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Nearly 800 firearm-related hospital visits occurred in the first six months of the covid-19 outbreak, researchers say, up from a median of 570 visits in the preceding three years.
The researchers argue that their findings show more studies should focus on people in diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
Federal health officials have estimated that about 3 percent of U.S. adults are immunocompromised.
Additional doses could be available as soon as this weekend.
Since the start of June, the state reported 2.8 million new cases, or about 13 percent of the population — compared with the national average of 11 percent. The state’s 7-day average has continued to rise, topping 20,000 this week for the first time since the pandemic.
Kristen McMullen's aunt is sharing her story in the hope that people — especially pregnant women — take safety measures during the pandemic.
The action by the Food and Drug Administration means additional shots could be available for the immunocompromised as soon as this weekend.
The report paints a picture of an on-again, off-again disorder for adults, with symptoms fluctuating depending on life circumstances.
Why the CDC recommends that even vaccinated people wear masks in indoor public spaces in some places.
The state is averaging nearly 2,700 new covid-19 infections a day in the past week — spiking 54 percent in the past seven days — and a hospital's parking garage is being converted to treat additional ICU patients.
The trend reflects broad public confusion about the protection offered by the vaccines at a critical time in the nation’s pandemic response, with the hyper-transmissible delta variant causing infections and hospitalizations to soar.
The surge fueled by the delta variant leaves hospital executives asking, “What else can I be doing?”
But life in highly vaccinated states is still safer, with one third the new cases and one fourth the hospitalizations of low vaccinated states.
Just 23 percent of pregnant women have received at least one shot of vaccine. The CDC advice applies to all three vaccines, though the one-shot Johnson & Johnson version has not been studied as much as the versions produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
Thomas Hodge III strongly backed the mass vaccination effort but cautioned against relying too heavily on vaccines, urging people not to abandon precautions such as masking and social distancing.
Affordable naloxone is running out, creating a perfect storm for more overdose deaths, activists say
Opioid Safety and Supply Network Buyer’s Club, which buys naloxone from Pfizer at a reduced price, says the unprecedented scarcity is expected to have deadly consequences.
