Regional polio vaccine rollout in 1955 anything but smooth
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Salk Vaccine Arrives In Albany - The first commercial shipment of Salk polio vaccine arrived at Albany Airport consigned to Parke Davis & Company, 191 Broadway, Menands. The vaccine company officials said, will be distributed to druggists and physicians through regular channels. Shown receiving the shipment of three cases at the airport, left to right, are: Joseph Van Winkle, delivery agent; John V. Healy, manager of the Albany office of the Emery Air Freight Corporation, and Bernard Van Winkle, delivery agent. April 13, 1955 (Knickerbocker News Staff Photo/Times Union Archive)Knickerbocker News Staff Photo/Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less
Ivermectin is not FDA approved or NIH recommended right now for COVID-19 treatment and prevention, but people are still taking it off-label and even taking the drug prescribed to their pets.
Anthony Fauci s comments come after the US authorized 2 vaccines for emergency use(FILE)
Washington:
If the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines proceeds smoothly, it might be possible to achieve widespread population immunity in the United States by next summer, top scientist Anthony Fauci has said.
In an interview with WebMD that was posted Wednesday, the infectious disease official suggested people could host weddings as early as June or July.
Fauci said he believed priority populations, such as nursing home residents, health care workers, critical workers, the elderly, people at high risk etc. should receive their shots by March or early April.
Antibodies in breast milk are being studied as potential treatment for COVID-19
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
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Now, antibodies in breast milk are being studied as a potential treatment for the coronavirus.
According to a report by News Center Maine, researchers are currently collecting breast milk from across the country.
The report cited the experience of Brianna and Robbie Tosetti, of Gorham, Maine, who last March had just brought home their newborn son, Jacob, when Brianna began to feel like she was getting a cold.
Brianna told News Center Maine: “I didn’t think that much of it at the time, a new mom of two I am waking up every two to three hours to breastfeed my baby.”