If you live here, you’ll get vaccine first, says CDC chief

[ad_1] With two Covid vaccine candidates proven effective on the trails, hit distribution is picking up speed, which may leave you wondering, when can I get mine? Robert Redfield, CDC Director, just discussed this on Fox News, showing the vaccine would be rolled out “by the end of the second week of December” and mentioning … Read more

HHS: 6.4m doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be sent to states for early use

[ad_1] Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a press conference in the White House briefing room in Washington on Friday, November 20, 2020 (AP Photo / Susan Walsh) TO NewsroomUPDATE at 6:57 am PT – Wednesday November 25, 2020 The Department of Health and Human Services has announced major plans to distribute … Read more

With high hopes for the vaccine, Britain prepares to roll it out

[ad_1] LONDON (AP) – With major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, UK officials are cautious – and they are cautiously pointing this out – optimistic about a return to normal in early April. Before regulators even approve a single vaccine, the UK and European countries are moving swiftly to organize the distribution and … Read more

Wipe the races? Experts say keep risk in perspective

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) – Cleaning wipes are harder to find on store shelves, and companies are reassuring their customers with enhanced sanitation measures. In New York, the subway system is closed every night for disinfection. To avoid any traces of the coronavirus that could be lurking on surfaces, Americans have wiped down groceries, wear … Read more

Vegans, non-meat eaters at increased risk of bone fractures: study

[ad_1] Those who don’t eat meat, especially vegans, may be at increased risk for bone fractures, new study results show. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford and published in BMC Medicine found that people who did not eat meat, especially vegans, “had a higher risk of total or site-specific fractures, in … Read more

As COVID-19 cases skyrocket, US families weigh the risks of welcoming students home

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Nina Jain regularly checked the country’s COVID-19 data and hoped her son Antonio, a sophomore attending college in Iowa, could return home to Sacramento, Calif., For Thanksgiving this week. FILE PHOTO: Women wearing face masks walk the University of Michigan campus, where Michigan state health officials have issued a stay-in-place order for … Read more

Chinese drugmakers face pressure to prove their Covid-19 vaccines work

[ad_1] TAIPEI – Pressure is mounting on Chinese drugmakers to show clinical evidence that their main Covid-19 vaccines are working, after the first data on three injections developed in the West showed promising efficacy against the disease. Earlier this week, AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford said their vaccine candidate was between 62% and … Read more

Covid Combat Fatigue: Doctors and Nurses Are Running on Empty

[ad_1] Dr Marshall Fleurant, an intern at Emory University, feels his young children aged 3 and 4 have strangely grown used to the ritual of stripping out of his work clothes, from his scrubs to his sneakers, before entering. in his house. “I don’t touch or talk to my kids until I have taken a … Read more