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Indiana College Well being staff refuse Covid-19 vaccine, lose jobs

“Indiana College Well being has put the protection and well-being of sufferers and workforce members first by requiring staff to be absolutely vaccinated towards COVID-19 by Sept. 1,” stated Berkley Rios, an Indiana College Well being spokeswoman. “After a two-week unpaid suspension interval ending Sept. 14, a complete of 125 staff, the equal of 61

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Damon Thibodeaux: Wrongly convicted man dies of Covid-19, 9 years after he was exonerated

“The nurse that took care of him stated he was optimistic and really pleasant. She was honored to handle him. She stated most individuals are hateful however Damon was not,” David Thibodeaux, Damon’s brother, advised CNN. “That is my brother. He’s a really loving individual.” Damon, 47, was wrongly convicted in Louisiana in 1997 and

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States are sounding the alarm on Covid-19 outbreaks amongst school-age kids

The US is not alone. Covid-19 infections amongst kids and adolescents within the Americas — together with the US and Canada — have reached over 1.9 million, Dr. Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Well being Group, stated on Wednesday. There have been greater than 1.5 million Covid-19 instances amongst kids and adolescents reported

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A California couple died of Covid-19 weeks aside, orphaning 5 younger kids together with a new child

They wiped down surfaces, showered after work and even had their groceries delivered, however that did not cease them from contracting the virus. Davy Macias, a Southern California labor and supply nurse, was seven months pregnant together with her fifth little one in early August when she was hospitalized with Covid-19. Daniel Macias additionally contracted

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Florida coronavirus: ‘This pandemic is our World Conflict II.’ How a St. Petersburg hospital fights to save lots of ICU sufferers

Surrounded by medical gear and personnel working to maintain her alive, she is gasping for air as medical doctors and nurses put together for a process that has turn into all too widespread within the final 18 months: intubation. The girl is sedated to permit medical doctors entry her airway to allow them to get

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Extreme Covid-19 breakthrough instances are typically in older and sicker individuals, Yale examine finds

First grade college students attend courses in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, September 7.  Allison Dinner/Bloomberg/Getty Photos Again to highschool after the Labor Day weekend might imply contemporary unfold of coronavirus until faculties take sturdy motion to maintain the virus in verify, medical doctors and schooling consultants are warning. August noticed an explosion of Covid-19 instances when

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Every COVID-19 surge poses a threat for healthcare staff: PTSD

Sept 5 (Reuters) – Nurse Chris Prott’s knees leap, his coronary heart races, his mouth goes dry and his thoughts floods with darkish recollections when he talks about working within the Milwaukee VA Medical Heart’s intensive care unit (ICU) throughout pandemic surges. Prott shares a wrestle frequent to lots of the navy veterans for whom

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U.S. COVID-19 booster shot marketing campaign to start out with solely Pfizer – supply

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – A White Home plan to supply COVID-19 booster pictures will probably begin this month solely with the vaccine made by Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech (22UAy.DE), a narrower initiative than anticipated, a supply aware of the matter mentioned on Friday. President Joe Biden had anticipated to launch a marketing campaign

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UK panel doesn’t suggest COVID vaccines for wholesome 12- to 15-year-olds

UK recommendation contrasts with United States and Israel Authorities consults on broader affect, together with faculties JCVI member: booster steering anticipated imminently LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Britain’s vaccine advisers stated they weren’t recommending the vaccination of all 12- to 15-year-olds towards COVID-19, preferring a precautionary strategy in wholesome kids attributable to a uncommon facet

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New Zealand’s Auckland stays in lockdown, officers report Pfizer-linked loss of life

WELLINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday prolonged a lockdown in Auckland by two weeks, whereas officers reported the nation’s first loss of life linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. New Zealand had been largely virus-free for months, barring a small variety of circumstances in February, till an outbreak

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