Melbourne abandons COVID-zero plans, focuses on rapid vaccinations

[ad_1] Melbourne’s lockdown has likely been extended until September 23 NSW plans to reach 70% vaccination rate by mid-October Treasurer urges states to follow national reopening plans SYDNEY, September 1 (Reuters) – Australian authorities extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks on Wednesday, as they focus on rapid vaccination campaigns and move … Read more

TCHS golfers reach mid-season | News, Sports, Jobs

[ad_1] TCHS golfer Chandler Ash watches teammate Luke Deaton putt in recent game The TCHS golf team finished the action in its fourth week of the eight-week season. The rain affected their play again, canceling one game and delaying another. The Knights hosted four other teams in a game on Monday, August 23. It was … Read more

Doctors urge pregnant women in Hawaii to get vaccinated during COVID outbreak

[ad_1] HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Excited by her growing ohana, Jennifer Elia, 36, is seven months pregnant and expecting her second boy in November. After talking to her doctor and looking for credible studies, she received the COVID vaccine during her baby’s first trimester. “It’s really a relief to be vaccinated given the spread in the … Read more

Fareway to remove advertisements from print media | News, Sports, Jobs

[ad_1] A Fort Dodge tradition that has been brewing for decades will come to an end this week as Fareway ends its regular inclusion and advertising in The Messenger and Consumer Weekly. Fareway, headquartered in Boone, recently informed the newspaper that it will no longer run its weekly specials in local newspapers. Fareway officials said … Read more

Leslie B. O’Hara Sr. 1941-2021 | News, Sports, Jobs

[ad_1] HUBBARD – Leslie “Lee” B. O’Hara Sr., 80, passed away peacefully at home, with his loving family by his side, Sunday morning August 29, 2021, after a four-year battle with cancer. Lee was born August 20, 1941 in Youngstown, son of Joseph T. and Hazel A. Farthing O’Hara. Lee was a graduate of East … Read more

Why is COVID-19 serious for some?

[ad_1] Do the antibodies we make to fight COVID-19 infection cause serious illness? A new paper – so new in fact that it has yet to be peer-reviewed – by scientists in Hangzhou, China, seems to indicate exactly that. Researchers’ data suggests that at least two antibodies that target the spike protein that allows the … Read more

Peak COVID infections on the rise, but hospitalizations and death rates among fully vaccinated people remain low

[ad_1] Credit: New Jersey National Guard via Flickr Fully vaccinated Minnesotans have been experiencing COVID-19 infections at a higher rate in recent weeks – but the hospitalization rate has only increased slightly and the death rate has remained unchanged. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) said Monday it recorded 12,559 breakthrough infections among the state’s … Read more