Month: May 2021

Some former President Trump supporters and anti-vaxxers are forging vaccine cards using a government-issued template to falsely state they received their shots. NBC News reports that people are making their own vaccination cards using an online template and flashcards. America is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. "It's a cardboard paper card," said Alyssa Miller, a cybersecurity expert. "There's absolutely nothing about it that would prevent you from reproducing it." Using high-resolution PDFs from the websites on the Wyoming and Missouri health departments, conspiracy and anti-government forums give graphic templates on how to make a convincing vaccination card. Certain websites, like Patriots.win, f...

Getting itchy just looking at them.Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) Tens of thousands of male mosquitoes are descending on the Florida Keys. But these are no ordinary mosquitoes: They’re genetically modified, and they were planted around the state on purpose. It’s part of a plan to curb disease by releasing 1 billion mosquitoes across two states—but it’s giving some folks the heeby jeebies. Workers placed boxes of mosquitoes’ eggs—two on Cudjoe Key, one on Ramrod Key and three on Vaca Key—on Thursday, and expect them to hatch in about a week. They’ll repeat the process over the coming months, releasing 12,000 of the bugs per week for 12 weeks. That’s 144,000 mosquitoes overall—gross. The project marks the first time GMO mosquitoes have ever been released in the U.S., was launched by t...

1,179 new COVID-19 cases, 16 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts More than 2.5 million people in state fully vaccinated against coronavirus Updated: 5:05 PM EDT Apr 30, 2021 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,179 confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the statewide total to 645,867 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added 16 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state's total, which is now 17,259.So far, about 7.17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to Massachusetts, of which 85.0% have been administered. So far, about 2.53 million people in the state are ful...

Here is today’s COVID-19 update from the County Health and Human Services Agency with data through April 29. Vaccination Progress: State Metrics: San Diego County’s state-calculated, adjusted case rate is currently 6.2 cases per 100,000 residents. The testing positivity percentage is 2.3%. The health equity metric is 3.0%. CDPH assesses counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, May 4. Community Setting Outbreaks: Six new community outbreaks were confirmed April 29: three in college/university settings, one in a restaurant/bar setting, one in a retail setting and one in a TK-12th grade school setting. In the past seven days (April 23 through April 29), 24 community outbreaks were confirmed. The community outbreaks trigger is seven or more in s...

Anxiety triggered adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in at least 64 people — including cases that resulted in jab sites being shut down, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The CDC studied the physical reactions, including dizziness and fainting, in dozens of people who received the shots in five states between April 7 and 9, officials said. Many of the people reported nausea, vomiting and chest pain in California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina. Others said they had an elevated heart rate. The reactions prompted some vaccine centers to temporarily shut down while health officials investigated. But the CDC determined those reactions were brought on by anxiety caused by receiving injections....

Anxiety triggered adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in at least 64 people — including cases that resulted in jab sites being shut down, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The CDC studied the physical reactions, including dizziness and fainting, in dozens of people who received the shots in five states between April 7 and 9, officials said. Many of the people reported nausea, vomiting and chest pain in California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina. Others said they had an elevated heart rate. The reactions prompted some vaccine centers to temporarily shut down while health officials investigated. But the CDC determined those reactions were brought on by anxiety caused by receiving injections....

Anxiety triggered adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in at least 64 people — including cases that resulted in jab sites being shut down, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The CDC studied the physical reactions, including dizziness and fainting, in dozens of people who received the shots in five states between April 7 and 9, officials said. Many of the people reported nausea, vomiting and chest pain in California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina. Others said they had an elevated heart rate. The reactions prompted some vaccine centers to temporarily shut down while health officials investigated. But the CDC determined those reactions were brought on by anxiety caused by receiving injections....