Observance of Memorial Day On this Memorial Day, while enjoying the company of friends and family, let’s not forget the fallen men and women in the Armed Forces who have made the celebration of this day possible. They are not just names without faces. They are our mothers and... read more →
May
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May
12
Despite warnings to avoid travel, it is still a top priority for many Americans. According to a recent survey, 78% of American travelers say that they are actively planning travel, while 18% have already made travel bookings. Since COVID-19 vaccines have become available, 60% of Americans reported in a survey that they are... read more →
May
12
May 06, KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A south-central Nebraska woman who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 recently died of the disease, state health officials said Wednesday. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said in a news release that the woman was in her 80s and had underlying... read more →
May
07
Aristos Georgiou A new COVID variant of concern (VOC) has been detected in Florida, according to the state's Department of Health. © CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images The VOC—dubbed P2 or P.1.1—is a mutation of the variant first detected in Brazil called P1 that is more transmissible and appears to have... read more →
Apr
20
A new variant has just appeared in Texas. Texas A&M researchers just reported: Scientists at the Texas A&M University Global Health Research Complex (GHRC) have identified a variant of the COVID-19 virus — “BV-1” — that could present a new challenge to public health. GHRC Chief Virologist Ben Neuman said:... read more →
Apr
16
So Far, About 5,800 People Have Gotten COVID After Getting Their Vaccines, Says CDC Of an estimated 77 million people vaccinated, "So far, about 5,800 breakthrough cases have been reported to CDC. To date, no unexpected patterns have been identified in case demographics or vaccine characteristics," the CDC told CNN via email.... read more →
Apr
07
The CDC recommends that fully vaccinated individuals continue to take COVID-19 precautions when traveling. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided updated travel guidance for individuals who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks after they have received the... read more →
Apr
05
“The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine contains the following ingredients: messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), lipids (SM-102, polyethylene glycol [PEG] 2000 dimyristoyl glycerol [DMG], cholesterol, and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [DSPC]), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium acetate, and sucrose.” “You should not get the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine if you: had a severe allergic reaction... read more →
Mar
24
(Reuters) - Antibodies induced by the Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc/BioNTech vaccines are dramatically less effective at neutralizing some of the most worrying coronavirus variants, a new study suggests. Researchers obtained blood samples from 99 individuals who had received one or two doses of either vaccine and tested their vaccine-induced... read more →
Mar
18
Leah Groth One of the biggest questions that researchers have been hoping to answer since the start of the pandemic is whether or not you can get reinfected with COVID-19, and, if yes, are you still at risk for severe infection? While early on it became clear that reinfection was... read more →
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