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Wearing two masks can protect you against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  “We know that universal masking works,” John T. Brooks, CDC’s medical officer for COVID-19 response. “And now these variants are circulating…whatever we can do to improve the fit of mask to make it …

2021 doesn’t seem to be letting up, and scientists are now saying that you may need to get your dogs and cats vaccinated to help fight against the coronavirus. Scientists are warning us about the “significant long-term risk to public health” due to viral evolution in an editorial published in …

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the United States will now require masks on all public transportation.  According to CNN, this includes buses, trains, taxis, airplanes, boats, subways, or ride-share vehicles while traveling into, within, and out of the U.S. The request goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. …

Aldi is offering its employees money to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The company will provide hourly workers with four hours of pay — two hours for each dose. “Aldi is ensuring that all hourly workers who wish to receive the vaccine are able to do so without concern about losing …

  The Coronavirus pandemic has affected the entire world. Emotions of fear and anxiety continue to develop in adults and children. Social distancing, combined with increased mortality rates and civil unrest, has left people to feel divided and stressed. According to the CDC, “40% of U.S adults reporting struggling with …

Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, is retiring. The announcement comes after Dr. Birx received backlash for traveling to Delaware during Thanksgiving. Although Dr. Birx is going to retire, she plans on helping President-elect Joe Biden with his coronavirus response. “I will be helpful in …

The head of a congressional oversight committee accused the director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of ordering an email, written by a top Trump administration health official, to be destroyed. Charlotte Kent, editor in chief of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, told investigators that she was …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges citizens to take the mask-wearing a step further by wearing them indoors while not at home. In its weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC warned that the U.S. has entered “a phase of high-level transmission” as colder weather and the …

As Moderna and Pfizer set out to release the vaccine, health experts encourage people to take the vaccine despite the side effects. “Adverse events are rarer events. …Side effects are common, self-limited and benign,” said Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital. The most common side effects …

On Tuesday, a panel consisting of U.S. health advisers will meet to vote on who will receive the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine. When the vaccine is approved, officials will be left to decide who should have priority. It has been suggested that health care workers receive the first …

While Americans are strongly urged to stay home this holiday season and cancel in-person gatherings amid a rising surge of Covid-19 cases, the White House is still planning to host holiday parties despite dire warnings from health experts, after the September Rose Garden even that Dr. Anthony Fauci called “a …

If your family and friends are the singing type during the holiday gatherings, you may want to share the Centers for Disease Control’s recommendation which urges Americans who are hosting for the upcoming holiday season not to sing while gathering inside their homes and even protect their pets from interacting …

Pfizer scored big when they discovered that the vaccine they created is 90% effective. According to  STATNews, there are 43,538 participants in the coronavirus trial study. Volunteers are speaking out about the side effects of the vaccine. Glenn Deshields, a volunteer in Austin, Texas, showed antibodies in his system after …

On Monday, The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged that people can sometimes be infected with the coronavirus through airborne transmission if they have improper ventilation. The update to the agency’s web page explains how the virus spreads and plays a role in the pandemic. The CDC acknowledges that …

Towards the beginning of the global pandemic, the cruise industry shut down due to large outbreaks aboard the ships. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention then issued a no-sail order that expired, Wednesday, September 30. To prevent another outbreak or surge of COVID-19 cases before the year is over, …

The CDC has removed its guidelines that say the coronavirus can be spread through tiny air particles after posting it Friday. The Centers for Disease Control said it was posted by mistake on the agency’s website, and the guideline was only a draft. Initially, the CDC said that COVID-19 was …

Bill Gates is calling out the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over their mismanaging of the COVID-19 pandemic. During his latest interview with Bloomberg Television, Gates took aim at FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn after he incorrectly promoted the benefits of blood plasma as …

Over two dozen Maine residents have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a wedding reception on Aug 7, in Millinocket. The outbreak is the state’s first linked to a social gathering, officials said. Local Millinocket Regional Hospital confirmed to news outlets that there were at least 28 positive cases linked …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a Georgia YMCA overnight summer camp experienced a COVID-19 outbreak in June infecting hundreds with the deadly virus while raising concerns of children contracting the disease. Although the camp attempted to practice preventative measures including wearing face masks, YMCA Camp High …

Written by @kristenshylin_ According to CNBC, hospitals will now be sending coronavirus data directly to the Department of Health and Human Services. The change comes after the Trump administration announced that the CDC would no longer control the coronavirus data. The new move caused former health officials to question the …