[ad_1] Baylor Scott & White Health will require staff and other workers to be vaccinated starting October 1 Baylor Scott & White Health is demanding that its staff and other workers at its hospital be vaccinated as cases of the COVID-19 delta variant continue to rise. Baylor Scott & White Health is demanding that its … Read more
[ad_1] HELENA – Montana reported 231 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 1,046. This is the first time since mid-May that the total number of active cases of COVID-19 exceeds 1,000 in the state. Active hospitalizations also stand at 93. This is nearly double … Read more
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – California public health officials said on Wednesday that the state will follow updated CDC guidelines on wearing a universal mask in indoor public places. In the updated guidelines released Wednesday, the California Department of Public Health said its July 28 update replaces all previous guidelines on facial coverage and adds: … Read more
[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday released guidelines for people to wear masks, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, in interior areas with substantial or high transmission rates. Lake County is one of 14 counties in Minnesota that meet this criterion, with 50 or more cases per 100,000 population. There were eight … Read more
[ad_1] Massachusetts has a high vaccination rate – about 63% of residents – and lower infection rates than many other places in the country. However, cases are increasing here, with clusters in some communities, like Provincetown, where an outbreak has infected more than 800 people since the July 4 vacation. And, on Tuesday, the Centers … Read more
[ad_1] Hospitals across the UK are seeing an increase in the number of children with serious respiratory infections. This includes a nonseasonal flare-up of an infection called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), in children as young as two months old. This has resulted in an increasing number of hospital admissions for bronchiolitis, an inflammation of the … Read more
[ad_1] ### Humboldt County has seen 165 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past week, easily placing us in the ‘high transmission’ category alongside much of the rest of the country. Last week, the Humboldt County Public Health Division joined a growing coalition of counties in advising residents to resume wearing indoor masks in public … Read more
[ad_1] Riverside County public health officials on Wednesday are recommending people wear masks indoors, even for those who are vaccinated. The same announcement came earlier Wednesday from the California Department of Public Health and Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control. The city of Palm Springs was quick to follow suit, recommending universal indoor masking … Read more
[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa .– There are a large number of ticks in Pennsylvania that carry several different diseases, and the Department of Environmental Protection reminds people to protect themselves against tick bites. DEP collected double the number of blacklegged tick nymphs compared to last year. >> RELATED: Pennsylvania warns residents to beware of ticks Blacklegged … Read more
[ad_1] GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan – Local doctors agree with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation that fully vaccinated people should wear masks in certain indoor public places. “In order for us to be able to put the brakes on the delta variant, we’re really going to have to take these kinds of measures,” … Read more