Your guide to avoiding Covid-19 at church and other religious services
If you’re wondering how to get back to in-person religious services, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen recommends thinking about it like your…
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Talking on Zoom could help older people stave off dementia
Talking on video-conference services like Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic has helped older people stave off the effects of dementia, a new study…
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The outlook is brighter for the US on Covid-19. It’s why school life may return to almost-normal in the fall
Between the first 12-year-olds receiving their Covid-19 vaccines and new guidance that vaccinated people can remove their masks indoors, the outlook…
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Some states and retailers usher in return to normalcy for people vaccinated against Covid-19
Several state governors and big retailers signaled a return to normal on Friday, a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…
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St. Charles: No change to policies after CDC updates mask guidance
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control announced that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can stop wearing masks and physically…
Continue ReadingWhat’s the science behind CDC’s decision to say fully vaccinated people don’t need masks?
A fresh batch of data from a big study of health care workers across the country helped prompt the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to…
Continue Reading CDC facing formidable challenges in convincing conservatives to get Covid-19 vaccines
Public health experts at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are facing challenges — even struggling — as they try to…
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CDC mask guidance opens doors for the vaccinated, but a long road is ahead for those who are not, experts say
For Americans vaccinated against Covid-19, daily life may look increasingly different than for those who aren’t inoculated yet following…
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What to make of the CDC’s new guidelines for vaccinated people? Dr. Wen explains
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice…
Continue ReadingUK may start vaccinating young people in hotspots to combat spread of variant found in India
Growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus variant first identified in India may force the United Kingdom to tweak its Covid-19 vaccination…
Continue ReadingHow service dogs safeguard, deepen relationships and save us from ourselves
Leadership coach John Bates was speaking at a TED conference in front of a huge audience when his dog Flash walked across the stage, sniffed him, and…
Continue ReadingWhat parents need to know about vaccinating children ages 12 and older
The US Food and Drug Administration has extended the authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to 12- to 15-year-olds, and the Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingLab rats are overwhelmingly male, and that’s a problem
The data didn’t make sense. Five years ago, University of Maryland researcher Alisa Morss Clyne was studying pulmonary hypertension — a…
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Wait, does this mean the pandemic is over for vaccinated people?
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday abruptly changed its guidance on masks and social distancing, saying people who are…
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Nearly 70 C.O. children receive COVID-19 vaccine at Mosaic Medical on first day
Young teens are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and some Central Oregon parents are jumping at the chance.…
Continue ReadingPeople vaccinated against Covid-19 can go without masks indoors and outdoors, CDC says
People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain…
Continue ReadingUpdated CDC guidance says people vaccinated against Covid-19 can go without masks indoors and outdoors
People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain…
Continue Reading 2001 Anthrax Attacks Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax. Facts about anthrax There are three types of anthrax infection:…
Continue ReadingBlursday: How physics can shake you out of your pandemic slump
Now that we’ve ticked past the one-year mark of Covid-19 safety restrictions, the calendar is scrolling once more through the same holidays…
Continue ReadingCDC says it’s OK to get a Covid-19 vaccine alongside other vaccines
A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert said Wednesday that it’s OK to give the coronavirus vaccine alongside other…
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