By Aneri Pattani and Hannah Recht and Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV Debbie Cook was in her pajamas on a summer morning in 2019 when she got a call from her son: “Something bad is wrong with Granny.” The fear in his voice told Cook it was serious. She dialed 911 immediately,…
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Thomas Catenacci A growing consensus of experts no longer believe the U.S. will ever reach herd immunity and instead project that coronavirus will be around, but manageable, for the foreseeable future. Public health experts expect that while the virus will not disappear from the U.S.,…
Read More ‘Unlikely To Go Away’ Experts Don’t Think US Will Ever Reach Herd Immunity
By Joshua Eaton and Rachana Pradhan Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against covid-19 account for the lion’s share of wasted vaccine doses, according to government data obtained by KHN. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 182,874 wasted doses as…
Read More CVS And Walgreens Have Wasted More Vaccine Doses Than Most States Combined
TAMPA, Fla. – AdventHealth Wesley Chapel has once again maintained safety as the top priority, even during a pandemic, by receiving the highest marks possible for patient safety and quality with a Leapfrog grade “A” from the prestigious Leapfrog Group. The safety grade is awarded…
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By Liz Szabo Covid survivors are at risk from a possible second pandemic, this time of opioid addiction, given the high rate of painkillers being prescribed to these patients, health experts say. A new study in Nature found alarmingly high rates of opioid use among covid survivors with…
Read More Doctors More Likely To Prescribe Opioids To Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended the “state of emergency” order that broadens state powers to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was set to expire at midnight on Tuesday. DeSantis had until 11:59 p.m. Monday to extend the order. On Tuesday afternoon, the…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Extends State Of Emergency For 60-Days
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – In order to make COVID-19 coronavirus vaccinations as easy as possible, individuals can now get first doses of the vaccine without an appointment at Hillsborough County’s public locations. To expedite the process and save time at the vaccination site, individuals are…
Read More Hillsborough County Vaccination Sites Available Without Appointment
Andrew Trunsky Barely one-fifth of Americans who have yet be vaccinated said they would receive Johnson & Johnson’s shot following its temporary pause by the Centers for Disease Control due to extremely rare blood clots, a new poll finds. Just 22% of Americans said that…
Read More Confidence In Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Plummets After CDC Pause
Eleanor Bartow It’s time for authorities to reduce outdoor masking requirements and give Americans more credit for understanding the nuances of the risks of outdoor transmission of COVID-19, multiple studies and health experts have said. Several studies since October have shown a low risk of…
Read More Health Officials Are Dropping Outdoor Mask Mandates, Following Numerous Studies
Kaylee Greenlee Public health officials have supported mask wearing well beyond mass vaccination, and some advocated integrating them into post-COVID-19 life. Most states implemented mandatory COVID-19 guidelines like restrictions on business capacities, social distancing guidelines and mask requirements. “I think we do need a new…
Read More The ‘Masks Forever’ Crowd Is Real, Here’s What They Want