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How to stay safe as covid-19 cases from the delta variant are on the rise The United States is in an unprecedented juncture of the pandemic, where just under half the population is fully vaccinated, health and safety restrictions are looser than they have been in 18 months, and cases of new coronavirus infections are once again on ...
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Doctors and health officials say their latest Covid-19 hospital patients are unvaccinated and increasingly younger Over the past week, 48 states saw an increase in Covid-19 cases, with 30 reporting a more than 50% increase, data from Johns Hopkins University shows. Low vaccination rates in some ...
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The latest on the Covid-19 pandemic What we're covering here · Canada surpasses US in percentage of fully vaccinated against Covid-19 · UK health minister tests positive for Covid-19, self-isolates · TSA screened nearly 2.2 million people on Friday · First case of Covid-19 detected in Tokyo's ...
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Los Angeles County's mask mandate is in effect. Its sheriff has declined to enforce it. A new requirement that masks be worn indoors in Los Angeles County went into effect at midnight on Saturday night. But the local sheriff has no plans to enforce it. "Forcing the vaccinated and those who already contracted Covid-19 to wear masks indoors is ...
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Los Angeles County's sheriff declines to enforce the mask mandate about to resume. A new requirement that masks be worn indoors in Los Angeles County goes into effect Saturday night. But the L.A. county sheriff said he won't enforce the mandate. "Forcing the vaccinated and those who already contracted Covid-19 to wear masks indoors is ...
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How can the US reduce drug overdose deaths? A wide range of ideas awaits Biden A stunning report this week that an estimated 93,000 people died of drug overdose deaths in 2020 has renewed attention on the nation's other epidemic: the drug crisis that the government, health-care workers and street-level activists have been battling ...
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LA County reports second-largest daily increase in coronavirus cases in months Peter Hawks, an apprentice tatooer, sweeps inside Three Kings Tattoo on Friday in Highland Park. L.A. County will again require people to wear masks in indoor public spaces, regardless of their vaccination status.
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Fauci says polio would still exist in the US if the 'false information' currently being spread existed decades ago (CNN) If the health misinformation currently spreading regarding coronavirus vaccines existed during the days of polio, it would have never been eradicated, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, said Saturday. Asked by CNN's Jim ...
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An epidemic in the shadow of a pandemic: Drug overdose deaths reach an all-time high in US (CNN) "I just screamed and cried. I knew my brother was gone." Michelle Branch lost her brother, Craig Elazer, on September 1, 2020, to a fentanyl overdose. He had been receiving support for his addiction, which he had struggled with since he was 12, but a ...
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British ministers decide against mass vaccination for teens - The Telegraph (Reuters) -Britain has opted against mass COVID-19 vaccinations for all children and teenagers, with ministers instead preparing to offer doses to vulnerable 12 to 15-year-olds and those about to turn 18, the Telegraph newspaper reported late on Saturday.
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Britain backs slew of 'long COVID' research studies LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is backing 15 new studies into the treatment and diagnosis of "long COVID", a condition that can include dozens of symptoms and last for months after an initial bout of infection with COVID-19. FILE PHOTO: Scientists work at a ...
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Britain Backs Slew of 'Long COVID' Research Studies The projects, which will have nearly 20 million pounds ($27.54 million) of government funding, will focus on better understanding the condition, identifying effective treatments and the best ways to care for those suffering from it.
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COVID-19 is back on the rise in the Jacksonville area Nursing Services Manager Patrick Purcell places flags on the lawn of Memorial Hospital Jacksonville on April. After a spring of gradual, steady improvement, Northeast Florida is seeing a renewed surge in COVID ...
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France: Thousands protest against vaccination, COVID passes PARIS (AP) — Over 100,000 people protested across France on Saturday against the government's latest measures to push people to get vaccinated and curb rising infections by the delta variant of the coronavirus. In Paris, separate protest marches by the ...
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'No excuses, Charlotte': Over 62% of recent COVID-19 positive are delta, StarMed says Deputy Health Director Dr. Raynard Washington made the announcement during a news conference in Uptown Charlotte Friday afternoon. He said the delta variant was discovered through genomic sequencing from an outbreak at a homeless shelter a few ...
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Florida adds 45604 coronavirus cases, 231 deaths in the past week The state added 231 deaths since the previous week's report, bringing the total statewide number of pandemic deaths to 38,388. It can take officials up to two weeks to confirm and report a coronavirus-related death.
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Arizona Reports Over 1000 Virus Cases for 4th Straight Day The state Department of Health Services' coronavirus dashboard reported 1,152 additional cases and 14 deaths, increasing Arizona's pandemic totals to 907,268 cases and 18,114 deaths.
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COVID-19 risk for some unvaccinated people is higher than it's ever been, expert says How the pandemic affects vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals differently is being demonstrated in hospitals nationwide, as local health officials report an overwhelming majority of hospitalizations from COVID-19 among those who have not yet been fully ...
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New positives for COVID-19 in New York tops 1000 for first time since May COVID-19 rates are increasing nationwide, as the highly contagious delta variant of the virus spreads, with serious illnesses resulting almost exclusively among unvaccinated people, medical experts say. The percentage of people who received ...
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What to Know About Guillain Barré Syndrome and Its Link to the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on July 12 that it is updating the label on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to include a warning about the risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, (GBS) a rare and sometimes deadly ...
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'Long Covid' Fears Grow in UK as Curbs End and Delta Surges For about 1 million people across the U.K. Covid-19 didn't just go away. Instead it lingered, causing exhaustion, shortness of breath, cognitive issues and other health problems. With England preparing to lift virtually all restrictions even as infections are ...
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Maine has 4 more COVID-19 deaths as case count edges higher The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths, adding to a continued rise in the seven-day average, which now stands at 36.4 cases.
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Idaho's COVID-19 daily case average triples in less than 2 weeks with help of Delta variant Though case numbers are well below their peak from last winter, COVID-19 cases are again rising in Idaho. After declining relatively steadily since mid-March, case numbers have nearly tripled in less than two weeks, rising from a seven-day moving average ...
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COVID-19 cases up in McDowell, across NC. Health officials offer incentives to get vaccinations The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,023 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, up from 1,020 on Thursday. McDowell County contributed 17 to that total. Before Thursday, daily case counts hadn't gone above 1,000 since early May.
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UK study: Approximately 1 in 25 children hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological complications Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new U.K. study has found that children who are hospitalized with COVID-19 are significantly more likely than adults to develop rare neurological disorders. The study, "Neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection ...
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Approximately 1 in 25 children hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological complications: UK study Within the cohort of 52 children, there were 25 who also developed pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2, more commonly known as MIS-C or multisystem inflammatory syndrome. MIS- ...
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COVID cases rise; health officials encourage vaccinations TAMPA, Fl.-- — Health officials are encouraging those not yet vaccinated to consider getting a dose. The head of the CDC said it's "becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated." Dequita Parker had been on the fence about receiving a COVID19 vaccine.
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Texas patient becomes US' first monkeypox case since 2003 A Dallas, Texas, resident who recently returned from Nigeria has tested positive for monkeypox, a rare virus similar to smallpox, local officials said Friday. Though this is the first confirmed case of the virus in the U.S. since 2003, officials said the public should ...
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Here's when children under 12 can get COVID-19 vaccines A COVID-19 test at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. Utah National Guard Staff Sgt. Sorensen (no first name given) gives Domino Abegg a COVID- ...
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As Delta variant rises, frustration takes hold in Mobile: 'We wish people would get vaccinated.' Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson speaks during a news conference on Friday, July 16, 2021, at Government Plaza in downtown Mobile, Ala. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).
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Here's how long it takes for COVID-19 symptoms to show up Why is there a surge in COVID-19 right now? Cases for the novel coronavirus are ticking upward in the last two weeks as the delta variant has been spreading fast across the country, according ...
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Case of monkeypox confirmed in Dallas traveler who had recently gone to Nigeria "Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness that typically begins with flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes and progresses to a widespread rash on the face and body," read the Friday alert from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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COVID still killing Americans faster than guns, cars and flu combined Even with half the U.S. vaccinated, COVID-19 continues to kill people faster than guns, car crashes and influenza combined, according to a review of mortality data. The situation has improved dramatically since January, when COVID deaths outpaced heart ...
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NY's COVID positivity rate tops 1 percent for third straight day The number of those hospitalized with the virus in New York remained relatively stable at 354. There were four COVID-19 deaths Friday, including two Queens residents and a Brooklyn resident. A total of 21,755,333 ...
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Arizona reports over 1000 virus cases for 4th straight day PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday reported over 1,000 additional COVID-19 cases for the fourth straight day as virus-related hospitalizations continued to increase. The state Department of Health Services' coronavirus dashboard reported 1,152 ...
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'I was so devastated at diabetes diagnosis I suffered a mental breakdown' Natalie Balmain was just 20 when she was told she had type 1 diabetes, and was so devastated she suffered a mental breakdown. "I'm a strong-minded person, but being diagnosed at that age affected my mental health. I had a nervous breakdown after my ...
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Most New cases of COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County are in people younger than 39 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County health officials have major concerns because vaccinations have staggered. At a vaccination clinic in StarMed Healthcare, Mecklenburg County resident Wilber Revas says he got his first dose on Saturday ...
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Monroe County's COVID vaccination rate outpacing state's, but cases are still increasing At least 50% of eligible residents in each of the county's major ZIP codes are fully vaccinated, Caudill said during the every other week online COVID-19 update from city, county and health care officials. But she's not happy with the slow rate of new vaccinations.
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Norovirus outbreaks increasing across England as Covid restrictions lift As England plans to enter its fourth and final phase of reopening on Monday 19 July, Public Health England (PHE) is warning people to take steps to avoid catching and passing the so-called winter vomiting bug.
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Mobile leaders warn of COVID resurgence, urge people to get vaccinated MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Elected leaders and health officials on Friday sounded an alarm: The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. In fact, they say, Alabama and Mobile could be in the early stages of a news surge. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, Mobile County ...
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20 new cases of COVID-19 in Burke this week The new cases brought the county's total up to 10,484 cases, according to a Friday release from the Burke County Health Department. The county's online COVID-19 dashboard, which lags behind media briefings ...
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Jo Wood won't get COVID-19 vaccine Jo Wood has made the decision to not have the COVID-19 vaccination. The 66-year-old former model - who is the ex-wife of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood - is wary about being injected with any of the vaccines due, in her opinion, to the lack of ...
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SATURDAY UPDATES: 46% of Missouri residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 13.6% on Saturday. The increase in positivity comes along with 1,771 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 543,694 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 620 new probable cases ...
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Ohio Department of Health updates guidance on summer, residential camps following reported COVID-19 outbreaks Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, chief medical officer at ODH, says the recommended practices are critical if not everyone at a residential camp is fully vaccinated.
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'Not backed by science:' LA County sheriff will not enforce new mask mandate By Rich McKay. (Reuters) - A new mask mandate in Los Angeles County, set to go into effect at a minute before midnight Saturday and designed to combat the spread of COVID-19, will not be enforced by the county's top lawman or his deputies. The new ...
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Ottawa researchers receive $8 million to find answers on COVID vaccines, cancer "These new studies will help us protect some of the most vulnerable populations and advance vaccine science," said Dr. Duncan Stewart, executive vice-president of research at The Ottawa Hospital. Health conditions ...
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Postpartum depression: Symptoms of depression in men Postpartum depression is real for both men and women. Generally experienced by mothers, men are equally prone to feeling stressed after the birth of the baby. They may not feel the pain of childbirth or may not need time to recover from physical pain ...
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WHO epidemiologist: 'We're getting further away from the end' of COVID-19 pandemic Coronavirus cases in L.A. County. Mario Tama/Getty Images. Infectious disease experts, like World Health Organization epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove and National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, are ...
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Wildfire smoke exposure linked to increased risk of contracting COVID-19 Reno, Nev. (July 15, 2021) - Wildfire smoke may greatly increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research from the Center for Genomic Medicine at the Desert Research Institute (DRI), Washoe County Health ...
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Screen Covid patients for TB & vice versa: Centre to states NEW DELHI:The health ministry reiterated its recommendations on tuberculosis screening for all Covid-19 positive patients and vice versa amid reports of a surge in TB cases amid the pandemic. However, the government clarified that ...
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