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	health Daily update ⋅ May 1, 2021
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	NPR Need A COVID-19 Vaccine? Biden Admin Launches GETVAX Textline And Other Search Tools NPR The Biden administration launched a website and text line on Friday to help people find COVID-19 vaccines near where they live. A national 1-800 hotline in dozens of languages will also soon be announced, according to a senior official from the Department ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR US Vaccinations May Be Reaching A Tipping Point To Stop The Virus, Experts Say NPR Nearly 100 million Americans are fully vaccinated and new coronavirus cases are at their lowest level since last October. Could the vaccination campaign finally be winning the race against the coronavirus in the United States? That's the big question the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Coronavirus deaths are down in the US, and vaccines may be partly responsible CNN (CNN) Covid-19 deaths are declining in the United States -- and some health experts credit this drop in death to the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines. The seven-day average of new Covid-19 deaths in the United States was 670 newly reported lives lost each day ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN First-ever US release of genetically modified mosquitoes begins in Florida Keys CNN (CNN) The first release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States began this week in the Florida Keys -- the culmination of a decade-long effort by local mosquito control authorities to see if a genetically modified organism is a viable alternative to ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Coronavirus FAQ: Is It A Big Deal If I Skip Or Delay Dose 2 Of My COVID Vaccine? NPR Dr. Anthony Fauci devoted his segment of Friday's White House press briefing to the topic of second doses and summed it up like this: "Get vaccinated, and if you're getting a two-dose regimen, make sure you get that second dose.". Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Southwest flight attendant sues airline over husband's COVID-19 death CBS News Carol Madden, 69, has worked for Southwest for four years, a job she described as her "dream." Last summer, her husband, William Madden, drove her to and from a mandatory training session in Baltimore. Three days after the July 13 event, Madden and her ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Here's what to do if you get covid-19 between vaccine doses Washington Post It is rare, but not unheard of, for people taking the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccines to contract covid-19 mid-vaccination — that is, between doses. The two-dose mRNA vaccines, which were authorized for emergency use last year by the Food and Drug ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity U.S. News & World Report "We need a pill that can keep people out of the hospital, and the time to develop that is right now," Dr. Rajesh Gandhi said during a Thursday media briefing by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He is director of HIV Clinical Services and Education at ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Collapse in Cancer Screenings Had Lasting Impact MedPage Today While cancer screening rates largely recovered by summer after collapsing with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, there remained a 9.4 million total deficit compared to the year prior, national claims data showed. From January to July 2020, ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY India is in crisis. Showing more empathy is the least we can do. USA TODAY "If you work with Indian teams, it's likely that they themselves or their families/friends/close ones are fighting tough times dealing with COVID," wrote Rohit Narula on LinkedIn. Narula is an EY tax partner in Hong Kong. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report The Vulnerable Homebound Are Left Behind on Vaccination U.S. News & World Report "He watches TV at night and sees all these people in line getting vaccines, but he couldn't do it," said his daughter Beth Freeman, 58. "It was really frustrating." She contacted the county and state public health departments and even her local congresswoman for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape FDA Approves Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) for Chronic Kidney Disease Medscape The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved dapagliflozin (Farxiga, AstraZeneca) to reduce the risk for kidney function decline, kidney failure, cardiovascular death, and hospitalization for heart failure in adult patients with chronic kidney disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Good sleep means more than getting enough hours. A consistent schedule matters, too. Washington Post Studies have shown that adequate sleep, between 7 and 9 hours for adults, can improve cognition, mood, and immune functioning. But new research reveals that it's not just hours of sleep that count toward mental health benefits, it's whether that sleep occurs ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 100 million fully vaccinated people are helping the US reopen. But many millions more are needed CNN "I think we can confidently say the worst is behind us," the Dean of Brown University School of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha said Friday on "Good Morning America." "We will not see the kinds of sufferings and death that we have seen over the holidays. I think we ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post US officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states Washington Post NEW YORK — It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five states, U.S. health officials have concluded. Experts say the clusters detailed Friday by the Centers for Disease ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Needle Anxiety Behind J&J COVID Vaccine Reaction Clusters: Study U.S. News & World Report By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, April 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Anxiety was the cause of 64 vaccine reactions, including fainting, in people who got the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in early April at sites ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: Fatality rate among fully vaccinated people who developed COVID-19 misleading, experts say USA TODAY These findings are the first large-scale, real-world results confirming Pfizer and Moderna's clinical trial data (and early reports from Israel), said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which conducted the study. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News CDC finds some COVID-19 vaccine reactions actually due to anxiety ABC News A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that some COVID-19 vaccine reactions, including fainting, dizziness and nausea, were due to anxiety -- and not the shots themselves. The report, published Friday, looked at clusters of ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY They're back: How to check for ticks and what you should do if you've been bitten USA TODAY Leah Lind, the Lyme and Tick Borne Disease coordinator within the Pennsylvania Bureau of Epidemiology at the Department of Health, feels the numbers for infections during last year might be lower than 2019 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Government rolls out new ways to find COVID-19 vaccine with website, text messaging service ABC News ABC News contributor and epidemiologist Dr. John Brownstein discusses the drop in demand for the COVID-19 vaccine, the confusion around second doses and the future of vaccinating children. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: After 47 Minutes, One Final Try Resuscitated Her U.S. News & World Report FRIDAY, April 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- On a November evening, Diana and Paul Nickel played a spelling game and shared an ice cream birthday cake with their 6-year-old granddaughter, Molly. The couple was staying with Molly and her ... Flag as irrelevant
	OCRegister More dangerous COVID-19 variants spread as vaccines remains scarce abroad OCRegister You can go to the movies in a real theater. You can get vaccinated — and buy a gallon of milk — at the supermarket. Elsa has welcomed guests back to Disneyland, California has the lowest COVID-19 case rate in the continental United States and locals ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Cancers Far More Common in Medieval Times Than Thought U.S. News & World Report By Cara Murez, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, April 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer might seem like a modern problem, but new research has revealed that it affected up to 14% of adults in medieval Britain. University of Cambridge ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Study confirms greater risk of poor COVID outcomes in minority ethnic groups in England Medical Xpress Minority ethnic groups had higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19-related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and death compared with white groups in England, according to an observational study published in The ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress COVID deaths continue to decline in US Medical Xpress As of Wednesday, 684 new deaths had been reported, data from Johns Hopkins University showed. That's roughly an 80% drop since January, CNN reported. And the decline has been sure and steady in recent months: Since the start of 2021, the seven-day ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Antihypertensive medication confers lower CV event rates regardless of CVD, BP history Healio Medications that lower BP reduced CV event rates regardless of prior CVD or baseline BP. Data were derived from The Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration. Lancet. 2021;doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00590-0. Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Farxiga Gets FDA Greenlight in CKD Prevention MedPage Today FDA expanded the indication for dapagliflozin (Farxiga) into chronic kidney disease (CKD). The drug, which first entered the market for type 2 diabetes in 2014, was approved to reduce the risk of kidney function decline, kidney failure, cardiovascular death, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Vaccine protects COVID-19 survivors against variants; virus' spike protein damages blood vessels Reuters (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. Vaccine protects COVID-19 survivors against variants. In COVID-19 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cystic Fibrosis News Today I'm Learning How to Better Manage My Stress Cystic Fibrosis News Today Sometimes stress turns me into someone that I'm not. I'm never proud of knee-jerk reactions and am always looking to improve my coping skills. It's a constant balancing act I haven't mastered quite yet. Life with cystic fibrosis is stressful, and a double-lung ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Younger Californians have lowest vaccination rate, sparking concern The Mercury News As the Bay Area pushes toward community immunity from COVID-19, experts worry that the region could be held back by younger people whose vaccination rates so far trail other groups. Multiple Bay Area counties, including Santa Clara, Marin, Contra Costa ... Flag as irrelevant
	KATU COVID-19 surges in Oregon, sickening younger adults and forcing a return to restrictions Seattle Times For months, Susannah Sbragia waited her turn for a COVID-19 vaccination while Oregon's teachers, older adults and others with higher priority got theirs. The 55-year-old city finance director was meticulous about wearing a mask and washing her hands ... Flag as irrelevant
	KABC-TV Los Angeles County lifts restrictions on operating hours for bars, breweries and wineries KABC-TV Indoor arcades and playgrounds -- such as laser tag businesses, ball pits or "bounce" centers -- will be restricted to 25% capacity, along with other mandated safety modifications. Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe US officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states The Boston Globe NEW YORK (AP) — It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five states, U.S. health officials have concluded. Experts say the ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com Arizona doctors' offices will be able to directly order COVID-19 vaccine, state says AZCentral.com COVID-19 vaccinations in Arizona likely will soon become a whole lot more convenient. Starting Monday, nearly 1,200 doctors' offices and other neighborhood health care providers that have pre-registered with the state will be able to order the Moderna ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Desert Sun Political differences on display as vaccine demand slows. Where does Inland Empire stand? The Desert Sun Demand for COVID-19 vaccines is slowing across most of California, but as traffic at vaccination sites eases, the vaccination rates across the state are showing wide disparities. In Santa Clara County, home to Silicon Valley, nearly 67% of residents 16 and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Atlantic The Hot-Person Vaccine The Atlantic The internet has decided that Pfizer is significantly cooler than Moderna—but why? Kaitlyn Tiffany. 7:00 AM ET. A needle drawing fluid from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Grand Forks Herald Why COVID-19 vaccine demand is slowing: Q&A with Dr. Greg Poland Grand Forks Herald "There are risks and benefits either way you go," says vaccinologist. "Making a decision to not get a vaccine is infinitely riskier." Written By: Paul John Scott | 10:30 am, May 1, 2021. Dr. Greg Poland, a Mayo Clinic physician and vaccinologist as well as director ... Flag as irrelevant
	Quartz The founder of Moderna doesn't think vaccines are all that impressive Quartz Derrick Rossi doesn't quite see it this way, but he kind of saved the world. In 2008, he began researching messenger RNA (mRNA), building on the long-ignored work of Hungarian researcher Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, an immunologist at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Fact check: Coronavirus vaccines don't cause death, won't decimate world's population USA TODAY Several widely shared videos and blog posts on Facebook say the coronavirus vaccines are a matter of life and death — but not due to the risk of COVID-19. In an article published April 22, and later taken down, a website called Red Pill University (a ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News 'The worst is behind us': COVID virus ebbs, lending hope to a nation lashed by disease ABC News Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, discusses Mayor Bill de Blasio's plans to reopen the city on July 1 and what this could signal for the rest of the country. Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Suspected Brazil variant cases at Warwickshire car parts firm BBC News All staff at a car parts firm will be given Covid-19 tests after two suspected cases of the Brazil variant have been found. From Saturday a mobile testing unit will be set up at LKQ Euro Car Parts in Dordon, north Warwickshire. The two members of staff are ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Are Some a Little Too Anxious for J&J's COVID Shot? MedPage Today Rates of syncope, or fainting, following administration of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine were significantly higher than rates following influenza vaccination, researchers found. Examining all reports of syncope following Johnson & Johnson ... Flag as irrelevant
	Santa Cruz Sentinel Local study brings awareness to the presence of disease spreading ticks Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ — A recent study of coastal counties in Northern California, including Santa Cruz County, showed a surprising result to ecologists — Western black-legged ticks infected with pathogens that cause diseases such as Lyme disease roam the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine Medical Xpress A single dose of vaccine boosts protection against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants, but only in those with previous COVID-19, a study has found. In those who have not previously been infected and have so far only received one dose of vaccine the immune ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Mass COVID vaccine sites are closing. Demand is dropping. What does that mean for herd immunity? Orlando Sentinel It has been much the same throughout Central Florida in recent days — and not only for the re-launched Johnson & Johnson vaccine, halted for 11 days over reports of rare blood clots. As mass vaccination ... Flag as irrelevant
	Arizona Daily Star Doctors' offices in Arizona now allowed to administer COVID-19 vaccine Arizona Daily Star Private physicians in Arizona will have access only to the Moderna vaccine, which has less-stringent storage requirements and can be ordered in smaller lots than the Pfizer. Josh Galemore / Arizona Daily ... Flag as irrelevant
	AZCentral.com Arizona Doctors, Clinics Can Order Vaccine Starting Monday U.S. News & World Report PHOENIX (AP) — Numerous doctors' offices and clinics in Arizona will be able to directly obtain COVID-19 vaccine starting next week, state health officials said Friday. Dr. Cara Christ ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salt Lake Tribune More than 2200 Utahns have died of COVID-19 Salt Lake Tribune (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Empty vials of the Pfizer COVID19 vaccine at the Woods Cross High School pop-up clinic by Nomi Health, April 27, 2021. County and regional health districts are setting up vaccination clinics in high schools, to get the ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX Carolina CDC reports most J&J vaccine side effects are 'nonserious,' 17 cases of blood clot condition FOX Carolina "Monitoring for common and rare adverse events after receipt of all COVID-19 vaccines, including the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, is continuing." Janssen is ... Flag as irrelevant
	WDJT Will the COVID-19 vaccine affect fertility, menstruation? And other questions you may be asking WDJT MILWAUKEE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Misinformation about fertility and reproductive health is driving doubts about the COVID-19 vaccines among young people. "Don't let concerns about your future fertility be the reason you do not get vaccinated," said Dr. Ellen ... Flag as irrelevant

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