#Over the counter drugs could dim COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness

#Over the counter drugs could dim COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness

“#Over the counter drugs could dim COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness” Experts are warning that over-the-counter pain relievers such as Aspirin, Tylenol or ibuprofen could dull the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines. As the US continues to roll out vaccines from both Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to the general public, recipients have reported minor side-effects like temporary pain that…

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#Global polio surveillance declined amid COVID-19: CDC

#Global polio surveillance declined amid COVID-19: CDC

“#Global polio surveillance declined amid COVID-19: CDC” Reported cases of so-called acute flaccid paralysis dropped by 33% globally in the first nine months of 2020, suggesting polio surveillance also declined amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Acute flaccid paralysis, or sudden weakening of the muscles, is an overarching term…

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#Coronavirus ‘long haulers’ experiencing fishy, sulfur smells

#Coronavirus ‘long haulers’ experiencing fishy, sulfur smells

“#Coronavirus ‘long haulers’ experiencing fishy, sulfur smells” While researchers continue to study lasting, long-term effects following infection from the novel coronavirus, new reports reiterate the so-called “long haulers” experiencing a distorted sense of smell, catching odd, unpleasant fishy, sulfur and burning odors. Professor Nirmal Kumar, consultant ENT surgeon and president of ENT UK, attributed the warped sense of smell to parosmia, calling it…

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#How Americans celebrated holidays during last pandemic

#How Americans celebrated holidays during last pandemic

“#How Americans celebrated holidays during last pandemic” Americans celebrated Christmas over a century ago during the previous pandemic with some of the same concerns of the modern day, including considering whether to gather with loved ones and risk deadly infection. But in 1918, World War I had just ended and many soldiers were headed home for the holidays to see…

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#New virus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria

#New virus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria

“#New virus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria” NAIROBI, Kenya — Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa’s top public health official said Thursday, but he added that further investigation was needed. The discovery could add to new alarm in the pandemic after similar variants were announced in Britain…

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