[ad_1] MISSION, Kan. >> COVID-19 cases have tripled in the United States in two weeks amid a wave of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting doctors and pushing clergy into the fray. “Our staff are frustrated,” said Chad Neilsen, director of infection prevention at UF Health Jacksonville, a Florida hospital that cancels elective surgeries … Read more
[ad_1] At Camp Pontiac, a seven-week student overnight camp in Copake, the Columbia County Department of Health is grappling with 23 campers who tested positive for COVID-19. County health department director Jack Mabb said he currently has a team of nurses in the camp to assess the outbreak, which was reported on Saturday. All of … Read more
[ad_1] With COVID-19 cases on the rise in the United States and vaccination rates falling, medical professionals and public health experts are urging people to get vaccinated. We want to hear from you. Fill out this form with your answers, and we may contact you for a story. Although vaccines are now widely available in … Read more
[ad_1] An Alabama doctor pleaded on Facebook this week for Covid-19 skeptics to get vaccinated – unlike some of his patients who have paid the ultimate price. Dr Brytney Cobia’s passionate and depressing Facebook post on Sunday was widely shared on social media. The Birmingham doctor said people were listening to his firsthand accounts of … Read more
[ad_1] If you’re vaccinated and exposed to COVID-19, most experts Insider has spoken to said you don’t need to worry unless you’re showing symptoms. You should get tested if you are symptomatic, but some experts say get tested after any exposure. If you are sick, stay away from others, even if it is not COVID. … Read more
[ad_1] Leading vaccine expert urges Americans to receive COVID-19 vaccine as number of new infections fueled by the highly contagious delta variant continues to rise in the United States “I think there is no doubt that we are going to see an increase,” said Gregory Poland of the Mayo Clinic. CBS 4 Minnesota Tuesday. The … Read more
[ad_1] July 21, 2021 IN THE FIRST year of the covid-19 pandemic, the toll of the disease was measured by the number of people who died. Now a second number becomes important. This is the prevalence of “long covid”, the prolonged form of the disease, which lasts for months or years. Long covid is poorly … Read more
[ad_1] If California still used its color-coded framework to lift COVID-19 restrictions, Los Angeles County would now be in the most restrictive purple level. On June 15, California lifted most of its coronavirus restrictions and removed its tiered system, the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. But if the state’s plan to reopen were still in … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – Lacking vaccination rates among nursing home staff linked to nationwide rise in COVID-19 infections and deaths in senior citizens’ facilities, and focus of investigation federal government in a hard-hit Colorado location where disease detectives found many workers were unvaccinated. The investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from facilities … Read more
[ad_1] By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. 1.5 million children have lost their parents to COVID-19 so far In the first 14 months of the pandemic, an estimated 1.5 million children … Read more