[ad_1] Wake County Health Department employees, along with nurses and volunteers from area hospitals and emergency services, attend a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination event at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, Thursday, February 11, 2021. Two months after the first COVID- 19 injections were administered, the race to immunize older Americans is gaining ground, with more … Read more
[ad_1] BURLINGTON, Vermont (WCAX) – Vermont health officials responded on Friday to news that the UK variant of COVID-19 had been detected in wastewater samples from Burlington, indicating that the most contagious mutation is now present in the community. Vermont Health Commissioner Dr Mark Levine said he was not surprised the variant potentially found its … Read more
[ad_1] On Thursday, Dr Anthony Fauci, longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, delivered encouraging news on vaccine availability and the delay in rollout in the country. On NBC’s “Today” show, echoing remarks from earlier today, Fauci said there could be an “open season” on vaccine doses available by April. “By … Read more
[ad_1] By Gabriella Borter, Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released new guidelines for reopening U.S. schools, recommending universal mask wear and physical distancing as key COVID-19 mitigation strategies to bring back quickly children in class. FILE PHOTO: English program teacher Marlon Henriquez and Pilsen Community Academy … Read more
[ad_1] DES MOINES, Iowa (AP / KWWL) – Iowa health officials have said they will withhold COVID-19 vaccines from five counties next week because they haven’t used up to 80% of their allowance this week. Kelly Garcia, acting director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, said on Friday the state was invoking a new … Read more
[ad_1] California is expanding the list of people eligible for the coronavirus vaccine from an additional 4 million to 6 million people. State health director Dr Mark Ghaly said on Friday that starting March 15, people aged 16 to 64 with severe disabilities and those with health conditions that put them at high risk may … Read more
[ad_1] California will soon expand its list of people eligible for coronavirus vaccination from an additional 4 million to 6 million people by adding people with severe disabilities and those with health conditions that put them at high risk of infection and death, Secretary of State for Health Dr Mark Ghaly said on Friday. . … Read more
[ad_1] Israel’s rapid vaccination effort provides important information about the COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Journalists from the Reuters news agency spoke to prominent scientists in Israel and elsewhere, Israeli health officials, hospital heads and two of the country’s largest healthcare providers. The aim was to find the latest information on the country’s particularly … Read more
[ad_1] FAIRFIELD, CT – A Fairfield student who tested positive for coronavirus in late January had the new, more contagious British variant of the disease, officials said on Friday. “I would like to remind students and staff to remain cautious, especially as the COVID-19 B117 (UK) variant has been identified in Connecticut,” Superintendent Mike Cummings … Read more
[ad_1] Updated at 5:38 pm: Revised to include data from Tarrant County. Dallas County reported 40 more COVID-19 deaths and 845 new coronavirus cases on Friday. Most of the last victims were in their sixties or older; 24 were men and 16 were women. Fifteen were residents of Dallas, eight from Mesquite, and five lived … Read more