“I was really hoping that we’d (all) get vaccinated and things would be back to normal,” said Sefton, an assistant manager at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. “We have more patients than we’ve ever had at any point, and we’re seeing more people die at a rate we’ve never seen […]
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Disease Outbreak Control Division | COVID-19
Hawaii COVID-19 Data New Case Counts How many new cases were reported today on each island?See a breakdown of total and newly reported cases by island and case status. Vaccine Summary What are the current vaccination rates across the state?Track vaccine administration by county, zip code, age, and race. Travel […]
BRHD COVID-19 Vaccination Information – Blue Ridge
Weekly Clinics:* Denotes third doses and boosters available. Unless otherwise noted, booster shots are only available by appointment. J. Crew in Charlottesville (J&J, Moderna, Pfizer)*] – CLOSED Community Vaccination Center at Seminole Square in Charlottesville next to Marshalls (J&J, Moderna, Pfizer)* Walmart in Charlottesville (Pfizer, J&J) 975 Hilton Heights Rd | […]
What is the future of street medicine after COVID-19?
Inside the white van parked in the concrete bed of La Canada Verde Creek, Wendy Ruvalcaba rooted in her bag for her phone as it chimed. “Tell me you found her,” the nurse said in answering the call. Ruvalcaba and the rest of the street medicine team had spent hours […]
COVID-19 (coronavirus) drugs: Are there any that work?
I’ve heard several drugs mentioned as possible treatments for COVID-19. What are they and how do they work? Answer From Daniel C. DeSimone, M.D. Although there is only one approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many medications are being tested. The […]
California grants dentists emergency waiver to administer COVID-19 vaccines
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state is speeding up efforts to get people vaccinated. Soon, you might even be able to get the shots from your dentist. This week begins round two of health care workers receiving their second doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Valuable vials […]
Even dentist visits go remote during the COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many in-person activities into remote services delivered over the internet. The latest example is the dreaded visit to the dentist. Dvora Brandstatter used to drive her son Elchanan half an hour to the orthodontist and back every month to make sure […]
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Visit CDPH News Releases for daily COVID-19 updates. En Español: Para obtener información en español, visite nuestra página del Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Order of the State Public Health Officer (PDF) – May 7, 2020 Stay Home Except for Essential Needs FAQs – March 20, 2020 As of June 20, 2020, there are a […]
COVID-19 Statewide Update
Update for June 10, 2020 California now has 136,191 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 4,776 deaths. The number of COVID-related deaths increased by 1.7 percent from Monday’s total of 4,697. The number of COVID-19 diagnostic test results in California reached a total of 2,540,798, an increase of 54,553 tests […]