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COVID-19: This Group Has Been Most Affected By Virus In 2023, CDC Says COVID-19: This Group Has Been Most Affected By Virus In 2023, CDC Says
Covid-19: This Group Has Been Most Affected By Virus In 2023, CDC Says New data is revealing what group of Americans was most affected by COVID-19 in the fourth year of the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late last week that those age 65 and above accounted for 62.9 percent of COVID-related hospitalizations from January to August of this year. Among that group, only 23.5 percent had received the recommended COVID booster vaccine, and "the vast majority had two or more underlying health conditions," according to the CDC. Those 65 and older accounted for 87.9 percent of COVID-related deaths and 61.3 percen…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Nationwide Alert: Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Pose Growing Threat, CDC Warns Nationwide Alert: Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Pose Growing Threat, CDC Warns
Nationwide Alert: Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Pose Growing Threat, CDC Warns A new nationwide health advisory has been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as cases of potentially fatal flesh-eating bacteria continue to climb. Vibrio vulnificus infections have killed at least 13 people on the Eastern Seaboard this year and cause an estimated 80,000 illnesses annually in the United States. Most people get infected with Vibrio by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters, the CDC said in the advisory which was issued on Friday, Sept. 1. Vibrio naturally live in coastal waters, including salt water and brackish water, w…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Rockland Opens Vaccination Registration For Those With Health Conditions COVID-19: Rockland Opens Vaccination Registration For Those With Health Conditions
Covid-19: Rockland Opens Vaccination Registration For Those With Health Conditions Rockland County has announced it is opening up space for 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines for those with underlying health conditions. The sign-up will begin at 4 p.m., Monday, March, 1, and is expected to be full within minutes, said officials with the Rockland County Health Department. The department is able to offer the vaccine after receiving 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine to vaccinate persons with certain qualifying underlying health conditions who live in the state and residents and staff of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) facilities.  The health departm…

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by Kathy Reakes