[ad_1] (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images) This is a regularly updated story with the latest information on the coronavirus and its impact in Arizona and beyond for February 2, 2021. PHOENIX – Arizona health officials on Tuesday reported 2,938 new cases of coronavirus and 238 additional deaths from COVID-19. It was the first … Read more
[ad_1] Alabama launched its long-awaited online COVID vaccine registration site yesterday, but it didn’t take long for many users to become frustrated with the lack of available appointments. As of Tuesday morning, only 31 of Alabama’s 67 counties had available time slots for COVID vaccine registrations through the Department of Health and many of those … Read more
[ad_1] Most Oregonians won’t be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine for months. But employers across the state are already wondering how to approach immunization – particularly, whether it’s providing incentives or even mandating vaccines for employees. “I hear a lot of angsty conversations,” said Karen O’Connor, partner at Stoel Rives LLP law firm, specializing … Read more
[ad_1] The two recently traveled overseas, according to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and local health officials on Tuesday. Two residents of Montgomery County, Maryland are confirmed to have a new strain of the coronavirus which is believed to be more infectious and which was first identified in South Africa. The two recently traveled overseas, according … Read more
[ad_1] Federal health officials said on Monday that most of the people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine so far are women, but they do not have data on the race or ethnicity of nearly half of the nearly 13 million Americans to receive COVID-19. vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in … Read more
[ad_1] People who had COVID-19 developed at least 10 times more antibodies after their first dose of the vaccine than the average uninfected person who received two doses, new research shows. Another preliminary study also found that healthcare workers who had COVID-19 responded to their first stroke the same way most people respond to their … Read more
[ad_1] A team disinfects the Qintai Grand Theater in Wuhan, China, in January.Credit: Xia Junjun / VCG / Getty A year after the start of the pandemic, the evidence is now clear. The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is transmitted primarily through the air – by people who speak and breathe in large droplets and small particles called … Read more
[ad_1] We are already seeing the consequences of these decisions. In Washington, DC, residents over 65 were encouraged to register for the immunization program online or by phone in the first-come, first-served system. When data on vaccine administration became available, the racial disparities were dramatic. Ward 7, which is 92 percent black, accounted for just … Read more
[ad_1] By Estelle Shirbon and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – The British variant of the coronavirus has developed a worrying new mutation in a small number of cases, which scientists say makes it similar to the South African and Brazilian variants and could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines. The emergence of the variant mutation first … Read more
[ad_1] “Millions of Americans turn to their local pharmacies every day for their medications, flu shots, and more. And pharmacies are easily accessible in most communities, with most Americans living within five miles. from a pharmacy, “” White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said in a briefing. The program, which will begin Feb. 11, … Read more