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Plastic barriers may not stop COVID-19 spread, experts say
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- Carolyn Crist
Scientists who study air flow, ventilation, and aerosol droplets say the barriers may not help, and in fact,...
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Latest data show increase in breakthrough COVID-19 cases
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- Carolyn Crist
“Remember when the early vaccine studies came out, it was like nobody gets hospitalized, nobody dies. ... That clearly is not true.”
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COVID-19 hospitalizations for 30- to 39-year-olds hit record high
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- Carolyn Crist
The rate of new hospitalizations for ages 30-39 reached 2.5 per 100,000 people last week.
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U.S. reports record COVID-19 hospitalizations of children
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- Carolyn Crist
The U.S. now has an average of about 129,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, Reuters reported, which has doubled in about 2 weeks. The number of...
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German nurse suspected of giving saline instead of COVID-19 vaccine
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- Carolyn Crist
The case now involves 8,557 vaccinations given between March 5 and April 20 at specific times.
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Tennessee fires top vaccine official as COVID cases increase
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- Carolyn Crist
In a written statement, Dr. Fiscus said she was the 25th of 64 state and territorial immunization program directors to leave their positions...
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Florida-based doctor arrested in Haiti president’s assassination
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- Carolyn Crist
Public records show the man had more than a dozen businesses registered in Florida, including medical services.
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Delta becomes dominant coronavirus variant in U.S.
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- Carolyn Crist
Health officials are watching other variants (Epsilon and Lambda) that could evade vaccine protection and lead...
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Spanking leads to worse behavior, study says
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- Carolyn Crist
In 13 of 19 studies, spanking and other forms of physical punishment created more external negative behaviors over time.
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Britney Spears battles conservatorship for mental health protection
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- Carolyn Crist
She called the arrangement “abusive” and said she’s been “traumatized” and “in denial” despite the upbeat messages that she’s posted on Instagram...
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Judge tosses hospital staff suit over vaccine mandate
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- Carolyn Crist
“Methodist is trying to do their business of saving lives without giving them the COVID-19 virus.”
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Dr. Fauci: Feds may ease indoor mask mandates soon
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- Carolyn Crist
“We do need to start being more liberal as we get more people vaccinated,” Dr. Fauci said. “As you get more people vaccinated, the number of cases...
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Hospitalization not rare for children with COVID, study says
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- Carolyn Crist
“Although most children with COVID-19 experience mild illness, some children develop serious illness that leads to hospitalization.”
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Baby born to partially vaccinated mom has COVID-19 antibodies
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- Carolyn Crist
Testing showed that the antibodies passed through the placenta to the baby.
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Potential COVID-19 variant surge looms over U.S.
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- Carolyn Crist
Across Europe, 27 countries are seeing significant B.1.1.7 case increases, and 10 are getting hit hard....