Do I need to get vaccinated if I ve already recovered from COVID-19?
Travis County health officials say, yes. Immunity from the COVID-19 vaccine may last longer than the natural immunity you get if you ve already had COVID-19.
People who currently have COVID-19 should not be vaccinated until they have completed their 10 day isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Once you have recovered from COVID-19, and are eligible, you should get vaccinated.
How effective will the vaccine be against COVID-19?
Different vaccines are proving to have different efficacy rates, Travis County health officials said. All currently authorized vaccines are extremely effective at preventing severe disease and death if you do contract the disease, and range from 70-95% effective at preventing disease altogether.
Cancer survival rate in Qatar one of the highest, data show
01 May 2021 - 8:30
The Peninsula
Doha: The Qatar National Cancer Registry of the National Cancer Program at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has released recent data on cancer incidence rates in Qatar.
A total of 1,960 new cancer cases were diagnosed during 2018. Cases were distributed by 20% among Qataris, 80% among residents, 46% among females and 54% among males.
The most common cancer among all nationalities was breast cancer, accounting for 16.58% of all cancer cases, followed by colorectal cancer at 9.44%.
Thyroid cancer was the third most common cancer, at 6.33% of all cancer cases.
Among females of all nationalities, breast cancer was the most common, accounting for 39.15% of all female cancer cases, followed by thyroid cancer. While in males, colorectal cancer was the most common, accounting for 10.93% of all male cancer cases, followed by prostate cancer, at 9.52%.
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On the picket line
St. Vincent Hospital nurses’ strike enters eighth week
Because of their dedication to improving the standard of care for their patients, nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., remain on the picket line. Their demands include a safer nurse-to-patient ratio (meaning the level of care necessary for each patient is a factor when determining nurse staffing), a pool of nurses who are trained to care for the more critically ill patients in intensive care units and a team of rapid response nurses who can be dispatched when a patient needs to be quickly stabilized during a life-threatening event.
Ministry announces changes to second dose vaccination process
30 Apr 2021 - 11:09
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Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula
To ensure the smooth delivery of COVID-19 vaccination to the public, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced changes to second dose vaccination process, yesterday.
“To ensure that we continue to deliver smooth and efficient service, and for your own safety and that of our healthcare staff, please follow the instructions when visiting the vaccination centers for your second dose of vaccine,” MoPH said in a tweet.
According to the Ministry, those who receive the first dose of COVID-19 in a health center will be booked into the same health center for their second dose.