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Special Olympics to apologize to athletes for COVID vaccine mandate, DeSantis says
6 days ago - By Orlando Sentinel
Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped a $27.5 million fine against Special Olympics over vaccine mandates, but the charity could pay in other ways.
Read more ...COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say
6 days ago - By ABC News
Scientists estimate that nearly 20 million lives were saved worldwide by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year
Read more ...When Should You Use Home COVID-19 Tests? Here's What the Experts Say
6 days ago - By Time
Carlos del Rio does not mess around when it comes to the health of his 87-year-old mother. Even when he doesn't feel sick, a day before he plans to visit her, the professor of infectious disease at Emory University in Atlanta takes a home COVID-19 test. The next day, he tests again the moment he enters her house. “I want to minimize the risk that I'm infected as much as possible before I see her,” del Rio says.
It doesn't take an infectious disease specialist to know that an 87-year-old is a high-risk person, but dual-testing the way del Rio does is not in any formal protocol for how to...
Read more ...Second COVID Booster Protected Seniors in Long-Term Care
6 days ago - By MedPageToday
A fourth dose, or second booster, of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine protected seniors living in long-term care from the most severe outcomes during the Omicron wave, despite showing a more limited effect against...
Read more ...Appropriate /Measles Vaccination Is Key for Prevention of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
6 days ago - By The Journal of Pediatrics
Given the current focus on COVID-19, serious vaccine-preventable infections may resurface if provider and parental education on pediatric immunizations is not prioritized. In this volume of The Journal, Cataldi et al present the results of a national survey that aimed to determine the current knowledge, experience and clinical practice of primary pediatricians regarding the diagnosis and prevention of measles. The major knowledge gaps identified included pretravel vaccination for a preschooler, presentation of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis , and isolation practices.
Read more ...Fauci says he's 'example' for COVID-19 vaccinations
6 days ago - By ABC News
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, says his COVID-19 recovery is an “example” for the nation on the protection offered by vaccines and boosters
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High court rejects COVID-19 shot mandate case from New York
The Supreme Court has declined to take up a case involving a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that doesn't offer an exemption for religious reasons
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Every summer brings fireworks, pushing the physical dangers and risks of these fiery explosions to the forefront of the conversation. In 2020, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...
Volatile organic compounds from breath, sweat, tears can act as fingerprints...
Scientists are working on diagnostic techniques that could sniff out chemical compounds from breath, sweat, tears and other bodily emissions and that act as fingerprints of...
‘Bull crap': Australian bats abandon old orthodoxy
Usman Khawaja says Australia have abandoned some “absolute bull crap” coaching orthodoxy to make runs in Galle.
NFL Player Tevin Coleman Speaks Out About His Child And Sickle Cell Disease
NFL player Tevin Coleman and his wife, Akilah, who both suffer from sickle cell disease, are speaking out on their experience in an effort to raise awareness, and reveal what...
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Here's how the actors prepared for their big shirtless moment.
Rush for Vasectomies; Catching COVID From a Cat; Some D.A.s to Let Abortions...
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Pfizer says the U.S. government is buying more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in a $3.2 billion deal that would...
South Korea Approves First Domestically Developed COVID Vaccine
South Korea approved its first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by SK Bioscience, for general public use following positive clinical data, authorities said...
EU Proposes Ban on Flavoured Heated Tobacco Products
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to ban the sale in the EU of flavoured heated tobacco products after a big rise in their consumption. Reuters Health Information
Review sheds light on the emergence and detection of antibiotic resistance...
Bioaerosols, or airborne biological particles containing viruses, fungal spores, bacteria, and pollen, play a key role in public health. Antibiotic resistance , caused by...