mRNA-1273 Vaccine Highly Effective for Preventing COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The mRNA-1273 vaccine has 94.1 percent efficacy for...
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MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The mRNA-1273 vaccine has 94.1 percent efficacy for...
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At least 2,900 health workers have died since the pandemic began. Many were minorities with the highest levels of patient contact.
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The federal government expects vaccinations to be available to everyone who wants them by summer — though glitches are inevitable. If enough of us get vaccinated, we could wave goodbye to the pandemic in 2021.
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Children and teens hospitalized for Covid-19 have higher morbidity, mortality Findings from a...
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TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Measures to reduce surprise medical bills for...
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Howard University Hospital officials are eager to get their 1,900 employees vaccinated, but so far few are showing up.
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“SARS-CoV-2 is getting all these strange mutations. Should I be worried that the vaccine may not...
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MONDAY, Dec. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk for...
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Congress seems on the verge of finishing a long-delayed COVID-19 relief bill, which will reportedly include neither of the things each party wanted most — for Republicans, liability protections; for Democrats, funding for states and localities. That bill is likely to be tied to a package to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year and, possibly, include a fix for “surprise” medical bills that patients receive when they inadvertently receive care outside their insurance network. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner talks to Elizabeth Mitchell, president and CEO of the Pacific Business Group on Health, about the future of employer-provided health insurance.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Among 10 infants hospitalized with COVID-19, most...
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FRIDAY, Dec. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Indigenous communities in the United States have...
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FRIDAY, Dec. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Allergic reactions to vaccines are generally rare...
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Shipping issues, allergic reactions, and surprise doses crop up during vaccine roll out Pfizer...
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Some years from now, infants and school-aged children will probably be the mainstay of a universal vaccination program against COVID-19 in the United States. But first, doctors want to be sure that newfangled vaccines won’t harm them.
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One woman’s attempt to create a festival celebrating diverse music ran up against the reality of the pandemic this year. But it also yielded lessons in how to reimagine events in the COVID era.
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Firefighters are often thrust into front-line health emergencies. During the COVID pandemic, they’ve paid an especially high price.
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Hospitals and nursing homes must decide who gets the initial doses as the U.S. heads into the biggest vaccination effort in history. There’s a lot left to figure out.
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Test available for adult use without prescription WASHINGTON — The FDA granted an emergency use...
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At least two vaccines could get federal emergency use authorizations this month. Nursing home and assisted living residents will be among the first to receive inoculations. Here’s a guide on how that rollout may proceed.
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Only 113 cases were reported between early-June and mid-July Confirmed cases of Covid-19 among...
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