How many times can you catch COVID-19 again? Truth is, anyone can catch COVID multiple times in a year, even if he/she has been fully vaccinated. “I would not be surprised if we see people get infected more than once a year,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, in an …
How long should you be quarantined after exposure and isolating with COVID-19? At least 5 days, states recently updated guidelines released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). * The first appearance of symptoms should be treated as ‘Day 0’ rather than ‘Day 1’. The same applies to the first positive test …
Since its emergence in late 2019, there have been a lot of other ways the COVID-19 pandemic has been deadly around the world. Apart from the millions of lives lost to the virus itself, the outbreak has had a devastating impact on other aspects of health care as well. Source: World Health Organization (WHO) The …
New York A COVID-19 Hotspot – Should We Be Worried? Upstate New York is a COVID-19 hotspot for virus transmission. That’s clear from the most recent color-coded map from federal health officials showing the virus’s progress across the United States. Source: CDC Green covers the majority of the country, indicating that those counties have modest …
It’s been almost two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. This was ascribed to the number of fatalities attributed to the COVID-19 virus, which had risen to 171 by January 30, 2020. Fast forward to today, the number of fatalities has ballooned to …
When you or someone you know tests positive for the COVID-19 virus, it can feel frightening, especially if you’re unvaccinated, have underlying medical conditions, and come down with symptoms. You probably already know that the first thing you need to do is isolate yourself at home to avoid spreading the virus to others. However, what …
Since the first recorded COVID-19 case in Wuhan, China back in December 2019, experts across the world have been working hard in the hopes of understanding the disease and eventually ending the pandemic. Although numerous patients have since recovered, the American Lung Association (ALA) has pointed out that the term is actually “used loosely” because …
Since Dec.11, 2020, the first vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) was made available for emergency use authorization (EUA) by the FDA to individuals 16 years old and older, with hopes of stopping COVID-19. FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn called this development a ‘significant milestone’ in battling this devastating pandemic that has affected millions of families in the United …
The world continues to be overwhelmed by the latest transmissible variant (Omicron) with a wave of spikes in COVID-19 cases – including breakthrough infections – since its discovery in South Africa last November 26. One of the main reasons making this virus difficult to contain, regardless of the variant, is the number of asymptomatic cases; …
How do you know if you’re suffering from a cold, flu, or COVID-19? Do you have a cough, muscle aches, or a sore throat? While all three respiratory illnesses share a few common symptoms and methods of treatment, they’re distinct in many ways – one of the most common is the severity of the illness. …
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