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	health Daily update ⋅ February 4, 2021
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	NPR Digital Race For COVID-19 Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind NPR With millions of older Americans eligible for coronavirus vaccines and limited supplies, many continue to describe a frantic and frustrating search to secure a shot, beset by uncertainty and difficulty. The efforts to vaccinate people who are 65 and older have ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD COVID FAQ: I Got the Vaccine. Is Life Normal Again? WebMD Feb. 3, 2021 -- People have a lot of questions about COVID-19 vaccines -- not just how to get them, their efficacy, and their safety -- but real-world questions, too, about what habits and pandemic practices will change in their daily life once they get vaccinated. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape UK COVID-19 Update: Mix & Match Jabs Trial, Tributes to Lost Colleagues Medscape Combinations of the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech jabs at different intervals are being studied. First results are expected in the summer. Chief Investigator Matthew Snape, associate professor in paediatrics and vaccinology ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN How to prepare for your Covid-19 vaccination — advice from Dr. Wen 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, for guidance on how to plan for taking care of ourselves and our loved ones as more ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME We May Never Eliminate COVID-19. But We Can Learn to Live With It TIME When does a pandemic end? Is it when life regains a semblance of normality? Is it when the world reaches herd immunity, the benchmark at which enough people are immune to an infectious disease to stop its widespread circulation? Or is it when the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Can you mix vaccines? UK trial aims to find out CNN London (CNN) UK scientists have launched the world's first study examining whether different coronavirus vaccines can safely be used for two-dose regimens, an approach they say could give extra flexibility and even boost protection against Covid-19 if ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Younger adults are biggest spreaders of Covid-19, study suggests CNN (CNN) A new study suggests that the biggest spreaders of coronavirus in the US are adults aged 20 to 49, but that doesn't mean they should be pushed to the head of the vaccine line, experts say. A research team at Imperial College in London used cell ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission ABC News A new study may help answer answer one of the big open questions about the campaign to suppress the coronavirus outbreak. By DANICA KIRKA and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press. February 3, 2021, 10:36 AM. • 6 min read. Share to Facebook Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A British teenager fell into a 10-month coma before the pandemic. Now he's waking up in a new world CNN Flavill's accident came three weeks before the UK went into lockdown. London (CNN) Joseph Flavill slipped out of one world and woke up in another ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN New data shows many Black Americans remain hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine CNN Respondents said they either don't plan to get the shot or they are uncertain if they should or will get the shot, according to a new survey released Thursday by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Health Officials Worry That People Will Reject Vaccinations U.S. News & World Report CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Demand for coronavirus vaccinations among early priority groups in Nevada has been high, but officials worry that they may encounter resistance as more doses become eligible. Nevada has historically ranked low among states ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Britain to test mixing and matching of COVID-19 vaccines Washington Post Britain to test mixing and matching of COVID-19 vaccines. By Maria Cheng | AP. Feb. 3, 2021 at 5:12 p.m. PST. British scientists are starting a study Thursday to find out if it's OK to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccines being rolled out now require ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Providence Journal RI yet again tells people to stop sharing vaccine registration links The Providence Journal In a Facebook post Tuesday night, the Department of Health that it had not launched a public vaccination signup website, as other states have done. As part of its vaccination of outpatient healthcare providers, it's sending registration links to people eligible for ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times What's in Your Prenatal Vitamin? The New York Times approval before hitting shelves. As a result, their content and quality can vary, and what's on the label doesn't always match what's in the bottle. Some prenatal vitamins, I later learned, even contain levels of contaminants that many experts find troubling. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shot ABC News Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock says a new study suggesting that a single dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine may reduce transmission of COVID-19 categorically supports the government's strategy of taking more time between injections. By DANICA ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News South African COVID variant can chip away at vaccine efficacy -- but the vaccine can still save your life ABC News Dr. Fauci: Next 6 weeks are critical in battle against new COVID-19 variants. The chief medical adviser to the president discusses what the country needs to do, from the national scale to individual behavior, to curtail the spread of emerging coronavirus strains. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN AstraZeneca vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the coronavirus, study shows CNN The study did not measure transmission directly -- for example, by tracing contacts who were infected by study volunteers. But the researchers did collect regular nasal swabs from some participants and found that the rate of positive PCR tests fell by half after ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN I've had my Covid-19 vaccine -- now what can I safely do? Your questions answered CNN A pharmacy technician preps doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a mass Covid-19 vaccination event on January 30 in Denver. Sorry, there is no immunity passport yet, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Cancer treatment of tomorrow is personalized Washington Post The pandemic has been devastating for cancer screening and oncology care. Yet, providers are hopeful about the future, thanks to targeted treatments for combatting the disease. The recent approval of COVID-19 vaccines is a first tentative sign that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Adults 20 to 49 may have driven 72% of US COVID surges CIDRAP A team led by researchers from Imperial College London analyzed age-specific cell phone mobility data of more than 10 million Americans and linked them to age-specific COVID-19 death data starting on Mar 15, 2020. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Pfizer Vaccine Is 90% Effective 3 Weeks After First Shot, Early Study Shows U.S. News & World Report By Robin Foster, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Just one dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine might be enough to largely protect people from being infected with COVID-19, preliminary research shows. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid trial in UK examines mixing different vaccines BBC News A UK trial has been launched to see if giving people different Covid vaccines for their first and second doses works as well as the current approach of using the same type of vaccine twice. The idea is to provide more flexibility with vaccine rollout and help deal ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Got a COVID vaccine? Here's how to treat the side effects, including pain, swelling and more USA TODAY Dr. Michael Daignault, an emergency physician in Los Angeles, tells USA TODAY that common post-vaccine symptoms shouldn't make people wary of getting vaccinated against the coronavirus. "The side effects of ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Sick With COVID, Many Unable to Isolate at Home WebMD WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If there is one thing the coronavirus pandemic has taught people, it is that how much living space you have matters when you or someone you love falls ill with COVID-19. But a new survey shows that the very ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide U.S. News & World Report In 2020, there were an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases and nearly 10 million cancer deaths worldwide, according to the Global Cancer Statistics 2020 report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the International Agency for Research on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine? Washington Post Vaccines work by tricking the body into thinking it has a virus and mounting a defense against it. That may cause arm soreness, fever, headache, muscle aches or other temporary symptoms of inflammation that can be part of that reaction. Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD MS Doesn't Put Pregnant Women at Higher Risk WebMD "Women with multiple sclerosis may be understandably concerned about the risks of pregnancy," said study author Dr. Melinda Magyari, from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. "While previous research has shown there ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Detecting Alzheimer's Gets Easier with a Simple Blood Test Scientific American For much of the past century, a definitive Alzheimer's diagnosis could only be made during an autopsy. Brain imaging and spinal fluid tests now make it possible to spot the disease in patients even before the initial symptoms appear. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission Washington Post AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine does more than prevent people from falling seriously ill — it appears to reduce transmission of the virus and offers strong protection for three months on just a single dose, researchers said Wednesday in an encouraging turn ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Here's why some people test positive after getting a Covid-19 vaccine CNN (CNN) A Covid-19 vaccine does not provide full or immediate protection, which means it's still possible to get infected and test positive for the virus. Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts did. He tested positive after he got his second dose of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME COVID-19 May Lead to a Heart-Disease Surge TIME "We don't have a lot of well-vetted data up to the minute on the cardiovascular impact of COVID because we are living through the pandemic now," says Dr. Mitch Elkind, president of the AHA and a professor of neurology and epidemiology at Columbia ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD New Campaign Fights Vaccine Disinformation WebMD John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD, speaks with Steven Brill, Award-Winning Author and Journalist, and Co-CEO, NewsGuard, about combating vaccine misinformation. Flag as irrelevant
	Roswell Daily Record New Mexico Health Officials Cite Results From Vaccine U.S. News & World Report State health officials sounded an optimistic note Wednesday about progress in containing the coronavirus pandemic amid a gradual increase in federal vaccine supplies to New Mexico and a downward statewide trend in infection rates, deaths and ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Younger adults responsible for most of COVID-19 spread: Study ABC News Kids and coronavirus: CDC finds "little evidence" of transmission in schools. A new CDC report says students can return to the classroom with proper precautions, plus, Johnson & Johnson could report vaccine trial results early next week. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Which Facial Covering is Better? Experts Talk KN95, Cloth, and Surgical Masks Healthline Also, double masking may soon become commonplace. We reached out to several medical experts who shed light on the benefits and differences between various masks. With the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines ... Flag as irrelevant
	Duke Today Should You Double Mask? Experts Also Address Variants, Vaccine Challenges Duke Today Three Duke experts on vaccines, infectious diseases and emergency preparedness spoke Wednesday to reporters in a virtual media briefing about myriad issues surrounding vaccine distribution. Watch the briefing on YouTube. Here are excerpts:. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Annapolis, MD Coronavirus Updates & News For February 4 Patch.com Here's how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospitals and their ICUs in Anne Arundel County. EDGEWATER-DAVIDSONVILLE, MD — As the U.S. braces for a new surge of COVID-19 cases sparked by more contagious ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Coronavirus: Bay Area health leaders urge residents 65+ to be given priority for vaccines The Mercury News Because there aren't enough vaccine doses yet to meet demand, a coalition of health officers from around the Bay Area on Wednesday urged all health systems to prioritize COVID-19 vaccines for people age 65 and older — a group they noted are dying at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress If control measures are stopping flu in its tracks, why aren't they stopping coronavirus? Medical Xpress SARS-CoV-2 and influenza spread in similar ways: both can spread via contaminated surfaces, large respiratory droplets and smaller respiratory aerosols. However, the relative importance of each pathway differs between the two viruses. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Insulin May Not Need Refrigeration, Freeing Up Its Use in Poorer Nations U.S. News & World Report By Cara Murez, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that insulin can be stored at less-cold temperatures than previously known, potentially simplifying diabetes care for people in warmer ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Misinformation between COVID vaccine and infertility raises alarm for women CBS News Jay Huber, a fertility doctor in New Orleans, is asked daily by his patients if the vaccine causes infertility. He said there's no evidence of that happening. "I think it's important to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NorthJersey.com Fighting racial gap, NJ towns promote COVID vaccine to Black, Asian, Latino communities NorthJersey.com A few miles away, Bergenfield is gearing up for a public campaign blitz in English, Spanish and Filipino and recruiting immigrant health care workers to help administer the shots. And in Palisades Park, borough receptionist ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report MS Doesn't Put Women at Higher Risk During Pregnancy U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that should reassure women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who want to have a baby, new research suggests the disease doesn't raise the risk of ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report CDC is Studying Whether Two Masks is Better Than One for Preventing Coronavirus Spread U.S. News & World Report While there is no formal recommendation yet from the agency, leading infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said it could be the "common sense approach," adding that it is a question he gets asked "all the time." ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine drops virus transmission rate, sustains protection: study Fox News The AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine not only dropped virus transmission by two-thirds, but it also improved hospitalization rates and prevented serious disease, according to new, preliminary findings. Researchers also found spacing out the two ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic The Pandemic Broke the Flu The Atlantic Determined to stay one step ahead, Binnicker's lab had worked furiously to develop its own influenza test in order to amp up capacity. On December 1, the team began screening all patients with respiratory symptoms for both viruses. Flag as irrelevant
	Steamboat Pilot and Today 'Quarantine after quarantine': Steamboat teachers try to weather the most recent COVID-19 surge Steamboat Pilot and Today STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Just over 50 students at Steamboat Springs High School will be in quarantine until Feb. 10 after being "close contacts" with a student who has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email sent to district staff Wednesday ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio 'Multilayered approach' to COVID-19 still needed as vaccine rollout continues Healio It is still important for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear masks and practice social distancing, experts said. "It remains important to practice well-established, evidence-based prevention measures," Joshua Barocas, MD, an assistant ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Coffee, green tea consumption beneficial for CVD prevention Healio "More research is needed to confirm the cardio- and neuroprotective effects of green tea and coffee among CVD survivors." coffee Source: Shutterstock. In a large, prospective study ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Deforestation is stressing mammals out Phys.Org "Small mammals, primarily rodents and little marsupials, tend to be more stressed out, or show more evidence that they have higher levels of stress hormones, in smaller forest patches than in larger forest patches.". Flag as irrelevant

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