San Agustin and Leon Guerrero said the government wants to analyze the clusters and make sure they do not lead to more community spread.
The governor had previously said she would ease travel quarantine restrictions, starting May 1, if the island reached its goal of vaccinating 50% of the adult population. The path to half set a target of fully immunizing 62,500 people, based on estimates of a total adult population of around 125,000.
Public Health Medical Director Dr. Felix Cabrera said 64,047 people, or 51% of the adult population, have been fully vaccinated. That includes those vaccinated through the local government, the Department of Defense and the National Guard. Another 79,907 have received at least the first dose, putting the total number of individuals to receive some form of immunization at 125,589.
Thirteen months into the coronavirus pandemic, a weary public is wondering what’s next.
Is another wave of COVID-19 coming? Can the vaccination campaign keep it at bay? Where is the illness now spreading? When will herd immunity be reached?
Recently, there have been both positive and troubling developments.
Most significantly, on Tuesday, April 13, Ohio officials heeded the recommendation of the CDC and the FDA and halted use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the state, after six nationally reported cases of severe blood clots, including one death, were linked to the vaccine.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine addressed the issue at a briefing April 13. He said that after a call with the White House earlier in the day, he learned the recommendation was to help health providers treat any issues that arise from the shot.
Ohio reports 1,934 more coronavirus cases: Monday update
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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021 file photo, students wear masks as they work in a fourth-grade classroom, at Elk Ridge Elementary School in Buckley, Wash. In Ohio, there have now been over 1.04 million coronavirus cases since the outbreak began. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Another 1,934 coronavirus cases were reported Monday since the day before in Ohio, increasing the 21-day rolling average to 1,914 cases.
Two weeks ago, the 21-day average was 1,590 cases, but new cases are on the rise, due to variants that are more contagious. Northern Ohio especially is getting hit by variants, and last week the state deployed 5,000 additional vaccines to Lucas and Cuyahoga counties to try to get ahead of the surge. Ohio Department of Health Medical Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said that he expects in about two weeks for the variants to become the predominant form of
Memorial Health hopeful certificate will be granted for freestanding ERs in Richmond Hill, Pooler
Memorial Health hopeful certificate will be granted for freestanding ERs in Richmond Hill, Pooler By Blair Caldwell | April 8, 2021 at 4:06 PM EDT - Updated April 8 at 6:40 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Memorial Healthâs two freestanding ERs are back in process.
You may remember in February they were stopped as a few local healthcare groups petitioned their certificate of need. But Memorial says that decision was reversed recently.
Memorial Healthâs plan to build two freestanding ERs - one in Richmond Hill and another in Pooler - is back on. Doctors say it will give them the opportunity to care for emergency situations in critical time.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/507690.html (Natural News) Health authorities in the state of Washington are now observing 23 people for the Ebola virus. The 23 travelers are from the West African countries of Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where there are current outbreaks of the disease. However, state health officials are reassuring Washington residents that there is a “very low” risk of contracting Ebola on American soil.
The
Washington State Department of Health (Washington DOH) said in a March 25 statement that the 23 people will be monitored for roughly 21 days after they arrive in the U.S. “The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an order requiring airlines to collect … contact information for passengers who were in [the two West African countries],” it added.