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Unvaccinated patient in hospital pleads for others to get vaccine: ‘I want to help as many people as I can’
(WASHINGTON) — Virginia residents Travis and Kellie Campbell were unvaccinated when they both contracted COVID-19 in late July. Since then, Travis Campbell has been hospitalized for 12 days and spoke to ABC News from his hospital bed at the Bristol Regional Medical Center Hospital ...
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Fauci: If community spread doesn’t get under control, US ‘may sooner or later get another variant’
(WASHINGTON) — If the U.S. does not get control over community spread of the delta COVID variant, the nation will continue to see more variants that evade the protection of the vaccines, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the White House. "That ...
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COVID leaves Louisiana front-line workers exhausted as hospitalizations surge
(SHREVEPORT, La.) -- Our team saw many tears shed today. We spent Wednesday morning and afternoon at Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, where the medical teams at the health care group's four hospitals are in the throes of yet another coronavirus surge. In the last ...
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Flu shot linked to less severe COVID-19: Study
(NEW YORK) -- People who got a flu shot earlier this year may be less likely to suffer a severe COVID-19 infection down the road, according to new research. The study, published in the journal Plos One on Wednesday, analyzed the electronic medical records of ...
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Alabama offering $5 in canteen credit to prisoners who get vaccinated
(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- As coronavirus cases in Alabama prisons continue to rise, the state Department of Corrections is offering incarcerated individuals incentives to get vaccinated. Both inmates who get the vaccine and those who've already gotten it will get $5 in canteen credit. The initiative comes ...
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Hugh Jackman urges fans to wear sunscreen after undergoing skin biopsy
(NEW YORK) -- Hugh Jackman urged fans to wear sunscreen when revealing Monday he recently underwent a skin biopsy after his doctor noticed something "a little irregular" on his skin. The Australian actor shared a video to social media in which he pulled down ...
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All 50 states report rising vaccination rates as COVID infections surge, data shows
(NEW YORK) -- While states like Missouri end a second month enduring a surge in COVID-19 cases as the more contagious delta variant spreads, public health officials across the country are hearing the same story from an increasing number of people getting the vaccine: ...
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US passes major vaccine milestone: 70% of adults now have at least 1 shot, White House says
(New York) — Boosted by a recent uptake in vaccine administrations, the U.S. crossed a long-awaited milestone Monday in its race to vaccinate the country against the novel coronavirus. Seventy percent of U.S. adults ages 18 and older have received at least one vaccine ...
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Black scientist fights to fund her potential cancer laser treatment: Bias in health funding
(NEW YORK) — For the last five years, Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, a physicist and cancer researcher, has fought to fund her cancer treatment technology. Green has peer-reviewed studies on her research, which is still in the early stages, and has also received a $1.1 million ...
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Newspaper headlines convey seriousness of COVID-19 surge across the country
(NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 surges nationwide, the seriousness of the virus's latest wave is reflected in newspaper headlines from cities and states across the country. The number of new COVID-19 cases is reaching levels previously seen in February, as the U.S. was emerging from ...
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