As I reflect on the importance of MS Awareness Month, it has been 16 years now since I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, though, looking back, I had symptoms of the disease for much longer. Janice Dean getting an infusion as part of her treatment for MS (Courtesy of the […]
Vaccine
At-risk Californian feels left behind in COVID vaccine rollout
Some say the coronavirus vaccine can’t come fast enough. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California health officials aim to speed up the coronavirus vaccination program, which has been criticized by the Governor and other officials for moving too slowly, some in the state feel like they’re being left behind. Dennis Haight, […]
Regional medical staff, 1B patients share their symptoms and emotions after receiving COVID vaccine | Local News
Representatives of Our House Senior Living Assisted Care & Memory Care, Chippewa Falls. Residents have been waiting a long time for their chance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and (resident) Pete (Dachel) was the first in line, wide awake and ready to go. He took the lead and we all […]
With COVID-19 vaccine supplies tight, Truman Medical Centers cancels some appointments
Feb. 1—Truman Medical Centers has the capacity to administer more than 2,500 COVID-19 shots every day, and has appointments scheduled into March. But sometime Monday afternoon, Truman expects to run out of its allotment and won’t be administering first doses again until late Tuesday or early Wednesday, when another […]
Georgia suspends covid vaccine supply to rural medical center in Elberton for vaccinating teachers
The move has angered community members and staffers at the medical center, who argue the state is punishing not just the facility but the entire community. “I’m pretty pissed about it because we are a tightknit community,” Brooke McDowell, an administrator at the medical center, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Our […]
The Soviet Vaccine Strategy That Could Be a Coronavirus Weapon
Photo credit: Bettmann – Getty Images From Popular Mechanics Medical researchers around the world are testing live polio vaccine for a secondary ability to prevent COVID-19 (coronavirus) for a short time. Proponents say this could hold humankind over until a true vaccine is developed. Scientists don’t understand why live vaccines […]