Health experts answer your questions about coronavirus vaccine
ABC15 spoke with experts Tuesday morning to answer some of your most pressing questions about the coronavirus vaccine.
and last updated 2021-03-16 10:48:23-04
ABC15 spoke with experts Tuesday morning to answer some of your most pressing questions about the coronavirus vaccine.
The mission of ABC15 s Health Insider series is to dive deeper into the things impacting your health and the health of those around you. We re going in-depth with expert advice from people who know it, see it every day in their work and study it. Have a story idea? Contact the team at HealthInsider@abc15.com.
Adverse effects Arizonans are seeing from COVID-19 vaccine
ABC15 Health Insider breaks down CDC numbers.
and last updated 2021-02-10 00:29:07-05
PHOENIX â As Arizona moves closer to hitting the major vaccination milestone of a million doses dispensed, some are still wary of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
The most recent data from the CDC shows 1,127 adverse reactions have been reported so far in our state.
Headache - 48 cases
The CDC reports include information for both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
However, the agency stresses the reports have not yet been verified and anyone can submit suspected cases of adverse reactions.
AHC/Redirect Health medical director Dr. Janice Johnston says most people feel perfectly fine after receiving the vaccine, but those who do experience mild symptoms shouldn t worry.
January 26, 2021
With most owner-operators bringing in income at levels too high to qualify for health insurance premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, reducing health insurance costs has been a bear over the last decade. Meanwhile, small fleet employers general interest in providing health options to both employees and contractors hasn t abated in fact, by many measures, it s increased. Both conditions have driven a rise in health insurance alternatives.
Marc Ballard, director of insurance benefits for Truckers Healthcare, in partnership with the National Association of Independent Truckers, said since ACA began rolling out in 2013, he has seen about a third of owner-operators getting insurance through ACA. Another third finds coverage somewhere else, and the final third goes without.