[ad_1] The Greater Houston area is expected to receive an influx of more than 62,000 COVID-19 vaccines this week, due to an increase in the number of vaccines provided to the state by the federal government and large allocations to providers in the Houston area state officials said. Friday. “The increase in the number of … Read more
[ad_1] BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos County Health District reported 102 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Brazos County. Currently, there are 1,523 active cases. One new death has been reported in the past 24 hours. There have been 177 deaths in total in Brazos County linked to COVID-19. 13,908 patients are classified as … Read more
[ad_1] STRAIT – The Wayne County Public Health Division is expected to receive 8,375 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. While that number is a big difference from the 4,350 doses the county received on its last shipment, there is still a major shortage. That said, the priority of this expedition will be that of … Read more
[ad_1] While the side effects of the COVID vaccine may seem alarming, medical experts have warned that they are generally mild to moderate, only last 48 hours, and are in fact an indication that your injection is working. In an interview with MSNBC on Jan. 28, the White House’s chief COVID adviser Anthony Fauci, MD, … Read more
[ad_1] Johannesburg, South Africa – South Africa, the country most affected by COVID on the continent, is expected to receive its first batch of coronavirus vaccines on Monday. Originally scheduled for late January, the first million injections of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine produced in India will be used to immunize healthcare workers over the next three … Read more
[ad_1] On Sunday, the team visited the wet market believed to be at the heart of the spread of the disease: the now disinfected and closed Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan city, where a first group of Pneumonia-like illnesses were first noticed by doctors in mid-December 2019. The market has become the anecdotal “zero point” … Read more
[ad_1] Ask us about COVID-19: What questions are you asking about the current outbreak? Dr Caroline Johnson resigned his post as Philadelphia deputy health commissioner on Saturday evening. She improperly consulted with two groups demanding the distribution of vaccines, the city’s health department said. After the city issued a request for proposals for vaccine distribution … Read more
[ad_1] Dr Anthony Fauci, the US government’s leading infectious disease expert, warned this week that the most contagious Chinese coronavirus variant first identified in the UK and now found in more than half of the US could be more deadly than previously thought, echoing findings from British scientists. Last weekend, the U.S. Centers for Disease … Read more
[ad_1] Faced with a limited supply of Covid-19 vaccine doses and what they say is a rambling system for getting appointments, some New York residents plan to travel hundreds of miles across the state to get vaccinate. Maura Laverty, a 66-year-old nurse from New Rochelle, a suburb of New York City, said she was preparing … Read more
[ad_1] In anticipation of ordinary discomfort, some people take over-the-counter pain relievers such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen before going to their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. But it has raised concerns about inadvertently weakening the immune system and losing some vaccine protection. The recent buzz could revolve around a study on the subject published on Jan. 19, … Read more