[ad_1] December 30, 2020 By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County has spent years dismissing allegations that the San Simeon Community Service District violated competition rules related to government grants. Now the state of California has ordered the county to investigate as it serves as an administrator for three grants. Allegations that the district had … Read more
[ad_1] Los Angeles is launching an iPhone digital receipt for COVID-19 vaccinations, which could one day become a “ vaccination passport ” that would be needed for activities such as air travel and live concerts. The plan rolled out this week will see Los Angeles County partnering with tech company Healthvana to issue the digital … Read more
[ad_1] Almost all of the inmates at Alaska’s largest prison contracted Covid-19 as prisons across the country hit their highest level of positive cases this month. A spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Corrections, Sarah Gallagher, told the Anchorage Daily News that about 1,115 out of the 1,236 inmates at Goose Creek Correctional Center had … Read more
[ad_1] Pinellas County had administered more than 12,300 first-round doses of the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, officials said, including doses administered by the county health department, hospitals and employees at CVS and Walgreens pharmacies working in nursing homes in the area. As residents of Tampa Bay wait to be notified when they can get their … Read more
[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah increased by 2,614 on Wednesday, with 21 additional deaths reported, according to an update provided by the Utah Department of Health. The new COVID-19 case counts indicate a 1% increase in positive cases since Tuesday. The sliding average number of positive cases per … Read more
[ad_1] Vaccinations for healthcare workers are underway in the Chicago area and in Illinois. As of the last week of December, the state had so far received 108,225 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, including 161,400 doses of the Moderna vaccine shipped to Illinois. Those figures do not include the doses that were sent to the … Read more
[ad_1] A covid-19 patient lies in a bed at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles on December 22, 2020. Photo: Jae C. Hong (AP) New research today aims to bring us closer to understanding how covid-19 can cause brain damage. The study suggests that although the viral infection … Read more
[ad_1] Expanded group receives first doses of COVID-19 vaccine People 65 years of age or older or those with a health condition that puts them at increased risk for serious illness from COVID-19 are now eligible to receive a vaccine in North Texas. ARLINGTON, Texas – Hundreds of people who make up Tarrant County’s most … Read more
[ad_1] RENO, Nevada (KOLO) – REMSA paramedic Christine Barton has rolled up her sleeve and is ready to receive the COVID vaccine. Her job puts her at risk of infection, but she also has pre-existing conditions that have caused her to seriously think about whether or not to get the vaccine. “You know, I think … Read more
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES – The physical impacts of COVID-19 are occurring in overcrowded hospitals across the United States, but the mental consequences of the virus are of growing concern. Research uncovers cases of severe psychosis in patients with coronavirus. A Los Angeles patient in treatment for COVID-19 also developed a severe mental disorder. “We currently … Read more