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[ad_1] A nurse receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Northwell Health Hospital, Long Island Jewish Valley Stream, December 21 in Valley Stream, New York. Eduardo Munoz-Pool / Getty Images Josh Mugele, an emergency doctor in Georgia, tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. Mugele received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer … Read more

[ad_1] They are frontline workers with priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine, but they refuse to take it. At St. Elizabeth’s Community Hospital in Tehama County, less than half of the 700 hospital staff eligible for the vaccine were ready to get the vaccine when it was first offered. At Providence Holy Cross Medical Center … Read more

[ad_1] Following news of the detection of the British coronavirus strain in California and Colorado, top health experts are emphasizing the need for mitigation measures to prevent the spread of the virus. The coronavirus B.1.1.7. The variant is said to be more transmissible than COVID-19, but it is not believed to be more virulent or … Read more

[ad_1] A COVID-19 outbreak among employees at two In-N-Out Burger locations in Colorado has grown to 122 cases. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) last week reported 80 confirmed cases of coronavirus among restaurant workers in Aurora and Colorado Springs, along with 25 other potentially infected cases. On Wednesday, however, officials released … Read more

[ad_1] Oneida County declared its highest number of positive test results in a single day on Wednesday, with hospital admissions also reaching a new record. There have been 317 new positive cases reported, and a total of 181 people in the hospital, including 167 admitted between the Mohawk Valley Health System and the Rome Memorial … Read more

[ad_1] San Luis Obispo County reports the deaths of eight other people who tested positive for COVID-19. Health officials said the patients were between 60 and 100 years old. San Luis Obispo County has had 82 deaths attributed to COVID-19. The county also added a record 576 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the county’s … Read more

[ad_1] January 2, 2021 NOTATURAL SELECTION is a mighty force. In still disputed circumstances, it took a bat coronavirus and adapted it to people instead. The result has spread around the world. Now, in two independent but coincidental events, he has further modified this virus, creating new variants that replace the original versions. It seems … Read more

[ad_1] California set a new COVID-19 death record on Wednesday, reporting more than 400 new deaths. Hospitalizations are also increasing, prompting doctors like Dr Tirso del Junco, Jr., chief medical officer of KPC Health’s global medical centers, to warn that “we are on the brink of truly catastrophic times.” Del Junco said hospitals in Southern … Read more

[ad_1] Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO As people around the world celebrated the New Year 12 months ago, a new global threat arose. Since that time, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed so many lives and caused massive disruption to families, societies and economies around the world. But it also sparked the fastest and … Read more

[ad_1] Text size François Lo Presti / AFP via Getty Images Pfizer and Moderna were the first to walk out the door with vaccines approved for Covid-19, but three other drugmakers are closely following and could help the United States and other countries build herd immunity faster . Novavax is launching a trial of 30,000 … Read more