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	health Daily update ⋅ July 30, 2021
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	The Washington Post 'The war has changed': Internal CDC document urges new messaging, warns delta infections likely more severe The Washington Post The document is an internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slide presentation, shared within the CDC and obtained by The Washington Post. It captures the struggle of the nation's top public health agency to persuade the public ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times CDC Internal Report Calls Delta Variant as Contagious as Chickenpox The New York Times Infections in vaccinated Americans also may be as transmissible as those in unvaccinated people, the document said, and lead more often to severe illness. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN What's different about the Delta variant? Here's what's known CNN (CNN) The US has done an about-face on its approach to the coronavirus pandemic this week. Masks are back, vaccine mandates are looming, and officials are sounding more worried than they have in months. President Joe Biden said Thursday that every ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post I got a breakthrough covid infection. The worst part is the conflicting advice. The Washington Post Greg Harris has taught writing at Harvard University for 18 years and is founding editor of Pangyrus Literary Magazine. Today at 2:02 p.m. EDT. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Here's Who Is Hospitalized for Covid in New York City as Cases Rise The New York Times People with compromised immune systems and the unvaccinated make up a high percentage of patients who end up in the hospital. Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Coronavirus: Vaccines & Variants with Jerome Adams, MD, Former US Surgeon General The Washington Post Register for the program here. New recommendations from the CDC on when vaccinated Americans should wear face masks marks a new chapter in the nation's fight against COVID-19. With the delta variant spreading rapidly and clear data lacking on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk Fact Check-Approved vaccines are not more dangerous than COVID-19 Reuters Footage of a British man making already debunked allegations about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 vaccines has spread rapidly on social media. The video shows an individual, who goes by the name of Mark Sexton (here), giving a speech at a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN CDC document warns Delta variant appears to spread as easily as chickenpox and cause more severe infection CNN The document -- a slide presentation -- outlines unpublished data that shows fully vaccinated people might spread the Delta variant at the same rate as unvaccinated people. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky confirmed the authenticity of the document, which ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Ambitious Plan To Stem HIV/AIDS Epidemic Meets None Of Its Goals NPR In 2015, global groups set ambitious goals to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic. They aimed to bring down the number of new cases, particularly among children, teens and young women, by 2020 – and to bring up the number of people on HIV treatment. On July ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Young People Make Up Biggest Group of Newly Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Healthline COVID-19 variants are now surging across the United States — especially the highly transmissible Delta variant, which accounts for the vast majority of cases. Vaccinations for COVID-19 have also decreased with an average ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Covid-19 linked to cognitive decline, acceleration of Alzheimer's-like symptoms, research finds CNN Both diseases have been marked by inflammation of the brain. Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin, a professor of neurology at the University of Texas Health Science Center, and colleagues studied more than 200 adults 60 and older from Argentina who were infected ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Causes of Psoriatic Arthritis, Plus Risk Factors and Triggers Healthline However, it's currently unclear why the immune system acts in this way in PsA. A complex mix of genetic and environmental influences are believed to play a role in the development of the condition. Genetic influences. Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine The road to addressing Long Covid Science Magazine During the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, online testimonials of prolonged symptoms following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection were the only source of reassurance to others with a similar experience, including this ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Pregnant women urged to get jab as majority unvaccinated BBC News In a letter to midwives, obstetricians and GP practices, chief midwife for England Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent says all healthcare professionals have "a responsibility to proactively encourage pregnant women" to get vaccinated. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US CDC internal report says Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox - report Reuters July 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus as being as transmissible as chickenpox and cautioned it could cause severe disease, the Washington Post said, citing an ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News New evidence has doctors worried about long-term damage from COVID 'brain fog' ABC News A flurry of new scientific findings is prompting renewed concern among doctors about the long-term cognitive impacts of COVID-19 in some patients. Several new studies presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, being held this week ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fred Hutch News Service How studies of coronavirus immunity can inform better vaccines, treatments Fred Hutch News Service Scientists around the world, including at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, are delving into our immune response and the virus' attempts to sidestep it. Here are the key questions they're working to answer ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Israel will give third Covid vaccine shots to those over 60. The New York Times JERUSALEM — Israel will begin administering a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine those 60 and older, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Thursday, citing the rising risk of a virus surge fueled by the Delta variant. The health ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Beast Christian Summer Camp Turns Into National Superspreader Nightmare Daily Beast But public health officials in Transylvania County told The Daily Beast that campers came home with both memories and cases of COVID-19, after tracking at least 76 cases nationwide back to The Wilds' campgrounds. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline How Vaccine Hesitancy Could Impact Flu Season This Year Healthline "We infectious disease people and public health folks are very concerned. We're anxious because COVID-19, Delta, or the other strains, and influenza are certainly in their clinical presentation initially, indistinguishable. Flag as irrelevant
	Outbreak News Today Rabies in the Cradle of Humankind area, Gauteng Province, South Africa Outbreak News Today Rabies is controllable and preventable. The disease is effectively controlled in domestic dogs through rabies vaccination. The public is urged to ensure that their dogs are fully vaccinated against rabies. Dogs that are not fully vaccinated for rabies are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Long COVID-19 can cause memory problems. Does it raise Alzheimer's risk? Today.com New research shows how the coronavirus continues to affect the brain, even long after the virus is gone. July 29, 2021, 12:55 PM PDT. By Kaitlin Sullivan. When Rachel Bean tested positive for COVID-19 on May 1, 2020, her case was labeled asymptomatic. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Vaccination is not enough by itself to stop the spread of variants, study finds CNN (CNN) Vaccination alone won't stop the rise of new variants and in fact could push the evolution of strains that evade their protection, researchers warned Friday. They said people need to wear masks and take other steps to prevent spread until almost ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News CDC mask decision followed stunning findings from Cape Cod beach outbreak ABC News Major League Baseball had to postpone a game due to breakthrough infections. ABC News' Mona Kosar Abdi reports on what's being announced today in Washington. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Tips for Creating a Hypoglycemic Emergency Action Plan for School Healthline If your child has diabetes, their school will be an important part of their care network. School staff, educators, and classmates are the ones who can notice the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) while your little one is at school — and they ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Covid-19 could lead to cognitive decline, especially among older adults, new research suggests The Washington Post Gabriel de Erausquin, a professor of neurology at UT Health San Antonio, led a study attempting to determine whether and when cognitive problems might persist among covid-19 patients. More than 400 Argentine adults 60 or older who had tested positive for ... Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Father of 5 Dies of COVID: 'I Should Have Gotten the Damn Vaccine' PEOPLE.com Michael Freedy, 39, died of COVID-19 after contracting the disease while on vacation in San Diego, California, with his fiancée, Jessica DuPreez, and their five children — ages 17, 10, 7, 6 and 17 months. Freedy told DuPreez that he regretted not getting the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com How Tampa Bay's largest employers are reacting to COVID's surge ABC Action News We take our direction on such issues from the Florida Department of Education as we fall under the Florida College System. Jabil. Jabil strongly encourages our employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Research Looks for Possible COVID Tie to Later Alzheimer's U.S. News & World Report Researchers are trying to unravel why some COVID-19 survivors suffer "brain fog" and other problems that can last for months, and new findings suggest some worrisome overlaps with Alzheimer's disease. Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Is Burning Eyes a Symptom of COVID-19? Healthline The most common COVID-19 symptoms to look out for along with these eye symptoms include: fever; cough; muscle pain or feelings of fatigue; diarrhea; nausea; vomiting; loss of smell ... Flag as irrelevant
	wpta21.com More Indiana Counties Join Second-Highest Virus Risk Group U.S. News & World Report INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The number of Indiana counties approaching high risk for community spread of COVID-19 nearly quadrupled in one week as an especially contagious coronavirus variant spread throughout the state. As ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Could COVID-19 Accelerate Alzheimer's Symptoms? U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 can kill you. It can rob you of your breath, cause strange blood clots, and prompt side effects that last for months after you're over the initial ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY CDC recommends masks for vaccinated people in high transmission areas. What does that mean? USA TODAY The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that even vaccinated Americans resume wearing masks indoors if they are in areas with high or substantial transmissibility of the COVID-19 virus. The guidance also recommends for people with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline HIV Prevention Drug PrEP Must Be Free Under Most Insurance Plans Healthline The U.S. federal government recently announced that almost all health insurers must cover the HIV prevention pill preexposure prophylaxis, also known as PrEP, with no cost-sharing to patients for the drug itself or, crucially, for clinic visits and lab visits. Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette State and county officials put focus on child safety, CDC guidance at museum event Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Meg Snead was joined by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Dr. Debra Bogen, director of the county's health department, and museum director Gretchen Baker at the facility's Dinosaur Hall to advise families on how to stay safe as children under the ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News States with surging COVID-19 rates also tend to have higher rates of uninsured ABC News "​​It lines up with everything we've seen during the pandemic," said John Brownstein, Ph.D., the chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital and an ABC News contributor. "Uninsured communities have less access to testing, less access to vaccines ... Flag as irrelevant
	Greeley Tribune Momentum Grows Across The Country For Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations NPR Employers are making vaccinations mandatory for workers in various sectors, and the head of the country's first hospital to mandate them says 99% of employees rolled up their sleeves. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Vaccine mandates are on the rise. Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Provincetown cluster played role in CDC mask decision, report says The Boston Globe The Washington Post, citing an internal slide presentation from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Thursday reported that one slide referred to an outbreak in Barnstable County where vaccinated and unvaccinated people shed nearly ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vox Will the next coronavirus variant be worse? No one knows. Vox A year from now, might there be an omega variant that's twice as transmissible as delta? "The big answer to your question is that we don't really know," Kari Debbink, a virologist who studies viral evolution at Bowie State University, says. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Do I Need to Get Tested for COVID-19 if I'm Vaccinated? U.S. News & World Report The latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people who are fully vaccinated should get tested three to five days after a potential exposure, even if they don't have symptoms. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Early COVID-19 symptoms differ among age groups, research finds Medical Xpress App contributors are invited to get tested as soon as they report any new symptoms, thanks to a joint initiative with the Department of Health and Social Care. The researchers modeled the early signs of COVID-19 infection and successfully detected 80% of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Nursing home staff who are closest to patients are least likely to be vaccinated, study finds CNN "One concern is that nurses and aides in this sample, who have the most patient contact, had the lowest vaccination coverage. COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred in long term care facilities in which residents were ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch 'As transmissible as chickenpox.' Here's the CDC report on the delta variant that led to new mask policy. MarketWatch The delta variant of COVID-19 is "as transmissible as chickenpox," and could spread as easily from vaccinated persons as the unvaccinated, according to an internal document from U.S. health officials. Health officials must "acknowledge the war has changed ... Flag as irrelevant
	San Antonio Express-News San Antonio hospital system requiring employees to be vaccinated San Antonio Express-News Baptist Health System will require employees at its five San Antonio hospitals to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the first local hospital system to do so. Under the new policy, all staff — including physicians, medical residents, fellows, trainees, contractors, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe 'It hit me like a wall': This is what it's like to have a breakthrough case of COVID-19 The Boston Globe Clockwise from top left: Jojo Jacobson, Jeff Davis, JD Moore, and Cathy Mertz. The Globe spoke with numerous individuals in the region who got vaccinated against COVID-19 and still got sick to varying degrees. Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Spike in COVID-19 infections pushes Ohio above benchmark Gov. Mike DeWine once set for repealing health orders cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A recent spike in COVID-19 infections driven by the more-transmissible delta variant has pushed Ohio above the benchmark Gov. Mike DeWine had used earlier this year for determining when he might lift the state's coronavirus health ... Flag as irrelevant
	al.com Aggressive raccoon exposes 3 people to rabies in Cullman County al.com The Alabama Department of Public Health is warning Alabamians to take care around wildlife after a raccoon in Cullman County tested positive for rabies. According to ADPH, the raccoon attacked a person on a walking trail near a subdivision on Fox Hollow ... Flag as irrelevant
	theday.com Even the fully vaccinated here should wear masks indoors, health officials say theday.com With COVID-19 spreading, New London County's health districts notified municipal officials and the public Thursday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had recommended all county residents — including those fully vaccinated against ... Flag as irrelevant
	WeAreGreenBay.com Delta variant accounts for 79% of COVID-19 samples tested in Wisconsin WBAY Numbers reported to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) show 3,014,909 Wisconsinites have now received a COVID-19 vaccine -- 5,953 more than reported the day before. That's 51.8% of the state's population, including 62.6% of the adult ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bay News 9 Pharmacy sees demand for at-home COVID-19 vaccinations ABC Action News TAMPA, Fla. — While more than half of US counties have high levels of COVID-19 transmission, around a third of those eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine have yet to receive a dose, according to CDC data. Some healthcare providers are searching for new ... Flag as irrelevant

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