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Don't freak out if you get these side effects from a Covid-19 vaccine. They can actually be a good sign "The kinds of things we're seeing are arm soreness, body aches, sometimes fatigue, sometimes even low-grade fever," said Dr. Peter Hotez, a vaccinologist and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.
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Can Vaccinated People Spread the Virus? We Don't Know, Scientists Say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday walked back controversial comments made by its director, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, suggesting that people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus never become infected or transmit the virus ...
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Should We Keep Wearing Masks Even After the Pandemic Ends? Before vaccines began rolling out to the general public, masks were among the only tools available for containing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. And they seem to have done their job.
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Hospital Workers Despair as France's Virus Strategy Flails AMIENS, France (AP) — As France battles a new virus surge that many believe was avoidable, intensive care aide Stephanie Sannier manages her stress and sorrow by climbing into her car after a 12-hour shift, blasting music and singing as loud as she can.
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Fully vaccinated against COVID-19? CDC says it's OK to resume travel The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can resume travel at low risk to themselves – long-awaited news for travelers itching to vacation or see family again. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky ...
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ASU watching new COVID-19 'Arizona variant' with a mutation known to weaken vaccines A scientist at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Flagstaff prepares to work with a live. Arizona State University researchers have found a home-grown variant of the coronavirus emerging in Arizona that they say ...
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Many Show Long-Term Organ Damage After COVID THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term organ damage appears to be common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients after they've recovered and been discharged, British researchers report. One U.S. expert who read over the report said she's ...
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How to Spot Depression in Young Children Rachel Busman, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute in New York City, said that it can be hard to think about depression in younger children because we picture childhood as a time of innocence and joy. But as many as 2 to 3 percent of children ...
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Can Vaccinations Stop COVID Transmission? THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- It's the question everyone wants answered because reopening the world depends on it: Can coronavirus vaccines stop transmission of the virus? Now, 21 universities across the United States are teaming up to ...
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White House Says Drug Overdose Deaths Spiked To 88000 During The Pandemic "We lost 88,000 people in the 12-month period ending in August 2020," Regina LaBelle told reporters during a morning briefing. "Illicitly manufactured fentanyl and synthetic opioids are the primary drivers of this increase.".
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Children Likely the 'Leading Edge' in Spread of COVID-19 Variants "I can just tell you from my 46 years in the business, I've never seen dynamic transmission in kids like we're seeing right now, younger kids," said Michael Osterholm, PhD, who directs the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of ...
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Some Hospitalized COVID Patients Develop Seizures THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 can harm multiple organs in the body, including the brain. Now, a new study says some hospitalized COVID-19 patients have non-convulsive seizures that may increase their risk of death. "Seizures ...
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New Variants 'Inevitable', but CMO Predicts Wide Portfolio of Vaccines in 2 Years It would be unrealistic to think that border controls could prevent new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus entering the UK, Professor Chris Whitty has warned. Prof Chris Whitty/RSM. Current policy was to limit their spread, England's Chief Medical Officer said.
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Stillbirths, Pregnancy Complications Up During Pandemic THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDayNews) -- The ripple effect of the COVID-19 scourge has led to more complications among pregnant women worldwide, including an increase in stillbirths, a new study says. The research review also found higher rates of ...
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Michigan Medicine enacts visitor restrictions due to rising COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations ANN ARBOR, MI – Michigan Medicine is implementing a restricted visitor policy beginning Friday, April 2 due to increased COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the health care system announced Thursday. Visitors will only be allowed for adult patients when ...
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UK COVID-19 Update: Low Adherence to Isolation Rules, Positive Over-80s Jab Data, Long COVID The findings come from 74,697 online survey responses over 11 months of the pandemic. Only 51.5% of people could identify the main symptoms of COVID-19. Only 18% of those ...
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Salmonella infections in 8 states could be tied to wild songbirds, CDC says (CNN) Investigators are looking into an outbreak of salmonella infections in 19 people that could be associated with sick or dead birds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infections have occurred in eight states, including California, ...
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If I've Had COVID-19, Do I Still Need Two Doses of Vaccine? One question has to do with the millions in the U.S. who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and recovered. Do they have natural immunity because of their infection, and if so, do they still need to get vaccinated? How much additional protection do the ...
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New CDC Guidance Lifts Most Domestic Travel Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated People The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its domestic travel guidance for fully vaccinated people, lifting certain testing and self-quarantine requirements but continuing to recommend precautions like wearing a mask and avoiding crowds.
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'Fourth Wave' Of Coronavirus Hits PA As Cases Continue To Rise PENNSYLVANIA — For the second straight week, coronavirus case numbers increased across Pennsylvania and other parts of the United States, marking the start of what health officials are warning could be a "fourth wave" of the ongoing pandemic. This is ...
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Michigan's 1st case of Brazil COVID-19 variant identified in Bay County Michigan has identified its first case of the P.1 or Brazil COVID-19 variant in a Bay County resident, state officials announced Thursday. The state now has identified five variants of the coronavirus, with the B.1.1.7 variant first found in the United Kingdom the ...
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COVID-19 cases spike in Michigan, fueled by infections among kids New data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows this dramatic surge is due in large part to cases spiking among children and teenagers. According to state data, since February 19, average daily ...
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Oklahoma Coronavirus Cases Reaching Plateau, OU Doctor Says "The number of new cases per day is very slightly trending down," based on rolling averages compiled by the Oklahoma State Department of Health, said OU Health Dr. Dale Bratzler. "We've been in the mid to low 300s now for the past week or so.".
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More restrictive visitor policy at Michigan Medicine hospitals as COVID-19 cases rise Michigan Medicine is the latest health system to move to a more restrictive visitor policy in its hospitals starting Friday as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge in the state. The policy is similar to earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, the health system ...
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Can I still spread the coronavirus after I'm vaccinated? The current vaccines are highly effective at preventing people from getting seriously sick with COVID-19. But even if vaccinated people don't get sick, they might still get infected without ...
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AHA News: Why You Should Pay Attention to Inflammation By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Inflammation can be a visible part of how your body fights illness or injury. If you've ever sprained your ankle, you ...
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Can Vaccinations Stop COVID Transmission? Now, 21 universities across the United States are teaming up to find out. The project, called Prevent COVID U, was started by the COVID-19 Prevention Network housed at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research ...
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Sunlight inactivates SARS-CoV-2 way faster than expected A year ago scientists everywhere were scrambling to get their minds around the SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that caused the pandemic from which we are only now beginning to emerge. The world clung to every new development, every bit of science ...
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Covid: More than a million 'had long Covid in February', and artist's Captain Tom mural Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening. We'll have another update for you on Friday morning. 1. More than one million people 'had long Covid in February'. An Office for National Statistics survey suggests ...
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Plastic Chemicals Linked to Postpartum Depression Specifically, odds of developing postpartum depression were substantially increased (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.04-2.11) with exposure to di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP), used to make plastics more malleable and commonly found in medical tubing and food packaging.
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Record 1.4M COVID-19 vaccine doses given in week, governor says New York has administered 1.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the last seven days, a record since the state began inoculating people in December, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Thursday. The governor hailed the milestone as New York races to ...
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What's driving Cape Cod's increased COVID numbers? (HYANNIS) – Despite having the highest percentage of its population vaccinated in Massachusetts, Barnstable County continues to see increased cases of COVID-19. This leaves many asking: how is it possible for a highly vaccinated population to be seeing ...
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Unloading groceries, he found his wife on the ground not breathing Lynn and Kent Wiles spent the morning running errands together. The Oregon couple shopped for groceries, stopped by the bank and picked up items at the hardware store. Once home, they were bringing in bags from the car. Lynn had stayed in the kitchen ...
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Orange sees spike in infections among college-aged people, as COVID-19 variants spread statewide Florida's recent spike in new COVID-19 infections is driven by upticks in all age groups younger than 65, and also by an exponential jump in variant cases which are circulating around the state, health officials say. But among seniors, the age group with the ...
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Maine's growing surge in cases threatens vaccination progress Evidence is growing that Maine and the United States are at the front end of yet another surge of COVID-19 cases that could jeopardize progress the vaccination effort is making in fighting the disease. With 283 ...
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Mice That Hear Imaginary Sounds May Help Explain Hallucinations In People A technique that induces imaginary sounds in both mice and people could help scientists understand the brain circuits involved in schizophrenia and other disorders that cause hallucinations. The technique appears to offer "a way to study psychotic disorders ...
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OU Chief COVID Officer Dr. Dale Bratzler stresses importance of continued mask wearing, trust in vaccines OU Chief COVID Officer Dr. Dale Bratzler said Oklahoma has managed COVID-19 effectively, but he advised continued caution as other parts of the country see a surge in new cases. In a Thursday afternoon COVID-19 update livestream, Bratzler said ...
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Michigan Medicine sets visitor restrictions amid COVID-19 surge Michigan Medicine is restricting visitors at its locations to minimize the spread of COVID-19 as cases and hospitalizations rise across the state, the hospital system announced Thursday. Beginning Friday, Michigan Medicine, which includes the UM Medical ...
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COVID-19 Update: Pa. reports 3893 cases, 27 deaths Pennsylvania on Thursday saw 3,983 new COVID-19 infections and confirmed 27 more deaths from the virus. Also on Thursday Allegheny County launched a website for registering for vaccinations and Gov. Tom Wolf's administration monitored its order on ...
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 521 new cases OHA announced Thursday that 23 Oregon counties have now submitted attestation letters signaling their intention to immediately offer COVID-19 vaccinations to expanded eligibility groups. The newest counties added are: Baker, Clatsop and Gilliam.
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Sao Paulo Exhumes Old Graves to Make Space for Surging COVID-19 Burials Gravediggers in the Vila Nova Cachoeirinha cemetery in the city's northern reaches worked in white hazmat suits to open the tombs of people buried years ago, bagging decomposed remains for removal to another location. Relocating ...
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New risk factors linked to increased risk of COVID-19 infection As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, researchers have found associations between certain lifestyle factors and a person's risk of getting infected. While it has already been established that those with Type II diabetes and a high body mass index (BMI) are at ...
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Can Vaccinations Stop COVID Transmission? College Study Aims to Find Out By Sarah Collins HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- It's the question everyone wants answered because reopening the world depends on it: Can coronavirus vaccines stop transmission of the virus? Now, 21 ...
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Getting Vaccinated While Black Obtaining a COVID shot, like so many other aspects of American life, has emerged as a racial-justice issue—and a matter of life and death. By ...
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Alabama to begin vaccinating prison inmates MONTGOMERY, Ala. The Alabama prison system announced Thursday that it will begin vaccinating inmates for COVID-19 after previously only making vaccine available to prison officers and staff. The Alabama Department of Corrections ...
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Covid biggest NHS challenge since World War Two, says NHS boss Sir Simon Stevens says the demands of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic led the NHS to change rapidly and find new ways of working. "People have said this was the biggest health challenge ...
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Wild songbirds behind multi-state salmonella outbreak, CDC says The agency's investigation, which says illnesses date as far back as December 26, 2020, said the bacteria from sick people's samples are closely related, and that it was also similar to the samples collected from sick or dead wild pine siskin birds.
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Alcohol Consumption Linked to Reduced Cataract Risk People who drink moderate amounts of alcohol have lower rates of cataract surgery than nondrinkers, researchers say. Anthony Khawaja. The finding, from two databases analyzed by the same research team, doesn't mean people should start drinking ...
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COVID-19: When will Ohio gain protective herd immunity from vaccines? Doctors can't be sure But when will that happen? No one knows yet because so much about the virus remains unknown, so The Enquirer asked three specialists for their best estimates: Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, chief medical director of the ...
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More than a third of South Carolinians have received at least one COVID vaccine Below are some of the questions people had right after receiving their second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and answers from McLeod Health's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jeremy Robertson.
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