Month: February 2021

1,920 new COVID-19 cases, 82 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts Updated: 5:08 PM EST Feb 10, 2021 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,920 confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 521,045 since the start of the pandemic. This marks the third straight day that Massachusetts has reported fewer than 2,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. The last time such a stretch happened was from Nov. 3 through Nov. 5, 2020.State health officials also added 82 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state's total, which is now 14,903. An estimated 52,372 cases are active across Massachusetts, according ...

Ford is using its engineering prowess to solve a thorny coronavirus problem: Designing a medical-grade face mask that reveals wearers' facial expressions and also allows hearing-impaired people to read lips. The automaker, which began producing personal protective equipment early on in the coronavirus pandemic, has developed a face mask with clear panels that also filters most airborne particles. "In those early days, everyone was learning what it was like to live in a masked environment. We quickly identified that while it's difficult for everybody to wear a mask all day long, for folks suffering from hearing impairment, it's an even bigger challenge," Jim Baumbick, the leader of Ford's PPE manufacturing effort, told CBS MoneyWatch. "That inspired us to think about how we could he...

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Women who recently received the COVID-19 vaccine may need to postpone their annual mammogram if they are due for one soon, say doctors in Utah.  Some women who receive the coronavirus vaccine may experience axillary adenopathy, also known as swollen lymph nodes, following vaccination. A doctor in Ohio recently warned that this reaction could be confused for a sign of breast cancer, as many patients are finding swollen lymph nodes under the same arm that they received the jab.  Some women who receive the coronavirus vaccine may experience axillary adenopathy, also known as swollen lymph nodes, following vaccination. (iStock) "When one receives a vaccination there is an inflammatory response in the arm," said Dr. Brett Parkinson, medical director of Intermountain Healthca...

The state said it is following guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in opening up vaccination to people with cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, heart conditions, compromised immune systems due to organ transplants, obesity, pregnancy, pulmonary disease and sickle cell disease.

Two cases of a COVID-19 variant first discovered in South Africa have been detected in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday. The cases were detected in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, Newsom said while speaking in Fresno County. "The issue of mutations is top of mind," Newsom said from the site of The Big Fresno Fair. Over the weekend, health officials in South Africa announced a temporary hold on the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine after a study suggested it offered "minimal protection" against mild-to-moderate COVID-19 due to the variant, the University of Oxford said. That yet-unpublished study included a relatively small number of people who were young and healthy on the whole. It was not able to measure how effective the vaccine was against severe disease...