Amid persistent concerns that the protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines may be waning, a report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that America’s workhorse shot is significantly less effective at preventing severe cases of disease over the long term than many experts had realized. Data collected from 18 states between […]
Two weeks after your second COVID-19 vaccine dose, the protective effects of vaccination will be at their highest. At this point, you’re fully vaccinated. After this point, if you still get COVID-19, most likely due to a new variant like Delta or Mu, you’ve suffered a “breakthrough” infection. Broadly speaking, breakthrough infections are similar to […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced an investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella that may be linked to Italian-style meats. According to a press release issued at the end of last week, they reported 36 illnesses and 12 hospitalizations across 17 states and found that most people ate Fratelli Beretta brand uncured antipasto […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for travelers who are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 to recommend they avoid cruise ships, regardless of vaccination status. The new guidance applies to older adults, people with certain medical conditions and pregnant and recently pregnant people. Prior to last Friday’s announcement, the agency recommended that […]
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine – becoming the first in the U.S. to win the coveted designation and giving even more businesses, schools and universities greater confidence to adopt vaccine mandates. Up until now, the mRNA vaccine, which will be marketed as Comirnaty, was […]
Saturday, the state of Florida reported more new COVID-19 cases to the Centers for Disease Control than any previous day in the coronavirus pandemic: 21,683. That’s a 12.1% jump over the previous record, Jan. 7’s 19,334 cases during the worst month of the pandemic. Daily case counts routinely surpassed 10,000 as the pandemic peaked a […]
The Washington Post obtained an internal CDC document that shows the new COVID-19 Delta Variant appears to cause more severe illness than earlier variants and spreads as easily as chickenpox. The internal federal health document also argues that officials must “acknowledge the war has changed.” The “document” is an internal Centers for Disease Control and […]
Seventy-five days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that vaccinated people no longer needed to wear face coverings, the agency has reversed course, announcing that the rise of the Delta variant necessitates a return to masking, as reported by Yahoo News. “In areas with substantial and high transmission, CDC recommends fully vaccinated […]
Wildfire season is already off to a record-breaking start, and experts are warning that smoke from the state’s biggest blazes may be as dangerous as the flames themselves. The Los Angeles Times reports that in 2020, smoke from California’s wildfires blanketed the state in ash, soot and thick, hazy skies for weeks, with some plumes […]
Although its mid-July, many school districts in several states are gearing up for the new school year. Unfortunately, the reality is that there’s still a global pandemic happening, and here in the U.S., the Delta variant is fueling a rise in cases among the unvaccinated — including children under the age of 12, who aren’t […]