[ad_1] Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, called the current stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States a “pandemic of the unvaccinated”. The same is true in the San Francisco Bay Area. COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are on the rise in California, mainly due to the highly contagious … Read more
[ad_1] Giving two doses of Pfizer eight weeks apart may better protect against the Delta variant. One study found that the eight-week delay boosted immune responses more than the 21-day wait. It’s a trade-off between the need for two doses and optimizing the immune response, the researchers said. See more stories on the Insider business … Read more
[ad_1] An unvaccinated man who was hospitalized in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after contracting COVID-19 and developing severe pneumonia said he still will not receive the vaccine. “Before you got sick, if you had had the chance to get the vaccine and avoid it, would you have taken the vaccine? CBS News’ David Begnaud asked Scott … Read more
[ad_1] Philadelphia officials have revised the city’s mask guidelines, encouraging everyone to wear face masks in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status, as the more virulent delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread. The mayor’s office said recent figures showed a “slight but worrying” increase in hospitalizations. The number of cases has also doubled, … Read more
[ad_1] A new variant of the coronavirus has been detected in the UK and is currently under investigation, Public Health England (PHE) said. The investigation began on Wednesday into the variant currently known as B.1.621. Only 16 cases have been found so far. The British public health body said there was no evidence yet to … Read more
[ad_1] Media headlines July 23 In today’s media, the Washington Post and New York Times ignore Biden administrator by admitting a critical error, Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez sues the newspaper and top editors, and Biden and Don Lemon get roasted for performances at CNN’s Town Hall. MSNBC medical analyst Dr Kavita Patel argued on … Read more
[ad_1] 3 things to know The number of COVID-19 cases has been increasing for three weeks Deaths continue to follow a trend close to the lows of the early pandemic 16 years and over with at least one vaccine injection: 68% With the number of COVID-19 cases now trending upward over the past three weeks … Read more
[ad_1] The Los Angeles County Public Health Department confirmed 2,551 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. Officials say that is a 20-fold increase in one month, compared to 124 new cases of Covid-19 reported on June 21. It’s also a 40% increase just over the past 24 hours, when the daily count hit 1,821. Of … Read more
[ad_1] Jacob Alexander, 14, received his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic last week in Los Angeles. Do we know enough about COVID vaccines to get final FDA approval? (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) It’s no doubt a coincidence, but two commentators that I find most thoughtful and … Read more
[ad_1] Wearing a mask in public and rarely coming into contact with others, the 56-year-old former nurse, who now works as a nurse educator, resides in southern Missouri with her retired husband and children. However, after the Covid-19 vaccines were widely distributed in the spring, Henry and his family chose not to be vaccinated. Henry … Read more