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Since late December, when vaccinations began, covid cases in nursing home residents have plunged 83%, while deaths have dropped by 66%, according to an analysis by KFF. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. CALIFORNIA – For nearly a…

In some covid patients, this education may be cut short. Scientists say unprepared immune cells appear to be responding to the coronavirus with a devastating release of chemicals, inflicting damage that may endure long after the threat has…

Helping people accept the covid vaccines is a public health goal, but it’s also a spiritual one, said Henry Washington, the 53-year-old pastor of The Garden of Peace Ministries, which Wafer attends. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed.…

The study indicated that excess fat on a human body can result in a state of long-term inflammation, the study notes, which could have a negative effect upon the immune system and its ability to fight off infections. Photo credit…

Johnson & Johnson submitted the paperwork for FDA approval of the vaccine on Thursday, and an FDA advisory committee will be holding a meeting on Friday to look over the data on the well-known pharmaceutical company’s vaccine and make…

LOS ANGELES, CA - A new strain of COVID-19 has been discovered in California and is proving to be more easily transmissible, capable of inflicting a greater degree of sickness, and is more resistant to current vaccines, according…

Pfizer vaccine against Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection shown on the production line. Editorial credit: Mike Mareen / Shutterstock.com, licensed. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. government has invested billions of dollars in…

A state-by-state survey would be required to estimate how many total vaccinators are needed nationally. Still, experts are cautiously optimistic that this won’t be a hard problem to fix, pointing to efforts underway to recruit current and…

Officials suggested it may be the first proven case of COVID in the U.S. in which the virus was transmitted via an organ transplant. A surgeon who handled the donor lungs was also infected with the virus and fell ill but later recovered.…

Dr. Steven Landers, president and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, administers the covid-19 vaccine to Sam Ferguson of Asbury Park, New Jersey. Photo credit: Michele Scialabba. ASBURY PARK, NJ – Opening another…

While being interviewed recently on CNN’s show State of the Union, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responded to host Dana Bash’s inquiry into if he thought people would still be wearing masks to help curb the spread of…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announcing updates on the spread of the coronavirus during a news conference at the state Capitol. Albany, New York, March 15, 2020. Photo credit: Hans Pennink / Shutterstock.com, licensed. QUEENS VILLAGE, NY…

The penalties, based on patients who stayed in the hospitals anytime between mid-2017 and 2019, before the pandemic, are not related to covid-19. They were levied under a program created by the Affordable Care Act that uses the threat of…

Although prices fall considerably for those buying in bulk, prices for smaller lots of N95s have reached $4 to $7 each, according to Get Us PPE, a nonprofit meant to match front-line workers with needed gear. Editorial credit: Honeycruller…

America’s Frontline Doctors founder Dr. Simone Gold describing her experience and groups work at an event in Atlanta, GA. (https://www.luljettas.com/) Gold is a board-certified emergency physician and attorney. She graduated from Chicago…

Reporters raised concerns by some Manatee County officials that the new vaccine pop-up site in an upscale development was not in an area of most need. File photo: Juno Beach, Florida, June 30, 2020 Editorial credit: YES Market Media /…

A group of academics has sent a letter to the CDC insisting that more workers get access to top-rated N95 masks in an effort to help drive down the spread of the virus. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. WASHINGTON, D.C. - A…

60% of people surveyed don’t believe a vaccine is safe for them to take, while 40% of people simply don’t believe a vaccine will work. The survey asked respondents on whether they agreed or disagreed with the statement, “I will definitely…

During National Children’s Dental Health Month, dentists remind folks how important it is to keep a regular preventive care schedule, but recommend avoiding non-emergency care wherever community spread of the coronavirus is high or…

When Andy faced primary challengers for re-election, a group of NY healthcare providers handed him $1m in cash. Then in March of 2020 he rewarded them by signing legislation shielding hospital and nursing home exec's from lawsuits arising…

NEW YORK, NY – There have been calls for a probe into how New York State handled the early days of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic when Melissa DeRosa, secretary to Governor Andrew Cuomo, admitted earlier this week that officials…

Hadleigh Tweedall of Tennessee lost her daughter at 18 and a half weeks due to fetal anomalies. A similar law forced her to go out of state to get an abortion after her doctors warned her of the risks of carrying to term. File photo,…

Then democratic president-elect Joe Biden holds up a face mask while giving remarks about the Affordable Care Act and Covid-19 at the Queen theater,in Wilmington. 11/09/2020 - Editorial credit: Stratos Brilakis / Shutterstock.com,…

The finding comes from a review of more than 900 children diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020. Anjali Patwardhan, MD reviewed records from 905 pediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19 between February and August 2020 to determine each…

A woman carrying a banner with ‘no COVID vaccine’ written on it as a crowd of people protest against coronavirus vaccination. File photo. Photo credit ShutterStock.com, licensed. WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – According to a…

According to medical experts, wearing a mask that covers the mouth and nose can help prevent the transmission of COVID-19 from person to person by blocking respiratory droplets, which are largely projected when you cough, sneeze, talk and…

GRAFTON, WI - The Wisconsin pharmacist who destroyed over 500 doses of Moderna-made vaccine in December because he believes that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is fake also believes that the Earth is flat and that the sky is actually a…

Myrna Hart is afraid she'll be left behind during the vaccine rollout. There are now two large vaccination sites for seniors in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, but the closest is 31 miles away from her home in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.…

Tampa, FL Mayor Jane Castor Presenting an Official Proclamation of June 19, 2020 at the Juneteenth Awareness Day Hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Tampa, Florida - June 19, 2020. Editorial credit: Fitzcrittle / Shutterstock.com,…

Hillsdale College's Delp Hall, which houses many faculty offices, looking west towards campus. Photo credit: Brother Atticus, Wikipedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution, August 29, 2010. HILLSDALE, MI - When administrators at…