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Utahs number of COVID-19 cases increased by 207 on Monday, with one more death and 8,832 vaccinations reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.

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UpdatedThu, Apr 29, 2021 at 4:50 pm PT Reply Orange County Health Care Agency has said they will restart the paused J&J vaccine after the CDC approved a restart of those shots. (Orange County Health Care Agency Photo) LAGUNA BEACH, CA — Johnson & Johnson vaccine appointments will resume again starting Sunday, May 2, Orange County Health Care Agency reports. The shots, on pause during an investigation of a string of blood clots, will be made available through the Othena platform and the OC COV...

COVID-related inflammatory syndrome hits poorer, minority kids harder Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which has been linked with pediatric COVID-19, may pose higher risks to children in lower socioeconomic statuses or who are minorities, according to a Pediatrics study today. The study compared MIS-C patients with those who had COVID-19, those who were evaluated for MIS-C but found without, children with febrile illness, children with Kawasaki disease, and healthy childr...

Reply Nine health officers from the greater Bay Area on Sunday released a statement supporting recent federal guidance to lift the pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for adults. (Shutterstock) BAY AREA, CA — Nine health officers from the greater Bay Area on Sunday released a statement supporting recent federal guidance to lift the pause on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for adults. The health officers, from the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisc...

Sundays statement from the health officers recommends Bay Area health providers resume administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in an effort to prevent community spread and severe illness and death from COVID-19. The regions health officers also support adding a warning label and the Western States Scientific Safety Reviews recommendation that culturally and linguistically appropriate informational materials in an accessible reading level be made available. The San Mateo County Health Depa...

US lifts pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine with warning of risks US lifts pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine Replay Video UP NEXT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration have lifted a 10-day pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but will issue a fact sheet to medical providers warning them of the potential for extremely rare but serious blood clots. © Europa Press News/Europa Press via Getty Images There will be little delay in the J&J one-dose s...

What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 vaccines have demonstrated high efficacy in clinical trials. Limited data are available on effectiveness in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and against emerging variants. What is added by this report? In a COVID-19 outbreak at a Kentucky SNF involving a newly introduced variant to the region, unvaccinated residents and health care personnel (HCP) had 3.0 and 4.1 times the risk of infection as did vaccinated residents and HCP. Vaccine was 86.5% ...

North Central District Health Department (NCDHD) has been made aware of 23 new COVID-19 cases in the district since last reporting period on 4/12/2021: 7-Antelope, 0-Boyd, 1- Brown, 0-Cherry, 8-Holt, 1-Keya Paha, 4-Knox, 2-Pierce, 0-Rock. NCDHD encourages district residents to continue to wear your mask in public places or where social distancing is difficult as well as practice social distancing while out in public. With recent public gatherings and school events coming up in the near f...

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary argues the FDA pause advisory on Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines is an overreach. While some have questioned whether the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19vaccine pause will contribute to shot hesitancy or even turn some away from seeking a jab, the U.S. Surgeon General said Friday that it should be seen as a sign that the "safety system is working for you." Dr. Vivek Murthy, who was partaking in the White House’s COVID-19 briefing on Friday, s...