SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) – In a newly appointed request sent to Vice President Mike Pence, the Infectious Disease Society has officially urged the White House to issue a federal directive requiring all states to require masks for the to control pandemic. Now, a new report supports their claim: a theory …
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With an increase in deaths attributed to COVID-19 locally and statewide, some people are wondering what factors are going on to determine that a death is a COVID-19 death. This comes as local health departments measure mortality to better understand the state of the pandemic. “It’s very important to know …
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A 107-year-old grandmother from New Jersey who survived the Spanish flu a century ago is now a two-time pandemic survivor after hitting COVID-19. Brooklyn resident Anna Del Priore, who turns 108 next month, was diagnosed with the coronavirus in May and her granddaughter, Darlene Jasmine, had adopted the worst, the …
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(Reuters) – Politicians, drugmakers and regulators around the world offer conflicting views on whether a COVID-19 vaccine will be ready. Much depends on what ‘ready’ means and for what group of people. Some important questions about the timeline are: FILE PHOTO: A woman holding a small bottle labeled “Vaccine COVID-19” …
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Dozens of state and local public health leaders were fired or fired during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis by the Associated Press and the Kaiser Health News Service reported on Monday. Several health experts left the office after being harshly criticized, threatened with violence and in some cases …
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