The U.S. is inching closer to herd immunity almost two months into the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, with more than one million Americans getting vaccinated per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But with a large portion of the population still waiting to get vaccinated and questions around asymptomatic spread, immunized Americans […]
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Vaccine Equity Is ‘North Star,’ Feds Say, and Clinics Are Key to Fair Distribution
Mary Barnett is one of about a dozen seniors who got a covid vaccine on a recent morning at Neighborhood Health, a clinic tucked in a sprawling public housing development on the south side of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. “Is my time up, baby?” Barnett, 74, asked a nurse, after she’d waited 15 minutes to make […]
Dutch say ready to roll out vaccine pending approval
The Netherlands is ready to roll out coronavirus vaccines to some 3.5 million people in the first quarter of next year, the health minister announced on Friday. The inoculation drive will first target people older than 60 and those working in high-risk medical jobs, and kick in as soon as Europe’s medicines regulator gives the […]
Why Artem Chigvintsev, Nikki Bella Aren't Teaching Son to Say 'Mom' or 'Dad'
Keeping it neutral! Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella are teaching their son, Matteo, his first words in a “funny” way. Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev’s Son Matteo’s Baby Album “We decided not to teach him mom and dad as the first word because we’re so competitive with each other,” the Dancing With the Stars pro, […]
First case of coronavirus reinfection confirmed, researchers say
A man in Hong Kong is the first with a confirmed reinfection with the novel coronavirus, a new study suggests. This may be the first major clue to a still-unanswered question about the COVID-19 pandemic: How long does immunity to SARS-CoV-2 last? There have been some previous reports of potential reinfection cases around the globe, […]
'Unknown pneumonia' taking Kazakhstan by storm, officials say
‘Unknown pneumonia’ said to be deadlier than coronavirus is sweeping across Kazakhstan, Chinese embassy says More than 32,000 cases of the ‘unknown pneumonia’ have been reported in Kazakhstan from June 29 to July 5, along with 451 deaths The Chinese embassy says Kazakhstan saw 1,772 pneumonia deaths in the first half of the year, including 628 […]
2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we’re still in the 1st
What’s all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases? In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’” that the nation is winning the fight against the virus. Many public health experts, however, suggest it’s no time to celebrate. […]
To support healthcare workers battling COVID-19, start fresh and think holistically, experts say
Although health care workers’ physical safety is paramount, their psychological, emotional and spiritual well-being are also key to their ability to function under conditions that are unlike any they’ve faced before, according to three experts in physician wellness. In an opinion article published online April 7 in JAMA, the experts provide a strategy for supporting […]
Germany’s virus curbs are working, say experts
Measures taken by German officials to slow the spread of the coronavirus are starting to show effect, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control said on Friday. “We are seeing that the spread of the virus is getting slower… it’s working,” said RKI president Lothar Wieler, stressing that restrictions on public life “need to […]
Getting outside is good for physical and mental health, say experts
In light of recent park closures by conservation authorities and municipalities to prevent the spread of COVID-19, people need to be creative in how they connect with nature, says Kyle Rich, Assistant Professor of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock University. Connecting with nature could include activities like gardening, strolling around the block or walking […]