Public health officials have looked to random antibody testing to gauge what percentage of various populations have been infected with coronavirus. But these figures are likely an underestimate, the findings of a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report suggests. Among more than 150 health care workers who had tested positive for coronavirus, … Read more
Daily deaths from COVID-19 in the United States have surpassed 2,100 for the first since May as millions of Americans continued to ignore CDC Thanksgiving travel guidance and dire warnings from public health officials to avoid Thanksgiving travel. The daily death toll across the country spiked to 2,146 yesterday, which is the highest number of deaths … Read more
They were slammed on social media for traveling by private jet to New York to celebrate Thanksgiving after the CDC pleaded with Americans not to travel for the holiday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. And on Tuesday night, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez were spotted heading out in the Big Apple with JLo’s 12-year-old … Read more
U.S. doctors are worried that their patients won’t return to get a second dose of coronavirus vaccine if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) doesn’t give them a clear, upfront warning that none of the shots will be a ‘walk in the park.’ ‘As a practicing physician, I have got to be sure … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: CDC plans to shorten recommended coronavirus quarantine period from 14 days to between 7 and 10 days Currently, the CDC recommends that anyone exposed to a coronavirus-positive person quarantine for 14 days Officials are finalizing new guidelines suggesting people quarantine for between seven and 10 days They believe some people may not attempt to … Read more
Melania Trump welcomed the White House Christmas Tree on Monday as the Trumps prepare to kick off their final holiday season at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Winston and Ben – two Clydesdales – trotted up the north driveway with a wagon in tow to deliver the tree to the first lady. Melania, wearing a black and … Read more
Counties in Kansas that followed the state’s mask mandate earlier this year saw coronavirus cases fall, but those that didn’t witnessed infections spiking, a new study finds. In July, Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, issued a face covering mandate, but a state law allowed counties to opt out. For the counties that required masks, a … Read more
One in three parents believe the benefits of gathering family for Thanksgiving is worth the risk of contracting or spreading the novel coronavirus, a new poll finds. This is in spite of three-quarters of parents saying they typically have extended family members at their holiday dinners and 90 percent who said grandparents – who are … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have urged Americans not to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday to reduce the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus. But Harrison Ford appeared to ignore that advice as he landed his private airplane in Boston on Saturday to pick up his son Liam from college for the Thanksgiving … Read more
HIV was nearly 50 percent less fattal in 2018 than it had been a decade prior in 2010, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data reveal. The sexually transmitted infection was once treated as virtually a death sentence, but with the advent of better antiretrovirals, including Gilead’s blockbuster Truvada, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), … Read more