Month: July 2021

The black-legged or deer tick, which carries Lyme disease, appears to be expanding it's territory. Bill Davis/Newsday via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Davis/Newsday via Getty Images The black-legged or deer tick, which carries Lyme disease, appears to be expanding it's territory. Bill Davis/Newsday via Getty Images Ticks aren't known as beach-lovers, so...

The CDC is warning Americans about a Listeria outbreak linked to precooked chicken ahead of July 4 celebrations. Three people have been hospitalized and one person had died in Texas and Delaware after eating precooked chicken at a long-term care facility or hospital in the last few months. The actual numbers may be higher, as some people recover from Listeria without seeking medical assistance and it can take one to four weeks for symptoms to show. LEGIONNAIRES' OUTBREAK AT OREGON APARTMENT COMPLEX LEAVES 1 DEAD While the CDC investigates, the agency recommends that people "reheat precooked chicken to an internal temperature of 165°F" and avoid eating "any cold dishes made with precooked chicken, such as deli chicken salad and salads with chicken sold at a salad bar, a deli counter, or t...

Unvaccinated people can be a driving force for new variants, an infectious disease expert told CNN.  "Unvaccinated people are potential variant factories," infectious disease expert Dr. William Schaffner said.  Mutations that replicate can become variants and unvaccinated hosts more easily allow for that.  Loading Something is loading. ...

Even as a crowded South Lawn represents scenes of celebration across the country, concerns about the continuing spread of the virus remain strong inside the administration, which announced this week it would dispatch response teams across the US to communities where officials are worried about a potentially deadly combination: low vaccination rates and a significant presence of the highly transmissible form of the virus. In private meetings, Biden has questioned advisers about the broader impact the highly contagious variant could have on the US, according to people present. He still receives a daily report on case rates, the number of deaths and the prevalence of variants. Officials have stressed that vaccinated people are safe, while those who are unvaccinated are the most at risk. In a...