[ad_1] January 29, 2021 – An international team of researchers studying COVID-19 have made a surprising and crucial discovery: The virus appears to cause the body to make weapons to attack its own tissues. The discovery could reveal a number of clinical mysteries of COVID. They include the confusing collection of symptoms that can accompany … Read more
[ad_1] Public health personnel in Josephine County, Oregon were faced with a dilemma when they got stuck in a snowstorm on Highway 199. With the COVID-19 vaccines that were on the point of expiring and an ambulance in which to work, they decided to offer the vaccines to other motorists. Workers were on their backs … Read more
[ad_1] A rush of thousands seeking their COVID-19 vaccines has flooded Sonoma County inoculation appointments set up this week to serve those aged 75 or older, but around 85% appointments were canceled on Friday after county staff realized those who signed up were also young, officials said. The rush to ineligible registrations has prompted officials … Read more
[ad_1] Seventeen centers across North Texas will receive just over a quarter of the state’s allocation for the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week, according to state health officials. Of the state’s first 520,425 doses of vaccine, 138,950 will go to centers in North Texas, according to the Texas Department of Health Services. … Read more
[ad_1] Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health announced on Friday that people 65 and older and other groups would be eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine. It starts on February 8. The others who can be vaccinated, if they are not already eligible, from February 8 are: First respondersCorrectional officersFood and … Read more
[ad_1] “Don’t go to a Super Bowl party,” Los Angeles County director of public health Barbara Ferrer said this week. “It will be tragic if the Super Bowl becomes a super spreader [event] for sports fans. “ Ferrer also referred to rallies after last year’s championship by the Lakers and Dodgers, which public health officials … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists continue to be concerned about Brazil’s new variant of coronavirus, more than other variants that have emerged in the country. What is happening? On Monday, officials from the Minnesota Department of Health identified the first case of the Brazilian variant – named P.1 – in Minnesota. The variant was considered to be more … Read more
[ad_1] Thanks to a CHS reader for the picture. We hope you have succeeded. (Image: CHS) The eligible. The connected. The lucky. Late Thursday night, the message spread across town that one of those emergency COVID-19 immunization events you’ve heard about was happening here in Seattle. Freezer failure. An expiration at 5:30 am. A rush … Read more
[ad_1] Five people told The Globe about what it was like to navigate the online system to get appointments for themselves or their loved ones. Joseph White, 76, started limiting the number of times he checks COVID-19 vaccination appointments to twice a day after realizing in the first few times he tried that “if you … Read more
[ad_1] OXNARD, Calif .– It has been almost a month since Ventura County filed a lawsuit against several gyms and restaurants for violating COVID health orders. A business owner fights back and takes his case to federal court. Ms. Olson’s Coffee Hut at Oxnard operates outside and inside despite health orders. But staying open has … Read more