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[ad_1] News PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) – Some essential workers, like your neighborhood grocery store, say they feel constantly pushed back into getting the vaccine, despite potential exposure to the virus every day. United Food and Commercial Workers (TUAC) Local 555 represents 29,000 workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington; he says about 28,000 of them are … Read more

[ad_1] There aren’t many options currently available on the market to help people who snore relieve their pain or that of anyone who is stuck within earshot. But a new gadget approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration on Friday could be a Thu changer for those bedtime woes, and the best part … Read more

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This story has been updated because the 63,080 vaccine doses given on Friday are not a one-day record, as the IDPH reported on Saturday; the IDPH reported on Friday that 74,965 doses had been administered the day before. The most contagious variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the UK has surfaced in … Read more

[ad_1] The Santa Clara County Public Health Department has launched a new COVID-19 vaccine data dashboard, public health officials said Thursday. The dashboard includes information on the total number of residents vaccinated to date, in addition to information by race / ethnicity, gender, and age from the state Department of Public Health’s California Immunization Registry. … Read more

[ad_1] Joyce Esckilsen first learned of the arrival of inoculation in Cavalier County from an employee of the doctor’s office. Later that day, a friend called her to discuss it. Then another friend rang to share the exciting development. News spreads quickly “when you live in sticks, ”joked Esckilsen. Within hours, the 85-year-old woman and … Read more

[ad_1] ORLANDO, Florida – Polk and Orange counties reported their 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday since the start of the pandemic. The two counties have now exceeded 1,000 virus deaths each. It comes as seniors in Florida still struggle to book appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine. Getting an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine can … Read more

[ad_1] General news for Saturday 6 February 2021 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 02/06/2021 Director General of the Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alexander Dodoo Ghana Standards Authority chief executive Professor Alexander Dodoo has revealed that to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the country, people with high immunity will be the first to be vaccinated when the … Read more

[ad_1] Syracuse, NY – Five more people in Onondaga County have died from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 626, according to county data. The most recent deaths include two women, aged 73 and 66, and two men, 89 and 85, according to an update from County Director Ryan McMahon. The fifth person … Read more

[ad_1] Dr Anthony Fauci examining patient with early stage AIDS at NIH, 1987 Photo: NIAID Dr Anthony Fauci has been Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984 and is now the President’s Chief Medical Advisor. He has led the United States’ medical response efforts since the height of the … Read more