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Did America go crazy in 2020? I suspect observers years hence will think so because of the responses, of both elite officials and ordinary Americans, to the COVID-19 pandemic starting

Note: Due to the volume of questions submitted, we will not be able to answer them all. Any questions of an urgent nature should be directed immediately to your primary care physician. Readers of The Tribune-Democrat asked the following questions:  “My mother-in-law has tested positive twice. She was supposed to have a hip replacement, and they have postponed twice. “She has no signs of COVID and has had both shots. What can she do? She is in so much pain.” The answer: When wa...

  Members of the Alaska State Legislature, myself included, are chosen by the people of Alaska, our friends and neighbors. They send us to Juneau to make the difficult decisions necessary for our state government to function properly. It can be easy to get caught up in the glamour of the process, fancy titles and power, but we are still ordinary Alaskans. We are members of our communities who serve in a temporary role in making sure state government works for the people of Alaska. I was recen...

Note: Due to the volume of questions submitted, we will not be able to answer them all. Any questions of an urgent nature should be directed immediately to your primary care physician. Readers of The Tribune-Democrat asked the following questions:  “My mother-in-law has tested positive twice. She was supposed to have a hip replacement, and they have postponed twice. “She has no signs of COVID and has had both shots. What can she do? She is in so much pain.” The answer: When wa...

The state remains on track to complete vaccination phase 1A by the end of January. Author: Jennifer Glatz (FOX61) Updated: 1:48 PM EST December 30, 2020 HARTFORD, Conn — During a press briefing Wednesday afternoon, Governor Ned Lamont announced that 54,727 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the state.  The number puts Connecticut #1 on vaccines in the Northeast, #6 nationally according to the governor. Gov. Lamont also said that the state remains on t...

email article As frontline healthcare workers around the country line up for the first COVID-19 vaccines, some providers treating the sickest patients, including emergency and critical care physicians, are asking a vexing question: Shouldnt their spouses also be prioritized? If theyre not at least 75, or they dont have serious medical issues, physician spouses arent in phase 1a or 1b of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for vaccination priority. They might b...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines hold promise to control the pandemic and help restore normal social and economic life. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for 2 messenger RNA vaccines and will likely issue full biologics licenses in the coming months. Anticipating vaccine scarcity, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) published guidance on vaccine priorities. Data for the vaccines granted...

CDC advisory committee approves racial considerations over lives saved Two Ivy League medical professors are facing backlash for recommending that COVID-19 vaccine distribution should be prioritized based on skin color rather than risk level. The University of Pennsylvania’s Harald Schmidt and Harvard University’s Marc Lipsitch have since somewhat walked back their comments to The New York Times, though Lipsitch claimed his views were misinterpreted. Neither the professors nor their academ...

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The state has laid out its timeline. Heres what you need to know. Author: Jennifer Glatz (FOX61) Updated: 12:16 PM EST December 30, 2020 HARTFORD, Conn — As vaccines continue to roll out across the country for COVID-19, the question now is who will get it, and when? Connecticut has divided its own distribution into phases. The states website for COVID-19 distribution says the goal is to have all residents vaccinated, it most likely will not happen until late sp...