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Award-Winning D.C. Pediatrician Says Vaccines and Masks are Effective like Airbags and Seatbelts in Vehicles
Award-Winning D.C. Pediatrician Says Vaccines and Masks are Effective like Airbags and Seatbelts in Vehicles […]
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Pfizer Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 is Safe with Robust Antibody Response
These are the first such results released for this age group for a US Covid-19 vaccine. Pfizer said it plans to submit to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization soon. […]
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Coronavirus Report: September 20, 2021
*The Florida Department of Health has suspended daily case and vaccine reports. The department will instead post weekly updates. The numbers reported here reflect the number of new cases and deaths for the previous week, September 10 – September 16. […]
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Moderna Vaccine Appears to Offer Strongest Protection Against COVID
Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization for Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech doses were 93 percent and 88 percent, respectively, whereas the single-dose Janssen [Johnson & Johnson] vaccine had a lower effectiveness rate at 71 percent. […]
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Skipping Out on The Second Dose Adds to The “Pandemic of The Unvaccinated”
The second wave of COVID-19 has been filled uncertainty and unpredictability of the virus itself. However, we’ve had plenty of opportunities to avoid preventable downfalls. The two-dose mRNA vaccines have been confirmed to be highly effective at preventing infection, illness, and hospitalization, even from the now prevalent Delta variant according to vaccine health officials pointing to emerging research. […]
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Family Doctors Step Up as Last Line of Defense against Vaccine Hesitancy
Although 54 percent of the US population is now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy is still prevalent, now with a newer group—parents of children ages 12 and under. Family doctors and pediatricians are now being called to the front lines to create trust among these parents of children who can now be vaccinated. […]
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WARNING: Keep this iPhone Away from Your Heart, Apple Warns
When walking around, many people place their phones in a coat breast pocket, a shirt pocket or in a pants pocket. Now, a new study confirms that you should keep the newer iPhones away from your heart area if you’ve had specific heart issues. […]
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Coronavirus Report
*The Florida Department of Health has suspended daily case and vaccine reports. The department will instead post weekly updates. The numbers reported here reflect the number of new cases and deaths for the previous week, September 3 – September 9. […]
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A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IS KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL PREGNANCY
“There is no doubt that the path to maintaining a successful pregnancy is pretty straight forward,” said Delisa Skeete Henry, M.D., obstetrician and gynecologist at Broward Health. “Unfortunately, because of COVID-19, pregnant women must be more vigilant about their health and that of their unborn babies, particularly if they are unvaccinated.” […]
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China’s COVID Crooks: U.S. Customs Seizes Fake Vaccine Card Shipments
The latest import from the Far East can’t be found on a shelf at WalMart. It’s a counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination card, complete with clumsy typos, and the federal government is confiscating them as fast as […]