[ad_1] BRASILIA (Reuters) – Medical teams working to immunize remote indigenous villages in Brazil against the coronavirus have encountered fierce resistance in some communities where evangelical missionaries are fueling fears of the vaccine, tribal leaders and advocates say. A municipal health worker and an environmental military police officer speak with an indigenous woman before she … Read more
[ad_1] JACKSONVILLE, Florida – More women in Duval County contract COVID-19 than men, going against the national trend. It was one of the findings announced Thursday by the head of UF Health Jacksonville. Another important note, UF Health Jacksonville CEO Dr Leon Haley said that even if you’ve received both doses of the vaccine, you … Read more
[ad_1] San Luis Obispo County reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the county’s total to 18,889 confirmed cases as of February 11. The county also added three new deaths related to COVID-19. To date, SLO County has recorded 205 deaths attributed to the virus. Health officials say 36 people are currently hospitalized. … Read more
[ad_1] February 11, 2021Redwood City – Starting February 22, San Mateo County will expand COVID-19 vaccinations to teachers and child care providers, first responders, and food and agriculture workers who are eligible for the phase 1B of the State, to the extent that supply permits. “People are naturally clamoring for the vaccine and we need … Read more
[ad_1] Shortly after the first wave of COVID-19 infections hit, doctors around the world began to notice something strange – a host of lingering effects that linger in patients, long after they seem otherwise have recovered from the virus. These unusual neurological symptoms – including fatigue, memory loss, confusion, and other abnormalities – are sometimes … Read more
[ad_1] LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has been informed that the COVID-19 vaccine is listed as one of the many causes of an individual’s death in the state. The individual, a man in his 40s with a number of comorbidities and residing in a long-term care facility, died … Read more
[ad_1] Massachusetts health officials plan to stop shipments of some COVID-19 vaccines to several hospitals in western Massachusetts, diverting supplies to super vaccination sites, MassLive has learned. For a two-week period, Baystate Health, Cooley Dickinson Health Care and Mercy Medical Center will not receive their scheduled first-dose shipments, lawmakers told MassLive. They were informed of … Read more
[ad_1] Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from a patient sample. Image taken at the NIAID Integrated Research Center (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. NIAID BRASILIA – A variant of the coronavirus identified in the Brazilian Amazon may be three times more contagious, but initial … Read more
[ad_1] Due to a COVID-19 vaccine shortage in LA County, Dodger Stadium and four other non-mobile vaccination sites will temporarily close this week, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a press conference on Wednesday. . The vaccination site at Dodger Stadium and other sites in the city will be closed on Friday andSaturday. And … Read more
[ad_1] Humboldt County Joint Information Center press release: Prioritization of the COVID-19 vaccine extends to all residents of Humboldt County aged 70 and over, all emergency service workers, all licensed child care providers, and all kindergarten to grade 12 and early childhood educators and support staff. These additions will take effect immediately, although appointments remain … Read more