by Richard A. Hendricks | Apr 19, 2021 | Health News
Even though the link is not yet firm, they’re calling the condition vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia or VITT. It’s characterized by unusual blood clotting combined with a low number of blood-clotting cells called platelets. Patients suffer from dangerous clots and, sometimes, hemorrhaging at the same time. It’s been linked most firmly with the AstraZeneca coronavirus […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Apr 19, 2021 | Health News
“I worry that we’re starting to get to that point — which we always knew existed somewhere in the horizon — where the level of supply would outstrip the demand,” epidemiologist Dr. Abdul El-Sayed told CNN on Sunday. Now, El-Sayed said,...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Apr 17, 2021 | Health News
More than 30% of US adults have been fully vaccinated, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a CNN analysis has some states being able to vaccinate all willing adults by June. “We have knocked down this...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Apr 17, 2021 | Health News
What does all of this mean for people who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? What about those who are scheduled to receive it? And should people be worried about the safety of Covid-19 vaccines, or actually reassured that regulatory authorities are doing...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Apr 15, 2021 | Health News
Practically speaking, the effect is likely to be minimal. Even if the pause is prolonged, the US hasn’t relied very heavily on J&J’s vaccine, and the government said the US can meet its vaccination goals without the shot. The worry is that the J&J...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Apr 15, 2021 | Health News
If you experience a severe headache that does not go away, significant abdominal or leg pain that does not subside, or increasing shortness of breath, health officials want you to call your doctor immediately. Those could be signs of an extremely rare, severe type of...
