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Whatever we do now to defeat this pandemic needs to be bold, ambitious, and injected with strong leadership, writes Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers.

The scarcity of the COVID-19 vaccine has caused Columbiana County to prioritize those 75 and older next week, even though those 70 and older will be allowed to get it according to the Ohio Department

If the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has you feeling frustrated and confused, you’re not alone. Despite federal, state and local campaigns meant to clarify and streamline the process, a recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 6 in 10 older Americans still say they havent received enough information about the vaccine, and about one-third of adults arent sure when or how the doses will get to them. To be fair, even if you’ve been paying close attention, there’s room to g...

Article content A phrase heard more and more these days is the “light at the end of the tunnel” that spells the end of what has been for many of us the most devastating public-health crisis in our lifetime. While our workers continue to be ultra-diligent in taking the necessary precautions against the coronavirus with the major emphasis on washing hands, wearing masks, social distancing, we are committed to support our public health officials and all levels of government in the distribution...

If the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has you feeling frustrated and confused, you’re not alone.

The Globe and Mail Family doctors are key to Canada’s vaccine rollout. We must include them in this vital process Vincent Lam Published January 21, 2021 Vincent Lam is the co-author of The Flu Pandemic and You . He is a practising physician, a faculty member at the University of Toronto, and the medical director of the Coderix Medical Clinic. Imagine you want to bake a lot of bread. More than 30 million loaves. Would you go to a busy baker who already produces millions of loaves? Or would ...

On Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2020, Erika Tabke, a faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, made history by administering the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a patient in Central Texas. The day before, UT Health Austin, the clinical practice of Dell Medical School at UT Austin, had received the first shipment of about 3,000 doses, making UT the first

Kodiak changed its pandemic alert status from red to yellow today as the island sees its third consecutive day with no COVID-related hospitalizations and the number of daily positive cases continues to drop.  The Kodiak Emergency Services Council announced the change on Thursday, the same day Gov. Mike Dunelavy extended the state’s Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration for another month to Feb. 14.  The change to yellow status means the customer capacity of Kodiak businesses i...

O n average, 3,000 Americans are dying from the coronavirus every day. A new COVID strain first identified in the United Kingdom has added to Californias woes. Hospitals in Los Angeles County have been so overwhelmed that ambulances cant take some heart attack victims to the emergency room. Washington state, however, has been one of the most successful states in slowing down the spread of the coronavirus. It went from the first state to be hit with the outbreak last March to the state with ...

NMSU holds COVID-19 vaccine events on campus From Staff Reports LAS CRUCES - New Mexico State University hosted its first full-scale New Mexico Department of Health COVID-19 vaccination event on Jan. 8, providing space, volunteer personnel and logistical support for the distribution of more than 600 doses of the vaccine to eligible members of the community. Two additional distribution events are scheduled for later this month. The events are open only to those who have received a notification ...