A surgical mask provides about 80% protection, but a surgical mask covered with a fabric mask provides roughly 90% protection, according to Dr. Laura McGeorge.
How Idaho plans to monitor COVID-19 vaccine recipients for allergic reactions
There have only been two reported cases of anaphylactic reactions out of the thousands already vaccinated in the U.S. Author: Chase Biefeldt (KTVB) Updated: 6:53 PM MST December 17, 2020
BOISE, Idaho Two healthcare workers in Juneau, Alaska had a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Pfizer vaccine this week and were sent to the intensive care unit (ICU) for treatment.
Only one of the workers had a history of allergies, and both have recovered from their adverse reactions.
These are the first reported incidents of their kind in the U.S., but thousands of people have already received the first dose of the vaccine.
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Idaho s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine delivered to health district, hospitals
The healthcare workers combatting the virus hands-on in emergency rooms and in intensive care units will be the first group to receive the vaccine. Author: Chase Biefeldt (KTVB) Updated: 9:58 AM MST December 15, 2020
BOISE, Idaho Idaho received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and Bio-n-Tech after the Federal Drug Administration recently authorized emergency use of the vaccine.
The state should have 13,650 doses of the vaccine by the end of the week, according to the Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare. The vaccine was sent from distributors to the Eastern Idaho Public Health District (EIPH) and St. Luke s.