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"It’s possible a person could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 just before or just after vaccination and gets sick,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated.
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Vaccines for COVID-19 were developed and approved at a record-setting pace, which makes the wait for most people to receive the shots even more frustrating.
The distribution of vaccines is a monumental logistical undertaking, especially in a large state such as Florida, and depends on the production of millions of doses. But Gov. Ron DeSantis has only complicated the process by issuing conflicting, confusing and changing orders and blaming local officials when things go wrong.
The lack of a consistent and transparent statewide plan has led to various approaches being taken in Florida’s 67 counties that have added to the public’s frustration. Doctors and nurses who regularly test and treat COVID-19 patients have seen hospitals such as University of Florida Health first distribute some doses to workers who aren’t health care providers. Floridians over age 65 face long waits and other obstacles in getting shots from their local branches of th
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Soterix Medical Announces Expanded Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
December 24, 2020 GMT
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NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Soterix Medical Inc. , the global leader in non-invasive stimulation and synergistic brain imaging technologies, is pleased to report expanded clinical trials of its proprietary neuromodulation technologies for Alzheimer’s disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. Adults over age 65 represent the fastest growing population in the US. Decline in cognitive abilities is a hallmark of advanced age and is associated with loss of independence and dementia risk. Over 50 million adults worldwide are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, which puts an enormous burden on individuals, their families and caretakers, and the healthcare system. Soterix Medical technologies are at the forefront
Just days after its first COVID-19 inoculations, the University of Florida Health gave its second batch of vaccines Wednesday morning.
The statewide health hub welcomed the recently approved Moderna vaccine this week making around 15,000 total vaccines available to UF Health between the Moderna and the Pfizer medication. Across UF Health campuses, the plan is to vaccinate 1,200 health care workers per day.
“It’s been a long 10 months and today, as well as what we saw over the last week, is an opportunity for UF Health and the public to fight back against this pandemic,” said David Nelson, UF senior vice president of health affairs. “This is really a vaccine for hope, that by the spring, lives might return to normal.”