Health
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2021
COVID-19 shots might be tweaked if variants get worse
Most of the vaccines are made with flexible technology, but deciding when and how to modify can't easily be answered.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2021
Drinking 1 or more cups of caffeinated coffee could reduce your heart failure risk
Decaf did not have the same effect. The conclusions were reached after looking at three major studies that together had followed 21,361 U.S. adults for at least 10 years.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
Guinea confirms 3 dead from Ebola, first cases since 2016
Health experts say it could be a major setback for the impoverished nation, already battling COVID-19 and still recovering from the previous Ebola outbreak.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
Average new U.S. virus cases below 100,000 for 1st time in months
The last time it was this low was Nov. 4.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2021
Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely, U.S. CDC says in new guidance
The president has been caught between competing interests as he works to get students in the classroom without spurning the powerful teachers unions that helped get him elected.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2021
Should you get a COVID antibody test before being vaccinated?
The bottom line is that antibody testing "for the purposes of vaccine decision-making" is not advisable.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2021
Portland plans to use pesticides in Deering Oaks to curb browntail moth infestation
The response plan calls for relocating the Portland Farmers Market for 6 weeks and closing the popular park to the public for 1 or 2 days in May to allow for spraying.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2021
Biden to use Defense Production Act for gloves, COVID-19 vaccines
This move could help Pfizer reach its production goals of delivering 200 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. by May.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2021
Global vaccine trust is on the rise, survey says
More that 449,000 people have died in the United States from the virus, with more than 26.4 million reported infections.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2021
U.S. rushes to catch up in the race to detect mutant viruses
Less than 1% of positive specimens in the U.S. are being sequenced to determine whether they have worrisome mutations. Other countries do better – Britain sequences about 10%.
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