Posted on 21 February 2023. Tags: COVID, Health, Vaccine, mandate, nursing home
At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home’s doors, with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case.
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Posted in Health, Family Care
Posted on 28 August 2022. Tags: COVID, Vaccine, booster, omicron
COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one — and how soon.
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Posted in Health
Posted on 20 July 2022. Tags: COVID, Pandemic, Vaccine, booster, pandemic wave
Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at first. With her health issues she wanted to see how other people fared after the shots.
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Posted in Health, Features
Posted on 24 June 2022. Tags: Health, Medicare, Vaccine, adults, aging, flu, seniors
Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.
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Posted in Health
Posted on 20 February 2022. Tags: Covid booster, Pandemic, Vaccine, omicron
An early look at the performance of COVID-19 booster shots during the recent omicron wave in the U.S. hinted at a decline in effectiveness, though the shots still offered strong protection against severe illness.
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Posted in Health, Features
Posted on 08 February 2022. Tags: COVID, Caribbean, Pandemic, Vacation, Vaccine, tourism, travel
The Caribbean is hunting for visitors and vaccines to jump-start the stalled economy in one of the world’s most tourism-dependent regions.
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Posted in Travel & Leisure