[ad_1] Sonoma County health officials joined nine other Bay Area jurisdictions to establish a series of COVID-19 benchmarks for lifting indoor masking rules that have been in place since early August, at most. strong of the deadly summer wave. Officials said the masking inside, along with the ongoing vaccination effort, has been effective in reducing … Read more
[ad_1] “The vaccine saves lives but it will not be a quick fix,” said Dr Githinji Gitahi, CEO of Amref Health Africa, a non-governmental organization. The vaccine, called Mosquirix, targets Africa’s deadliest and most common malaria parasite – Plasmodium falciparum. While vaccines are a “huge addition to the fight” against malaria, said Dr Gitahi, health … Read more
[ad_1] At least three U.S. grain vending systems have been infected with ransomware in recent weeks, raising fears that hackers have found an easy target in a vital part of the U.S. food supply chain. The three known victims are grain cooperatives in the Midwest who buy grain from farmers, then process, store, and resell … Read more
[ad_1] AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A Colorado woman with stage 5 kidney disease was months away from having a new kidney. Now she and her donor are looking for another hospital after learning about UCHealth’s new policy. According to UCHealth, the majority of transplant recipients and living donors must now be vaccinated against COVID-19. Neither … Read more
[ad_1] Parents tired of worrying about outbreaks in the classroom and sick of telling their school-aged children no to sleepovers and family reunions felt a wave of relief on Thursday when Pfizer asked the US government to authorize its vaccine COVID-19 for young people aged 5 to 11. If regulators give the green light, reduced-dose … Read more
[ad_1] Shannen Doherty posts personal photos in the midst of stage IV breast cancer. (Movie Magic) October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Shannen Doherty hopes her story will help other women. The Beverly Hills, 90210 The star shared two candid photos of “what cancer looks like,” urging people to get mammograms. Doherty revealed last … Read more
[ad_1] VAN NUYS – A criminal case was closed today against former Miami Dolphins player and Harvard-Westlake School alumnus Jonathan Martin, who has been charged with criminal threats stemming from an Instagram post that resulted in the one-day closure of the school’s exclusive Studio City campus in 2018. The layoff comes after Martin completes a … Read more
[ad_1] A growing number of stories about COVID-19 vaccines affecting a person’s menstrual cycle stimulates attention and research funding. Why is this important: Efforts to stop the pandemic are hampered by continued reluctance to vaccinate, in part because of misinformation about side effects. A CDC scientist told Axios “there is absolutely no evidence” that the … Read more
[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The Indiana Department of Homeland Security will ensure that haunted houses are up to code and safe for all visitors this Halloween season. To be licensed to operate, haunted houses must pass departmental inspections. “Our inspectors go out year round, but at this time of year the focus is on haunted … Read more
[ad_1] Karen Macias receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in April. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Californians are increasingly expected to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of work and play. But why should those who have survived a stroke of the disease, and thus acquired natural immunity against the … Read more