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Coronavirus conspiracy theories could keep people from getting vaccinated if left unaddressed.
It s impossible for the vaccines to alter your DNA, make you infertile, or give you COVID-19.
The vaccine won t be forced on people who don t want it, nor does it contain a location-tracking microchip.
Finally, you won t be protected from COVID-19 the moment you get your shot. It ll take time and widespread compliance for life to go back to normal.
Now that the US has authorized and begun distribution of two vaccines, the real challenge lies in making sure people get their shots and in squashing the misunderstandings and conspiracy theories that surround the vaccines.
Storing small holiday meals safely
By Pat Brinkman - OSU Extension
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we plan to host only our immediate family for Thanksgiving this year, but I still anticipate having leftovers. How long can we safely eat the leftovers?
As COVID-19 safety restrictions tighten across the country, many families are changing their usual Christmas plans, with many planning to put precautions in place at holiday gatherings such as social distancing and asking those with COVID-19 symptoms not to attend, according to a nationwide survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
The survey found that 79% of respondents say they plan to celebrate only with household members, 73% plan to follow social distancing measures, 67% plan to wear masks, and 62% plan to celebrate with no more than 10 people in their homes.
Obsessed with The Home Edit? Why It Feels So Good to Get Organized Emily DiNuzzo
Trying to get organized? It s a trend
The home has become so much more than a place to eat and sleep. In 2020, it turned into a schoolroom, an office space, a restaurant you name it.
So it makes sense that with all the extra time spent at home this year, more people are organizing and decluttering.
Enter The Home Edit, a home organization service that inspired a best-selling organization book and a Netflix show. The founders, organizational gurus Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, have become as popular as organizing expert Marie Kondo.
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“I found myself needing to use double the amount of insulin I would normally use to get my blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible,” says Rentel, who works at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. “That’s when I knew something was very wrong.”
Having too much blood sugar means it’s not being well regulated by a hormone called insulin. This can damage blood vessels supplying vital organs.
And though other severe illnesses can cause elevated blood sugar levels, COVID-19 is doing that at a rate that worries health care workers. Even non-diabetics may have a hard time.