[ad_1] © Provided by NBC News There could be another addition to the growing list of possible strange symptoms of the novel coronavirus: the ‘Covid tongue’. A British researcher who is helping to follow the warning signs of Covid-19 reports more cases of infected people complaining of tongue discoloration, enlargement and other mouth problems. “Seeing … Read more
[ad_1] Several Oregon healthcare workers stranded in the snow have decided to offer coronavirus vaccinations to their fellow stranded drivers so that the vaccines do not go to waste. The New York Times reported that Public Health Director Michael Weber of Josephine County, Oregon got stuck in a snowstorm in the middle of the freeway … Read more
[ad_1] New mutant variants of the coronavirus could be crawling undetected in the United States due to a low level of genetic sequencing of positive COVID tests in the country, according to health officials. There are now over 350 reported cases of “super covid” in the United States from the three strains that were first … Read more
[ad_1] Decision comes as state transfers doses to Portland-area healthcare workers BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority will not send any first dose of COVID-19 vaccines to Deschutes County next week, as some planned shipments move to the Portland area, where thousands of people are located. phase 1a health workers. still waiting to … Read more
[ad_1] GRANTS PASS, Oregon (AP) – Oregon health workers who got stuck in a snowstorm after returning from a COVID-19 vaccination event went from car to car injecting stranded drivers before the expiration of several doses. Josephine County Public Health said on Facebook that the “impromptu vaccination clinic” took place after about 20 employees were … Read more
[ad_1] Cases of Covid-19 in nursing homes have been on the decline for several weeks, raising hope among industry and state officials that vaccinations are starting to have an impact in hard-hit facilities. According to data released Thursday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the 17,584 coronavirus infections reported among nursing home residents … Read more
[ad_1] Crystal Cox / Business Insider Pregnant women should not receive COVID-19 vaccines unless the benefits outweigh the risks, the WHO said. People in high-risk jobs with underlying conditions, for example, can benefit. The vaccine is expected to be safe in pregnant women, but there is not enough data to really know its risks. Visit … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: New Jersey National Guard via Flickr Friday’s COVID update from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) includes 1,114 new cases and 28 new deaths. The recently reported deaths bring the state’s total to 6,168 during the pandemic. Of those deaths, 63.4% (3,911) were long-term care residents, including 11 of 28 reported on Friday … Read more
[ad_1] Can you take pain relievers like Tylenol after being vaccinated against COVID-19? Click to enlarge FOLLOWING Avoid pain relievers right before getting the COVID-19 vaccine, but they’re “ perfectly good ” to take afterwards, experts say. Headache, fever, body aches and chills. While these are quite normal side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine – … Read more
[ad_1] Pregnant women with Covid-19 CAN donate protective antibodies against coronavirus to their child, study finds US researchers studied more than 1,700 blood samples from mom and baby Eighty-three of these mothers had antibodies to the coronavirus in their system 72 (8%) of babies born to infected mothers also had Covid antibodies By Joe Pinkstone … Read more