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• COVID Vacations: Plan, Be Flexible, Travel Safe It's easy to get lost among the constantly shifting recommendations for summer travel. Consider your vaccine status, how you plan to get to your destination, and what COVID-19 rates look like there.
  WebMD Health News, June 11, 2021
• Moderna Seeks FDA OK for Adolescent COVID Vaccine Moderna released early results from a clinical trial that enrolled 3,732 adolescents. Blood tests showed that the vaccine created an immune response similar to that in adults.
  WebMD Health News, June 11, 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccine Rates Lag Behind in Southern States Although COVID-19 cases and deaths have dropped significantly nationwide, public health officials have expressed concerns that the coronavirus could surge again in states with low vaccination rates.
  WebMD Health News, June 11, 2021
• Biden Donating 500 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Worldwide The Biden administration will buy and donate 500 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses in an effort to inoculate more of the global population, according to The Washington Post.
  WebMD Health News, June 11, 2021
• Pharmacist Who Ruined COVID Vaccine Doses Sentenced Before receiving his prison sentence, Steven Brandenburg said he felt "great shame" and accepted responsibility for his actions. He also apologized to his co-workers, his family, and the community.
  WebMD Health News, June 10, 2021
• Delta Variant and COVID-19 Vaccines: What to Know "If you've gotten your first dose, make sure to get that second dose," Anthony Fauci, MD, White House medical advisor, said Tuesday, noting that the Delta variant accounts for about 6% of new US cases.
  WebMD Health News, June 10, 2021
• Caffeine May Raise Risk for Inherited Glaucoma Previous studies showed that people who took large doses of caffeine experienced temporary increases in eye pressure. Researchers have wondered whether ingesting caffeine over a long period could pose a risk.
  WebMD Health News, June 10, 2021
• Blood Sugar Control in Diabetes Is Getting Worse "These trends are a wake-up call, since they mean that millions of Americans with diabetes are at higher risk for major complications," says the author of a study of diabetes control over the past 20 years.
  WebMD Health News, June 09, 2021
• Houston Hospital Suspends Workers Over Vaccine Compliance Houston Methodist Hospital says nearly all its workers are vaccinated against COVID-19. It's the first hospital in the US to mandate the shots.
  WebMD Health News, June 09, 2021
• Trust in CDC, FDA Took a Beating During Pandemic Out of nearly 2000 US nurses surveyed on Medscape between May 25 and June 3, 77% said their trust in the CDC has decreased since the start of COVID, and 51% said their trust in the FDA has decreased.
  WebMD Health News, June 09, 2021
• Obesity Increases Risk for Long-COVID, Study Finds Although it is well known that obesity is a risk factor for COVID-19 severity, it now appears more likely to be associated with so-called "long-COVID" too.
  WebMD Health News, June 08, 2021
• Hospitalization Not Rare for Children With COVID, Study Says UPDATED // 'Although most children with COVID-19 experience mild illness, some children develop serious illness that leads to hospitalization, use of invasive mechanical ventilation, and death,' the researchers wrote.
  WebMD Health News, June 08, 2021
• Fauci: 'We Cannot Let the Delta Variant Take Over' He called Delta's high transmissibility a 'powerful argument' to get vaccinated and restated the administration's goal of getting 70% of the US at least partially immunized by July 4.
  WebMD Health News, June 08, 2021
• Joints for Jabs: States Offer Marijuana Giveaways for COVID Shots State-licensed marijuana retailers can provide customers who are 21 years old or older with a pre-rolled joint when they receive a first or second COVID-19 shot at an in-store vaccine clinic.
  WebMD Health News, June 08, 2021
• Vaccine Hesitancy in Communities of Color Eases ― a Bit "So I realized that I really had no choice, that I would have to get the vaccine in order to go back to work."
  WebMD Health News, June 08, 2021
• Fauci Told World Leaders of the Possibility COVID Came From a Lab Gottlieb, who directed the FDA from 2017 to 2019 during the Trump administration, made the comments about Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the Biden White House, Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation."
  WebMD Health News, June 08, 2021
• Twitter Suspends Naomi Wolf for Spreading Vaccine Misinformation The author of the feminist book "The Beauty Myth" once compared White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci to Satan, the BBC said.
  WebMD Health News, June 08, 2021
• CPSC Bans Sleepers After 100 Infant Deaths The new regulations will cover any inclined sleep products and any product claiming to help a baby sleep safely in a parent's bed, along with baby tents and travel beds.
  WebMD Health News, June 07, 2021
• US Hits Vaccine Milestone, May Miss July 4 Goal Despite the progress, the country may fall short of President Joe Biden's goal for 70% of adults to receive at least one shot by July 4.
  WebMD Health News, June 07, 2021
• CDC Cites Rise in Hospitalizations in Urging Teen Vaccinations "Among hospitalized adolescents, nearly one third required intensive care unit admission, and 5% required invasive mechanical ventilation," the report said.
  WebMD Health News, June 07, 2021