[ad_1] Some Stanford medical schools and non-clinical researchers mistakenly obtained the COVID-19 vaccine earlier than expected this weekend. Stanford Hospital offered walk-in vaccine appointments over the weekend and some affiliates thought they might be eligible to receive excessive doses. There was in fact not a surplus of vaccine, but an unconfirmed number of non-clinical staff … Read more
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[ad_1] The health ministry could be forced to semi-freeze its vaccination campaign for two weeks in January, failing which it could run out of injections. Unless a deal is reached whereby Pfizer’s vaccine supplies, due in February, arrive earlier than expected, current stocks will run out in about 10 days at the current rate of … Read more
[ad_1] A man from San Diego who has not traveled outside the county has tested positive for the COVID-19 variant first identified in the UK, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. The man was tested on December 29 after two days of symptoms and the results showed a characteristic pattern indicating that … Read more
[ad_1] Authorities say a house fire started when a dog heater failed during a snowstorm was supposed to be under control, only to burst and destroy a rural South Dakota home ByThe Associated Press December 30, 2020 at 6:46 p.m. • 2 min read Share on FacebookShare on twitterSend this article by e-mail YANKTON, SD … Read more
[ad_1] A haircut at home resulted in the coronavirus death of a Chicago couple who took every precaution possible before contracting the deadly virus, according to their distraught son. Joe Bruno said his parents, Mike and Carol Bruno, died from COVID-19 just nine days apart after the couple, married for 59 years, were infected during … Read more
[ad_1] Press release Wednesday, December 30, 2020 The results of a study of 19 deceased patients suggest that brain damage is a byproduct of a patient’s illness. In an in-depth study of how COVID-19 affects a patient’s brain, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have consistently spotted signs of damage from thinning and leaking … Read more
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The highly infectious coronavirus variant originally found in Britain has been detected in California, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, a day after the first known US case was documented in Colorado . Newsom announced the first known case of the B.1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus in his state, identified … Read more
[ad_1] As the UK approves the University of Oxford / AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, the latest vaccine to gain approval, a global effort to vaccinate billions of people is gaining momentum. Governments around the world will look to Israel, which is moving forward with an ambitious inoculation campaign. By the end of this week, the country … Read more
[ad_1] We make this important information available without subscription as a public service. But we depend on the support of readers to do this job. Please consider supporting freelance journalism in Alaska, at just $ 1.99 for the first month of your subscription. The deaths involved a woman from Kodiak and a man from Soldotna, … Read more