The politicization of covid vaccines has led to confusion, if not utter fatigue. If you don’t read any further, know this: No vaccine is 100% effective against any disease.
Read More »Texas Health Care Providers See Increased Interest in Birth Control Since State Abortion Ban
In September, when Texas’ near-total abortion ban took effect, Planned Parenthood clinics in the Lone Star State started offering every patient who walked in information on Senate Bill 8, as well as emergency contraception, condoms and two pregnancy tests.
Read More »In Philadelphia, Scandal Erupts Over Vaccination Operation Led by College Student
It started as a group of college friends who wanted to help during the pandemic. They had tech skills, so they used 3D printers to make face shields. Then they organized as a nonprofit, Philly Fighting Covid, and opened a testing site in a Philadelphia neighborhood that didn’t have one yet.
Read More »Anti-Vaccine Activists Promote Conspiracy Theories That Covid Shots Are Deadly
Anti-vaccine groups are exploiting the suffering and death of people who happen to fall ill after receiving a covid shot, threatening to undermine the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history.
Read More »Moderna Working on Booster to Protect Against South African Strain of Covid-19
Moderna today announced it is developing a booster shot to proactively address the evolving Covid-19 virus, particularly to guard against a new South African strain.
Read More »How to Transform Mental Health Care in the United States
rand.org – A RAND team identified three goals for transforming the U.S. mental health care system and pinpointed 15 opportunities to drive systemic improvements in ...
Read More »For people with type 1 diabetes, CDC Covid guidelines are puzzling – STAT
statnews.com – The CDC’s vaccine guidelines put people with type 1 diabetes further down the list than people with type 2 diabetes. Tweeted by @statnews ...
Read More »An Appreciation for Vaccines, and How Far They Have Come
nytimes.com – The DTP vaccine teaches us about how brilliant vaccine technology can be, but also how it can be studied and improved over time. ...
Read More »Is your Covid vaccine site prepared for rare, life-threatening reactions?
nbcnews.com – Is the Covid vaccine safe? Allergic reactions are rare, but health care workers should be trained spot the warning signs. Tweeted by @NBCNewsHealth ...
Read More »Seven coronavirus deaths reported this week in Kitsap
kitsapsun.com – Kitsap and Washington state is in the middle of the largest wave yet of COVID-19 cases. Tweeted by @zombieloni https://twitter.com/zombieloni/status/1348576728260636674
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