[ad_1] Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) represents the dream investment. At the start of the year, you invest in clinically interesting biotech trading for less than $ 5 a share. Then, in a matter of months, positive news on investigative products pushed up its share price. And at the end of the year, it is the best … Read more
[ad_1] A new, highly contagious strain of the coronavirus was identified in southern California on Wednesday, marking a disturbing find that came as the state passed 25,000 deaths in the pandemic and braced for another wave of cases after the holidays. The coronavirus variant, known as ‘B117’ and first found in the UK, is believed … Read more
[ad_1] ITHACA, NY –– The Tompkins County Department of Health reported Wednesday that a resident living in a house in the Racker Center has died of complications from COVID-19. It is the last of 14 deaths from the virus countywide. According to the Racker Center, “a cluster of cases” was reported to TCHD on December … Read more
[ad_1] NEW YORK (WCBS-TV) – Some people living in a neighborhood in Queens are afraid to leave their home. That’s because there have been several aggressive squirrel attacks in recent weeks, WCBS-TV’s Hazel Sanchez reported Tuesday. Micheline Frederick is still bruised. Her bite wounds are healing after being attacked by a squirrel a week ago. … Read more
[ad_1] The head of the state firefighters union said he feared its members would end up getting hosed for vaccinations due to a “lack of coordination and communication” from the state. Richard MacKinnon Jr., president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts union, said the state left first responder vaccinations to local health boards to … Read more
[ad_1] At the start of the pandemic, disinfectant wipes were a coveted and hard to find item. Now they are finally returning to store shelves. But how much do we really need to disinfect surfaces? Microbiologists say the coronavirus generally does not survive on surfaces. “You actually go to hospitals where they’re treating COVID-19 patients … Read more
[ad_1] Swiss medical authorities have dismissed rumors of the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus vaccine causing the death of an elderly patient. The death of the 91-year-old man in the central canton of Lucerne has been widely reported in Switzerland. The Swiss therapeutic products agency, Swissmedic, confirmed the incident on Monday, but said the patient was already suffering … Read more
[ad_1] As COVID vaccines roll out, one extremely vulnerable group is being overlooked: millions of cancer patients. Doctors are sounding the alarm that many state governments and the federal advisory committee responsible for defining who gets vaccinated should put cancer patients on the front line, just behind nursing home residents and healthcare workers. First line. … Read more
[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Florida. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pleaded with anxious seniors waiting their turn to get their COVID-19 vaccine as confusion and frustration arose over the availability of the life-saving vaccine among some of the most vulnerable of State. At the state’s vaccination sites, the elderly formed long lines – some camping overnight with … Read more
[ad_1] item SANTA MONICA, CA – DECEMBER 15: A patient survived code blue then was rushed to the intensive care unit to be intubated and placed on a ventilator inside Providence Saint Johns Health Center on Tuesday December 15, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. (Francine Orr / Los Ang WEST COVINA, California – A registered … Read more