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January 11 coronavirus news

January 11, 2021 9:58 PM CNN

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Members of the public mistakenly allowed to sign up for Covid-19 vaccination appointments in Kentucky

January 11, 2021 7:46 PM CNN Newsource

Members of the general public in Kentucky were mistakenly allowed to sign up for Covid-19 vaccine appointments meant for health care workers,…

Covid-19 vaccination plan ‘not working,’ former FDA official warns

January 11, 2021 7:17 PM CNN Newsource, Jenny Day

With Covid-19 hospitalizations surpassing 100,000 for 40 days in a row, officials are trying to ramp up the pace of vaccinations across the United…

Doctors test popular anti-depressant to see if it fights off Covid-19

January 11, 2021 5:09 PM CNN Newsource

Doctors are running a clinical trial to see if a popular anti-depressant might keep someone from becoming severely ill with Covid-19. The researchers…

Man makes wristbands to indicate COVID vaccination

January 11, 2021 2:40 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Twin Cities man has come up with a way to show others…

Parasite found in undercooked meat linked with risk of rare brain cancer

January 11, 2021 11:19 AM CNN Newsource

A common parasite people get from contaminated water and undercooked meat may be associated with rare brain cancers, researchers reported Monday.…

ICU nurse gives inside look into over capacity care units

January 11, 2021 9:43 AM Dominique Newland, NBC News

(NBC News) – A critical care nurse in California gives us a look at what it’s like to work in an intensive care unit operating at 200 percent…

Hot spots around country reporting critical low level of oxygen supplies

January 11, 2021 9:33 AM Dominique Newland, NBC News

(KYMA, KECY/NBC) – Oxygen supplies are at critical lows in COVID-19 hot spots around the country. Hospital administrators in Arizona and California…

Jails and prisons were hit hard by Covid-19 and experts say they need to be prioritized for the vaccines

January 11, 2021 5:40 AM CNN

Yesenia Lara spoke to her uncle on the phone nearly every day until May 1. Raul Rodriguez, 61, who was in a Texas county jail after a DUI conviction,…

Toxins in marijuana smoke may be harmful to health, study finds

January 11, 2021 3:43 AM CNN Newsource

Smoking weed may expose you to the same type of toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, a new study finds. People who only smoked marijuana had…

Worried about your toddler right now? Take a deep breath

January 11, 2021 3:14 AM CNN Newsource

As Ashlyn Atigre prepared to take her healthy son to the pediatrician for his 3-year-old well visit recently, a nagging concern was on her mind.…

The benefits of approaching this year like a total newbie

January 11, 2021 3:08 AM CNN Newsource

Midway through his mission to learn chess, Tom Vanderbilt found himself facing off against an 8-year-old child. Vanderbilt had a successful writing…

At this rate, January will be the deadliest month of Covid-19 in the US

January 11, 2021 1:43 AM CNN

It took about 90 days for the United States to reach its first 2 million cases of coronavirus last year. But it took just 10 days to hit 2.2 million…

The US has reported more than 100,000 coronavirus hospitalizations 40 days in a row

January 11, 2021 1:42 AM CNN

With Covid-19 hospitalizations surpassing 100,000 for 40 days in a row, officials are trying to ramp up the pace of vaccinations across the United…

Much of US data to catch newest coronavirus variants is several months old

January 10, 2021 5:56 PM CNN Newsource

As part of the hunt for new coronavirus variants, an international database shows the United States ranks 61st in how quickly virus samples are…

Hospitals thought they’d see Covid-19 vaccine shortages. Sometimes, they have to throw away doses

January 10, 2021 1:35 PM CNN

In some hospitals, health centers and pharmacies in the United States, there are vials of Covid-19 vaccines that aren’t making it into arms.…

How vaccinated grandparents should approach visiting loved ones now — advice from Dr. Wen

January 10, 2021 1:31 PM CNN

Many grandparents have one goal in mind this winter: Get vaccinated so they can see their children and grandchildren again. But is that safe if their…