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Marilynn Marchione February 04, 2021 - 12:00 AM Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine? Its best to avoid them, unless you routinely take them for a medical condition. Although the evidence is limited, some painkillers might interfere with the very thing the vaccine is trying to do: generate a strong immune system response. Vaccines work by tricking the body into thinking it has a virus and mounting a defence against it. That may cause arm soreness...

Navy drops charges against SEAL accused of sexual assault February 2 Petty Officer First Class Adel Enayat leaves the building after appearing for a hearing at Naval Base San Diego, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in San Diego. (Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy on Tuesday dropped sexual assault charges against an enlisted SEAL in a case involving a female sailor at a Fourth of July party in Iraq that had prompted the rare withdrawal of the special op...

Remarks came as the EU faces criticism over a slow vaccination roll-out across the 27 nation bloc as supply shortfalls have hampered deliveries.

Actors in Flash Forward: Voices From the Future (left to right) top: Ronni Lopez, Ro Boddie, Susan Palmer; center: John Nagle, Haley Rice, Gary Smith; Among many other losses, the pandemic resulted in darkened stages and empty theater seats. But that, of course, is not the whole story: Thespians, like other performing artists, have found ways to keep on acting out. Even in the dead of winter, we have much theater news to report. So let the virtual curt...

Will wearing two masks better protect me from the virus? AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin February 02, 2021 - 12:07 AM Does wearing two masks provide more protection? It depends, but it’s possible that doubling up could help in some situations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing a cloth mask made with two or more layers, and ensuring it covers your nose and mouth. The agency says it should fit snugly so there arent any gaps at the sides of yo...

The vaccination center, one of the nation’s largest, reopened shortly before 3 p.m. No arrests were made.

Marion Renault January 28, 2021 - 12:09 PM How many variants of the coronavirus are there? There are many circulating around the world, but health experts are primarily concerned with the emergence of three. As a virus infects people, it can mutate as it makes copies of itself. Some mutations can be harmful to a virus, causing it to die out. Others can offer an advantage and help it spread. “Not every mutation is created equal,” said Mary Petrone, who studi...

Fi Sullivan has been on a worldwide journey, experimenting with natural sounds in electronic music. The 24-year-old Colorado native began singing at the age of four. She hadn’t thought about writing her own songs until her senior year at Denvers East High School, when, as part of the Angelaires vocal jazz choir, she participated in an exercise called Circle Song. Choir members would go into the center of the group, close their eyes and compose a melody, beat or lyrical line. Then the other ...

Can COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched?Health officials say both doses should be of the same vaccine.The COVID-19 vaccines rolling out in the United Sta

While millions of Americans are waiting for a lifesaving vaccine, COVID-19’s death total keeps climbing upwards with horrifying speed, according to NPR.