[ad_1] Former President Barack Obama has said he may take a coronavirus vaccine on television to allay fears surrounding the issue. He told Sirius XM’s “Urban View” that frontline workers, like those in grocery stores, should take the vaccine first, but “I promise you that when it’s done for people less at risk next, I … Read more
[ad_1] Texas Governor Greg Abbott (right) said more than 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines are headed to Lone Star State this month. Abbott said vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s initial allocation, are expected to start arriving the week of December 14, and additional allocations could be made later in the month. … Read more
[ad_1] “If people had transmission during Thanksgiving week, the median incubation period is around five days, so presumably if people come and get tested… we would start to see an increase in cases around now,” Karan said. He warned that anyone infected at a holiday gathering could have infected others after returning home, so rates … Read more
[ad_1] As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to increase, ambulances in San Bernardino County are no longer responding to every sick person who calls 911. People with relatively minor illnesses will always have paramedics who will come to their aid, assist them on the spot, or perhaps recommend that they go to emergency care. But ambulances will … Read more
[ad_1] Syracuse, New York – Five residents of Onondaga County have died from Covid-19 since Tuesday, County Director Ryan McMahon said today. The last time the county experienced five or more coronavirus deaths in a day was June 4, almost six months ago. The deaths included an 86-year-old woman and four nursing home residents for … Read more
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – As the United States braces for the possibility of a coronavirus vaccine, San Diego County public health officials have detailed which groups will see the vaccine first. Dr Wilma Wooten, head of public health for San Diego County, said the state plans to receive 327,000 doses by mid-December, including about … Read more
[ad_1] © Provided by NBC News IMAGE: Dr. Steven LaTulippe’s office (Google maps) An Oregon doctor said in a recently released video that staff at his clinic did not wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic and called Covid-19 a “common cold.” Doctor Steven LaTulippe made the comments on Nov. 7 during a “Stop the Steal” … Read more
[ad_1] The first vaccine shipments to North Dakota are expected to be “extremely, extremely limited,” said Molly Howell, the Department of Health’s immunization program manager, and the state is still in the process of developing its plans for this. how to ration vaccines in the later stages of the immunization process. But with two effective … Read more
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (KABC) – Los Angeles County continues to see “a terrifying increase” in COVID-19 cases as well as hospitalizations that are putting increasing strain on the region’s health care system, county officials said on Wednesday . The county reported 5,987 more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a day after reporting a record 7,593 new … Read more
[ad_1] Fifty-four other virus-related deaths and 2,859 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the state since Tuesday, according to daily figures released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. A total of 202,341 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19 and the total number of virus-related deaths has risen to 1,812, the state’s health … Read more