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Quebec plans to fine unvaccinated adults
Not getting vaccinated burdens the health care system, said Quebec premier Francois Legault.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC to update mask recommendations as Omicron spreads
“The best mask that you wear is the one you will wear and the one you can keep on all day long,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
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Urine for a new vaccine alternative
Plus: An alternative to the vaccine, laundry is in the air, and the emergency department’s favorite patients.
From the Journals
Common cold could protect against COVID-19, study says
The findings could provide a blueprint for a second-generation, universal vaccine to prevent infection from COVID-19 variants.
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Ranking seven COVID-19 antigen tests by ease of use: Report
None of the tests were rated as “excellent” in terms of usability and some had “noteworthy” usability concerns.
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Physicians react: Should docs lose their licenses for spreading false COVID information?
State licensing boards have mostly refused to discipline these doctors for making false and/or misleading claims.
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U.S. reports record-breaking 1.35 million new COVID cases in a day
“If it spreads at the rate we are seeing, it is certainly going to fill up our hospitals.”
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What if the National Guard Can’t Help?
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COVID-vaccine myocarditis: Rare, mild, and usually in young men
Should myocarditis be a concern as mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are authorized in ever-younger age groups?
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At-risk Americans become eligible for fourth COVID shot this week
About 2.7% of U.S. adults, or about 7 million adults, are considered immunocompromised .
From the Journals
Lack of high school education vaccine hesitancy predictor
“COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a public health threat.”