If you look at all the steps needed for a coronavirus vaccine to be scientifically validated and cleared for public use. tt’s a long shot in 38 days.
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Kids, masks & back-to-school FAQs
Are cloth masks best to protect against COVID-19? How often should masks be washed? And more!
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Adjusting tactics quickly cut EMS providers’ COVID-19 risk
These efforts greatly reduced the risk of exposure among EMS providers, reducing the providers’ chance of infection and the number of days they had to be quarantined, and conserving their personal protective equipment (PPE)
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Local Health Officials Worry CDC Has ‘Lost Its Soul’
Conflicting recommendations from the CDC along with less transparency is causing a growing number of local public health officials to ignore the agency.
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Get ready for Medicare open enrollment
Starting October 1, you’ll be able to take a sneak peek at plans available in your area.
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Secret safety panels to pick COVID vaccine winners
Data and safety monitoring boards (DSMBs) are supposed to make sure the medicine is safe and it works and they can halt a clinical trial or fast-track it.
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Medicare enrollees: It’s time to get your flu shot
The flu can be very serious for people who are 65 years and older. A flu shot is your best protection from getting and spreading the virus.
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Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and Kills
At issue is the degree to which the virus is spread in tiny aerosol particles lingering in the air ― or by larger droplets from, say, a sneeze or cough.
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Lawsuits Filed in Fertility Fraud Cases
Lawsuits seek damages against two doctors who allegedly used their own sperm to impregnate patients decades ago, resulting in children who are now adults.
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US obesity rates continue to rise – CDC
Twelve states now have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. This is up from 9 states in 2018 and just 6 in 2017. In Washington state, the rate was 285.
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Students’ Mass Migration Back to College Gets a Failing Grade
Who thought it would be a good idea to move thousands of teenagers and young adults across the country to college campuses during a pandemic?
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What a smoky bar can teach us about the ‘6-foot rule’
Cigarette smoke comprises particles that are similar in size to the smaller respiratory droplets expelled by humans, the ones that linger longest in the air.
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Wanted: Poll Workers Able to Brave the Pandemic
A 2018 survey by US Election Assistance Commission found that 70% reported that it was “very difficult” or “somewhat difficult” to get enough poll workers.
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NIH ‘Very Concerned’ About Serious Side Effect in Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
A great deal of uncertainty remains about what happened to the unnamed patient, to the frustration of those avidly following the progress of vaccine testing.
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Meatpacking Industry Drafted an Executive Order to Keep Plants Open
Hundreds of emails offer a rare look at the meat industry’s influence and access to the highest levels of government.
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