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In light of new CDC Guidelines, more than a dozen states have Rolled Back Mask Mandates

At least 10 states have adjusted their mask-wearing rules after the CDC updated its guidelines, saying fully vaccinated Americans could discard masks outdoors and, in many situations, indoors. The new guidelines, announced last week by Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, represent a major step toward a return to normalcy for a nation battered and, at times, divided by a pandemic that has lasted more than […]

todayMay 17, 2021

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ACSM reveals the top fitness trend for 2021 is…

...Online Training!  It shouldn't really come as much of a shock, as millions of adults were affected by COVID-19-related fitness facility closures this year and forced to find innovative ways to be active at home. More than 4,000 health and fitness pros surveyed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) identified online training as the new top trend in fitness for 2021.  What might be surprising, however, is that […]

todayMay 13, 2021

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine for Kids 12-15 Years Old

Children aged 12 to 15 years old will now be eligible to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after the FDA expanded its emergency use authorization on May 10, Monday night. The move wasn't exactly a surprise—it's been rumored for months—and comes as welcome news for parents eager to get their kids a COVID vaccine as schools reopen around the country—and summer camp looms. “The FDA's expansion of the emergency use […]

todayMay 12, 2021

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Could your Diet Tea make you fail a drug test?

A Georgia woman turned to a popular herbal tea to help her lose weight. She ended up losing her dream job instead. Total Life Changes’ raspberry lemonade Iaso tea promises weight loss and "a gentle detox," but multiple news outlets have reported that the product is being blamed for failed drug tests.  “I almost hung up on her,” Kim Agnew-Edwards told WSB-TV of the moment she learned she tested positive […]

todayMay 11, 2021

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America has passed a Pandemic milestone: 1/3 of Americans are Vaccinated

Even as the pace of vaccinations falls in the U.S., the country reported passing two milestones on Friday: More than 150 million are now at least partially vaccinated, and more than a third of Americans are fully vaccinated, CDC data released Friday afternoon shows. Data shows about 111 million Americans are fully vaccinated, about 33% of the total population in the U.S., and another 150 million people have received their […]

todayMay 10, 2021

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While America waits, Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Kids 12 to 15

The BBC reports that Canada has authorized the use of the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 15. It's the first country to do so for that age group. The country's health ministry made the decision based on data from phase three clinical trials on children that age. "The department determined that this vaccine is safe and effective when used in this younger age group," […]

todayMay 6, 2021

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Could Covid-19 reactions be linked to “Vaccine Anxiety?”

ABC News reports that a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that some COVID-19 vaccine reactions, including fainting, dizziness and nausea, were due to anxiety -- and not the shots themselves. The report, published last week, looked at clusters of events reported to the CDC in dozens of people who received the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine at five mass vaccination sites in early April, before […]

todayMay 5, 2021

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It’s Tick Season: Here are the Facts

Gardeners, anglers and hikers all have at least one thing in common this time of year — concerns about ticks. These little arachnids can be a significant problem for people venturing outdoors. Ticks can be more than just a nuisance since they also can spread disease. This fact may be the most widely known in Pennsylvania, which has had the most cases of Lyme disease from ticks in the country […]

todayMay 4, 2021

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There is no tracking device embedded in the Covid-19 Vaccine. “Period.”

A leading public health officer in California was forced to confront a baseless conspiracy theory on Tuesday and had to declare publicly that Covid-19 vaccines do not carry tracking devices. The unusual moment unfolded last week when Orange County, California's top public health administrator, Dr. Clayton Chau, answered questions from members of the county Board of Supervisors. “In the vaccine, we heard about the injection of a tracking device. Is […]

todayMay 3, 2021

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