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	health Daily update ⋅ August 16, 2021
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	U.S. News & World Report COVID Booster Shots for More Americans Could Come by Fall U.S. News & World Report By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- With roughly 100 million stockpiled doses of coronavirus vaccine in hand, the Biden Administration is developing a plan to start offering ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Can the Vaccinated Develop Long Covid After a Breakthrough Infection? The New York Times While some breakthrough cases among those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are inevitable, they are unlikely to result in hospitalization or death. But one important question about breakthrough infection that remains unanswered is: Can the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine Guys Keep Ghosting Me for Wanting Responsible Sex. Has Everyone Gone Crazy? Slate Magazine They're on PrEP, they say. What I don't say is the last time I was cavalier about condoms, I ended up with herpes. Do these guys not remember the HIV crisis (still very much a thing)? Other STIs? Is the Venn diagram of anti-maskers and anti-rubbers a circle? Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Double Trouble: Wildfires Can Raise COVID Risks U.S. News & World Report By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The wildfire smoke now smothering wide portions of the United States isn't just stinging eyes and tightening chests — it also might be contributing to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Being a better listener for your loved ones might protect their brain health, study finds CNN (CNN) Can you count on anyone to listen to you when you need to talk? If so, your brain might be more resilient in the face of any future age- or disease-related changes, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Got questions about the contagious delta variant? Here's some answers. Tampa Bay Times It has hit Florida especially hard. In early August, the state had one out of every five COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths in the country. The best remaining solution, public health experts ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report US Mulls COVID Vaccine Boosters for Elderly as Early as Fall U.S. News & World Report Warning of tough days ahead with surging COVID-19 infections, the director of the National Institutes of Health says the U.S. could decide in the next couple weeks whether to offer coronavirus booster shots to more Americans this fall. By Associated Press. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Can a Covid Mask Protect Me From Wildfire Smoke? The New York Times Research published this past week found that weakened immune response caused by exposure to wildfire smoke last summer could be associated with thousands of additional infections and hundreds of deaths from Covid-19. Although smoke exposure and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The prospect of booster shots is igniting a global health debate. The New York Times As the Delta variant rages around the world, a heated debate has arisen over whether public health officials should recommend booster shots. On one side are global health officials who contend that available vaccines would be better used to inoculate ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds U.S. News & World Report By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of regular outdoor exercise in areas with air pollution outweigh the risks, a new, long-term study claims. "Habitual exercise reduces the risk of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News US mulls over COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall The Mercury News WASHINGTON — Warning of tough days ahead with surging COVID-19 infections, the director of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday the U.S. could decide in the next couple of weeks whether to offer coronavirus booster shots to more Americans this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Here's what you need to know about COVID-19 breakthrough infections Livescience.com The COVID-19 vaccines that are used in the U.S. are highly effective. But sometimes, the coronavirus can still infect people who are vaccinated, causing so-called breakthrough infections. So what are breakthrough infections, what are the symptoms and how ... Flag as irrelevant
	Statesman Journal Where to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Marion, Polk counties Statesman Journal Oregon officials are imploring the public to get vaccinated as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, driven by the more contagious delta variant, continue to surge across the state. On Friday ... Flag as irrelevant
	mlive.com Grand Rapids Public Schools hosting routine childhood vaccine clinics with COVID-19 shots available mlive.com GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids Public Schools is hosting vaccine clinics to get students up-to-date on their routine vaccinations for the upcoming school year. The district is partnering with the Kent County Health Department to offer several vaccine ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spectrum News NY1 What to know about the city's vaccine passport rules that start Monday Spectrum News NY1 With COVID-19 cases on the rise this summer and vaccinations leveling, New York City will start requiring a wide range of venues to check patrons and workers for their vaccination status. On Monday, only proof of vaccination will grant access to indoor dining ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX31 Denver FALSE: Conspiracy theory that COVID-19 vaccines' spike proteins are 'cytotoxic' debunked by experts FOX31 Denver (KXAN) — Misinformation alert: A video that's currently circulating social media claims the spike proteins contained in COVID-19 vaccines kill or damage your body's cells — but medical experts say there's no evidence to support the statement. That video from ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Why A Hard-Sell Pitch For COVID Vaccines Won't Work In This Rural Illinois Town NPR Lee Wright was hard at work, constructing a nail salon near the abandoned hospital in Cairo, Ill., when Jody Johnson stopped by to introduce himself on a recent afternoon. Johnson, who works for the University of Illinois Extension program, chatted with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cincinnati.com Who should wear a mask and when, according to latest CDC guidelines Cincinnati.com There's a lot of confusion around mask recommendations and mandates, especially as the delta variant continues to spread throughout the country and students return to classrooms. We pulled together the latest information from trusted sources to help you ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Ebola case reported in Ivory Coast after Guinea outbreak ABC News The 2014-2016 epidemic, which began in rural Guinea, eventually spread to the capitals of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. More than 11,325 people died in what became the largest Ebola outbreak in history. Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Boy, 7, dies from brain-eating amoeba in California Today.com A child infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Northern California lake died in a hospital, his family confirmed Friday. David Pruitt, 7, of Tehama County, died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, on Aug. Flag as irrelevant
	Pharmacy Times Children's Risk for Developing ADHD May Be Associated With Access to Green Spaces Pharmacy Times Recent results from a study investigating the impact of green space on children's development of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found that the amount of green space surrounding children's homes could be a factor in the development of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	TCPalm Treasure Coast adds 257 COVID case in a week; Florida cases surge 12.6% TCPalm New coronavirus cases leaped in Florida in the week ending Aug. 15, rising 12.6% as 151,764 cases were reported. The previous week had 134,751 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Florida ranked third among the states where coronavirus was ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com 8 more NJ counties have high levels of COVID transmission, CDC says nj.com Just four of New Jersey's 21 counties are below the highest risk threshold for coronavirus transmission, as eight counties saw their rates rise. Seventeen counties have "high" rates of coronavirus transmission while the remaining four have "substantial" ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN More than a year later, America grapples with long Covid CNN According to multiple studies, long Covid may affect up to a third of Covid-19 patients. Smith is one of them, and people like her continue to feel the effects of the disease months, weeks, or, in Smith's case, more than a year after an acute infection. Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News US mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall ABC News WASHINGTON -- Warning of tough days ahead with surging COVID-19 infections, the director of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday the U.S. could decide in the next couple weeks whether to offer coronavirus booster shots to Americans this fall. Flag as irrelevant
	Boston.com Per CDC guidelines, everyone in Mass. should wear masks indoors Boston.com Every county in Massachusetts has high or substantial COVID-19 transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which, under CDC guidelines, means everyone should be masking indoors. Data posted Sunday by the CDC shows ... Flag as irrelevant
	Boston Herald All of Massachusetts in coronavirus high-risk or substantial-risk zone: CDC Boston Herald The CDC recommends that people in these high-risk or substantial-risk counties wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has not implemented a statewide indoor mask mandate as ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid: Self-isolation ends for double-jabbed and under-18s BBC News People in England and Northern Ireland who have had two Covid vaccine doses will no longer have to isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus. Instead of having to quarantine for 10 days, they are now advised to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico NIH director sees 'no signs' of a Delta peak Politico National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins warned on Sunday the continuing rise of Covid-19 cases propelled by the Delta variant could return the nation to the worst days of the pandemic. "This is going very steeply upward with no signs of having ... Flag as irrelevant
	NEWS10 ABC New England virus transmission up, renewing calls for masks NEWS10 ABC The rise of transmission in the two states mirrors a nationwide and regional trend. Some health authorities are recommending that vaccinated people go back to wearing masks indoors in areas of high or substantial transmission. That includes ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald Patients catch COVID-19 in Sydney oncology ward, Nepean cases triple The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney's hospitals continue to be plagued by COVID-19 exposures, with a cluster emerging at an oncology ward in the city's south and cases tripling within a hospital in the west. The number of cases acquired within Nepean Hospital tripled to 30 between ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSET Is it COVID-19 or the flu? The importance of the flu shot this year WSET LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Flu season is right around the corner, and this year, doctors say it is especially crucial to get the flu vaccine as COVID-19 cases increase. Dr. Andrew Anderson, a physician at Boonsboro Direct Primary Care, compared getting ... Flag as irrelevant
	STAT The fine print: Understanding the new policy authorizing extra Covid vaccine doses for the immunocompromised STAT "I worry very much that this is going to lead to vaccination chaos," Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy, told STAT. Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Ivory Coast Confirms First Ebola Outbreak in More Than 25 Years Bloomberg "It is of immense concern that this outbreak has been declared in Abidjan, a metropolis of more than 4 million people," said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization regional director for Africa. "However ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical News Today A readily available drug may help fight COVID-19 Medical News Today Laboratory studies indicate that a cheap generic drug reduces SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells by up to 70%. The drug, called fenofibrate, regulates cholesterol levels but also destabilizes the spike protein on SARS-CoV-2 and inhibits binding to human ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Herald Journal West Nile virus detected in Cache Valley mosquito trap The Herald Journal In a press release, the district said it will continue abatement and surveillance activities, which consist primarily of larvicide, killing or preventing larva from becoming adult mosquitoes. Adulticide, or fogging, occurs only at night when the Culex mosquitoes (the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney boy, 15, dies with meningitis and COVID-19 in hospital The Sydney Morning Herald Asked about the teenager at the COVID-19 press conference on Sunday, NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said she was "not going to comment" but would provide some information that had been "cleared by his family". Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Aboriginal children make up 40% of western NSW Covid cases The Guardian Earlier, the Indigenous Australians minister, Ken Wyatt, dismissed claims that the low vaccination rates among Aboriginal people in the western region were because of poor rollout and confusing information about vaccine safety. The minister told ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Straits Times S'pore teen who suffered cardiac arrest after Covid-19 jab undergoing rehab, gets $225k in financial assistance The Straits Times He is currently undergoing inpatient rehabilitation and can perform his activities of daily living without assistance, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement on Monday (Aug 16). "He will likely ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Utah warns of Delta variant eroding COVID vaccine effectiveness News-Medical.net Since the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the disease responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), vaccines have been regarded as the most effective way to mitigate the spread of this ... Flag as irrelevant
	masslive.com Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans to get COVID vaccine, unite against 'common enemy' in the virus masslive.com Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, told CBS News' "Face the Nation" that the surge in the South was "entirely predictable and entirely preventable" based on vaccination rates and the effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing severe illness and ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Outbreak declared at London retirement home after 2 COVID-19 cases linked CBC.ca A COVID-19 outbreak was declared by the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) late Friday evening at a London retirement home after two residents tested positive for the virus. Both cases at Grand Wood Park retirement home were in fully vaccinated ... Flag as irrelevant
	News 1130 Prolonged COVID complications rare in kids, but experts say more studies needed News 1130 Jessie-Lynn MacDonald was surprised to hear her doctor suggest a COVID-19 test last September when her 10-year-old developed an unusual rash behind his ears. She didn't know exactly how Finlay would have picked up the virus, but a positive result ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express In first wave in UK, 1 in 10 Covid patients were infected in hospital The Indian Express The researchers examined records of Covid-19 patients in UK hospitals enrolled in the International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infections Consortium (ISARIC) Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK (CCP-UK) study, who became ill before 1st ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical News Today Early COVID-19 symptoms vary by age, sex Medical News Today The prompt diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 are essential to prevent the continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Researchers used a mobile health app to develop a model for predicting COVID-19 from the symptoms that people reported within 3 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Times of India Uric acid: Expert explains how to keep it in check and control it Times of India A high uric acid level or hyperuricemia is defined as the presence of an excess of uric acid in your blood. Our internal system produces this acid daily as a result of the breakdown of purines, which are found in certain foods and are also formed by your body. Flag as irrelevant
	STAT Scientists unlock clues to determining how safe vaccinated people are from Covid-19 STAT The study demonstrated the link between the level of antibodies in a person's system and how protected they are against Covid-19, validating the hypothesis that antibodies could be used as a measure that signifies overall protection. Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express Regular exercise, even in polluted areas, may cut mortality risk: Study The Indian Express Regular exercise, even performed in areas with polluted air, may lower the risk of death from natural causes, according to a study published on Monday. The researchers wanted to understand the effects of regular exercise and long-term exposure to fine ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scottish Daily Record What are Scotland's Covid self-isolation rules as restrictions change elsewhere in UK Scottish Daily Record People living in England and Northern Ireland who have had two doses of the vaccine don't have to self-isolate if they have come into contact with someone who has tested positive. Scotland's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wisconsin Public Radio News Why A Hard-Sell Pitch For COVID Vaccines Won't Work In This Rural Illinois Town Wisconsin Public Radio News A long history of racial tension dating to the Civil War still stings in Cairo. And like many rural towns across the U.S., the community feels underappreciated and misunderstood. Kaiser Health News ... Flag as irrelevant

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