The COVID Vaccine Rollout Has Been Slower Than Expected. Here's Why
Only about one-third of the 20 million coronavirus vaccinations the federal government promised have occurred. Why has this happened?
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How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Impacting Childhood Obesity
The recent onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has sounded the alarm for doctors who are seeing dramatic weight gain in their pediatric patients.
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Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine? You Might Want To Avoid Alcohol
Health experts advise taking it easy on alcoholic beverages if you get the COVID-19 vaccine so your immune system stays at full strength.
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Why It's Too Soon To Tell If A Hair Lice Drug Can Treat COVID-19
Could a drug that is inexpensive, readily accessible, and commonly used to treat head lice really work as an effective treatment against COVID-19?
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How Your Location Can Determine Which COVID-19 Vaccine You Get
The current distribution of the new COVID-19 vaccine has many wondering not only when they will be available, but also if there will be a choice of which one.
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FDA Weighs In On COVID-19 Vaccine Two-Dose Controversy
Top officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday urged recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine to receive both doses for max effectiveness.
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Here's Why A Pharmacist Destroyed 57 Vials Of The COVID-19 Vaccine
Last week, a 46-year-old Wisconsin pharmacist was arrested for allegedly removing 57 vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine from storage. Why did he do it?
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Inflatable Costume May Have Caused A COVID-19 Outbreak
While air-powered, inflatable costumes can be loads of fun, one may be linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at a hospital in California.
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The Truth About COVID-19 And 'Decision Fatigue'
If you've felt indecisive during the COVID-19 pandemic and want to tap out, you might be suffering from a mental overload called decision fatigue.
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What You Need To Know About This Rare COVID-19 Side Effect
Doctors are now noticing that a few people, weeks after contracting the coronavirus, have developed severe psychotic symptoms.
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The Truth About The UK's New Strain Of COVID-19
Health officials in the United Kingdom are monitoring whether a variation in the coronavirus spreads more quickly after an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
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What You Need To Know About Bell's Palsy And The COVID-19 Vaccine
The COVID-19 vaccine is at the top of the headlines. Here is what you need to know about its relation to Bell's palsy.
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The First OTC COVID-19 Test: What You Need To Know
Yesterday, the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test received emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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This "Great British Bake Off" Host Was One Of The First To Get A COVID Vaccine
While COVID-19 shots officially kicked off in the U.S. yesterday, last week the U.K. became the first nation to begin administering the vaccine.
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If You Had COVID-19, You Might Need A Heart Exam Before Exercising Again
Whether you regularly train for a community 5K or just try to maintain an active lifestyle, you might need a heart screening before resuming exercise if you've had COVID-19, sports health professionals say.
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Study Finds Men With COVID-19 Have A Higher Chance For ICU Admission Than Women
The coronavirus pandemic has hit men worldwide harder than women, with men three times as likely to require an intensive treatment unit and also higher odds of death, according to a new global analysis published this month.
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What Those With Allergies Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccinations
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 awaiting approval for use in the United States could cause an allergic reaction in people allergic to certain foods, medicines, or other vaccines, health officials say.
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How To Spot A Fake COVID-19 Vaccine
With the promise of COVID-19 vaccines to start circulating throughout the United States within the next few weeks, national and international agencies are advising citizens to beware of fake vaccines.
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The First Thing You Should Do If You Test Positive For COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a part of our reality for the past nine months, and at times many, of us almost feel complacent about it. What should you do if you are diagnosed with COVID-19?
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COVID-19 May Have Been In The U.S. Earlier Than You Thought, CDC Reports
The CDC has discovered that COVID-19 began infecting people earlier than previously reported — in the middle of December 2019.
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Here's How Concerts Might Look Different With COVID-19 Safety Measures
Live concerts might look different when proper COVID-19 safety measures are put in place. Attending a live concert without spreading COVID-19 could involve wearing a mask throughout the event, increasing space around attendees, and improving the ventilation, according to one experiment.
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The CDC Could Shorten The Self-Quarantine Timeline: What You Need To Know
The CDC has announced that they are considering shortening COVID-19 self-quarantines from 14 days to seven to 10 days. Here's what you need to know.
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If You Traveled For Thanksgiving, Here's Why You Should Get Tested For COVID-19
Thanksgiving often means reconnecting with family, but if you met up with friends or others outside your household over the holiday, you might have been exposed to COVID-19, health officials say.
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Does The Measles Vaccine Help Protect Against COVID-19?
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association reported that children in the United States represent 10 percent of all COVID-19 cases. While it is not exactly known why this is the case, immunization status may provide one avenue of explanation.
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Why We Need More Information About AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine News
While overall, the trials for the AstraZeneca vaccine seemed to indicate that the vaccine will do the job as promised, what troubles health professionals is the fact that the company has yet to share the details on how this data was collected.
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Here Are The Potential Side Effects Of A COVID-19 Vaccine
As two potential COVID-19 vaccines show promising results, health officials say there's another hurdle to their two-dose process: The side effects might be so unpleasant after the first dose that people might not want the second one. Here's what you could expect.
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Why Mouthwash Probably Won't Protect You From COVID-19
Heads up — not only are we dealing with a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, but we also appear to be headed for the next wave of wacky 'cures' that don't really work. Next up on deck — but with a high probability of striking out — is the latest non-miracle non-cure: mouthwash.
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