Latest On Covid: Is Everyone Getting Sick? Americans have been riding a summer wave of COVID-19 infections—the largest surge in at least two years. Fortunately, updated vaccines are available to protect against the coronavirus variants circulating across the country. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of an early roll out of two COVID-19 … Continue reading “Latest On Covid: Is Everyone Getting Sick?”
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COVID Update for February 2023
COVID Update for February 2023 The United States recently marked the third anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19. Since 2020, the original coronavirus disease has mutated into numerous variants, including Alpha, Delta, and Omicron, and subvariants have mutated from those variants. Currently, XBB.1.5, a new subvariant of Omicron, is now the dominant subvariant … Continue reading “COVID Update for February 2023”
COVID Update-Latest on COVID, contagious length, boosters, Monoclonal treatments…
COVID Update-Latest on COVID, contagious length, boosters, Monoclonal treatments… Covid contagious; how long are people contagious after being infected? For someone who is infected with Covid, symptoms from any of the omicron subvariants generally appear two to four days after infection. How contagious one is COVID depends on how much of the virus, known as … Continue reading “COVID Update-Latest on COVID, contagious length, boosters, Monoclonal treatments…”
Latest Coronavirus News
Latest Coronavirus News Public health authorities recently delivered some good news in the ongoing fight against coronavirus disease: The number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dropped 53 percent, from January 15 to February 2. Unfortunately, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also reported COVID deaths are on the rise, averaging 2,404 … Continue reading “Latest Coronavirus News”
Coronavirus News
Coronavirus News Just a month ago, the Delta variant of the coronavirus was wreaking havoc across the nation. Now, the highly contagious Omicron variant has replaced Delta as the dominant strain of COVID in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Delta variant, which is still circulating … Continue reading “Coronavirus News”
Coronavirus – The Latest News and Information
Coronavirus – The Latest News and Information Children and adolescents are contracting the fast-spreading COVID-19 Delta variant, just as health officials predicted before schools opened across the country. There are now more children being hospitalized for COVID-19 than when the United States first started tracking pediatric cases about a year ago. Children represented 26.8 percent … Continue reading “Coronavirus – The Latest News and Information”
Coronavirus – The Latest News and Information
Coronavirus – The Latest News and Information Alabama resident Christy Carpenter said she and her family were not vaccinated against COVID-19 because of concerns over how soon the vaccines were rolled out. Carpenter family members were skeptical, at first, over how quickly the vaccines were created compared to other vaccines that took years to develop. … Continue reading “Coronavirus – The Latest News and Information”
Seniors and COVID-Social Isolation Of Elderly
Seniors and COVID-Social Isolation Of Elderly When dining rooms reopened at senior living communities operated by Laurence Gerber, residents were hesitant to meet in groups again. After all, the seniors had been in social isolation since the COVID-19 outbreak began in early 2020. Seniors were the hardest hit during the pandemic and health officials advised … Continue reading “Seniors and COVID-Social Isolation Of Elderly”
Coronavirus- The Latest News and Information
Coronavirus- The Latest News and Information As the United States attempts to return to normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials and scientists are worried that the highly contagious and rapidly spreading Delta variant is challenging the nation’s recovery efforts. Delta Variant The Delta variant is now the dominant variant in the United States, accounting … Continue reading “Coronavirus- The Latest News and Information”
More Seniors May Need Rehabilitative Therapy Due to Sheltering During COVID
More Seniors May Need Rehabilitative Therapy Due to Sheltering During COVID The older adult population was the first to get hit by the coronavirus disease pandemic in early 2020. So, to reduce their exposure to the potentially fatal virus, public health experts advised people 65 years old and older to stay at home. As a … Continue reading “More Seniors May Need Rehabilitative Therapy Due to Sheltering During COVID”