How to update your medical record so it includes your Covid-19 vaccination
Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 and receiving a vaccination card has become a rite of passage for many Americans who have endured the pandemic…
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EU expands on ‘coordinated approach’ to reopening to Americans
The European Union is seeking to resume “transatlantic travel as soon as it is safe to do so,” and is urging member nations to take a…
Continue ReadingCDC’s updated Covid-19 guidance for summer camps emphasizes getting vaccinated, wearing masks and staying distanced
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in newly updated guidance for summer camps that people who can get vaccinated against Covid-19…
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US Covid-19 vaccination efforts may start to slow now, official says. Here’s why
Covid-19 vaccination efforts may begin to slow down as more Americans get vaccinated, one US official told CNN on Sunday. More than 42% of the United…
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A return to normal won’t happen all at once. But officials say more guidance on what we can safely do is coming in the next days
Two leading US officials say fully vaccinated Americans may get more guidance in just a matter of days on what they can safely do. Part of that…
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Fully vaccinated Americans will be able to vacation in the EU this summer, European Commission president tells New York Times
Americans who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to visit the European Union this summer, Ursula von der Leyen, president of…
Continue ReadingAre we numb? Handling the collective trauma of police violence, mass shootings and a pandemic
A reckoning with the deaths resulting from institutionalized racism, a resurgence of almost-daily gun violence and 3.1 million pandemic deaths…
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Officials say the US is getting closer to the ‘finish line’ for coronavirus. What does that mean?
Everybody is talking about the “finish line.” After more than a year of trauma and heartbreak, state and local officials are pointing to…
Continue Reading A man lost 150 pounds in lockdown. Now he’s chasing a number not measured in pounds
When Kyle White of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and his wife began working from home last year, they, like many Canadians, turned to Netflix and takeout…
Continue ReadingThe US may have more vaccines than people who want them by mid-May. Here’s why that’s a big problem.
The US will likely soon come up against a significant obstacle in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic — more doses of the vaccines than…
Continue Reading Blood banks phase out collecting convalescent plasma, but fear a US blood shortage
In the early months of the pandemic, blood donation centers around the country rushed to collect convalescent plasma as it was seen as a potential…
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Infertility awareness: Here’s what to do after a diagnosis
When my husband and I realized that we weren’t going to get pregnant the old-fashioned way, we initially talked to my obstetrician and later…
Continue Reading The DEA wants your unused prescription drugs
If you have unwanted prescription drugs sitting in your medicine cabinet, the Drug Enforcement Administration will be happy to help out. The federal…
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Vaccine hesitancy among Republicans emerges as Biden’s next big challenge
As the pace of daily vaccinations slides in the US, the Biden administration is directing fresh urgency to one of the biggest political challenges it…
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There may be more vaccines than people who want them by mid-May. Here’s why that’s a big problem.
By mid-May, the US will likely be coming up against a significant obstacle in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic — more doses of the…
Continue ReadingCDC recommends that pregnant people get a Covid-19 vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that pregnant people get a Covid-19 vaccine, Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday.…
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‘Slow burn’: C.O. health care workers hit hard by pandemic; some move off the frontlines
At the start of the pandemic, health care workers were honored and recognized for the working on the frontlines in an unprecedented…
Continue ReadingCDC advisers recommend resuming use of J&J’s coronavirus vaccine; FDA to add blood clot warning
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Friday to recommend resuming use of the vaccine. An updated warning will…
Continue Reading CDC advisers recommend resuming use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Friday to recommend resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus…
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Regional partnership will bring free COVID-19 vaccine clinics to C.O. high schools
Nearly 4,000 high school students from communities throughout Central Oregon will be eligible to take part in upcoming free vaccination clinics area…
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