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Despite declarations that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, worries continue to arise as a new variant is expected to emerge this fall/winter season. Officials recommend that individuals are boosted with the new bivalent booster which will help enhance their immunity against newer variants. Older…

In comparison with past years, numbers of flu cases are rising earlier this year. As a result, many health officials suggest getting vaccinated against the flu as soon as possible. It is also important to keep an eye out for when cases in your region are rising, in order to best time your vaccine.…

As many aspects of life return to in-person, the CDC urges individuals to get their flu shots as soon as possible. The flu may surge at any time and can create an even larger burden on healthcare workers continuing to fight the pandemic. It's also important to realize the COVID-19 vaccine and the…

Teens around the United States display the lowest vaccination rates for a vaccine eligible age group. In the past, prior to the development of new COVID-19 variants, the virus mainly affected older individuals. Nowadays, though, the virus can spread quickly through kids too. Therefore, the CDC…

Over the past few months, Pfizer has been conducting vaccine trials in hopes of acquiring emergency use authorization of their vaccine for children from ages 5 to 11. Pfizer hopes to file their paperwork this month using data from the vaccine trials they have been conducting on younger children.…

On September 1st, Ray DeMonia from Alabama died 200 miles away from home. He was unable to find a bed in an ICU following a cardiac emergency last month. As a result, hospital staff in DeMonia's hometown contacted 43 other hospitals from 3 different states, but all were full due to an overwhelming…

Throughout the summer, Northern California has been plagued by fires as the summer season continues to get warmer and drier. Worried by the critical fire conditions, firefighter crews continue managing other fires as they're reported. In addition, over a dozen fires are being fought throughout the…

On Sunday, Louisiana was hit by Hurricane Ida, a hurricane of category 4 intensity.  The 150 mph winds matched those of 2020's Hurricane Laura and the winds of another hurricane from 1856. The storm brought intense flooding, extreme winds, and mandatory evacuations to Southeast Louisiana.The storm…

 The Brazilian variant may lead to reinfection and is more contagious than the original Wuhan strain. There have been at least 15 cases of the Brazil variant in the United States, with a large possibility that many cases have gone unidentified. Recent studies have shown that the Pfizer-BioNTech…

With the growing concern over long COVID, many individuals worry about possible treatments due to the diversity of symptoms experienced. Doctors at Mount Sinai, however, may have a breakthrough. Upon reviewing patient symptoms, doctors discovered that many patient conditions seemed to be some form…

Less than a year since the beginning of the pandemic in the United States, 500,000 people have died as a result of the coronavirus. For comparison, Brazil has the second-highest number of COVID-related deaths: about 247,000 people. These high occurrences of death exhaust healthcare workers who see…

With the pandemic being around for almost a year, cases of "Long Haul COVID" continue to rise. Significant percentages of previous COVID-19 patients report symptoms, even nine months after their initial infection. Over 100 different symptoms of Long Haul COVID have been reported, making the…

A new study by the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) found that masks increase the humidity of inhaled air. Humidity promotes removal of mucus from the lungs and encourages the production of proteins which help fight against…

Worries continue to grow over new COVID-19 variants based in the United States. These mutations affect the spike protein of the virus. As of late, their prevalence in U.S. genomic sequences has increased since late 2020. One variant called the Pelican was found in 28% of samples in Louisiana and…