“Sicker and Younger”: Unvaccinated people start new hospitalization trend in COVID-19 wave in Alaska

[ad_1] The latest wave of COVID-19 in Alaska, which continues to grow, involves a shocking new trend: younger, sometimes sicker hospital patients than older people who needed medical attention last year. Last winter, as the peak of the coronavirus pandemic hit the state, infected patients seen by Dr Nick Papacostas in his Anchorage emergency room … Read more

Media called on to frame Covid cases in fully vaxed

[ad_1] Shaun Heasley / Getty Images “Covid rupture cases on the rise among those vaccinated,” headlines a headline in an NBC News article published Friday. However, as the caption points out, “the 125,682 ‘revolutionary’ cases in 38 states represent less than 0.08% of the 164.2 million people and more fully vaccinated since January.” Only about … Read more

Vaccinated people can carry as many viruses as others

[ad_1] In another disheartening setback for the nation’s efforts to eradicate the coronavirus, scientists who studied a large outbreak of COVID-19 in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who contracted so-called breakthrough infections carried roughly the same amount of coronavirus than those who did not. shots. Health officials released details of this research on Friday, which … Read more

For parents of unvaccinated children, the Delta variant raises questions

[ad_1] New evidence on the ability of the Delta variant to infect and spread even among those who are fully vaccinated has been particularly alarming for parents of young children who are still ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Many parents who thought their children were at limited risk of contracting the coronavirus are now reassessing … Read more

CDC releases data that informed face mask review, says delta variant of COVID means ‘war has changed’

[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released research into the spread of the delta variant of COVID-19 that informed its decision earlier this week to recommend that even vaccinated people resume wearing face masks in public places in areas with high transmission rates. The research is based on a recent investigation … Read more

Former Trump official warns unvaccinated people what to expect from Delta variant

[ad_1] Admiral Brett Giroir, Trump’s White House COVID-19 testing czar, explained Friday what unvaccinated people should expect from the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus. “If you’re not vaccinated and you’ve never had COVID before, you’re going to get the delta variant,” Giroir told CNN’s Chris Cuomo. “On average, one person … Read more