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Virus Fight Stalls in Early Hot Spots New York, New Jersey A year after they became a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection. By ...
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FEMA vaccination sites to close as California ramps up shots The two sites in Oakland and Los Angeles opened in February for an eight-week pilot program that concludes on April 11. The sites will switch from the Pfizer to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires ...
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Luck is essential for any successful coronavirus variant, study shows A modeling exercise by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle suggests that for a genetic variant of SARS-CoV-2 to become a menacing new presence, it's not enough to be scary and highly transmissible. It also needs a string of ...
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Covid-19 Shots for Children Hold Key to Herd Immunity Countries are racing to immunize adults against Covid-19 and move toward a more normal future. To achieve the vaccination rates that health authorities are aiming for, the shots must eventually reach the arms of children and teenagers, too. Children aren't ...
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UK Variant Hunters Lead Global Race to Stay Ahead of COVID A lab assistant uses a pipette to prepare Coronavirus RNA for sequencing at the Wellcome Sanger Institute that is operated by Genome Research in Cambridge, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Cambridge University microbiologist Sharon Peacock understood that ...
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Can We Mix and Match COVID-19 Vaccines? Experts Say Not Yet The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) is conducting research to discover the effectiveness of combining two different vaccines. The purpose of this 13-month trial is to see how well people's immune systems respond once they're "primed" with ...
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Rising COVID case counts in the young test US vaccine strategy The U.S. has spent months trying to vaccinate those most at-risk of severe illness from COVID-19, from health-care providers and the elderly, to essential workers and those with other underlying medical conditions. In the weeks ahead, data on COVID ...
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FEMA vaccination sites to close as California ramps up shots The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to stop operating two mass vaccination sites in California next month, just days before the state makes everyone 16 and older eligible for a shot. By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND STEFANIE DAZIO ...
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Barcelona hosts massive 'Love of Lesbian' rock concert for 5000 music lovers after same-day COVID test Health officials in Spain granted the musical group, Love of Lesbian, special permission to put on the weekend event. The rest of the nation will meanwhile continue to observe rules implemented to slow the spread of coronavirus, including a ban on gatherings ...
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CDC Warns Young Adults Reporting Anxiety, Depression Surpasses 40% as Pandemic Continues An increasing percentage of U.S. adults under the age of 30 are pursuing mental health counseling, as well as reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a new federal government study finds. The Centers for ...
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Now vaccinated, older adults emerge from COVID hibernation Bill Griffin waited more than a year for this moment: Newly vaccinated, he embraced his 3-year-old granddaughter for the first time since the pandemic began. "She came running right over. I picked her up and gave her a hug. It was amazing," the 70-year-old ...
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Maine CDC reports 214 COVID-19 cases, five more deaths The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 214 new cases of the coronavirus and five additional deaths, ending a week when Mainers flocked to a new vaccine registry and a new COVID-19 variant was detected in the state.
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Healthcare workers urge people to get COVID-19 vaccine amid sharp increase in new, active infections With new COVID-19 infections on the rise, Northeast Tennessee finds itself on the brink of yet another surge — this one coming as a potentially deadlier and more transmissible variant circulates in the region. But with vaccines widely available for all adults in ...
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National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: How colorectal screenings can save your life And, while most people believe a colonoscopy is painful, according to Nikhiel Rau, a gastroenterologist at the Comprehensive Digestive Care Center of Piedmont HealthCare, that's a myth. In fact, the average length of a ...
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As the clocks go forward, here's how to beat your 'lockdown jetlag' As the world prepares to 'go back', our body clocks are about to take a mighty 'spring forward'. The annual hour's nudge-on, which took place at midnight last night, came after 12 months of living in a state of lockdown-induced jetlag, with rates of insomnia ...
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Newly Reported Arkansas Virus Cases, Active Cases Decline The department reported 165 new cases, down from 184 on Friday, and the rolling average of new daily cases during the past two weeks has fallen by by 107.3, or 34.6%, from 310.4 per day to 203.1, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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Feel like hitting your head against the wall because you can't get a COVID shot? We have few answers that might help NAPERVILLE — Now that the state has opened up COVID-19 vaccinations to a much larger segment of the population, the good news is many people who want the shot are now eligible and are slowly inching their way toward the finish line. The bad?
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FEMA vaccination sites to close as California ramps up shots The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to stop operating two mass vaccination sites in California next month, just days before the state makes everyone 16 and older eligible for a shot. The two sites in Oakland and Los Angeles opened in ...
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Herd immunity is key to getting back to normal. But will it happen? Millions of Ohioans have received vaccines and all adults will be eligible to get them starting Monday, but a return to complete normalcy could remain elusive for longer. Some coronavirus restrictions have been eased as COVID-19 cases decline, and some ...
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Rising COVID case counts in the young test US vaccine strategy The U.S. has spent months trying to vaccinate those most at-risk of severe illness from COVID-19, from health-care providers and the elderly, to essential workers and those with other underlying medical conditions.
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One new death from COVID-19 in Wisconsin; 16.8% fully vaccinated MADISON (WKOW) -- Wisconsin reported one new death due to COVID-19 on Sunday, according to the latest numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Deaths for each day are reported by DHS HERE. DHS also reported 50 people were ...
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2362 new COVID-19 cases, 35 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 2,362 confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 590,961 since the start of the pandemic. This marks the third straight day that the DPH has reported more than ...
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Why local health officials say Washington isn't opening up vaccines to everyone yet Washington is opening up eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine to another two million people on Wednesday. While that is a significant increase, other states are letting any adult get the shot. Health experts here say there's a reason why we're waiting to open ...
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Mysterious disease killing young California bears in Tahoe. One symptom: fearlessness SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The video of a small bear, its head tilted at an inquisitive angle, caught ambling up to a Tahoe snowboarder was the sort of clueless cuteness guaranteed to go viral. But for scientists, it was just too cute to be true. The bear cub was ...
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Health Matters: Adult preventive care – when to do what The reasons included the closure of outpatient clinics during lockdown, concerns for overcrowding hospitals, fear of catching the coronavirus, loss of insurance and financial hardship. Now that doctors' offices have reopened, infection rates are ...
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Montana tribes having success distributing COVID-19 vaccines When St. Goddard, 40, heard the Blackfeet Community Hospital was vaccinating all tribal members over the age of 18, he was shocked. The hospital is run by Indian Health Service (IHS), ...
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Ebola Outbreak 2021: 4 People Returning to the US from West Africa Being Monitored for Ebola in Oregon After returning to the US from a trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea, four people are being closely monitored by Oregon public health officials after suspicion of exposure to the Ebola virus. Although West African countries are in the midst ...
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Florida adds 5883 coronavirus cases, 27 deaths Saturday The health department processed more than 90,742 tests on Friday, with a daily positivity rate of about 6.3 percent. Vaccinations: Florida has vaccinated approximately 5.6 million people, according to Saturday's report ...
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COVID-19 vaccinations can lead to false positives of mammograms A side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine could lead to unnecessary concern surrounding a woman's annual mammogram. Both the COVID-19 vaccine and breast cancer can cause swollen lymph nodes in the underarm area. Advertisement. For that reason ...
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Cook County to release 25K 1st dose COVID vaccine appointments Sunday as cases rise CHICAGO (WLS) -- As Cook County Health releases 25,000 appointments for people get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine Sunday, concern continues to grow over the growing number of positive test rate in Illinois. After hitting an all-time low two weeks ago, ...
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Not out of the woods: Wisconsin officials caution spring travel EAU CLAIRE — Though far fewer Eau Claire County residents are currently testing positive for COVID-19 compared to four months ago, state and local health officials are warning that another surge this spring is possible. "This isn't the time to throw all ...
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LA County Reports 700 New Cases of COVID-19, Warns of Spring Break Travel The number of COVID-19 patients in county hospitals declined slightly from "As we approach spring break and numerous religious and spiritual holidays, it is important to remember that travel and gathering in-person with others increases the risk of getting ...
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Lingering COVID-19 symptoms affect middle-aged women the worst, according to studies Researchers at the University of Leicester studied more than 1,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were discharged from UK hospitals in 2020. 70% of those patients didn't fully recover months after leaving the hospital. Most of those patients affected were ...
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Texas tops 10 million total virus vaccinations administered AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 10 million coronavirus vaccinations have been administered in Texas, and more than 1 million more doses are expected in the state next week, the state's health department said Saturday. More than 3.5 million people in the ...
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'Mental health pandemic' a byproduct of coronavirus crisis "I've worked with a lot of people with no significant history of mental illness that come in to the hospital — we've seen a spike in generalized anxiety, spikes in depression, spikes in substance abuse," says Thomas Ledoux, PsyD, of Gundersen Health System ...
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Processed Meat Leads to Increased Risks of Dementia, New Study Suggests A new study shows that eating processed meat - such as sausages, ham, and bacon - could lead to increased risks of dementia and even Alzheimer's disease. Researchers from the Nutritional Epidemiology Group at the University of Leeds in the United ...
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New COVID variants could reinfect people every few years, expert says The World Health Organization has identified three variants of the coronavirus, including the South Africa and Brazil strains, which experts say could be resistant to vaccines. Hunter said it was "difficult to predict" how ...
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Covid-19 vaccination FAQs: Your questions about coronavirus vaccine safety answered 1. People are dying/getting infected after the first shot. Should I be worried? Professor Srinath Reddy: The purpose of the vaccine is to prevent clinically severe disease and death. The immunity conferred by two doses of the vaccine mostly succeeds in ...
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Roper St. Francis promotes Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Colorectal Cancer has similar diagnosis rates for both men and women, but Dr. Jorge Lagares-Garcia says the most important part of Colon Cancer treatment is an early diagnosis.
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WA reports nearly 1500 new coronavirus cases, health officials warn of possible 4th wave The state has administered a total of 3,012,719 coronavirus vaccine doses. A total of 153,480 of those doses have been administered at the state's mass vaccination sites in Spokane, Ridgefield, Wenatchee, and Kennewick. On ...
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Almost 18% of Iowans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 More than 23,000 additional people were fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus in Iowa as of Saturday morning's new totals. That brings the statewide count for residents who've received a full series in Iowa since vaccinations started in December to ...
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Tarrant County reaches 250000 total coronavirus cases; 7 deaths reported on Saturday The people whose deaths Tarrant County Public Health reported on Saturday were: A woman from Arlington who was older than 90, two women from Fort Worth in their 80s, a ...
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Medical providers still struggle to convince some workers to get COVID-19 vaccine Lolita Owens, a home health aide for Liberty Resources Inc., did not want to be among the first to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Like many of her coworkers, she worried that the shots were developed too fast. "Are you sure they're not trying to kill us all?
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HEALTH NOTES: Peanut allergies could get the brush off in toothpaste trial Scientists are testing whether a toothpaste could help to protect people who suffer from peanut allergies. Advertisement. New York-based drugs firm Intrommune Therapeutics has enrolled 32 peanut-allergic adults in a trial that will see them use a toothpaste ...
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My face was used to sell weight loss pills, but my best diet advice is basic I responded to both and quickly realised I had a very serious problem on my hands. Then more people started reaching out. There was no denying what was happening – someone had stolen my identity and was ...
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COVID-19 vaccines may require regular updates until infections die down, study suggests Influenza viruses are fast-changing, making it difficult for the human body to build an immune response, which is why the flu vaccine is altered and encouraged for everyone each year.
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Luck is essential for any successful coronavirus variant, study shows Let's say you are a new member of the SARS-CoV-2 family, with a few genetic tweaks that distinguish you from the rest of the clan. Maybe you have changes in your spike protein that allow you to more easily to invade cells, or a random mutation that helps ...
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Covid-19 mRNA vaccines best at preventing symptomatic infection against variants mRNA vaccines, notably the ones developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, involve injecting snippets of the virus' genetic material - and not the whole virus - into the body to stimulate an immune response.
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| Navajo Nation extends, loosens its health order on COVDI-19 WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has extended and loosened a health order intended to help curb spread of the coronavirus. Under the latest "safer at home" order issued Friday, the daily curfew hours are 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. MDT and ...
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SC reports 752 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths Saturday COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 752 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 11 additional confirmed deaths Saturday, March 27. This information is ...
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