As we enter this fall season, we will be dealing with a lot of things that will test our immune systems. Whether it is COVID-19, Delta variants, the flu, or other variants, we have to prepare ourselves and our loved ones. Are you always wearing your mask? Are you keeping your children’s health in order?… Continue Reading
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How to Cope with the Pandemic Resurgence
This sudden new rise of people becoming infected or dying of the COVID-19 has left many people distressed and concerned. The CDC has changed its mandate from allowing vaccinated people to no longer wear masks to recommending masks for all people. Who would’ve thought that a virus that has impacted the world more than a… Continue Reading
What you Must Know about the Delta and Delta Plus Variant
Just when many people were trying to get their lives back to normal, here comes this new more contagious version of the COVID-19 virus called the Delta Variant. It was reported on Friday that 16,742 new cases have developed in the state of Illinois this past week, along with 64 new deaths. All of this… Continue Reading
Virus Surge Disrupting Companies Office-Return Plans
A more contagious version of the coronavirus is sweeping the country these days and it is causing many companies to change their office-return plans. The Delta Variant has caused virus infections to surge to a daily average of 180% in 14 days. By Thursday, infections have gone up to 45,343 and deaths are up 30%… Continue Reading
New Study shows Six Fully Vaccinated People at a Wedding Caught the Delta Variant
Six fully vaccinated people who attended a Texas outdoor wedding in April came down with the Delta variant. However, those who received the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines reportedly survived. A preprint study from Baylor College of Medicine showed that only one person who’d recently gotten an Indian-made vaccine, Covaxin, died after attending the 92-person wedding. … Continue Reading
Will you have to get the COVID-19 Vaccine Every Year?
I’ve recently got my second Moderna shot. Despite myself and many others getting their required two doses of this vaccine or the Pfizer shot, there are still possible reports we may have to get a booster shot every year. Scientists have been asking a lot of questions about booster shots, but still haven’t found the… Continue Reading
FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug Despite Limited Evidence about its Effectiveness
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new medication on Monday for Alzheimer’s disease despite questions about its effectiveness from experts. Aducanumab, or its brand name Aduhelm, is the first Alzheimer’s drug to be approved by the FDA in 18 years. This medication is a monthly intravenous infusion intended to slow cognitive decline in… Continue Reading
Why Some Vaccinated People are Hesitant about Removing their Masks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released some new guidelines on mask-wearing Thursday. In the new guidelines, the agency has stated that mask-wearing and social distancing are no longer necessary for people who have been fully vaccinated. This new move was influenced by scientific evidence pointing to the vaccines being effective in… Continue Reading
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