It is not yet clear what impact vaccines may have on transmission
Category: <span>Prevention</span>
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CDC updates coronavirus Thanksgiving guidance, urges against travel
For those who travel, health agency recommends doing so ‘as safely as possible’
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CDC warns of ‘distressing trend’ in Covid-19 cases as country heads into fall
CDC and Health and Human Services officials issued the warning in a rare public briefing.
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CDC says everyone should stock up on these 8 coronavirus essentials
There are dozens of important coronavirus tips to be found with in the guidelines on the CDC website, but a few are of particular importance.
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Coronavirus test prices charged by some hospitals and labs stun consumers
There have been 85 million tests administered, and congressional mandates require insurers to pay the full cost of testing, no matter how much hospitals or labs bill.
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Third virus vaccine reaches major hurdle: final US testing
A handful of the dozens of experimental COVID-19 vaccines in human testing have reached the last and biggest hurdle — looking for the needed proof that they really work as a U.S. advisory panel suggested Tuesday a way to ration the first limited doses once a vaccine wins approval.
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3 Steps to Take Before Going to a Newly Reopened Restaurant
You’ve been stuck at home — or in your backyard — eating takeout for months now, so the idea of sitting with friends sipping wine and devouring a plate of pasta sounds, well, fantastical. Across the country, restaurants have reopened, but in the era of COVID-19, just because something is open for business, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s...
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says businesses may deny entry to people not wearing a face covering
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an executive order Thursday that authorized businesses to deny entry to people not wearing masks or face coverings.
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Pfizer Says It May Have Coronavirus Vaccine for Emergency Use in Fall
Pfizer said it might have a coronavirus vaccine for emergency use this fall. “This is a crisis right now, and a solution is desperately needed by all,” the CEO said.
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Asthma and coronavirus: Act now to decrease your chance of a serious outcome
Dr. Matt Dougherty isn’t waiting for his pediatric asthma patients or their parents to call him in a panic, frightened that a sudden cough or wheeze is due to the novel coronavirus. He’s reaching out to them, virtually, via telemedicine.