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'At Your Age, It's the Vaccine or the Grave' A nurse in Baton Rouge has been on a crusade to overcome resistance among older African-Americans unwilling to take the coronavirus vaccine.
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Study of Aggressive Covid-19 Strain in Brazil Suggests Limits of China Vaccine As P.1 variant spreads, concerns arise over how effective existing vaccines might be against new strains of the coronavirus. A study has raised questions about the effectiveness of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine against the aggressive P.1 coronavirus variant in ...
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Covid: UK must prepare for 'hard winter' of flu – expert The UK must prepare for a "hard winter" because the population immunity to respiratory viruses other than Covid could be lower than usual, one of England's top medics has warned. Dr Susan Hopkins said the NHS must be "ready" for surges in flu and other ...
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State panel: Giving inmates vaccine could be 'PR nightmare' NASHVILLE, Tenn. A Tennessee advisory panel tasked with deciding in what order residents should receive the COVID-19 vaccine acknowledged that prison inmates in the state were high-risk, but concluded that prioritizing ...
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Coronavirus updates: Newsom says 10 million vaccines have been administered in California Los Angeles and San Diego counties combined account for nearly 3.5 million of the total number of administered doses. Placer County has administered nearly 125,000 doses, while Yolo County has administered 63,000 and El Dorado County has ...
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Chinese urgency on COVID-19 goes missing in jabs drive China has had success controlling coronavirus, but vaccinations in the world's most populous country have proceeded slowly. Shirley Shi has received three offers to be vaccinated against COVID-19—through her hometown, her Beijing residential area and ...
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CV risk factors tied to adverse pregnancy outcomes, gestational diabetes, hypertension "What we know about high blood pressure is that the earlier you have it, the worse your outcomes for heart disease can be. If we can change that course and intervene earlier, such as after a ...
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Some children's hospitals see a surge in rare Covid-19 complication MIS-C (CNN) -- Katharine Dunn got really worried about her son Nolan even as his doctors told her she shouldn't -- the 13-year-old's fever was "just a virus." He didn't have a sore throat or cough. His Covid-19 tests came back negative, twice. Then what had been a ...
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Los Angeles County To Get Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment Yet LOS ANGELES, CA — The vaccine shortage plaguing Los Angeles is expected to ease in the coming week, in what county leaders hope is the start of a new era of accessibility. Los Angeles County will receive its largest vaccine allotment to date, and for the ...
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State Health Officer: Please Wear Masks After April 9 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's mask mandate expires April 9, but not the recommendation to wear masks, the state health officer emphasized Friday. "There is nothing magical about the date of April 9. We don't want the public to think that's the day ...
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DHEC: Vaccines and vigilance needed to end this pandemic COLUMBIA, S.C. — Herd immunity and lessons learned from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic were two topics touched on Thursday during a media availability of the state's top health officials. Saturday was ...
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You've been vaccinated — the CDC is finalizing guidance on what's safe for you to do The upcoming guidance, first reported by Politico, is expected to include that fully vaccinated individuals should be able to gather in small groups with other people who have also been vaccinated. The CDC currently does not recommend ...
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Florida reports 4690 new coronavirus cases, 98 resident deaths Florida's resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 31,620 with the addition of 98 more reported fatalities on Saturday while also adding 4,690 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to 1,940,897.
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In a happy, long-lasting relationship? That could help you live a healthy and long life. "Being married is associated with lower rates of depression, and depression is a notable risk factor for cardiovascular disease because it's related to poorer heart function, as well as unhealthy behaviors — poorer diets, disturbed sleep, more alcohol use and ...
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Covid-19: What is the current picture shaping the roadmap? But what's the picture at the minute? Infection rates. On Good Morning Ulster on Wednesday, Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill raised a few eyebrows with a claim ...
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Oral Covid treatment yields promising trial data: drugmakers German pharmaceutical giant Merck and a US partner reported promising results Saturday in trials of a drug administered orally to fight COVID-19, saying it helps reduce patients' viral load. "At a time where there is unmet need for antiviral treatments against ...
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FDA warns against using head lice drug ivermectin to treat coronavirus "Taking large doses of this drug is dangerous and can cause serious harm," the FDA said Friday. Ivermectin is used to treat head lice and some skin conditions like rosacea in humans, and is ...
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Maine CDC reports 160 COVID-19 cases, two new deaths The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 160 cases of the novel coronavirus and two additional deaths, another moderate rise in cases that comes as Maine officials hope to save the summer tourist season with a combination of ...
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Can some drugs delay aging? Scientists focus on those that target frailty and age-related disease. "We're not about the fountain of youth," says Nir Barzilai, director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, one of the meeting's organizers. "That's taking an old person and making him young. What we are saying is that we ...
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OHSU researchers find UK COVID variant with mutation that could be less affected by vaccines Oregon researchers have found a case of a rapidly spreading COVID-19 variant carrying a mutation that could be less affected by existing vaccines developed to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The case, found Feb. 6, involved the U.K. variant, which is ...
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48-Hour Report: 551 New Coronavirus Infections In New Hampshire CONCORD, NH — During the past two days, more than 550 more Granite Staters have contracted coronavirus while three people also died, according to the State Joint Information Center. The new fatalities were announced on Thursday and included two ...
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How many people who test positive are asymptomatic? Your COVID-19 questions answered. Free Press readers have lots of questions about COVID-19. We've asked experts and tracked down sources to help sort through the information swirling about the virus, the vaccines, and more. Please continue to ask us questions and we'll continue to seek ...
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 202 new cases OHA also reported 202 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to 157,079. Vaccinations in Oregon. OHA reported that ...
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Los Angeles County exceeds 22000 coronavirus deaths There were 1,823 new cases of COVID-19 and 98 new deaths reported Saturday, bringing the county's totals to 1,201,866 positive cases and 22,008 deaths, the county's Department of Public Health said in a news release.
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Ebola outbreaks in Africa: Death toll rises to 13 The number of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases and deaths have risen to 29 cases and 13 deaths as of Saturday, according to the World Health Organization. On 6 February 2021, the DR ...
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Smith County reports 45 new confirmed COVID-19 probable and confirmed cases since Friday Of the 278 deaths, 196 are confirmed to be COVID-19 related and 82 are probable deaths, according to NET Health. There are 9,825 confirmed recoveries and 7,231 probable ones. Confirmed active ...
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Video series with black health leaders answer vaccine questions MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe? Why was it developed so quickly? Those are just a couple of the many questions Black Americans have. A new video series featuring Black health professionals hopes to provide some answers.
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Northern Ireland lockdown: what are the rules and when they will end? Northern Ireland's lockdown exit strategy offers a "careful, cautious and hopeful" plan for charting a journey out of restrictions, Michelle O'Neill has said. Outlining the Pathway to Recovery plan to the Stormont Assembly on Mar 2, the deputy First Minister said ...
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Coronavirus variants should not derail English lockdown easing, says health official LONDON (Reuters) - The emergence of new variants of the coronavirus should not derail a plan to start easing a nationwide lockdown in England over the coming weeks, Public Health England (PHE) official Susan Hopkins said on Sunday. "I think it won't ...
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Mar. 6: Iowa reports a big boost in vaccinations (KWWL) — There were 539 new, confirmed cases from 10 a.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday, according to the state's dashboard, bringing the state's total number of cases to 339,208. The state's website ...
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South Dakota Reports 2 More COVID-19 Deaths, 149 New Cases There have been a total of 1,898 deaths and more than 113,000 cases since the pandemic began. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 stayed the same on Saturday, with 74 people hospitalized. The Argus ...
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Ballroom becomes mass vaccination clinic in SWVA By MIKE STILL. ABINGDON — The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center's grand ballroom saw a different kind of dance Saturday as more than 1,900 people from three health districts received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Saturday's ...
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Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread NEW YORK (AP) — A new national study adds strong evidence that mask mandates can slow the spread of the coronavirus, and that allowing dining at restaurants can increase cases and deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the ...
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Group eligible for vaccine continues to wait as Iowa health departments form plans CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Health care workers said the news that people 64 and under with underlying health conditions could get the vaccine starting Monday was a sign of hope. However, they said the change from the state caught health ...
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CA health officials explain expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility "It's based on the CDC list of conditions that put people at higher risk for severe COVID-19 disease," said Dr. Erica Pan, state epidemiologist for the California Department of Public Health.
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NJ drugmaker Merck reports new antiviral COVID drug quickly reduces virus "We continue to make progress in our Phase 2/3 clinical programs evaluating molnupiravir in both outpatient and hospital settings," said Roy Baynes, head of global clinical development and chief medical officer at Merck Research Laboratories.
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For your health: COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective We're coming up on a full year since the COVID-19 pandemic began to drastically affect our lives, so it's wonderful to be able to greet spring with a feeling of optimism about our fight against the coronavirus. We now have three very effective vaccines that have ...
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North Carolina residents concerned about racial barrier to dementia and Alzheimer's care, poll finds More than half of nonwhite caregivers said they have experienced discrimination when navigating health care settings for their care recipient, according to the Alzheimer's Association. This comes into play when considering staggering statistics of how much ...
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Idaho and Boise area hit a lull in COVID vaccine demand, so they're speeding up rollout Pharmacies and clinics in the Boise area have had COVID-19 vaccine appointments sitting unfilled, so public health officials are opening eligibility to more people, weeks earlier than expected. Coronavirus vaccine providers in parts of Idaho have noticed a ...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue downward trend The Iowa Department of Public health on Saturday reported 554 new COVID-19 positive tests and three additional deaths. At 10 a.m., the health department reported 366,609 total positive tests, 319,783 total recoveries and 5,552 total deaths since the start of ...
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LA County Reports 16 New Cases of COVID-Related Syndrome in Children Los Angeles County has reported 1,823 new cases of COVID-19 and 98 additional deaths Sunday, along with 16 additional cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, bringing the total cases of MIS-C in L.A. County to 116 children, including one ...
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A Guide to the COVID-19 Vaccine in North Texas Elligibility; Registration; Locations; Vaccine versions; What's next? This will be updated as necessary. Dallas County has administered more than 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines so far, and Texas ...
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It's dumb smoking gets you a COVID-19 vaccine in NC Take it from a former smoker. On the page, I scrolled through the list of high-risk medical conditions that will qualify North Carolinians for vaccinations as part of Group 4. Gov. Roy Cooper had just announced last Tuesday afternoon that people in this group will be eligible for the COVID-19 ...
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1495 COVID-19 cases, 52 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,495 confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 557,802 since the start of the pandemic. State health officials also added 52 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths ...
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Californians who volunteer at COVID-19 vaccine sites could get vaccine SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — California is currently looking for volunteers to help its COVID-19 vaccination efforts and says those volunteers could get a vaccine themselves. "Right now, volunteers who complete a shift of four hours or more at a vaccine site ...
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SC reports 792 new COVID-19 cases, 15 more deaths Saturday COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has announced 792 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 15 additional confirmed deaths Saturday, March 6. This information is ...
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New Mexico Reports 288 Additional COVID-19 Cases, 10 Deaths About a quarter of the additional cases were reported in Bernalillo County, which includes metro Albuquerque. Counties with double-digit numbers of additional cases ...
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This Rapid 3D-Printing Method Could Be the Secret to Developing 3D-Printed Organs We may not have flying cars yet, but 3D-printed organs? That sci-fi fantasy just got one step closer to reality thanks to a rapid 3D-printing method developed by University of Buffalo engineers. Their work was recently included in a study published in the journal ...
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California counties don't want Blue Shield's vaccine program LOS ANGELES (AP) — Counties across California are increasingly asking to opt out of the state's centralized vaccination program run by Blue Shield, further complicating Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to smooth out what has been a confusing and disjointed ...
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Brazil variant can reinfect virus survivors; COVID-19 vaccine antibodies pass into breast milk (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Variant in Brazil more likely to reinfect survivors. A coronavirus ...
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