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Students wear masks while working on school work in their arts pod organized by Dance Mission Theater in the Mission District of San Francisco, Calif. Tuesday, October 13, 2020.Jessica Christian/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Martin Auzenne, 73, receives a dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Karina Castillo, a student nurse at S.F. State University, during a vaccination clinic at the Southeast Health Center in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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California officials painted a cautiously hopeful picture of the pandemic on Monday, the day after reporting the lowest single-day case total in more than two months and as the state prepared to open its largest mass vaccination site at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara County on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) In San Francisco s Bayview District, it should come as no surprise how good news spreads word of mouth and a bit of social networking. It led to a long line of people social distancing at a coronavirus vaccine drop-in clinic on Keith Street. I had been so worried, said Brenda Cook.
It is a bit of an experiment for the San Francisco Department of Public Health, based on facts and necessity. The city inoculated, here, based on zip codes and being age 65 or older.
The Bayview is one of San Francisco s hardest hit neighborhoods. Infection rates stand at roughly 10 percent.
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According to a recent press release from SoutheastHEALTH, distribution and administration of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine continues in the Southeast Missouri Area. Currently, the area is in the Phase 1B - Tier 1 of Missouri s COVID-19 vaccination plan. This group includes individuals over the age of 65, or those with qualifying pre-existing conditions.
The State of Missouri s COVID-19 dashboard on Jan. 27, showed 10.2 percent of Cape Girardeau County residents, have received the first dose of the vaccine compared to the 4.7% vaccination rate statewide.
Vaccination clinics have been set up in several southeast Missouri counties. Those receiving the first dose ranges from 1 to 8.1% in Scott County, making it the second highest on the state COVID-19 dashboard.
NEW BEDFORD Obesity is one of the most dangerous and prevalent health conditions in the nation, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, cancer and now, severe illness from COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
During the pandemic, while cooped up at home, many have decided to put their health first. Whether by exercising, dieting or just living a healthier lifestyle overall, many Americans have taken significant steps toward improving their health. As health care providers, we know obesity is out there and it s a public health issue, but COVID has made it another level, said Mikelanne Phaneuf, clinical dietitian at the Southcoast Health Center for Weight Loss. It brings it out into light as another reason to focus on your health.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Dexter, MO. - Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County hosted a COVID-19 vaccination clinic today for those qualifying for the Tier 1- 1A, 1B-Tiers 1 and 2. Five hundred doses of the vaccine were provided from SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau.
Dexter optometrist, Dr. Katie Mayberry, receives her vaccine from nurse Margaret McConnell at SoutheatHEALTH of Stoddard County Wednesday morning.
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SoutheastHEALTH has been a pre-positioning site for the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine since mid-December, and over the past two months has deployed over 8,000 doses of the vaccine throughout Southeast Missouri. As the vaccination plan moves into its next level, SoutheastHEALTH will implement vaccination clinics based on the priority phases.