Month: July 2021

The city of Milwaukee Health Department is recommending everyone wear face masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinThe new guidance was released Thursday afternoon.The decision was made with support from the mayor's office, city of Milwaukee Public Health and Safety Committee Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic and the Board of Health.The leaders said the recommendation was made in accordance with the guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.In a news release, officials said the delta variant in Milwaukee was causing an increase in positive COVID-19 cases."In the past month, the burden rate has gone from the 'low transmission' category into the 'substantial transmission' category, and the CDC's upda...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina, like many other states across the country, is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. CDC COVID-19 Transmission Levels by U.S. County Map not displaying correctly? Click here to open in a new window.4:15 p.m.President Joe Biden is urging local governments to offer $100 to those who get vaccinated with funding from the American Rescue Plan. Biden will also announce Thursday that all federal government employees and outside contractors will be asked to "attest to their vaccination status," and those who aren't vaccinated must social distance, get tested once or twice a week and wear a mask at work no matter where they live. This includes members of the Armed Forces and National Guard. 3:30 p.m.Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary of Health and Human Servic...

Nearly 3% of medical workers in a new Israeli study contracted COVID-19 even though they were vaccinated, and 19% of them still had symptoms six weeks later. Although the vaccines were never expected to be perfect, the findings raise questions about their protection and suggest that even vaccinated people could experience long-term symptoms such as such as fatigue, brain fog and shortness of breath. Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, said he finds it concerning – though not conclusive – that people had lingering symptoms weeks after getting sick. "There really may be a risk here, but we don't know how big a risk and how much of a problem it is," he said. Most of the people in the study who got sick had mild symptoms, and none were hospitalized. But Jha s...

Truvada, one of the medications authorized for PrEP, recently went generic. PrEP is now required to be covered by insurance providers. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Truvada, one of the medications authorized for PrEP, recently went generic. PrEP is now required to be covered by insurance providers. Jeff Chiu/AP The federal government is making it...

Sacramento County has become the latest county to issue a mask mandate in response to rising COVID-19 cases from the highly infectious delta variant. “The continued increase in cases is concerning — universal indoor use of masks is the least disruptive and most immediately impactful measure to take to slow the rate of transmission” Sacramento County Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye said in a statement on Thursday. “Our best protection against COVID-19 continues to be the vaccine. We urge all eligible residents to get vaccinated in order to protect themselves, and their family and friends.”Cases have spiked to 18.3 per 100,000 people on July 20, up from 5.2 on June 24, the county said. That number was 21.6 on Wednesday.Epidemiology program manager Jamie White said in a briefin...