While currently available HIV treatment and prevention tools have greatly reduced ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Teacher dies with virus on 25th birthday BBC News Her mother Tina Marsh, from Heswall in Wirral, said she was "very proud" and "blown away" by the many tributes. Claudia died at Liverpool's Royal University Hospital on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fred Hutch News Service HIV antibody trial results offer 'proof of concept' Fred Hutch News Service A large international study has shown that it is possible to prevent some HIV infections with infusions of a particularly potent protein known as a broadly neutralizing antibody, but it will likely take a combination of different and more potent proteins to block all ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek South Has High Rate of Unreported COVID Deaths, Study Says Medscape The study, led by Andrew Stokes, a professor of global health at Boston University School of Public Health, analyzed deaths in 787 U.S. counties that had more than 20 COVID fatalities from Feb. 1 to Oct. 17, 2020. Georgia accounted for more than 50 of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com The new COVID strains are already here. It's likely too late to stop their spread. nj.com The new strains are already here and circulating. The highly contagious United Kingdom variant of the coronavirus has been found in New Jersey and more than 20 other states. The Brazilian strain has now been detected in Minnesota. And experts fear the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Hawaii reports case of coronavirus variant linked to California outbreaks Fox News The L452R variant was first identified in Demark in March 2020, shortly after the coronavirus pandemic, which has now claimed more than 2 million lives globally, began. Though current evidence does ... Flag as irrelevant
	pressherald.com Maine preparing central registry for COVID-19 vaccinations pressherald.com The state is still 'severely vaccine constrained' because of slower-than-anticipated deliveries from the federal government, says Maine's CDC director. · The state had administered 8.2 vaccine doses per 100 residents as of Tuesday, the 10th-best rate in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Thousands of Portland's Health Care Workers Not Vaccinated U.S. News & World Report By SARA CLINE, The Associated Press/Report for America. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Health officials in the tri-county Portland, Oregon, metro area said Tuesday that "tens of thousands" of frontline health care workers have not received the COVID-19 vaccine ... Flag as irrelevant
	Raleigh News & Observer COVID vaccine live updates: Here's what to know in North Carolina on Jan. 27 Raleigh News & Observer Administrators announced Monday they plan to bring some version of the Virtual Academy program, which about half of Wake County students signed up for this school year, in fall 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline The Coronavirus is Mutating: How Fast Will Vaccines Catch Up? Healthline On Monday, the pharmaceutical company Moderna announced it is already working on a booster shot for its COVID-19 vaccine. Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines can be easily tweaked, so even if a variant ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News 12 Outbreaks End, No New Ones at Long-Term Care Facilities U.S. News & World Report CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Twelve coronavirus outbreaks at long-term care facilities in New Hampshire have ended, and there currently are no new outbreaks to report, state Health Commissioner Lori Shibinette said Tuesday. That's "definitely a positive trend ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times Alaska Detects First Known Case of Coronavirus Variant U.S. News & World Report The resident lived with another person in Anchorage, who also became ill. Both isolated and have since recovered, officials said. It was not yet clear if the second person also was infected with ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR A Writer Lost His Singing Voice, Then Discovered The 'Gymnastics' Of Speech NPR Most of us take our voices for granted, but New Yorker writer John Colapinto got a scare several years ago when his failed him. After working every day, mostly in silence, he damaged his vocal cords while singing with a rock band in the evenings after work. Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com US surging vaccine to states amid complaints of shortages STLtoday.com An increasing number of COVID-19 vaccination sites around the U.S. are canceling appointments because of vaccine shortages in a rollout so rife with confusion and unexplained bottlenecks. Kathy Willens. Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- According to 2018 data, one in five people in the United States probably carries a sexually transmitted infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Charlotte Observer More contagious, hard to detect: Details on new COVID strain found in Mecklenburg Charlotte Observer Top doctors from Atrium Health and Novant Health say they, like most hospital systems, aren't able to routinely screen for the UK variant or other strains that have mutated from the novel coronavirus. Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris says ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com Banner Health has started using an arthritis drug on some critically ill COVID-19 patients AZCentral.com Registered nurses Danielle Coates (left) and Alex Clark tend to a patient in one. Banner Health officials hope a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis will help improve outcomes in their most critically ill ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters COVAX to supply 355 million vaccine doses for Eastern Med this year - WHO official Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - The COVAX vaccine sharing platform expects to have 25 million coronavirus vaccine doses for the Eastern Mediterranean region in March, rising to 355 million doses by December, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com The Body's Fight Against Coronavirus Explained Using 3D-Printed Models Patch.com All of life has proteins. So human cells have proteins, and the same is true for viruses, even though they're very different from the cells in our body. A virus is made up of two main things – a protein shell and genetic material. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Afternoon Naps Can Boost Your Mental Agility — Here's Why Healthline Researchers say people over age 60 who took afternoon naps performed better on cognitive tests than people who didn't nap. Experts say afternoon naps benefit people of any age by resting the brain and clearing out our jumble of daily thoughts. One expert ... Flag as irrelevant
	Kansas City Star Johnson County seniors wait in long, cold lines for COVID shots. Officials apologize Kansas City Star The logistics were "not what our county expects or deserves, and will be different tomorrow and going forward," said county manager Penny Postoak Ferguson during the Facebook event. Get unlimited ... Flag as irrelevant

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