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COVID-19: Cases In Kids At All-Time High; Here's Percentage Of New US Infections In Children COVID-19: Cases In Kids At All-Time High; Here's Percentage Of New US Infections In Children
Covid-19: Cases In Kids At All-Time High; Here's Percentage Of New US Infections In Children With students returning to class for the new school year, the number of children coming down with COVID-19 is on the rise as overall cases continue to climb due to the Delta variant. In the latest data released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), children now represent 26.8 percent of new weekly COVID-19 cases nationwide as health officials encourage all eligible parties to get vaccinated against the virus to help curtail the spread of the virus. According to the latest report, more than 250,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported among children in the past week out of nearly 940,000 …

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COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland Cases By Community The number of active COVID-19 cases continues to drop in Rockland, though the county reported several new virus-related deaths over the past few days. Health officials in Rockland are monitoring 2,477 active COVID-19 cases as of Friday, Jan. 22, down from 2,811 on Wednesday, Jan. 20 as the virus continues to surge through the Hudson Valley. Nine new deaths were reported in that span, bringing the total to 819 since the pandemic began last spring. A total of 91 COVID-19 patients are being treated in Rockland hospitals, down from 91 on Wednesday, while the 6.5 percent overall positive infect…

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COVID-19: Hudson Valley Hospitalizations Among Highest In State COVID-19: Hudson Valley Hospitalizations Among Highest In State
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Hospitalizations Among Highest In State In the past three days, the Hudson Valley has seen more COVID-19 patients hospitalized than nearly any other region in the state, according to the latest data from the Department of Health. New York Health officials are advising that the state, region, and country are seeing a surge in COVID-19 infection rates, hospitalizations, and fatalities, ringing alarm bells for some worried about combating the “second wave” of the virus. In the past three days, 54 COVID-19 patients have been admitted to Hudson Valley hospitals, second in the state behind only Long Island's 64 cases. The mid-Hudson r…

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Business
COVID-19: It Will Take More Harsh Steps To Battle Pandemic, Scientists Say COVID-19: It Will Take More Harsh Steps To Battle Pandemic, Scientists Say
Covid-19: It Will Take More Harsh Steps To Battle Pandemic, Scientists Say The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outlook can be stopped, but only with “harsh steps” and extreme measures, health officials are warning. In a New York Times report, scientists who have battled pandemics in the past laid out the steps required to help slow and stop the spread of COVID-19, which has become a worldwide pandemic since the initial outbreak in China. “Whether they can keep it suppressed remains to be seen,” the report states. “But for the United States to repeat their successes will take extraordinary levels of coordination and money from the country’s leaders, and extraordinary …

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Politics
Family Feud? Kennedys Blast RFK Jr. Over His View On Vaccines Family Feud? Kennedys Blast RFK Jr. Over His View On Vaccines
Family Feud? Kennedys Blast RFK Jr. Over His View On Vaccines Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been taken to task by three members of his famous family for his views on vaccines, which have been debunked by health officials. Although the country is mired in one of the worst measles outbreaks in years, Kennedy, a former Bedford resident, has been known to spread conspiracy theories about vaccines causing autism and other impairments on social media, prompting his family to respond in an essay posted on Politico. The World Health Organization has reported a 300 percent increase in the number of measles cases around the world as compared to this time last year,…

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Lifestyle
Did You Get A Measles Vaccination As A Child? You Now May Need A Booster Shot Did You Get A Measles Vaccination As A Child? You Now May Need A Booster Shot
Did You Get A Measles Vaccination As A Child? You Now May Need A Booster Shot With the measles continuing to spread throughout the region, health officials are warning that some adults who received their shots decades ago may be in need of a booster. Nationwide, there have been 555 confirmed cases of measles reported in 20 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the second worst year since the virus was eliminated in 2000. CNBC reported that if someone born between 1967 and 1991 - when the vaccine was improved and a booster shot was introduced - has approximately a 90 percent chance of being protected. Those born after 1991 have a…

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