Doctors call for vaccination as groundbreaking hospitalizations increase

[ad_1] LANE COUNTY, Oregon – Doctors in western Oregon are encouraging more people to get vaccinated as the number of groundbreaking cases rises. Groundbreaking cases arise when fully vaccinated people are still infected with COVID-19. On September 8, PeaceHealth broke down the current number of people hospitalized by immunization status at RiverBend Hospital. The graph … Read more

UMN Morris Project Supports Conservation Work in Stevens County

[ad_1] In the fall of 2019, UMN Morris Associate Professor of Political Science Roger Rose struck up a conversation with Matt Solemsaas, the Stevens Soil Water and Conservation District (SWCD) District Administrator about the challenges of obtaining information from landowners and farmers in the county on SWCD. conservation programs. In Minnesota, SWCDs play a leading … Read more

You are not the bad lady at work

[ad_1] Send your questions about office, money, careers and work-life balance to [email protected]. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters can be changed. To help! I work with Covid Mary! I work in a small office where everyone is vaccinated. I have diabetes, so I am careful before I contract … Read more

Cancer and chronic disease on the rise among 9/11 first responders, but their pension requests continue to be denied

[ad_1] September 11 and NYPD: The LegacyIn this 20th anniversary series, WNYC / Gothamist explores how the 9/11 attacks fundamentally changed the NYPD, its approach to policing, and the city’s relationship with the nation’s largest municipal police department. For links to all of the stories we’ve posted, and to learn more about how WNYC, Gothamist, … Read more

Coronavirus variant Mu shares key similarities with Delta, but does not pose a greater threat

[ad_1] Health worker Elizabeth Cameros administers a COVID-19 test to traveler Wade Hopkins at Los Angeles International Airport on November 23, 2020. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Scientists are closely monitoring the variant of the Mu coronavirus. Mu has the potential to resist protection from vaccines or previous infection. But … Read more

CPD redeploying agents to better target gangs | Chicago News

[ad_1] (WTTW News) As Chicago continues to exceed last year’s shootings and homicides total, the city’s top cop said his department would redeploy dozens of officers to focus more on gang systems he says are among the main drivers of local violence. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown announced on Friday that officers from the department’s … Read more

COVID-19 vaccines hold up against Delta, protection decreases in older people

[ad_1] Vials with labels of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine can be seen in this illustrative photo taken on March 19, 2021. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration CHICAGO, Sept. 10 (Reuters) – Three U.S. studies suggest COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection against hospitalization and death, even against the highly transmissible Delta variant, but … Read more

Thank you, North Texas, for your warm welcome

[ad_1] From the first time I briefly visited Dallas, until a few weeks ago when I officially made the city my home, I’ve always had the same thought: it’s a community whose members care deeply about each other. And this is the one who greeted me and kissed me with open arms as I started … Read more