The Moderna vaccine is awaiting approval from the FDA. A local doctor says with that approval, they would be able to get the vaccine to more people of all eligible age groups.
Childrenâs Hospital & Medical Center is also part of the nationwide study.
With many more Nebraskans now lining up for first and second shots of COVID-19 vaccines, chatter around who had what side effects â a fever or sore arm versus none at all â have become commonplace.
The full list of common, short-term effects includes soreness or swelling at the injection site, fatigue, joint and/or muscle pain, fever and/or chills, headache, nausea and swollen lymph nodes.
The good news: Those temporary responses mean your immune system is up and firing, preparing your body to combat coronavirus invaders. The better news: Just because you didnât have much in the way of side effects doesnât mean the vaccine didnât work for you or that you didnât have a strong immune response.
Variants causing COVID spike amongst Nebraska children
What officials say is to blame.
and last updated 2021-04-09 19:50:17-04
OMAHA, Neb. â COVID cases and hospitalizations are on the rise once again in Nebraska, and this time the attention is on children. More kids are testing positive in Douglas County and officials say the new variants are to blame.
Initially, COVID was thought to not have a large impact on children. But thanks to new variants like the B.1.1.7 strain from the United Kingdom, that s all. There was a 22% increase in cases in March over what we had been seeing in February and 42% of those were among people 19 years of age and younger, Douglas County Health Department spokesperson Phil Rooney said.
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Double Masking âMakes Common Sense,â Fauci Says By Ralph Ellis
Jan. 26, 2021 Anthony Fauci, MD, says wearing two masks is better than one when it comes to warding off the coronavirus.
The purpose of a mask is to prevent droplets and the virus from reaching a personâs mouth and nose, he said on the
Today show, so increasing the barriers naturally increases protection.
âIf you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on, it just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective,â said Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. âAnd thatâs the reason why you see people either double masking or doing a version of an N95.â