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 A banner decorated with the image of Jesus hangs outside a home as a mail carrier walks down the street. Huntington was once ground zero for America's addiction epidemic. Several years ago, officials formed a Quick Response Team that visits everyone who overdoses to try to pull them back from the brink. It was a hard-fought battle, but it worked. The overdose rate in Huntington's Cabell County plummeted. They wrestled down an HIV cluster. They finally felt hope.  Then th...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documented over 10,200 cases of coronavirusinfections in fully vaccinated people as of late April. Over 101 million people were fully vaccinated by that date, meaning far less than 1% of vaccinated people were reportedly infected with the virus, according to CDC's report, which was published on Tuesday. Experts warned that the "breakthrough" infections would happen because no vaccine is perfect. "Even th...

Record numbers of COVID-19 vaccinations have been completed in Australia as a snap seven-day lockdown continues in the nation’s second most-populous state. Seven million people in Victoria are subject to strict stay-at-home orders after a growing cluster of infections was detected in recent days. Australia has managed to mostly contain the coronavirus through lockdowns, the closure of its international borders and strict quarantine measures for returning citizens, but the national va...

At least six Afghan civilians were killed and several more were wounded when a mortar shell hit a house during a wedding ceremony in northern Kapisa province, security officials said Sunday. The explosion Saturday evening was in the Tagab district, which has seen fighting between the Afghan government forces and the Taliban insurgents. Shayeq Shoresh, a spokesperson for the provincial police, blamed the Taliban for firing the mortar and added that the victims included women and children...

The Biden administration on Thursday revealed its plan to send millions of coronavirus vaccine doses across the world. "We are sharing these doses not to secure favors or extract concessions," President Joe Biden said in a statement. "We are sharing these vaccines to save lives and to lead the world in bringing an end to the pandemic, with the power of our example and with our values." Biden last month announced that the U.S. will send 80 million vaccine doses abroad...

In the spring of 2020, as the novel coronavirus pandemic swept into the United States from Europe and Asia, a disturbing pattern emerged: African Americans were twice as likely to become infected with the virus, and die from COVID-19, than whites -- evidence, experts say, of longstanding racial, economic and health disparities, hidden in plain sight. Months later, as the pandemic death count spiraled, George Floyd died face-down on a Minneapolis street, a white police officer pressing his ...

Throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort, public health officials and politicians have insisted that providing shots equitably across racial and ethnic groups is a top priority. But it's been left up to states to decide how to do that and to collect racial and ethnic data on vaccinated individuals so states can track how well they're doing reaching all groups. The gaps and inconsistencies in the data have made it difficult to understand who's actually getting shots. Just a...

Throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort, public health officials and politicians have insisted that providing shots equitably across racial and ethnic groups is a top priority. But it's been left up to states to decide how to do that and to collect racial and ethnic data on vaccinated individuals so states can track how well they're doing reaching all groups. The gaps and inconsistencies in the data have made it difficult to understand who's actually getting shots. Just a...

COVID-19 has exacerbated one of the nation’s worst pre-pandemic health crises: addiction, and the despair that comes with it. In West Virginia, those trying to help have witnessed the devastation firsthand. March 17, 2021 | Huntington, West Virginia | A banner decorated with the image of Jesus hangs outside a home as a mail carrier walks down the street. Huntington was once ground zero for America's addiction epidemic. Several years ago, officials formed a Quick Response Team that ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documented over 10,200 cases of coronavirus infections in fully vaccinated people as of late April. Over 101 million people were fully vaccinated by that date, meaning far less than 1% of vaccinated people were reportedly infected with the virus, according to CDC's report, which was published on Tuesday. "Even though FDA-authorized vaccines are highly effective, breakthrough cases are expected, especially before population immunity...

Record numbers of COVID-19 vaccinations have been completed in Australia as a snap seven-day lockdown continues in the nation’s second most-populous state. Seven million people in Victoria are subject to strict stay-at-home orders after a growing cluster of infections was detected in recent days. Australia has managed to mostly contain the coronavirus through lockdowns, the closure of its international borders and strict quarantine measures for returning citizens, but the national va...

Pakistan reported Monday that the national coronavirus positivity rate had remained well below 5% over the past week, with the country’s top health official attributing the declining trend to “effective” government policies, including restrictions on public movement and effective screening of international travelers. Officials recorded 43 deaths and detected more than 2,100 new cases in the last 24 hours, raising the national tally of deaths to nearly 21,000 and infection...

Colombia's government resumed negotiations with demonstrators to end more than a month of protests Sunday, as the UN called for an independent investigation after at least 13 people died in clashes in the city of Cali. President Ivan Duque's team and some of the demonstration representatives resumed talks in Bogota after nearly a week's pause. But a resolution seemed far off, as the protesters denounced the Duque administration's "complicit silence" in the face...

U.S. President Joe Biden is concerned about the nation splitting into two groups: the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. "I don't want to see the country that is already too divided become divided in a new way, between places where people live free from fear of COVID, and places where … the fall arrives and death and severe illnesses return," Biden said Wednesday as he announced new coronavirus vaccination initiatives with inducements. "Getting the vaccine is not...

Pakistan’s prime minister warned Wednesday that if warring parties in Afghanistan fail to reach a peace arrangement, “anarchy” will erupt in the turmoil-hit neighbor after the withdrawal of the United States and allied troops, threatening regional stability. Imran Khan issued the warning a day after Washington said almost half of U.S. troops and equipment had been sent home or destroyed since the drawdown formally began on May 1.  The withdrawal is the outcome of ...

The White House is ramping up efforts to ensure that U.S. adults get vaccinated against Covid-19, announcing extended pharmacy hours for shots and free child care for recipients, expanded community outreach efforts and even free beer. The push is part of a broader effort by the administration to encourage and make it easier for unvaccinated Americans to get Covid-19 shots — and meet President Joe Biden’s goal of giving at least one shot to 70 percent of U.S. adults by July 4. ...

The Food and Drug Administration has asked Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca to assess any potential health risks from minor cross-contamination of their Covid-19 vaccines, two people familiar with those conversations told POLITICO. The agency requested the analyses because it cannot rule out low-level contamination of doses of both vaccines manufactured by contractor Emergent BioSolutions. In March, Emergent’s Baltimore facility accidentally contaminated 15 million Johns...

A plague of mice in the Australian state of New South Wales has forced a prison to evacuate at least 420 inmates and 200 staff, according to local authorities. The mouse infestation at the Wellington Correctional Centre broke down parts of the prison building's infrastructure, damaging internal wiring and ceiling panels. Corrective Services NSW Commissioner Peter Severin said Tuesday inmates would be transferred to other prisons, and staff would be relocated while authorities battle...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as his country battles one of Asia's worst outbreaks, with more than 1.3 million cases and 23,000 deaths. "You choose, vaccine or I will have you jailed," Duterte said in a televised address on Monday following reports of low turnouts at several vaccination sites in the capital, Manila. Duterte's remarks contradict those of his health of...

The White House on Tuesday acknowledged the US would fall short of President Joe Biden's July Fourth Covid-19 vaccination goals, saying the country has more work to do to get younger Americans vaccinated. White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said the country would miss both of the President's goals of having 70% of adult Americans with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot and 160 million Americans fully vaccinated by July Fourth. Zients told reporters during a Whi...

Scientists are on high alert that the Amazon is careening toward a destructive fire season. Parts of Brazil and its typically lush rainforest are parched by drought and loaded with fire-kindling fuel after a surge of deforestation in 2020. Experts say the region has rarely been drier than it is now, and researchers who monitor the Amazon have already spotted a rash of large fires this year. The rainforest's first major fire of 2021 occurred more than a week earlier than last ...

At least six Afghan civilians were killed and several more were wounded when a mortar shell hit a house during a wedding ceremony in northern Kapisa province, security officials said Sunday. The explosion Saturday evening was in the Tagab district, which has seen fighting between the Afghan government forces and the Taliban insurgents. Shayeq Shoresh, a spokesperson for the provincial police, blamed the Taliban for firing the mortar and added that the victims included women and children...

Pakistan reported Monday that the national coronavirus positivity rate had remained well below 5% over the past week, with the country’s top health official attributing the declining trend to “effective” government policies, including restrictions on public movement and effective screening of international travelers. Officials recorded 43 deaths and detected more than 2,100 new cases in the last 24 hours, raising the national tally of deaths to nearly 21,000 and infection...

Pakistan reported Monday that the national coronavirus positivity rate had remained well below 5% over the past week, with the country’s top health official attributing the declining trend to “effective” government policies, including restrictions on public movement and effective screening of international travelers. Officials recorded 43 deaths and detected more than 2,100 new cases in the last 24 hours, raising the national tally of deaths to nearly 21,000 and infection...

Colombia's government resumed negotiations with demonstrators to end more than a month of protests Sunday, as the UN called for an independent investigation after at least 13 people died in clashes in the city of Cali. President Ivan Duque's team and some of the demonstration representatives resumed talks in Bogota after nearly a week's pause. But a resolution seemed far off, as the protesters denounced the Duque administration's "complicit silence" in the face...

U.S. President Joe Biden is concerned about the nation splitting into two groups: the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. "I don't want to see the country that is already too divided become divided in a new way, between places where people live free from fear of COVID, and places where … the fall arrives and death and severe illnesses return," Biden said Wednesday as he announced new coronavirus vaccination initiatives with inducements. "Getting the vaccine is not...

Pakistan’s prime minister warned Wednesday that if warring parties in Afghanistan fail to reach a peace arrangement, “anarchy” will erupt in the turmoil-hit neighbor after the withdrawal of the United States and allied troops, threatening regional stability. Imran Khan issued the warning a day after Washington said almost half of U.S. troops and equipment had been sent home or destroyed since the drawdown formally began on May 1. The withdrawal is the outcome of a Febr...

The White House is ramping up efforts to ensure that U.S. adults get vaccinated against Covid-19, announcing extended pharmacy hours for shots and free child care for recipients, expanded community outreach efforts and even free beer. The push is part of a broader effort by the administration to encourage and make it easier for unvaccinated Americans to get Covid-19 shots — and meet President Joe Biden’s goal of giving at least one shot to 70 percent of U.S. adults by July 4. ...

The Food and Drug Administration has asked Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca to assess any potential health risks from minor cross-contamination of their Covid-19 vaccines, two people familiar with those conversations told POLITICO. The agency requested the analyses because it cannot rule out low-level contamination of doses of both vaccines manufactured by contractor Emergent BioSolutions. In March, Emergent’s Baltimore facility accidentally contaminated 15 million Johnson &a...

As the utterly bizarre 2020-2021 academic school year creeps to an end, students, parents, schools and health officials across the country are already looking toward next fall and how all classrooms can reopen while keeping everyone healthy and safe. And a sweeping new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health is calling on K-12 school administrators to urgently invest in ways to improve building ventilation to reduce the spread of CO...

More symptoms of coronavirus disease 019 (COVID-19) have emerged, and some patients with "long-term symptoms of coronavirus" said they would smell fishy, ​​sulphurous, and sweet, greasy, and disgusting odors. But after "smell training", most patients return to normal sense of smell. The rare side effect, known as "smell paraversion", in which "the sense of smell is distorted and unfortunately mostly unpleasant," could particularly affect young people...

Tinnitus is a common human disease. However, due to the growing concern about the sequelae of tinnitus caused by the CCP virus (COVID-19), some people have even committed suicide because of the unbearableness. See how the experts analyze it. Tinnitus is when there is no sound in the external environment, but there is a sound in the ear or brain. Symptoms include: it may be ringing, buzzing, wind, hissing, thumping, or even music or singing, in various forms, which may be low or high-pitche...

Hundreds of thousands of Americans have sought medical care for post-Covid-19 health problems that were not previously been diagnosed. The study, which tracked the health insurance records of nearly 2 million Americans who contracted Covid-19 last year, found that nearly a quarter (23%) of those infected with new health problems seek treatment. Affected people are distributed across multiple age groups, including children. The most common new health problems are pain (including nerve an...

About two weeks ago, a biologist in Bologna, Italy, was working as a consultant, Alessandro S. Laurenzi (Alessandro Laurenzi) was mowing the lawn with a lawnmower outside the house, but when a friend stopped him and said that the smell of lawnmower fuel was unbearable, he was startled: "I smell everything. Not.” A few hours later, he went to lunch and realized again that he couldn’t smell the food he was about to eat (anosmia), and when he took a bite, he couldn’t taste...

Fifty of Afghanistan's 370 districts have fallen to Taliban militants since May, according to the UN's special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons, as the United States continues its military withdrawal from the country. "The Taliban recent advances are even more significant and are as a result of an intensified military campaign; more than 50 of Afghanistan's 370 districts have fallen since the beginning of May," Lyons told the UN Security Council ...

Everything is opening at the same time and people are desperate to travel. As concerts resume, theme parks open, families reunite, lovers tie the knot and stir-crazy Americans dream of vacation, airlines that had to hurriedly recommission fleets are struggling to keep up: American Airlines cancelled 188 of flights over the weekend and is trimming hundreds more in the coming summer travel season. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby warned on Sunday of a longer-term problem filling cockpi...

A coronavirus variant first spotted in India is poised to become the dominant one in the United States, where infectious disease modelers say it could cause a "resurgence" of Covid-19later this year. And it may already account for 1 in every 5 infections nationwide, experts say. The Delta variant, as it's now called, has swept across the UK, all but replacing the Alpha variant first identified there late last year.  "This is the most transmissible of...

The United States has extended Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential travel at land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico until July 21, according to a tweet from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Sunday. "To reduce the spread of #COVID19, the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico through July 21, while ensuring access for essential trade & travel," DHS wrote. "DHS a...

Some states are making great strides in vaccinating their residents against Covid-19, but the ones that are not may soon be contending with a more transmissible variant, experts say. About 45.2% of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, CDC data showed, and in 16 states and Washington, DC, that proportion is up to more than half, and 16 have reached President Joe Biden's goal to vaccinate 70% of adults with at least one dose. But some states -- s...

Most of the confirmed patients with new coronavirus infection in China have recently entered the country from Europe and the United States, and many patients said that they have symptoms of abnormal sense of taste and smell. At present, there have been more than 20 cases in total, and the proportion of confirmed cases in Taiwan is only more than 300. Low, 4 Three of the seven new confirmed cases on March 1 had these symptoms. The olfactory site happens to gather a large number of viral rec...

An article published on the website of The Times of the United Kingdom pointed out that experts from the British Academy of Intensive Care Medicine said that by observing the conditions of thousands of surviving severe patients with the new coronavirus, they found that the new coronavirus can attack the human body in all directions, including the lungs and heart of patients. And other organs will be damaged by the new coronavirus, and it will take up to 15 years to recover. It can be seen tha...

The loss of smell that can accompany infection with the new coronavirus is a unique symptom, and European researchers who have studied the experience of such patients say it differs from the loss of smell experienced by people with a severe cold or flu. When people with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lose their sense of smell, it usually comes on suddenly and severely. And they usually don't have a stuffy or runny nose -- most people with coronavirus are still able to breathe e...

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide has surpassed 100 million, and many infected people have developed more severe symptoms of "smell paralysis" after recovering from loss of smell and taste. Simply put, "smelling becomes stinky", which is worse than losing your sense of smell. It is estimated that about 6.5 million people worldwide have this symptom, and the medical community currently has no effective treatment for it, or even the exact cause of the sympt...

The New York Times reported that a female patient in New Jersey, USA, not only lost all senses of taste and smell immediately after contracting Wuhan pneumonia, but also continued to smell smoke in the room 2 months after the onset of the disease. No one was smoking inside or outside. There is also a woman in her 50s in Minnesota who, even after recovery, smells like coffee, peanut butter, and even excrement, with a strong smell of gasoline, and her sense of smell is so distorted that she ...

One of the common symptoms of patients with pneumonia (COVID-19, new coronavirus disease) is loss of smell. A study published in the Rhinology International Journal pointed out that among patients with Wuhan pneumonia who lost their sense of smell, 43 % lost a "distorted sense of smell" after recovery, and someone revealed to the media that "coffee smells like gasoline". A study co-authored by Guy's Hospital in London, UK, University of Sassari in Italy, CHU St. Pet...

The New York Police Department is investigating an incident in which a car rammed into a family of six early Sunday in the Bronx before fleeing the scene. The incident occurred at 2:46 a.m., a spokesperson for the NYPD said, when a gray car ran into the family, pinning two individuals -- a 16-year-old boy and a 34-year-old woman -- beneath it. A NYPD spokesperson told CNN the vehicle was a Jeep and that the suspect fled the scene on foot. The 34-year-old is in critical condition, and...

As Americans continue to come out of coronavirus isolation and states lift restrictionson gatherings, shootings continue to plague the nation, with 10 mass shootings occurring in the US since Friday night. Seven people were killed and at least 45 were injured in the shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA). Among the victims were at least two children, a 10-year-old and a 15-year-old, police said. The latest shootings are among a streak of deadly v...

The body of a 7-year-old boy was found Sunday, four days after a group of tubers went over a dam on the Dan River in North Carolina, officials said. A 911 call alerted emergency responders to the body, which was recovered from the river near Draper Landing in Eden, according to a statement from the Rockingham County Department of Emergency Services. The boy was part of a group of nine tubers who went over a dam Wednesday evening near a Duke Energy power plant. Four of the tubers were...

Canada is easing its mandatory two-week quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated nationals and residents arriving in the country after traveling abroad. From just before midnight on July 5, Canadians and permanent residents who've received a full course of a coronavirus vaccine accepted by the government can leave isolation early of if they test negative for Covid on entry. The move, announced by federal officials on Monday, will bring an end to both the two-week quarantine for n...

Ashley and Michelle Monterrosa took a deep breath and looked toward a group of mothers and siblings who understood the outrage and sorrow that led them to this moment. A few feet away, dozens of photos of people killed by police covered the plaza. A photo of their brother, Sean, stood right in the middle. “We want justice for Sean, and we want that justice to mean that this can't happen to anyone anywhere else,” Ashley Monterrosa, 21, said standing on a stage in front of th...