Fauci says fully vaccinated people “might consider” wearing a mask indoors as a precaution against the Delta variant

[ad_1] Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, adjusts a face mask. AP Photo / Susan Walsh, Pool Fully vaccinated Americans might “consider” indoor masks, Dr Fauci said. Fauci said the Delta variant had “extraordinary person-to-person transmission capability.” Americans who are more fully vaccinated receive COVID-19, albeit with milder … Read more

State reports 106 new COVID-19 cases and 4 more deaths on Thursday

[ad_1] State health officials reported 106 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest one-day total since late May. Four additional deaths have also been reported. The seven-day daily average of cases rose to 58, from an average of 20 cases two weeks earlier. The average hasn’t been that high for about a month and … Read more

COVID-19 vaccine deaths exceed 12,000 – Precision vaccinations

[ad_1] Atlanta (Precision vaccinations) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed an increase in the number of reported deaths following COVID-19 vaccination. Between December 14, 2020 and July 19, 2021, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) received 12,313 reports of deaths among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine. UPDATE: At … Read more

More than 1.5 million children have lost a caregiver to the pandemic, according to a study.

[ad_1] Around 1.5 million children around the world have lost a mother, father or other caregiver parent in the first 14 months of the pandemic, according to a new study. Over a million primary caregivers lost. “These anonymous children are the tragically overlooked consequence of millions of pandemic deaths,” the researchers wrote in the study, … Read more

COVID-19 employee vaccines are ‘the right thing to do’

[ad_1] Days after hundreds of people protested outside five hospitals in the Henry Ford health system, COO and president of health care operations said on Wednesday that “we have never been so committed” to health. system decision to require COVID-19 vaccination of its employees. The decision “is the right thing to do for the health … Read more

Rare cases of ‘breakthrough’ COVID among vaccinees cause alarm and confusion in US

[ad_1] AP – Reports from athletes, lawmakers and others infected with the coronavirus despite vaccination may seem alarming, but top health experts point to overwhelming evidence that injections do exactly what they are supposed to do: dramatically reduce serious illness and death. Best indicator: Hospitalizations and deaths in the United States are almost all among … Read more

Michigan among lowest COVID-19 case rates, but for how long?

[ad_1] While the United States sees rising rates of COVID-19 cases as a nation, Michigan has so far dodged the biggest one. In the past two weeks, Michigan has ranked 45th in daily new infections per 100,000 population, according to data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means it has … Read more

Why we’re seeing more breakthrough infections and what it means

[ad_1] What you need to know about the COVID-19 delta variant Click to enlarge NEXT With more than 161 million people now fully vaccinated in the United States, experts say we are bound to see reports of groundbreaking infections, which means people test positive for COVID-19 when they are fully vaccinated. These groundbreaking COVID-19 cases … Read more

COVID cases are on the rise, and it’s not because of ‘breakthrough’ infections

[ad_1] Data: CSSE Johns Hopkins University; Note: Data for Rhode Island and Iowa is from CDC and July 12-19; Map: Axios Visuals Coronavirus infections are increasing dramatically across the United States as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads. The big picture: Some “breakthrough” infections affect those who are vaccinated, but this rising tide of cases … Read more