While COVID-19 vaccine mandates have motivated some protests, such as the Boeing workers pictured on Wednesday in St. Louis protesting the company’s rule, but researchers say they are more effective at getting people vaccinated than recommendations. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Requiring COVID-19 shots for work, school or […]
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Santa Cruz, Bay Area health officials release Thanksgiving recommendations
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Health officers from Santa Cruz County and counties and cities around the Bay Area issued recommendations for celebrating Thanksgiving safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations encompass gatherings, travel and recommended steps to reduce risk. “While we have made progress in reducing disease transmission and […]
Northern Kentucky counties urged to implement COVID-19 ‘red zone’ recommendations
Two northern Kentucky counties are on the governor’s list for the most positive cases Sunday.This comes a day before Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties are urged to implement new “red zone” reduction recommendations.Business owners we talked with said they’ve already been taking precautions, but new recommendations reinforce how quickly COVID-19 […]
New decision support tool can provide personalized antibiotic treatment recommendations
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute developed an algorithm that could greatly reduce use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in outpatient settings, a step toward reducing antibiotic resistance. The findings will be published online November 4, 2020 in Science Translational Medicine. […]
Ford contradicts Thanksgiving recommendations, later clarifies he will follow rules
TORONTO — Ontarians struggling to make Thanksgiving plans during a pandemic aren’t alone. © Provided by The Canadian Press The premier himself found out during a news conference Tuesday that his family’s holiday plans violated public health guidelines. Doug Ford initially said he planned to have people over for the […]
Back to school? Despite CDC recommendations, most major schools going online as COVID-19 cases spike
As COVID-19 cases rise in most states, the prospect of in-person learning this fall at the country’s major school districts is becoming increasingly remote. So far, nine of the top 15 school systems by enrollment plan to start the fall semester online, with two more currently planning a hybrid of in-person and online classes, […]