3 Bay Area Counties Urge Employers To Require COVID Vaccination For Workers

[ad_1] Three Bay Area Counties Now Recommend Employers Require Employees to Get Vaccinated Three Bay Area health workers recommend that employers require their employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to provide them with protection against the coronavirus. Reports from Jesse Gary of KTVU. SAN JOSE, California – Three Bay Area health workers stood side by … Read more

Lubbock reports 88 new cases on Thursday

[ad_1] LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The city of Lubbock’s COVID-19 dashboard is currently reporting 88 new cases for Thursday, July 22. 596 active cases were reported Thursday. A total of 50,154 cases have been reported by the town of Lubbock, with 735 deaths in total. According to the City of Lubbock, the following vaccines are … Read more

Sanford Health is forcing its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 1

[ad_1] FARGO, ND (Valley News Live) – Sanford Health is requiring all of its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 1. This includes employees at all of its Good Samaritan Society locations. They say this is another important step in ensuring the safest environment for patients, residents and staff during the pandemic. “It’s … Read more

Plague found in six counties in Colorado linked to death of 10-year-old

[ad_1] Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment urges everyone to be careful with animals after mammalian plague and fleas are found in six counties and state recorded first death from disease since 2015. The state did not release the full list of counties, but said La Plata was one of them. The 10-year-old who … Read more

Alpha variant spread via UK ‘superseeding’ event, researchers say

[ad_1] Credit: Pixabay / CC0 public domain The rapid spread of the Alpha variant of COVID-19 results from biological changes in the virus and has been reinforced by large numbers of infected people “exporting” the variant to several parts of the UK, in what researchers are calling a ” super-seeding ”an event. Results of the … Read more

OU Health COVID Directors Provide New Details on Delta Variant

[ad_1] The OU’s COVID official said the increase in cases can be attributed to the Delta variant. The number nationwide is around 83% of all cases. Dr Dale Bratzler said new studies have shown that the viral load, or the concentration of virus in the blood, is about 1,200 times higher in people with the … Read more

Masking guidelines remain unchanged as Delta variant sweeps across U.S. and CDC director

[ad_1] July 22 (Reuters) – The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not revised its masking guidelines even as the Delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, increasing infections, the director of the CDC, Rochelle Walensky. Walensky declined to say if the CDC is considering changing the guidance. In … Read more

Kay Ivey tells Alabamians to get vaccinated: “I can’t make you take care of yourself”

[ad_1] Fiery Governor Kay Ivey has made her strongest statements to date encouraging Alabamians to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying “unvaccinated people are failing us” in the fight to control the pandemic. She also signaled that she would not require students to wear masks when classes resume in Alabama public schools, saying the decision should … Read more

CDC Director Says Delta Variant of COVID-19 Among “Most Transmitted” Viruses Known

[ad_1] Dr Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, issued a stern warning on Thursday about the spread of the delta strain of COVID-19, saying the variant is one of the “most infectious respiratory viruses” that scientists know. The dire message comes amid the urgency from public health officials for Americans … Read more