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Do you need a Booster Shot? The Answer may depend on which one you got.

Amid persistent concerns that the protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines may be waning, a report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that America's workhorse shot is significantly less effective at preventing severe cases of disease over the long term than many experts had realized. Data collected from 18 states between March and August suggest the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduces the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19 […]

todaySeptember 21, 2021

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How to tell if you’ve got a case of Breakthrough COVID

Two weeks after your second COVID-19 vaccine dose, the protective effects of vaccination will be at their highest. At this point, you're fully vaccinated. After this point, if you still get COVID-19, most likely due to a new variant like Delta or Mu, you've suffered a "breakthrough" infection. Broadly speaking, breakthrough infections are similar to regular COVID-19 infections in unvaccinated people – but there are some differences. Here is what […]

todaySeptember 14, 2021

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CDC investigates Salmonella Outbreak linked to Fratelli Beretta Italian-style meats

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced an investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella that may be linked to Italian-style meats. According to a press release issued at the end of last week, they reported 36 illnesses and 12 hospitalizations across 17 states and found that most people ate Fratelli Beretta brand uncured antipasto trays before they became ill. This does not include Italian-style meats sliced at a deli. […]

todayAugust 31, 2021

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CDC warns older adults, travelers in COVID high-risk groups not to take Cruises, even if they’re Vaccinated

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for travelers who are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 to recommend they avoid cruise ships, regardless of vaccination status.   The new guidance applies to older adults, people with certain medical conditions and pregnant and recently pregnant people. Prior to last Friday’s announcement, the agency recommended that only people who were not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 avoid cruise ships.  The change comes […]

todayAugust 26, 2021

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FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine – becoming the first in the U.S. to win the coveted designation and giving even more businesses, schools and universities greater confidence to adopt vaccine mandates. Up until now, the mRNA vaccine, which will be marketed as Comirnaty, was on the U.S. market under an Emergency Use Authorization that was granted by the FDA […]

todayAugust 24, 2021

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Florida sets a record with 21,683 new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday

Saturday, the state of Florida reported more new COVID-19 cases to the Centers for Disease Control than any previous day in the coronavirus pandemic: 21,683. That’s a 12.1% jump over the previous record, Jan. 7’s 19,334 cases during the worst month of the pandemic. Daily case counts routinely surpassed 10,000 as the pandemic peaked a second time. In the succeeding months, daily case counts returned to 2,000 and 8,000. By […]

todayAugust 3, 2021

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Internal CDC document leaked says Delta Variant far more Severe and Spreads as easily as Chicken Pox

The Washington Post obtained an internal CDC document that shows the new COVID-19 Delta Variant appears to cause more severe illness than earlier variants and spreads as easily as chickenpox. The internal federal health document also argues that officials must "acknowledge the war has changed." The “document” is an internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slide presentation. It captures the struggle of the nation's top public health agency to […]

todayAugust 2, 2021

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Due to Rising Cases and Delta Variant, CDC reverses course on Masks

Seventy-five days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that vaccinated people no longer needed to wear face coverings, the agency has reversed course, announcing that the rise of the Delta variant necessitates a return to masking, as reported by Yahoo News. “In areas with substantial and high transmission, CDC recommends fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings to help prevent the spread of the Delta […]

todayJuly 28, 2021

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How to protect your health from Wildfire Smoke

Wildfire season is already off to a record-breaking start, and experts are warning that smoke from the state’s biggest blazes may be as dangerous as the flames themselves. The Los Angeles Times reports that in 2020, smoke from California’s wildfires blanketed the state in ash, soot and thick, hazy skies for weeks, with some plumes from the fires reaching to Europe, an ocean and continent away. Already this year, smoke […]

todayJuly 26, 2021

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