[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – America’s leading infectious disease specialist Dr Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday he expected America to gain enough herd immunity to COVID-19 through vaccination to regain “some semblance of of normality ”by fall 2021, despite the first setbacks in the deployment of the vaccine. Fauci made his remarks during an online … Read more
[ad_1] Alcohol sales skyrocketed in 2020, as Americans, Brits, Australians and many more were locked out of time to load up (or at least gain the edge). But the coronavirus pandemic is not yet over – and our bodies can only take too much extra wine and tequila. Enter dry January, which may sound like … Read more
[ad_1] The federal government released its new dietary guidelines this week with the slogan “make every bite count” – but some experts have worried that the new recommendations ignore increasing consumption of sugar and alcohol Americans. The guidelines ignored advice from the Nutrition Coalition (TNC) – a group of experts appointed by the US Department … Read more
[ad_1] By Steve Gorman and Rebecca Spalding Dec.31 (Reuters) – A pharmacist at a Wisconsin hospital was arrested Thursday for sabotaging more than 500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine by deliberately removing them from the refrigeration to spoil them, law enforcement and medical officials said. The pharmacist, an employee of Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, … Read more
[ad_1] By Steve Gorman, Rebecca Spalding (Reuters) – A pharmacist at a Wisconsin hospital was arrested Thursday for sabotaging more than 500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine by deliberately removing them from the refrigeration to spoil them, law enforcement and medical officials said. FILE PHOTO: An employee shows off the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine … Read more
[ad_1] New COVID-19 vaccines are out, so every little bit helps as the country tries to get back to normal. That said, it’s as bad a time as any to learn that a Wisconsin pharmacist has sabotaged more than 500 doses of the Moderna vaccine. This number goes a long way since the process per … Read more
[ad_1] Thousands of healthcare professionals and frontline workers across the United States are refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the vaccine rollout in America continues to stammer. Nearly half of health care workers in California County and one hospital in Texas say they will not get the vaccine, 60% of nursing home staff in … Read more
[ad_1] There is no clinical evidence to prove that low levels of vitamin D lead to severe symptoms of Covid-19, but there is a definite link between the ‘sunshine vitamin’ and immune responses to disease, experts then say. as the pandemic spreads across the world and concerns increase over a new mutant strain. Emphasizing that … Read more
[ad_1] During a public health emergency, reuse of existing drugs is seen as a fast track to potential cures, so several companies and academic groups have spent much of the last year researching cures for COVID. -19 in drugs already on the market. Now, a Chinese research team has identified a chemotherapy drug approved as … Read more
[ad_1] PINELLAS COUNTY, Florida – The apparently more contagious new variant of the coronavirus, which first appeared in the UK, is spreading to the United States, Colorado and California each have one confirmed case. Although it hasn’t been reported in Florida, a USF scientist says it’s likely the new strain is already here. “So if … Read more