Month: May 2021

New COVID-19 infections in Oregon continued to drop over the weekend, with state officials on Sunday reporting two new deaths connected to the coronavirus and 507 new confirmed or presumed cases. Hospitalizations climbed Sunday, up seven occupied beds from Saturday, according to the Oregon Health Authority. DETAILED DATA AND TRENDS The continuing drop in new daily cases reflects a nationwide trend that began after the most recent peak in new daily cases in mid-April. In another parallel with the rest of the country, vaccinations in Oregon are also declining, the current rolling average of doses administered daily running at about two-thirds the peak rate reached five weeks ago. Vaccines: Oregon reported 23,075 newly administered doses, which includes 18,438 Saturday and the re...

Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine, who wrote an article for The Times debunking disinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine and fertility, said: “Even during the vaccine trials some of the women inadvertently got pregnant. There’s nothing even to empirically support” a link between infertility and the Covid vaccine. “I have two daughters myself, who are in the 12-14 year age group, I totally understand the fear,” she said. “But there’s really no basis for it.” Updated May 16, 2021, 6:37 p.m. ET For Younger Children, Worries About Allergies and Side Effects Molly Herman, 35, who has a 2-year-old and is 32 weeks pregnant with her second child, said she’s anxious about giving her daughter the vaccine, even though she chose to get the shot during her...

Anthony FauciAnthony FauciFauci: COVID-19 vaccine could lead to 'breakthrough' in HIV fight GOP lawmaker calls for Wuhan probe to 'prevent the next pandemic' Trump bemoans lack of vaccine credit amid mask news MORE, chief medical adviser to President BidenJoe BidenWarren calls for US to support ceasefire between Israel and Hamas UN secretary general 'deeply disturbed' by Israeli strike on high rise that housed media outlets Nation's largest nurses union condemns new CDC guidance on masks MORE, said during a discussion on Sunday about the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) decision to drop mask recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals that vaccinated people become "dead ends" for COVID-19. Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," Fauci explained to host John Dickers...

A phlebotomist draws blood at a free COVID-19 antibody testing event on Feb.17 in Pico Rivera, Calif. Frederic J. Brown=/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown=/AFP via Getty Images A phlebotomist draws blood at a free COVID-19 antibody testing event on Feb.17 in Pico Rivera, Calif. Frederic J. Brown=/AFP via Getty Images Each week, we answer...