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Youngest Kids More Likely to Spread COVID-19 to Family: Study Children or teens were the source of SARS-CoV-2 in about one in 13 Ontario households between June and December 2020, the study shows. Researchers from Public Health Ontario analyzed health records from 6,280 households ...
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Biden Administration Plans for Vaccine Boosters, Perhaps by Fall WASHINGTON — With a stockpile of at least 100 million doses at the ready, Biden administration officials are developing a plan to start offering coronavirus booster shots to some Americans as early as this fall even as researchers continue to hotly debate ...
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Does the explosion of the delta variant mean we need a new COVID-19 vaccine? Fortunately, vaccines are forming a bulwark against severe disease, hospitalization and death. But with the specter of delta and the potential for new variants to emerge, is it time for booster shots — or even a new COVID vaccine?
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Even Moderate COVID Restrictions Can Slow The Spread Of The Virus — If They're Timely The overall message from their analysis of state-by-state U.S. data is this: Even moderate restrictions on the size of gatherings, and some level of mask requirements can help help slow a surge of COVID-19 cases, if implemented at the right time.
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Fact check: COVID-19 vaccine protects both the person vaccinated and those around them "I'm vaccinated but how can it be a civic duty to get the C19 vaccine when it only benefits me? I can still become infected and transmit C19 to the vaccinated and unvaccinated," the tweet claims. "The choice to vaccinate should remain a personal one.".
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COVID-19 could mix up body's 'fight-or-flight' system In the new study, researchers recruited a small group of young adults in the U.S. who were recovering or had recovered from COVID-19, to examine whether the coronavirus triggers changes in the sympathetic nervous system.
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Sources: US to Recommend COVID Vaccine Boosters at 8 Months WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasting protection against the coronavirus as the delta ...
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Americans ineligible for COVID booster shots are already snagging extra doses "I'd been reading some encouraging studies that showed mixing and matching the mRNA vaccines and vaccines like the J&J or AstraZeneca shot was having, like, a really good boost effect," said Hallman. "So I started thinking about getting a booster myself.".
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US to Recommend Booster Shots for Most Americans TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The Biden administration plans to recommend that most Americans get a booster shot eight months after they received their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, as the highly infectious ...
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Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Long stints on the night shift could set you up for the dangerous heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), new research suggests. For the study ...
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Oregon posts 53% increase in weekly coronavirus cases as part of record-setting span The Oregon Health Authority on Monday announced 4,396 new coronavirus cases from the preceding three days, pushing the weekly total to a pandemic record. Oregon reported 12,740 cases in the past week, or an average of 1,820 a day, setting a new high ...
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COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Why scientists and doctors say it's safe Without protection from a vaccine, COVID-19 infections can be very harmful for pregnant women, who have a higher risk of developing severe illness from the disease. Yet the rate of vaccinations among pregnant Americans is lagging.
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DC announces vaccine requirement for health-care workers All health-care employees in D.C. must get at least the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 30, city officials announced Monday — the latest step in the District's drive to push workers to get vaccinated as cases continue to climb. D.C. Health Director ...
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Unions warned the CDC's mask rollback would have consequences. They were right From the very start of the COVID-19 pandemic during the Trump administration, our national response has been fractured. Tragically, that dysfunctional response has continued under President Biden, who pledged during his campaign to defeat the virus by ...
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Ivory Coast to begin Ebola vaccinations after case confirmed in Abidjan ABIDJAN, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast said it would begin vaccinating health workers and others in the commercial capital Abidjan against Ebola on Monday after a case of the deadly virus was confirmed over the weekend. An 18-year-old woman tested ...
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Unvaccinated couple die of COVID-19 hours apart, leaving behind 2 teens The Daniels met at Savannah State University in the 1990s before Martin Daniel headed to Tuskegee University in Alabama for graduate school, their nephew, Cornelius Daniel, told ABC News.
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Up to 200000 Arizonans may be eligible for a third COVID-19 vaccine dose. What you need to know The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday authorized a third vaccine 'booster' for people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems who already have received their first two doses of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna ...
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Physics Shows Why 20 Seconds Is Right for Hand-Washing TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty seconds. That's how long you need to wash your hands to remove germs, a new physics study confirms. Typical hand-washing guidelines — including those from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Franklin County's COVID cases up 38.1%; Ohio cases surge 42.9% New coronavirus cases leaped yet again in central Ohio in the week ending Sunday, with more than 1,800 new cases in Franklin County alone. Statewide, Ohio saw a rise of 42.9% as 17,429 cases were reported. The previous week had 12,196 new cases of ...
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What immunity did having COVID-19 give me? Do I still need a vaccine? In addition, she said, the status of a person's immune system can also dictate the quantity of antibodies and the quality of their antibody response. For example, immunosuppressed people might not mount an antibody response after being infected with COVID- ...
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'Immense concern' over Ivory Coast's first case of Ebola in decades Heath officials expressed concern after Ivory Coast reported its first case of Ebola virus in decades. The West African nation's health minister, Pierre Dimba, said a woman aged 18 years was in isolation at a treatment facility in the large city of Abidjan. He said ...
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As Delta spreads, some travelers double up on COVID-19 vaccine in US WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Alison Toni felt lucky to get Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine in Chile earlier this year. A month later, she was in Minnesota getting vaccinated again. Toni, an American living in Chile, was visiting her parents in Minneapolis in ...
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Cancer screenings take hit from pandemic Nationally, there was an 85% decrease in breast cancer screenings, 75% decline in colon cancer screenings, 74% decrease in prostate cancer screenings and 56% decrease in lung cancer screenings in April 2020 compared to the same time period in 2019.
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When Can Immunocompromised People Get the COVID-19 Booster Shot? Q: With the FDA authorizing third doses of the COVID vaccines for the most vulnerable, how soon can someone who is immunocompromised schedule an appointment? A: On August 12, 2021, the FDA updated its emergency use authorization for both ...
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West Nile Virus Detected in Bernalillo County Mosquitoes ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Health officials in New Mexico's most populated area are warning residents to take precautions against mosquito bites. They announced Monday that mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have ...
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US expected to recommend COVID-19 booster 8 months after 2nd dose The recommendation would apply only to people who have gotten the two-shot Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
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Detroit to offer third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to immunocompromised residents Detroiters who have been fully vaccinated for at least six months and have compromised immune systems can get a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the TCF Center starting Tuesday, officials announced Monday. Detroit Mayor ...
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COVID tracker: Leon County cases up 30.7%; Florida cases surge 12.6% New coronavirus cases leaped in Florida in the week ending Sunday, 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 ...
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Wicomico County's COVID cases up 46.2%; Maryland cases surge 22.8% New coronavirus cases leaped in Maryland in the week ending Sunday, rising 22.8% as 5,983 cases were reported. The previous week had 4,874 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Maryland ranked 47th among the states where coronavirus was ...
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Italy reports 24 coronavirus deaths on Monday, 3674 new cases MILAN, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Italy reported 24 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday against 19 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections declined to 3,674 from 5,664. Italy has registered 128,456 deaths linked to COVID-19 ...
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York County reaches highest possible COVID-19 transmission rate tracked by CDC After entering the "substantial" phase last week — a threshold at which the CDC recommends mask wearing indoors, even for fully vaccinated people — York now joins 26 other counties with high transmission rates. The ...
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Case of Vibrio reported in Alabama A case of Vibrio typically linked to water exposure, has been reported in Alabama, according to the Mobile County Health Department. MCHD said the exposure took place in the waters near Gulf Shores. The case involves Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which is ...
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COVID-19: Cases rise in hospitals as more schools impose mask requirements The number of COVID-19 patients in the Cincinnati region's hospitals continued to rise over the weekend as the more contagious delta variant of the novel coronavirus continued to spread in the area. Meanwhile, the number of infections in local counties now ...
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Marion County's COVID-19 cases up 64.9%; state 18th in fastest spread per person New coronavirus cases leaped in Oregon in the week ending Sunday, rising 61.9% as 11,564 cases were reported. The previous week had 7,144 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Oregon ranked 18th among the states where coronavirus was ...
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Will COVID-19 Become a Common Childhood Disease in the Future? This is because children would have no immunity either through vaccination or exposure to the virus. The viral disease could become seasonal and affect mainly younger children similar to other common childhood diseases. Up until ...
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Tennessee Tops 1-Month COVID Hospitalization High in 2 Weeks Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey told reporters the surge in COVID-19 patients "really tips the scales" in hospitals even if there aren't as many people currently hospitalized with the virus as there were during the January peak.
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Colorado's COVID-19 hospitalizations reach highest level since mid-May New coronavirus cases also continued rising in Colorado last week, with 7,238 recorded in the week ending Sunday. That's more than three times as many as in mid-June, when the decline from the fourth wave stopped and a new wave started to build.
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Thurston County confirms 723 new COVID-19 cases in past week The previous week, PHSS reported 724 cases but a portion of those cases from a data backlog from the Washington State Department of Health. The Olympia has reached out to PHSS to confirm if backlogs are factored into the most recent count.
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Delta variant: What's the difference between KF94 and KN95 masks? Face masks, in all their various forms, are back. They never really went away, but with cases from the delta variant of COVID-19 on the rise and some schools, businesses and other establishments recommending or requiring them once again, it's time for a ...
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ADF vaccination teams sent to western NSW to stem Covid outbreak in Indigenous communities An Australian Medical Assistance Team (Ausmat) will also be dispatched to provide clinical support for the health network in the region, along with delivery of extra personal protective equipment and vaccine supplies.
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Go read this deep dive on why US public health data systems couldn't handle COVID-19 The deep-dive look at the gaps in public health surveillance shows breakdowns at nearly every step in the process. Labs that ran COVID-19 tests didn't report data directly to health departments through electronic systems, instead using faxes or emails.
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Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, said Sunday the U.S. could decide in the next couple weeks whether to offer coronavirus booster shots to Americans this fall. Among ...
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COVID long-hauler down to 80 pounds, says everything tastes and smells like rancid meat Courtney Speyer was once a healthy marathon runner, who loved food and stayed active. She's a compounding technician at Cornerstone Pharmacy Lakewood in North Little Rock. Around Thanksgiving last year, Speyer contracted COVID-19 at work.
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Univ. of Iowa Health Care hosts Q & A on COVID-19 and kids Dr. Hao Tran, a pediatrician at UIHC answered questions to help keep families informed on how to protect unvaccinated kids, including high-risk kids who aren't old enough to wear a mask.
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Connecticut Health Officials Urge Pregnant Women To Get Vaccinated "I've seen pregnant women get COVID-19, get extremely sick, be in the hospital, be on a ventilator, and have very poor outcomes," said Dr. Adam Borgida, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Hartford Hospital.
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Where can I get a Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccine booster shot? Do I qualify for a booster shot? You must have taken your second dose a minimum of 28 days before getting a third shot. Third shots are only available for people who meet the CDC's requirements for immunocompromised people. Boosters shots also may ...
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Case of flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio reported near Gulf Shores This colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted a flagellated Vibrio vulnificus bacterium; Mag. 26367x. Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium in the same family as those that cause cholera. It normally lives in warm seawater and is part of a group of vibrios ...
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When will COVID booster shots be available? Who qualifies for a third vaccine? The CDC cited studies indicating immunocompromised people don't always build the same level of immunity after vaccination and can benefit from the additional dose. The agency also pointed to an additional study that shows fully vaccinated ...
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Education, Training Are Essential for Successful Flu Vaccination Campaigns As medical professionals prepare for the first flu season following the COVID-19 pandemic, educating patients about the importance of vaccination and training pharmacy technicians about effective communication are essential to the mass vaccination ...
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Simple blood test can tell whether patients will suffer from 'long COVID,' study finds Biological "fingerprints" can identify individuals with the debilitating syndrome, according to new research. This opens the door to the first accurate diagnosis of the mysterious condition. Sufferers complain it is hard to convince doctors of their disease.
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