[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY – As state officials and health care providers prepare to quickly distribute Utah’s first batches of COVID-19 vaccine, Utah Inland Port Authority officials are monitoring the network of freight from northern Utah. Indeed, the area is a crucial point of contact for what Port Authority Executive Director Jack Hedge has called … Read more
[ad_1] Women walk past a new coronavirus testing site in Los Angeles, California, December 1, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday announced shortened alternatives to its recommended quarantine for people exposed to someone with Covid-19, said Dr Henry Walke, the agency’s Covid-19 incident manager. It previously recommended … Read more
[ad_1] A driving COVID test site. (AP Photo / Virginia Mayo, file) On Monday, Governor Jay Inslee announced that the planning process for the distribution of a possible COVID-19 vaccine had begun. Further details were released by state health officials on Tuesday, revealing who will likely receive the vaccine first. Washington begins to prepare for … Read more
[ad_1] NEW YORK – Healthcare workers and residents of nursing homes should be on the front lines when the first coronavirus vaccines become available, an influential government advisory group said on Tuesday. The panel voted 13-1 to recommend that these groups get priority in the early days of any upcoming vaccination schedule, when doses are … Read more
[ad_1] “I guess with all the death that happens, the fact that I’m so exhausted, it’s like I don’t even have time to process it,” Tapia said. “But then when I sit down with someone and they ask me questions, I collapse because it’s the first time I have to think about it, and it’s … Read more
[ad_1] MADISON (WKOW) – State health officials plan to have a small amount of the vaccine in Wisconsin by the end of the year. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm said at a press conference Tuesday that healthcare workers would be number one among those who receive the vaccine first here in our … Read more
[ad_1] LONDON: COVID-19 could cause still traceable lung abnormalities in patients three months after infection, new research suggests. The University of Oxford in the UK studied 10 patients using a scanning technique to detect changes left hidden during standard health scans. The new method involves MRI scans that use xenon gas to generate a clear … Read more
[ad_1] Illustration: Liu Rui / GT The race to approve and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine continues to grab the world with baited breath. If successful, this will allow countries to return to a somewhat normal state as soon as possible. Hopefully this will finalize and end some of the bitter feelings that some countries have … Read more
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) – Vaccines against the coronavirus are expected to arrive in California for distribution in mid-December. Here’s a look at who gets the vaccine first and why it’s controversial in California. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend a distribution plan that would prioritize immunization of healthcare workers and … Read more
[ad_1] Interpol has issued a global alert to law enforcement around the world, warning them that organized crime networks may try to sell fake Covid-19 vaccines or steal real goods. The France-based Global Police Coordination Agency said on Wednesday it had issued an orange alert to police forces in its 194 member states, warning them … Read more