Health Minute: Two-dose vaccines effective for seniors
Modern and Pfizer vaccines are effective in protecting older…
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Manufacturers change shipment sizes as coronavirus vaccine demand falls
With demand for Covid-19 vaccines falling off, mass vaccination sites around the country find themselves facing a dilemma of how to deliver vaccines…
Continue Reading Some young Americans are hesitant about getting a Covid-19 shot. Here’s why that’s an issue for all Americans
Experts have made it clear: to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, America needs to get vaccinated. And that includes younger Americans, some of whom…
Continue Reading Plague wasn’t the only disease that afflicted medieval Britons. Cancer did, too
The earliest description of cancer is from an ancient Egyptian papyrus, and going back further, even dinosaurs suffered a form of the disease. But…
Continue Reading The pandemic disrupted organ transplants. But these three siblings aren’t giving up
As coronavirus shut down the world last year, Terre Baldwin was getting a life-saving heart and kidney transplant in San Francisco. With no guests…
Continue Reading How the human eye changes after 1 year in space
When humans finally have the chance to explore Mars, the members of those crewed missions will be millions of miles from home with delayed…
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Your questions answered during Dr. Christ COVID-19 vaccine town-hall
Doctor Cara Christ holding a tele-town hall Wednesday evening to specifically talk to those living in parts of the county with low vaccination…
Continue Reading Is it ‘Zoom face’ or is the pandemic aging you?
Is that face in the mirror looking a bit, well, older these days? “Some of this is due to perception, what I call ‘Zoom face,’”…
Continue Reading Mexican Consulate To Hold Vaccination Events Across Yuma County
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA/KECY) – The Mexican Consulate in Yuma is rolling out two opportunities to get inoculated against COVID-19 across Yuma County.…
Continue Reading More relaxed CDC coronavirus guidelines could come soon, Fauci says
After loosening its Covid-19 prevention guidelines somewhat this week for people who are fully vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading More liberal CDC coronavirus guidelines could come soon, Fauci says
After loosening its Covid-19 prevention guidelines somewhat this week for people who are fully vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Some experts say new CDC guidelines are too cautious. Here’s why that matters with vaccine hesitancy
In its gradual return to normal, the US took another step forward this week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance…
Continue Reading 15 of the safest activities for the fully vaccinated — with and without face masks
Are you one of the growing numbers of Americans who are fully vaccinated? If so, you can now get more of your pre-Covid life back, according to new…
Continue Reading L.A. County, once California’s pandemic epicenter, could enter the final reopening phase May 5
Los Angeles County, the first county in the US to have recorded more than one million coronavirus cases, is set to enter its least restrictive…
Continue Reading Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce Covid-19 hospitalization risk by 94% among older adults, CDC study says
The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines were found in the real world to be 94% effective against Covid-19 hospitalization among fully…
Continue Reading New York City primary care doctors begin vaccinating patients against Covid-19
New York is the latest state to allocate Covid-19 vaccine doses directly to primary care doctors as part of an initiative to reach people who may be…
Continue Reading CDC gives new guidance on what vaccinated people can safely enjoy. But we may be hitting a wall with vaccine hesitancy
Just in time for warmer weather, fully vaccinated Americans can now safely enjoy more pre-pandemic activities without a mask, according to new…
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Arizona health director wants to talk to Yuma County about shots
If you live in Yuma County, and you still haven’t gotten your coronavirus vaccine, the Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services would…
Continue Reading Imperial County meets requirements to stay in orange tier
Imperial County has recovered from the slight spike in COVID cases in early April. However, COVID-19 vaccine appointments are down. Many are even…
Continue Reading Six-foot social distancing rule misses bigger risks, MIT experts say
When it comes to being indoors, the six feet rule of social distancing misses the bigger point of how coronavirus spreads, according to two…
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