Month: August 2021

CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen says common colds share many symptoms of the coronavirus, so if your child becomes ill as the school year gets underway, it might be difficult to immediately tell whether it’s COVID-19. (Drazen Zigic, iStockphoto/Getty Images) ATLANTA — Common colds share many symptoms of the coronavirus, so if your child becomes ill as the school year gets underway, it might be difficult to immediately tell whether it's COVID-19, said CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen. Adults catch the common cold around two to three times a year, and children get it even more frequently, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most people recover in seven to 10 days from the cold, but it can take long...

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HOWARD SPRINGS, Australia — After an order of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from the government never materialized, Quinn On realized on Monday that a busy pharmacy he manages in Western Sydney would soon run out of doses. He raced to pick up shots from one of his other stores, while his wife pleaded with local officials for extra supplies. Their mom-and-pop business has become a vaccination hub where it matters most — in the part of the city where Covid-19 case numbers refuse to decline despite a seven-week lockdown. They had already hired extra pharmacists. They set up a tent on the sidewalk to safely register arrivals. And on Monday, with all their scrambling, they secured a few hundred shots to inoculate a long line of people by day’s end. “It’s costing us money to do this, but...

With just a few weeks to go before the start of the school year, many districts are still shaping their COVID-19 safety policies considering the delta variant.State public health officials held a call with districts on Wednesday to cover the latest guidance. State epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan clarified the state’s guidance on face masks and testing for K-12 schools this fall.Officials recommended universal masking indoors in counties or cities with a level of community transmission considered “substantial” or when there is a larger outbreak, or multiple clusters in a school facility. Chan said there can be exceptions for classrooms or schools with a higher vaccination rate, universal testing programs or other measures like strictly enforced physical distancing. He said face masks...