Month: January 2021

The Future of the Food Magazine? Four Teenagers May Have the Answer.
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Food & Nutrition

The Future of the Food Magazine? Four Teenagers May Have the Answer.

As the restaurant industry was forced to pivot in the wake of COVID-19, Food and Finance High School’s curriculum found itself in a similar position. At the New York City culinary high school, students’ mornings are devoted to general courses like English and history before breaking out into their own internships, working the line at restaurants or assisting with social media for food organizations. Last year’s junior showcase—an annual event with food prepared and served by the entire class—was put on hold. But staying true to their mission to highlight trailblazing chefs of color, the elements of the showcase evolved into Pass the Spatula, a student-run food magazine released in August 2020. (You can order a copy here.) Paging through the one-o...
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Joe and Jill Biden talk COVID-19 heroes, vaccines in odd, Jumbotron New Years Rockin Eve interview – USA TODAY
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Lifestyle & Arts

Joe and Jill Biden talk COVID-19 heroes, vaccines in odd, Jumbotron New Years Rockin Eve interview – USA TODAY

Joe and Jill Biden proved they can speak from anywhere with their final interview of 2020 on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest."  That now includes speaking with their image broadcast from a giant Times Square Jumbotron, answering questions from a winter jacket-wearing Ryan Seacrest perched on the opposite end of the surreally deserted square. While Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper were throwing back tequila shots on CNN's Times Square broadcast, Seacrest gave the introduction, "This is a first, joining us right now are President-Elect Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden." It wasn't clear which part Seacrest meant by "first," but the future leader of the free world taking questions over an empty Times Square was certainly novel, and odd. But it's (the end of) 2020. So after a...
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Feeling Lonely? 9 Ways To Fight Isolation This Winter : Shots – Health News – NPR
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Health & Fitness

Feeling Lonely? 9 Ways To Fight Isolation This Winter : Shots – Health News – NPR

With COVID-19 cases still soaring across the U.S., it can be tempting to just ride the winter out on the couch, binging on Netflix. But psychologists say it's important in 2021 for us all to keep up human contact. "Isolation and particularly quarantines and lockdowns have been associated with increases in distress, depression, anxiety," says Dana Rose Garfin, a psychologist at the University of California, Irvine's Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing. Social isolation and loneliness, Garfin notes, are also associated with health effects, including coronary heart disease, stroke and even premature death. "We don't want to trade one risk for the other risk," agrees Julianne Holt Lunstad, a psychologist ...
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Hospital worker arrested after allegedly leaving hundreds of COVID vaccine doses out of refrigerator on purpose – CBS News
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Health & Fitness

Hospital worker arrested after allegedly leaving hundreds of COVID vaccine doses out of refrigerator on purpose – CBS News

The Wisconsin hospital worker accused of intentionally removing 57 vials of a COVID-19 vaccine from a pharmacy refrigerator has been arrested, local police announced Thursday. The worker had already been fired by the Aurora Medical Center, which said it was forced to throw out more than 500 doses of the vaccine as a result of the incident.  Grafton police said the individual has been arrested on three recommended charges: First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Adulterating a Prescription Drug and Criminal Damage to Property, all of which are felonies. Police did not name the individual, but did identify him as a man. The suspect is being held at the Ozaukee County jail.  The hospital launched an investigation and was originally led to believe inadvertent human error was to bla...
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The COVID vaccine rollout is falling millions of doses short. Heres why. – CBS News
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Health & Fitness

The COVID vaccine rollout is falling millions of doses short. Heres why. – CBS News

The Trump administration has fallen far behind on its initial pledge to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the end of 2020, with under 3 million people receiving COVID-19 vaccinations out of the 14 million doses that have shipped. Local health providers responsible for the last mile of the vaccine's delivery are short-staffed and exhausted by the ongoing battle against the pandemic, and limited resources, prioritization plans and mistakes have also hampered the nationwide vaccination effort. The first sign that the administration had overpromised came in late December, when officials modified their pledge — from vaccinating 20 million Americans by the end of the year to vowing to "make vaccine doses available" to 20 million. The top adviser for the federal vaccine effort known as Op...
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LIVE UPDATES: Florida confirms its first case of new coronavirus strain – Fox News
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LIVE UPDATES: Florida confirms its first case of new coronavirus strain – Fox News

Health officials in Florida have confirmed the state's first case of a new coronavirus strain. The person infected was described as a Martin County man in his 20s with no history of travel, the state Department of Health said Thursday. "The Department is working with the CDC on this investigation," the department tweeted. "We encourage all to continue practicing COVID-19 mitigation." The first case of the new strain -- called B.1.1.7 -- in the United States was announced Tuesday. Colorado health officials said an Elbert County man in his 20s was in isolation after becoming infected. It has since been found in California as well. The variant was first discovered in the United Kingdom, and prompted tough lockdown and travel restrictions. Follow below for updates on the coronavirus pan...
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California hospitals stressed to the brink of catastrophe by the coronavirus surge – CNN
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California hospitals stressed to the brink of catastrophe by the coronavirus surge – CNN

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Oregon health care worker hospitalized after severe reaction to Moderna coronavirus vaccine – OregonLive
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Oregon health care worker hospitalized after severe reaction to Moderna coronavirus vaccine – OregonLive

A Wallowa Memorial Hospital employee had a severe allergic reaction to an initial dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine this week, state health officials said Thursday. The health care worker has been hospitalized and continues to recover, according to a statement provided by the Oregon Health Authority. The agency did not say if the person had a history of allergic reactions. It is the first time state officials have reported a case of an Oregonian having a severe allergic reaction to a coronavirus vaccine since immunizations began mid-December. The case is also notable because, until recently, only Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were known to sometimes cause severe allergic reactions. The first known severe reaction to the Moderna vaccine occurred Dec. 24, according to The New York Times. ...
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