[ad_1] It was the first day of a new year, and yet, in much of California, the numbing realities we wanted to put behind us – hospitals at full capacity, rising death tolls and massive rallies. and without a mask – followed us until 2021. As of Friday, the number of Californians who have died … Read more
[ad_1] © 2020 Anadolu Agency LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 29: A woman walks past a sign at University College Hospital in central London on October 29, 2020. Has the coronavirus pandemic reached a ‘critical’ stage? in England with 96,000 new infections in a single day and infections doubling every nine days, according to Imperial College … Read more
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A medical worker receives an injection with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the San Nicolas de los Garza Military Regional Hospital on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico December 29, 2020. REUTERS / Daniel Becerril MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican officials have said they are investigating the case of a … Read more
[ad_1] Chaplain Kevin Deegan, left, gives Juan Legaspi-Lozano, 90, a sip of water in the COVID unit this week at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, Calif. It is one of several hospitals in Southern California struggling with a crush of critically ill patients. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Many Californians have … Read more
[ad_1] The Wisconsin hospital worker accused of wasting hundreds of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine did not tamper with the vials once – he left them unrefrigerated twice, according to his boss. Steven Brandenburg, 46, is being held in jail on three counts – reckless endangering security, adulteration of a prescription drug and criminal damage … Read more
[ad_1] Hospitals in the United States are on high alert over the more contagious news COVID-19[female[feminine stump that first surfaced United Kingdom and has since appeared in Colorado, California and now Florida. Florida health officials this week announced they have evidence of the first identified case of the strain in Martin County. In a Twitter … Read more
[ad_1] New Years Eve in Boston was a far cry from the chaotic and wild scenes of previous years as the state set a record for daily coronavirus cases. Many heeded the warnings from state officials to celebrate with caution as the state grapples with an increase in cases and an ongoing response. Here’s a … Read more
[ad_1] LEWISTON – There is one good news out of all the bad news about the pandemic: Flu cases in Maine have fallen to a fraction of what they were a year ago. At the same time last year, 919 people were confirmed to have the flu statewide. This year, that number is 47. Maine … Read more
[ad_1] Just because a COVID symptom is common doesn’t mean it will show up early. In fact, a new study shows that some of the symptoms we most strongly associate with the virus don’t tend to show up as its first signs. The study, conducted by researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine in collaboration … Read more
[ad_1] Minnesota health officials are hopeful that the encouraging trends in COVID-19 over the past month will continue into the new year. The average number of new COVID cases, hospital admissions and deaths has trended downward in recent weeks – although there has been a slight increase in cases and in the test positivity rate … Read more