COVID live updates: Delaware hospital to play lead role in COVID 19 vaccine distribution

[ad_1] NEWARK, Delaware (WPVI) – Health care 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 priority be given to these groups in the early days of any upcoming vaccination program, … Read more

New COVID Cases Rise in Niagara County

[ad_1] NIAGARA FALLS, NY (WKBW-TV) – New cases of COVID-19 are increasing rapidly in Niagara County with 200 reported on December 1, 2020; a figure that doubles the record of a previous day. “We see ten times what we see daily in the summer,” said Niagara County Director of Public Health Daniel Stapleton. Niagara Falls, … Read more

Several Colorado inmates died this week after showing symptoms of COVID-19

[ad_1] (KKTV) – Several inmates who exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 died in Colorado this week, according to the Colorado Corrections Department. It is not clear if COVID-19 was the leading cause of their deaths, as the autopsy results are pending. Three inmates died on Monday and another died on Tuesday. One of the deceased inmates … Read more

CDC Panel: Healthcare Workers and Nursing Home Residents Get Vaccinated First

[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 priority be given to these groups in the early days of any upcoming vaccination program, when … Read more

After 256 days of uninterrupted work, doctor pleads with the public to help stop Covid-19 :: WRAL.com

[ad_1] CNN – Texas doctor filmed cradling distraught Covid-19 patient on Thanksgiving spoke of the sad isolation of his elderly patients and begged people to ‘do the basics’ to avoid infection and stay out of the hospital. Hospitalizations due to Covid-19 hit another record in the United States on Monday, with officials in several states … Read more

A quarter of inmates at Macomb County jail test positive for COVID-19

[ad_1] About a quarter of inmates at Macomb County Jail have tested positive for the coronavirus, and now every new person enrolled in the dungeon undergoes a rapid test for the virus upon arrival. “We are seeing a lot more people on remand with HIV,” said Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham, who tested positive for … Read more

NC coronavirus update on December 2: North Carolina hopes to give COVID 19 vaccine to 75% of the population by summer 2021

[ad_1] RALEIGH, North Carolina – Here are the latest updates on COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in North Carolina. Have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine? Send them to us here WEDNESDAY MORNING STORIES As Wake County continues to add COVID-19 testing sites to meet demand, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said the … Read more

Panel: the first vaccines should be sent to health workers, retirement homes

[ad_1] 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 be given priority in the early days of any upcoming vaccination schedule, when doses are expected to … Read more

NJ Hospital bounces back from COVID outbreak among 100 employees

[ad_1] Despite a COVID-19 outbreak among more than 100 employees at an Ocean County hospital, patient care was not affected, according to a hospital spokesperson on Tuesday. A memo from the Hackensack Meridian Health network dated Nov. 20 said more than 100 team members were out of work in a hospital after several colleagues “socialized … Read more