Albertans who want to get more Omicron-specific vaccine coverage will have to wait another week until they can book or receive a bivalent injection. On Wednesday, the Alberta government announced its … [Read more...] about Albertans wait another week for bivalent COVID-19 boosters
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New COVID-19 boosters available at Triangle pharmacies, health departments
DURHAM, NC (WTVD) -- After the CDC and FDA gave the green light to new, bivalent COVID-19 doses last week, health departments and pharmacies in the Triangle have begun administering injections."The … [Read more...] about New COVID-19 boosters available at Triangle pharmacies, health departments
scientists worry the virus could infect animals
Monkeypox virus, illustration.Thom Leach | Science photo library | Getty ImagesIn 2003, 47 people in six Midwestern states caught monkeypox from prairie dogs as pets that were infected after being … [Read more...] about scientists worry the virus could infect animals
LA mocked for offering COVID testing to ANIMALS who may have the virus
Pet owners in Los Angeles County are being offered free COVID-19 testing for animals and pets, despite no recent cases of the disease in animals in the area. Veterinary Public Health has received … [Read more...] about LA mocked for offering COVID testing to ANIMALS who may have the virus
Pharmacists Can Prescribe Paxlovid Directly, But There’s a Caveat – NBC Bay Area
The antiviral drug that treats COVID-19, Paxlovid, must be taken within five days of the onset of symptoms. To expand rapid access to the medication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revised the … [Read more...] about Pharmacists Can Prescribe Paxlovid Directly, But There’s a Caveat – NBC Bay Area
Saddled with school medical debt, but locked out of loan forgiveness plans
In a plan recently obtained by Politico, the Biden administration is targeting a broad-based student loan waiver plan to be released soon. The plan would broadly forgive $10,000 in federal student … [Read more...] about Saddled with school medical debt, but locked out of loan forgiveness plans
Evictions increase as aid, protection disappears | Health, medicine and fitness
By MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press Jada Riley thought she beat homelessness.The 26-year-old New Orleans resident finally earned a steady income cleaning homes during the pandemic to afford a … [Read more...] about Evictions increase as aid, protection disappears | Health, medicine and fitness
Walz, Jensen win primaries to mount Minnesota governor race | Health, medicine and fitness
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TRISHA AHMED - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Governor Tim Walz and Republican challenger Scott Jensen took easy victories in their primary on Tuesday, … [Read more...] about Walz, Jensen win primaries to mount Minnesota governor race | Health, medicine and fitness
Nebraska Medicine Now Offers Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
For the first time in the Omaha subway, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is available to people 18 and older. Nebraska Medicine offers the vaccine at two locations, one in Lincoln and the other in Omaha. … [Read more...] about Nebraska Medicine Now Offers Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Recreation as Rx? Why you should prescribe nature
Every time I go to the beach, I take a book with me, but barely open it. Instead, I watch the waves and listen to the seagulls. My eyelids grow heavy and my heart rate drops. My stiff joints relax … [Read more...] about Recreation as Rx? Why you should prescribe nature
