insert_link Health & Wellness With the wildly contagious Omicron Variant spreading, How do you Gather Safely for the Holidays? Only weeks ago, many Americans pictured safe, fully vaccinated or boosted holiday gatherings with family and friends. As Yahoo News reports, with the arrival of the Omicron variant, many people may be questioning the safety of gathering even with those who are fully vaccinated against COVID, but haven’t yet received a booster shot. “We’ve seen cases of Omicron among those who are both vaccinated and boosted and we believe these […] todayDecember 21, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness The CDC says the U.S. has the “Tools” to fight the Omicron Variant, but needs Americans to do their Part The big message from the White House COVID-19 response team on Tuesday was that if anyone has been on the fence about whether to get a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot, the new Omicron variant should give more than enough motivation to do it - right away. “We have far more tools to fight the variant today than we had at this time last year,’’ said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director […] todayDecember 1, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness 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
insert_link Health & Wellness A Pandemic of the Unvaccinated Amid an uptick in coronavirus cases across the country, members of the White House COVID-19 response team on Friday warned that communities with low vaccination rates will continue to see a preventable rise in cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the disease. “This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a press briefing. “We are seeing outbreaks […] todayJuly 20, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Five low-vaccinated Hot Spot States are putting US at risk as Delta variant spreads Researchers have identified five undervaccinated areas in the United States where COVID-19 cases have been surging, as experts warn about the growing threat from the highly contagious Delta variant. An analysis by researchers from Georgetown University identified 30 clusters across the country that have low vaccination rates compared to their population sizes. Within those clusters, there were five hot spots across the South and lower Midwest that were experiencing a […] todayJuly 14, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness CDC director contradicts WHO, saying Vaccinated people are ‘safe’ from Delta variant and don’t need to Mask Up Business Insider reports that Rochelle Walenksy, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday that fully vaccinated people were "safe" from all variants of COVID-19 spreading in the US and do not need to wear masks. Walensky was asked by NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie about whether masks were presently necessary among vaccinated people during an appearance Wednesday on the "TODAY" show. Walensky said Guthrie was […] todayJune 1, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness 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
insert_link Health & Wellness New from the CDC: People who are vaccinated don’t need to wear masks during many outdoor activities The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, outlining the situations where vaccinated people can stop wearing masks. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose of the Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, and two weeks after the Johnson & Johnson shot. The guidelines, announced today by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, give fully vaccinated people […] todayApril 28, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness As New Covid-19 cases surge in the U.S., Pfizer asks regulators to give Vaccine to Youth 12 and over Pfizer, the first vaccine maker to become authorized in the U.S., on Friday asked federal regulators to authorize its vaccine for kids as young as 12, insisting that recent clinical trials showed it’s both safe and effective. The good news came as health officials warned that youth sports were now driving new COVID cases in states like Michigan and Minnesota. While younger people are less likely to get sick from […] todayApril 13, 2021
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