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Where will the United States donate its vaccines? The Biden administration has announced that the first 25 million doses the U.S. will donate is going to low- and middle- income countries to help combat the dangers that the COVID-19 pandemic presents. About 75 percent of the first 25 million doses […]

Where will the United States donate its vaccines?

June 13, 2021 in Health / life tagged health / health & safety / vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Scientists alarmed by large amounts of carcinogen benzene in household sunscreens. Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels. — Cancer-Causing Sunscreen…? Valisure, an independent research laboratory based in Connecticut, just released a detailed report finding gratuitous amounts of benzene in many commonly available sunscreens. Benzene is a flammable liquid used in producing things like rubber, plastic, pesticides, detergents, gasoline, and the like. Because it evaporates quickly in oxygen, most people […]

Carcinogen Benzene Found in Common Sunscreens

June 9, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged cancer / health & safety / skincare by Cristin Dickey

The FDA may soon have to reexamine Moderna’s emergency use authorization, as the company's COVID-19 vaccine is also effective in teens. — Following the recent announcement that Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in 12- to 16-year-olds, Moderna has announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is 100 percent effective in the same age group. Americans may see an extension of Moderna’s emergency use […]

Moderna’s Emergency Use Authorization May Extend to Teens

June 6, 2021 in Health tagged current events / health & safety / vaccinations by Macee Hall

After a fairly nonexistent flu season due to masks, social distancing, reduced travel and other various factors, the flu could make a return in 2021. As people wear masks less, in-person school learning reopens and people begin to travel more often, the ability for the flu to spread could increase […]

Flu Could Make a Return

June 3, 2021 in Health / life tagged current events / health & safety / vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Students hoping to return to college campuses across the country may be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19. — With over 1.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide and the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promoting loosened mask restrictions for those who have been fully vaccinated, the world is rapidly attempting to return to some sense of normalcy. Recent changes have left many college-age students […]

Students’ Return to College Campuses May Require Vaccination

May 30, 2021 in Health tagged health / health & safety / higher education / vaccinations by Macee Hall

summer — After losing out on last summer, many of us want to take this year by storm; however, we should first keep in mind all the health implications that come along with exceptionally high temperatures. Make sure you can have fun this summer without harming yourself or your body. Heat Exhaustion […]

Protect Yourself from the Summer Heat

May 21, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged health & safety / Seasonal Health / Weather by Kayla Gonzalez

In the coming weeks, the EU COVID passports are expected to be introduced, which will allow immune individuals to move throughout the EU without restrictions. The “passports” will be certificates in either paper or digital form. The certificate will enable anyone vaccinated, who tested negative, or who recently recovered from […]

EU COVID Passports

May 12, 2021 in Health / life tagged COVID-19 / health & safety / vaccinations by Jeffrey Cooperstein

The US FDA is implementing a flavored Tobacco ban products in an effort to reduce the overall number of lives impacted by smoking and tobacco use. The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars are going to be outlawed with the aim of significantly reducing […]

Flavored Tobacco Ban

May 9, 2021 in Health / life tagged government acts & responses / health & safety / Substance Abuse by Jeffrey Cooperstein

The vaccination process has obviously come a long way, so let’s take a moment to stroll back in time and learn about vaccinations through history. — Over the last couple years, there have been many discussions regarding vaccinations, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With many vaccine recipients boasting selfies with their filled-out vaccination cards and proudly bearing side-effects, and new medications being developed in record time, it is not hard to forget that immunization has […]

Vaccinations Through History

May 7, 2021 in Health tagged health & safety / influenza / vaccinations by Macee Hall

after the pandemic — We Should Continue These Things After the Pandemic With vaccine distribution starting, there is a glimmer of hope that things will eventually be somewhat back to normal. It is hard not to want to scream for joy at the thought of returning to pre-Covid times. However, I believe there are […]

We Should Continue These Things After the Pandemic

March 31, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare tagged anxiety / COVID-19 / family / health & safety by Kayla Gonzalez