insert_link Health & Wellness When can we gather with friends and family and travel after getting the COVID-19 vaccine? The nation is inching closer to herd immunity almost two months into the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as more than 1 million Americans get vaccinated per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a large portion of the population waits to get vaccinated and questions arise around asymptomatic spread, immunized Americans wonder: Is it safe to leave the house and live a pre-pandemic lifestyle? Not quite yet, experts […] todayFebruary 18, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Why lead COVID vaccines – even with Lower Efficacy – are a Success Across the Board Last week, Johnson & Johnson submitted its COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. If greenlit by the Food and Drug Administration, it could be the nation’s third COVID vaccine producer, joining Pfizer and Moderna. Between the three manufacturers, there could be enough COVID vaccines to inoculate the whole adult U.S. population by summer, according to Johnson & Johnson board member Mark McClellan, MD. Last week, Johnson & […] todayFebruary 8, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness US initiates requirement of Negative Coronavirus Test from UK Travelers Anyone flying into the United States from the United Kingdom will have to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last Thursday. The agency cited concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus as the reason for the rule, which goes into effect Monday. The coronavirus, like all viruses, has regularly mutated as it has spread through the population. […] todayDecember 28, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness FDA authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine in US The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, a landmark moment in the fight to suppress a virus that has killed nearly 300,000 people in the United States and sickened tens of millions around the world. “Today’s emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine holds the promise to alter the course of this pandemic in the United States,” Peter […] todayDecember 14, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Thanksgiving Gatherings During COVID-19: 3 Things Experts Want You to Keep In Mind This Year The rumors are true: Thanksgiving is going to look quite different this year for a lot of people—including America's most influential voice on the COVID-19 pandemic: Dr. Anthony Fauci. In a recent interview with CBS News, Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, revealed that he too will be taking the necessary precautions to protect himself and his family during the holiday. "My Thanksgiving is […] todayNovember 23, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Thanksgiving Gatherings During COVID-19: 3 Things Experts Want You to Keep In Mind This Year The rumors are true: Thanksgiving is going to look quite different this year for a lot of people—including America's most influential voice on the COVID-19 pandemic: Dr. Anthony Fauci. In a recent interview with CBS News, Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, revealed that he too will be taking the necessary precautions to protect himself and his family during the holiday. "My Thanksgiving is going […] todayNovember 12, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness The Latest on Remdesivir as a Coronavirus Treatment Could an antiviral drug originally developed to fight Ebola turn out to be an effective therapy in the fight against coronavirus? Two days after the release of promising clinical trials data on remdesivir, the US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use of the drug for the treatment of adults and children who are hospitalized with severe COVID-19. The speedy authorization gives doctors an option for helping patients who have […] todayJuly 14, 2020
insert_link Fashion Social Distancing Hat Gains Popularity, Raises Funds Amid Coronavirus Crisis Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a number of fashion brands are pitching in to help with COVID-19 relief efforts, including a few new entrants that are leveraging the global crisis to do some good. Enter "Social Distancing Hat," a fund-raising initiative launched two weeks ago that’s giving a nod to the now well-known phrase experts have been using to help stop the spread of the virus. The hat, which comes in […] todayApril 7, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Dr. Anthony Fauci separates COVID-19 Fact from Fiction with Trevor Noah Dr. Anthony Fauci — director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — spoke with Trevor Noah about the various misconceptions surrounding the coronavirus and the path forward on The Daily Home Distancing Show Thursday. The interview started with Fauci describing how COVID-19 is different from every other medical emergency he’s worked on, and how it’s exactly the kind of infectious disease he was always most concerned about: […] todayMarch 31, 2020
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