Utah Reports 1,299 More COVID-19 Cases, 17 More Deaths Wednesday

[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health’s COVID-19 report for Wednesday shows an increase of 1,299 confirmed cases – bringing the state total to 357,339 – and 17 more deaths. So far, 2,094,809 people in Utah have been tested for the disease. A total of 442,476 vaccines have now been administered in … Read more

Apple Watch Detects COVID-19 7 Days Earlier Than Regular Testing

[ad_1] A section of the future of digital health was presented by researchers at Mount Sinai in the form of an Apple Watch. The team’s Warrior Watch study is one of the first on the subject of wearable devices used to identify COVID-19 in people. It turns out that wearing such a device can identify … Read more

Latest Covid-19 vaccine and global news

[ad_1] At the end of December, Su fell ill with Covid-19. The single mother of two had a persistent fever and difficulty breathing. She knew that her asthma and chronic bronchitis had made her vulnerable to the worst effects of the disease. “I wondered if I would wake up tomorrow,” said the 32-year-old, who asked … Read more

Thousands of potentially spoiled COVID-19 vaccine doses in Orange County – NBC Los Angeles

[ad_1] About 6,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine were potentially spoiled at Soka University’s Super POD vaccination site in Aliso Viejo on Wednesday due to a faulty refrigerator. “It’s in that range,” Orange County CEO Frank Kim said of the number of potentially spoiled doses. “We don’t have an exact figure yet.” There is always the … Read more

Illinois to vaccinate people at health risk during phase 1b

[ad_1] ILLINOIS – With Illinois’ coronavirus vaccine supply set to increase in the coming weeks, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration plans to expand Phase 1b of the vaccine’s rollout in the state to include people with increased health risks. Many are already eligible to receive a vaccine because of their age or profession, but anyone with … Read more

Fully vaccinated people do not need to quarantine if exposed to Covid, CDC says

[ad_1] People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to quarantine if exposed to the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday in updated guidelines on its website. Quarantine is generally recommended for healthy people who have been exposed to the virus. During quarantine, people are asked to … Read more

Second vaccine dose early or delayed? Here’s what CDC says

[ad_1] There is a lot of confusion about second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine has been chaotic in California. Advice on how to get the second dose changed from ‘you need to make your own appointment’ to ‘we’ll tell you when to come back’ to ‘OK you should hear … Read more

Covid-19 cases are on the decline, but have we passed the peak?

[ad_1] The number of new cases is still “considerably higher” than the peak last summer, said Dr Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday. But figuring out what the rest of the year will bring depends on who you ask. Some pundits embrace optimism and others brace for … Read more