[ad_1] By NC Watchdog Reporting Network On a recent Saturday morning, Peggy Hoon got behind the wheel of her 2011 Toyota RAV4 and made the 300 mile round trip to Charlotte from her Raleigh home. After weeks of waiting or hearing about the COVID-19 vaccination events only after they filled up, the 65-year-old Wake County … Read more
[ad_1] A Texas doctor who graduated from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse has been fired and charged with theft after administering Covid vaccines that allegedly expired within hours, according to the New York Times. The doctor, Hasan Gokal, 48, immigrated to the United States from Pakistan in his youth and received his medical degree from … Read more
[ad_1] Chicago and Cook County will not join Illinois in expanding the number of people eligible for phase 1B coronavirus vaccinations later this month, officials said Thursday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chairman of the Cook County Board of Directors announced the decision in a joint statement, saying the city and county were not receiving enough … Read more
[ad_1] Even as parts of California try to expand the number of people who can get the COVID-19 vaccine, officials continue to preach patience as demand for doses still far outstrips supply. A sign of this difficult contrast appeared on Wednesday when Los Angeles County announced that some teachers, food and agriculture workers and first … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: Navy Medicine via Flickr Thursday’s COVID update from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) includes 907 new cases and a total of 24 deaths. The newly reported deaths bring the state’s total to 6,343 during the pandemic. Of those deaths, 63% (3,996) were long-term care residents, with 13 of 24 reported Thursday. One … Read more
[ad_1] Burlington Wastewater Treatment Facility on Lavalley Lane in Burlington. Photo by Bob LoCicero / VTDigger The Covid-19 variant known as B.1.1.7 has been detected in Burlington wastewater, indicating that it is likely present in the community, according to the Department of Health. Health Commissioner Mark Levine said in a statement Thursday that the discovery … Read more
[ad_1] TThe affluent town of Woodbridge, Connecticut has less than half of the population of neighboring Ansonia, yet it is home to more people who have received a Covid-19 vaccine. The inequity is glaring: In Woodbridge, where residents have a median household income of $ 138,320 per year, 19.3% of the population had been vaccinated … Read more
[ad_1] The coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa has been detected in California. The variant, known as B.1.351, is of concern to health officials because current COVID-19 vaccines – one from Moderna and one from Pfizer / BioNTech – are generally considered to be less effective against this strain. . The South African variant … Read more
[ad_1] The highly contagious British variant of COVID-19 will likely become the most dominant strain in the world, according to a leading British molecular biologist – who has warned that scientists may be forced to monitor the mutating virus for the next decade. “[It] is going to sweep the world in all likelihood, ”Professor Sharon … Read more
[ad_1] Dr Anthony S. Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser for Covid-19, said Thursday that most members of the general public could become eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine as early as April. “As we move into March and April, the number of doses available will allow for a much more massive vaccination approach,” he … Read more