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More than two million people in Florida have had COVID-19 as of Tuesday, making it the third state in the U.S. to pass the grim milestone. Only Texas and California have seen more all-time infections that Florida now. And cases could be set to surge again in the Sunshine State and countless Spring Breakers continue … Read more
Coronavirus variants are continuing to spread across the United States, accounting for more and more cases. California’s homegrown variant, known as B.1.427/B.1.429, now makes up more than half of infections in the state and 20 to 40 percent of cases elsewhere. Meanwhile, the UK variant, known as B.1.1.7, has spread to every single state and … Read more
Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited one-dose Covid vaccine accounts for just 2.3 million of all shots given since March but the company insists it WILL deliver 20 million doses this month Since March 2, just 2.3 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered have been from Johnson & Johnson About nine times as many Americans have been receiving shots … Read more
Maskless revelers flocked to a Texas Spring Break hotspot this week to drink, party and send a defiant message to CDC killjoys: ‘Corona is so last year.’ The Centers for Disease Control begged youngsters not to join in the annual beach booze-fest in fears it could fuel a spike in COVID-19 infections. But tanked-up partygoers … Read more
Maskless revelers flocked to a Texas Spring Break hotspot this week to drink, party and send a defiant message to CDC killjoys: ‘Corona is so last year.’ The Centers for Disease Control begged youngsters not to join in the annual beach booze-fest in fears it could fuel a spike in COVID-19 infections. But tanked-up partygoers … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says students can now sit three feet apart in classrooms rather than six feet. In updated guidance released on Friday, the federal health agency said elementary school students can sit closer together as long as everyone wears masks – regardless of whether COVID-19 community transmission is … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected to change its guidelines suggesting how far students should sit apart. It comes after a new study found students who were socially distanced six feet apart in classrooms were no better protected from coronavirus than those who were siting three feet apart. According to ABC … Read more
Vaccines are going to the WRONG people in at least 31 states: Only Arizona and Montana have given more shots in counties where high rates of poverty, elderly and minority residents make more people vulnerable to COVID-19, CDC report finds A new CDC report looked at vaccination rates in counties where residents were at high … Read more
Two strains of coronavirus that emerged in California last summer and fall have been declared ‘variants of concern’ by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Health officials think that each variant is about 20 percent more transmissible than the currently dominant ‘original’ variant, based on early data. Lab studies also suggest that some … Read more
A deadly hospital superbug that’s been sweeping the globe has been found ‘in the wild’ for the first time, scientists reveal. Candida auris, a species of fungus, was found on a sandy beach and tidal swamp in a remote coastal wetland ecosystem, on the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean. The ‘landmark discovery’ is the first evidence that … Read more