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5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After You’re Vaccinated

January 15, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) As an emergency physician, Dr. Eugenia South was in the first group of

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Hospitals’ Rocky Rollout of Covid Vaccine Sparks Questions of Fairness

January 14, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Last week, after finishing inoculations of some front-line hospital staff, Jupiter Medical Center

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Why You Should Still Wear A Mask And Avoid Crowds After Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine

January 13, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Joanne Silberner for NPR) It may seem counterintuitive, but health officials say that even after you get vaccinated against

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Average life expectancy increases for fifth year in a row, CDC finds

December 23, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The average U.S. life expectancy rose from 78.7 years in 2018 to 78.8 years

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Adults over 75, frontline essential workers should be in second Covid-19 vaccine priority group, says CDC advisory panel

December 21, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Sunday that

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Health workers, long-term care facilities should get Covid-19 vaccine first, CDC advisory panel says

December 2, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) A committee that advises the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to

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CDC to vote on who gets COVID-19 vaccine priority in emergency meeting

December 1, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ahead of a COVID-19 vaccine authorization, the CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices

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CDC Director: ‘Very Aggressive’ Contact Tracing Needed For U.S. To Return To Normal

April 10, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Selena Simmons-Duffin  and Rob Stein for NPR) It’s the question on everyone’s minds: What will it take for us to come

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Up to 25% of coronavirus patients may not show symptoms, CDC director says

April 3, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

( By Anuja Vaidya  for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CDC has “pretty much confirmed” that a significant number of people

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CDC developing serologic tests that could reveal full scope of U.S. coronavirus outbreak

March 11, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing tests that could provide public health

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