[ad_1] PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Two pandemic-related developments on Wednesday included the end of a restriction and the announcement of what Mayor Nick Gradisar called “an early COVID warning system in the neighborhood.” At an afternoon press conference, Gradisar said he was ending the nighttime curfew he imposed two months ago, in a bid to … Read more
[ad_1] GRAFTON, Wisconsin – Authorities on Thursday arrested a pharmacist in suburban Milwaukee on suspicion of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of the coronavirus vaccine by removing it from the refrigerator for two nights. The Grafton Police Department said the former pharmacist Advocate Aurora Health was arrested on suspicion of reckless endangerment, tampering with a … Read more
[ad_1] By Rebecca Spalding, Carl O’Donnell December 31 (Reuters) – Only about 2.6 million Americans had received a COVID-19 vaccine until the last day of December, putting the United States away from the government’s goal of vaccinating 20 million people this month -this. About 14 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been distributed … Read more
[ad_1] ITHACA, NY – Cayuga Health announced on December 31 that it will open two more COVID-19 testing facilities on Monday, January 4 in Ithaca and Cortland. Additional sites are being opened to meet the increased demand for testing in the region. They will both perform saliva-based tests, which the Ithaca Mall stores sampling site … Read more
[ad_1] A pharmacist at a Wisconsin hospital fired for intentionally wasting hundreds of doses of the coronavirus vaccine by removing them from the refrigeration overnight was arrested on Thursday. Police in Grafton, Wisc. – about 40 km north of Milwaukee – confirmed the arrest, but did not immediately release the suspect’s name as he has … Read more
[ad_1] California Governor Gavin Newsom admitted this week that vaccine delivery is slower than initially hoped for in Golden Gate state, but health experts hope vaccinations will resume during the news. year. About 300,000 frontline workers received the first round of vaccines within two weeks of starting distributions across California – though the figure is … Read more
[ad_1] The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reports a record number of new deaths from COVID-19. The 62 deaths reported today far exceed the previous one-day high of 39 deaths reported on December 22. Meanwhile, whole genome sequencing has detected three new cases of the UK variant of COVID-19, also known as … Read more
[ad_1] The Florida Department of Health said on Thursday it had found evidence of the first identified case of the UK variant of COVID-19 in the state. The department said the man who tested positive was in his 20s and lived in Martin County on the Treasure Coast. He has no travel history, according to … Read more
[ad_1] California, in recent weeks, has been particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of its hospitals are inundated with critically ill patients. But the Los Angeles area hospitals that are the most overwhelmed, according to the Los Angeles Times, are the ones that primarily serve people of color and low-income patients. Times reporters … Read more
[ad_1] MARTIN COUNTY, FL – The Florida Department of Health reported Thursday evening that a Florida man has been infected with the most infectious strain of coronavirus first detected in the UK. The UK variant’s case is unrelated to travel and involves a man in his 20s who lives in Martin County, officials said on … Read more