[ad_1] The Alabama Department of Public Health maintains a list of testing sites across the state and a set of recommendations on when to get tested and what to do while waiting for your results. Here is a summary of those recommendations. When should you get tested? If you have common symptoms of the coronavirus … Read more
[ad_1] A University of Alberta study found that more than a third of children who contract COVID-19 are asymptomatic, indicating that many more children may be infected than previously thought. The researchers stressed the importance of their data, saying there was probably a lot more COVID-19 in the community, as these children who do not … Read more
[ad_1] Hospitals in Maine hold steady as the number of COVID-19 hospital patients peaked since the start of the pandemic, with more intensive care beds available in the state than a month ago, before let the wave reach their doors. On Tuesday, the number of hospital patients for COVID-19 statewide reached 138, up from 105 … Read more
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) – Healthcare workers and nursing home residents 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] The development of effective COVID-19 vaccines offers hope that the pandemic will abate and the economy will recover – if large numbers of people get vaccinated. A Gallup poll conducted between July 20 and August 2 found that 65% said they would receive the vaccines and 35% said they would not. According to the … Read more
[ad_1] Martin Paukert, MD, of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at the University of Texas at San Antonio Health Sciences Center, studies astroglia cells and their interaction with neurons in the brain. Credit: UT Health San Antonio In a new article, researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio … Read more
[ad_1] © Courtesy of Joanna Sisk 47-year-old married couple die same day from COVID-19 Patricia and Leslie McWaters spent 47 years together, raising their children, then their grandchildren and then their great grandchildren. And last week, the Michigan couple passed away from Covid-19 together, in the same minute. “They literally did everything together and although … Read more
[ad_1] Dr Christopher Bunce Jackson County has fallen into the Indiana State Department of Health’s red level, one of the county’s top health officials said Tuesday afternoon. Dr Christopher Bunce, public health official for the Jackson County Department of Health, made the announcement during the Schneck Medical Center’s weekly COVID-19 update. Bunce, an infectious disease … Read more
[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will shorten the recommended quarantine period for people exposed to the coronavirus to just seven days, CNN reported. Under the new guidelines, quarantines can end after seven days for people who test negative and 10 days for those not tested instead of the current 14 days … Read more
[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) is tightening its mask guidelines, telling people who live in areas where the coronavirus is still spreading to wear masks at all times in various public places. The new guidelines, rolled out on Tuesday, specify that people entering stores, workplaces and poorly ventilated schools should ensure they wear a … Read more