Some states are already expanding eligibility to people 65 and over, even though millions of people the C.D.C. recommends go first — health care workers and nursing home residents — have yet to get shots. View original article Contributor: Abby Goodnough
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Removing obstacles makes it more likely you’ll achieve a new health goal. The 7-Day Well Challenge will show you how. View original article Contributor: Tara Parker-Pope
Twenty million. That was the number of Americans who were supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by now. Instead, more than 5 million people have received a shot, and 17 million doses have been shipped to the states and other jurisdictions that are distributing them to hospitals, doctors and pharmacies. “There is a complete lack … Read more
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The Trump administration’s move, which Biden could eventually reverse, would loosen program rules and cap the state’s funding as part of a block grant. View original article Contributor: Margot Sanger-Katz
Reports of a highly contagious new variant, published on Friday by multiple news outlets, were based on speculative statements made by Dr. Deborah Birx. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
A large study of patients from a Wuhan, China hospital showed that a half-year later, three-quarters were struggling with problems like fatigue, depression and diminished lung function. View original article Contributor: Pam Belluck
It’s good news, but experts cautioned that the new variants from Britain and South Africa also carry other potentially dangerous mutations that have not yet been investigated. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer