Month: January 2021

A pharmacist dilutes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while preparing it to administer to staff and residents at the Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, on December 30, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images The Covid-19 vaccine appears to cause severe allergic reactions at a significantly higher rate than other vaccines among the first wave of Americans to receive the life-saving immunizations, though the reactions are still rare, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The CDC said there were 21 cases of anaphylaxis — a severe and life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs rarely after vaccination — out of the nearly 1.9 million people who received their first shot of Pfizer's...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine scheduler portal is now available for pre-registration. Earlier this week, the department announced the launch of an online COVID-19 vaccine scheduler portal on Thursday to notify Oklahomans when they’re eligible to receive the vaccine and provide more information on how to schedule an appointment. As of Wednesday, Oklahomans can visit this portal at vaccinate.oklahoma.gov, but appointment scheduling will not be available until Thursday, officials said. However, pre-registration is open for all Oklahomans to enter their personal information to determine their eligibility to receive the vaccine within Oklahoma’s priority phase plan and receive notifications when the vaccine is available to them.You c...

The municipality of Princeton opened its own COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration portal on Tuesday afternoon, several hours after the Murphy administration opened the statewide online pre-registration portal. Princeton’s simple Microsoft Office form, which is in both English and Spanish, can be accessed online here. People who pre-register for the vaccine using the Princeton portal will eventually be contacted to set up their appointment when they become eligible for the vaccine. Local officials said people who sign up for the vaccine on the local Princeton waitlist should also pre-register for a vaccine through the State of New Jersey’s online portal as well. Local officials said anyone who wants to get the vaccine at a state-run vaccination clinic or a vaccine mega site will st...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says there's one thing most people diagnosed with COVID-19 did before they got sick: They were in close contact with someone infected. According to the CDC's official statement, "The virus that causes COVID-19 most commonly spreads between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet, or 2 arm lengths)," the agency says. "It spreads through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols, produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, talks, or breathes." Read on to see why this puts you in danger, and how to avoid it—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You've Already Had Corona...