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Why so many people are skipping their second Covid shot — and why they shouldn't A mass vaccination site in Lynchburg, Virginia, offered second vaccine shots earlier in April. (CNN) When the US Centers for Disease Control and ...
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As coronavirus cases surge in Oregon, 15 counties are pushed into the state's most severe level of restrictions. Oregon is reporting about 816 new cases a day, a roughly 31 percent increase from two weeks ago, according to a New York Times database. Hospitalizations have also risen by about 42 percent in the same period. Deaths from the virus, which tend to lag ...
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India opens COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults in effort to tame spike The world's largest maker of vaccines was still short of critical supplies — the result of lagging manufacturing and raw material shortages that delayed the rollout in several states. And even in places where the shots were in stock, the country's wide economic ...
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India opens COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults in effort to tame spike That practice will now change: Prices for state governments and private hospitals will be determined by vaccine companies. Some states might not be able to provide vaccines for free since they are paying twice as much as the federal government for the same ...
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The virus is surging in Alaska's interior, straining a Fairbanks hospital. Dr. Angelique Ramirez, the chief medical officer of the main health care system in Fairbanks, Alaska, started the monthly coronavirus briefing in April by saying that she thought March's meeting would be the last. But amid a new surge of cases in the state, one ...
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These are the key things America now needs to tackle in its Covid-19 vaccination efforts "In the first few months, we were capturing the part of the population that really wanted these vaccines," Infectious diseases expert Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis told CNN on Saturday. "But now we've reached the 'wait and see' crowd and the outright 'I don't want it' ...
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Trisha Yearwood Is 'Grateful' to Receive the First Dose of COVID Vaccine After Contracting Virus "Anyone who knows me knows my world begins and ends with Miss Yearwood, so she and I will ride through this together," he wrote at the time, adding of his wife, "she's a fighter and she's been doing everything right, so I know we'll walk out the other side of ...
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'Pools of infection.' Vaccinations surge in some parts of KS, MO while others struggle This would be the county's last mass vaccination clinic for COVID-19, part of a coordinated effort that made Douglas County a state leader in delivering shots to arms. More than 45 percent of its residents have received at least one dose, the second-highest ...
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Doctors brace for questions with return of Johnson & Johnson vaccine The small risk of a rare side effect didn't stop Breanna Valverde from getting a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine last week. The Maple Plain resident had discussed the single-dose shot with her doctor before federal regulators temporarily ...
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Delaware doctor takes COVID-19 vaccinations to doorsteps But when Dr. Sandra Gibney and her team of vaccinators, including Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, came knocking on the door, they figured why not. This way, there was no need to schedule an appointment online or drive to a mass vaccination clinic. They got ...
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Doctors brace for questions with return of Johnson & Johnson vaccine Doctors say the blood clot risk highlighted by the recent pause is more than offset by the benefits of vaccination, but it could prompt some patients — particularly women under 50 — to opt for two-dose vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer.
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Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge after 17 years underground Over the next few weeks along the East Coast and Midwest, the cicadas will emerge from the ground, shed their skins and partake in a month-long mating ritual, making quite a scene — climbing trees and singing mating songs as loud as 100 decibels, the same ...
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Prior COVID-19 infection boosts immune response to variants after one dose of Pfizer vaccine, UK study finds LONDON - A new study from the United Kingdom revealed one shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine boosted protection against COVID-19 variants - but only for those who had been previously infected with the virus. Researches from Imperial College London, ...
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Maine Ends COVID-19 Visitor Testing and Quarantine Needs The state is exempting all states from testing and quarantine requirements but that could change based on the spread of variants, said Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Fully Vaccinated? Here's What's Allowed In NJ NEW JERSEY — With 3 million New Jerseyans fully vaccinated against COVID-19, public-health guidance continues to develop. Questions like — Can I travel? Do I need to wear my mask? What about social distancing? — have become quite common.
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India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID NEW DELHI — In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections, India opened vaccinations to all adults Saturday, launching a huge inoculation effort that was sure to tax the limits of the federal government, the country's vaccine factories and the ...
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Teenagers flock to Erie County's prom-themed Covid-19 vaccine clinics Sixteen-year-old Jesse Carson showed up pounding his chest, he was that excited to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Seventeen-year-old Alex Gombos on crutches wasn't going to let a broken right leg get in the way of him and the vaccine. And Orchard Park ...
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Herd Immunity For COVID-19 In NoVA Possible By June or July: UVA VIRGINIA — Northern Virginia could reach herd immunity to COVID-19 by June or July, while other parts of Virginia with more vaccine hesitancy may not reach herd community this year, according to the University of Virginia Biocomplexity Institute.
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Coronavirus in Oregon: 794 new cases, 3 deaths reported Oregon officials announced another 794 confirmed and presumed cases of the coronavirus in Oregon on Saturday, as well as three new deaths. The latest numbers come after Gov. Kate Brown on Friday defended her decision to enact "extreme risk" ...
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LA County reports 500 new coronavirus infections and 29 deaths as vaccinations build Student registered nurse Camille Endicio prepares Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination syringes at a new walk-up mobile clinic in Los Angeles on Tuesday. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times).
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What you need to know before the J&J vaccines are distributed in Canada The only single-dose vaccine approved for use in Canada has been hailed by experts as a key to getting people in remote locations vaccinated, and as an important tool in turning the tide of the third wave of COVID-19 across the country.
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Orange County Reports Just 66 New Coronavirus Cases Coronavirus metrics are still looking promising in OC and vaccination appointments are also decreasing as more people become inoculated. City News Service's profile picture.
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Coronavirus Vaccine Updates: Surge in global cases fueled by outbreak in India In Newark, the supply of shots is not an issue, it's the low turnout. To try to combat it, University Hospital offered vaccinations without an appointment. The latest figures show just 24% of people in Newark are now vaccinated. That's slightly lower than the state ...
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The US secured 1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Medical ethicists say it should share with other countries With the coronavirus pandemic spiraling out of control in India and other developing regions, the United States this week committed to sharing 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries. But that's a drop in the bucket. The US has bought ...
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100 million fully vaccinated people are helping the US reopen. But many millions more are needed CDC stresses routine vaccinations for adolescents. But adolescents are also missing out on routine vaccines, according to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who said during an event for the Pediatric Academic Societies that such immunizations are down ...
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Shelter Island officials say infrared camera count of deer population is most accurate to date The East End's danger season for ticks runs from April through October, according to the Stony Brook Southampton Hospital regional tickborne disease resource center, and May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Controlling deer is an especially ...
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Maine CDC reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 403 additional cases The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 403 additional COVID-19 cases on Saturday and five new deaths. The number of Mainers who have died with COVID-19 is now 789. Kennebec and Sagadahoc counties each reported two ...
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Michigan reports about 3400 more coronavirus cases GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan on Saturday announced 3,431 more confirmed cases of coronavirus and 131 additional related deaths. In all, Michigan has now had 844,385 total cases since the virus was first detected the state in March 2020 ...
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Oregon reports 794 new coronavirus cases as death toll nears 2500 The two counties that reported more than 100 cases were Multnomah County with 115 cases and Washington County with 106 cases. Clackamas County reported 96 new virus cases. On Friday, 15 Oregon counties moved ...
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100 vials of J&J COVID vaccine reported stolen from Purdy dentist's office If someone offers you a great deal on a vial of COVID-19 vaccine, call the cops. Officials are warning Peninsula residents to be on the lookout for COVID-19 vaccine scams after shot vials were recently stolen from a Purdy dentist's office. The Pierce County ...
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Coronavirus: Orange County reports 66 new cases and 8 new deaths on May 1 There have been 951 new infections reported in the last 14 days, a record low. Eight new deaths were reported Saturday, with the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the county reaching 4,965.
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India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID NEW DELHI -- In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections, India opened vaccinations to all adults Saturday, launching a huge inoculation effort that was sure to tax the limits of the federal government, the country's vaccine factories and the ...
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Number of Americans fully vaccinated tops 100 million Guests walk down Main Street USA at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, April 30, 2021. The iconic theme park in Southern California that was closed under the state's strict virus rules swung open its gates Friday and some visitors came in cheering and ...
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Should you take the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? Yes! By Bobak Seddighzadeh. Sunday, May 2, 2021 | 2 a.m.. After a temporary halt, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 23 ended the pause of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. It was put on hold for ...
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Genetically modified mosquitoes have landed in the Keys. Here's what you need to know The project is aimed at reducing the population of the invasive Aedes aegypti, which carries diseases like Zika. This is the first time in the country that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued the "experimental use permit" for this method.
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LA County Reports 500 New Cases of COVID-19, But Lowest Positivity Rate Los Angeles County reported 500 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 additional deaths Saturday, while the county's test positivity rate was at the lowest level of the pandemic at 0.6%. According to state figures, there were 410 coronavirus patients hospitalized in ...
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Experts: Herd immunity 'really difficult' to achieve in CT, despite COVID vaccination efforts When asked if reaching herd immunity is important, Dr. Tom Balcezak, of Yale New Haven Health, has a simple answer. "If you don't want people to die of this disease, absolutely," he said. But the question is whether it's feasible, despite continued progress ...
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 794 new cases OHA also reported 794 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to 185,597. Vaccinations in Oregon. OHA reported Saturday ...
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Understandable and irrational Surveys show big swaths of the American public are reluctant or flat out refuse to get one of the three authorized COVID-19 vaccines, even though the shots are way more effective and safer than public health experts dared hope a year ago.
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US Officials: Anxiety Drove Vaccine Reactions in Five States FILE - In this Monday, April 26, 2021 file phto, a nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at UNLV in Las Vegas. On Friday, April 30, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it was anxiety ...
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Data Scientist: Gov. Kate Brown's Decision to Shut Restaurants Will Save Lives One hundred seventy-six. That's the number of lives that Peter Graven, the top data scientist at Oregon Health & Science University, says Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is saving by shutting down indoor dining at restaurants and bars on April 30. More than seven ...
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Time for ticks: With Lyme disease, prevention is best, experts say "Pennsylvania is the No. 1 state for Lyme disease and southwest Pennsylvania is a hot spot," said Dr. Richard Wozniak of Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center's family medicine residency faculty.
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Florida reports 5425 new COVID-19 cases as first doses wrap up at Orange County Convention Center The convention center site has been vaccinating thousands per day since the end of December and currently is giving out more than 4,000 shots a day. The site has now vaccinated more than 200,000 people. Saturday also ...
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COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Decline; Here's Latest Data The positive infection rate on Long Island continues to decline down to near 2 percent as New York sees improved COVID-19 numbers across the board. Statewide, the one-day COVID-19 positivity rate was 1.76 percent, the lowest since Nov. 3, while the ...
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First-ever US release of genetically modified mosquitoes begins in Florida Keys For the first 12-week phase, blue-and-white boxes containing about 12,000 GMO eggs developed by a US-owned, British-based company called Oxitec have been placed in six small areas of Ramrod Key, Cudjoe Key and Vaca Key. When water is added, the ...
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The J&J vaccine isn't causing nausea and fainting, anxiety is A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that anxiety is to blame for a series of adverse effects from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, rather than the shot itself. From April 7 to 9, the CDC received reports of "clusters of ...
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LA County's indoor arcades, playgrounds can open as more coronavirus restrictions are lifted Los Angeles County again eased its COVID-19 health restrictions on Friday, April 30, allowing indoor playgrounds and arcades to reopen at limited capacity, while lifting restrictions on operating hours for bars, breweries and wineries. Indoor arcades and ...
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'Extreme risk' restrictions kick in as Oregon leaders fear risk of climbing COVID deaths SALEM — Oregon could see 176 more COVID-19 deaths by the end of summer — with most of them concentrated in the next five weeks — if it's unable to curb the spread of the coronavirus. That was among the more sobering details to emerge Friday, April ...
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The "411" on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine The CDC and the FDA on April 13, 2021, issued a pause on the administration of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine. Per these agencies, out of approximately 7 million doses given, a small number of reports of a rare blood clot were seen in ...
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Surgery in the womb: 'I've done the best for her' After six failed rounds of IVF, Helena had almost given up hope of having a second baby. But on her seventh attempt she became pregnant and things seemed to progress well until her 20-week scan.
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