On Tuesday, a health care worker in Juneau, Alaska, reportedly developed an allergic reaction that was classified as severe, shortly after having taken the newly approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and was admitted to the hospital overnight for observation.

Health officials held a media briefing on Wednesday, updating the woman's condition. Officials stated the victim was middle-aged, had no pre-existing allergy history, and had no reports of having suffered from anaphylaxis—a life-threatening form of an allergic reaction.

Hospital officials at Bartlett Regional Hospital stated that 96 health care workers were administered the vaccine on Tuesday and were closely observed for 30 minutes after

When the coronavirus was officially designated as a pandemic, and the nationwide shutdown and stay at home orders were announced, various items suddenly became limited in quantity—such as toilet paper and hand sanitizer.

Now, as we end a year that saw us under the thumb of the virus for ten long months, and counting, some of the more common prescription medications that we usually take for granted are on the brink of facing shortages as well—all because of COVID-19.

Those prescription drugs and medications that are already seeing a shortage are auto injecting epinephrine, the oral albuterol inhaler, those antibiotics such as

The day is finally here. Health officials began what is being called the most extensive vaccination campaign in our nations' history.

Those individuals that are first on the list to receive the newly approved COVID-19 are those workers within the health care arena. After receiving her shot today, Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse, said: “I feel hopeful today. Relieved.”

The much-coveted frozen vial shipments, manufactured by Pfizer Inc and its partner German company BioNTech, have been arriving at hospitals around the nation all morning.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said of the initial vaccinations: “This is the light at the end

On Tuesday, the word out of New Delhi, India, is that both experts and health officials remain baffled. In the southern state of Andhar Pradesh, a mysterious illness has broken out that has left a reported 500 people hospitalized and one person confirmed dead.

The director for public health, Geeta Prasadini, states that the mysterious illness was first detected on Saturday in the ancient city of Eluru, known for its hand-woven products. Reports indicated that residents began to convulse without warning and for no apparent reason.

Since that initial report, 546 individuals have been admitted to hospitals, with symptoms said to range

While most businesses have been struggling day to day to remain open over the last year, due to the ongoing coronavirus, Walmart has proven to be an exception to the rule. The retail giant has reported a boom in sales on everything from paper towels to PPE.

Now the nation's largest retailer is announcing another item to help Americans in their day to day battle with COVID-19—that of personal home COVID testing kits. Walmart now offers the test kits online for purchase by those individuals who believe they may have been in contact with an carrier or exposed to the virus.

The

As the coronavirus pandemic resurges across most of the US, infection rates are jumping up in those states that seemed to all but dodged the bullet earlier in the year.

As most states have recently seen a significant surge in COVID-19 infection numbers, many wonder why now? Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota offers a few theories on this.

Osterholm’s take is that multiple factors are converging at once and creating a sudden surge in numbers. He also adds that he feels that the next twelve weeks will prove to be the pandemic's darkest hours to date.

One contributing factor is

As a nation begins to prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday and the imminent arrival of winter, which will drive holiday gatherings indoors, a recent outbreak of the coronavirus in a rural community of the Amish offers a heads up warning of what could be lying ahead for other regions of the US.

As fate would have it, the outbreak remained somewhat confined, with only 30 individuals reportedly infected. Of those 30, three were reported as hospitalized, and one died. The victims all resided in a rural area of Wayne County, located in a north-central part of Ohio.

Although when the pandemic first

Indications are that we may be seeing some light at the coronavirus pandemic tunnel, as a second announcement of a promising vaccine for COVID-19 was released this month.

Monday, pharmaceutical company Moderna stated that its vaccine shots would provide users significant protection against contracting the coronavirus. This statement can only be seen as a ray of hope in an otherwise grim time, as the coronavirus numbers once again begin to surge across the globe.

In the statement issued, Moderna said that it appears that their vaccine is 94.5% effective, according to the company’s preliminary data. Moderna also offered that the study’s into

Each year, health experts look to the southern hemisphere to get an idea on how the flu season in the northern hemisphere may play out.

The reason being that the flu season runs its course between June and August below the equator, giving experts a better idea of the strains that will circulating in those areas above the equator during their flu season. It also adds insight into how intense the flu may possibly be when it starts to uptick in early November.

As fate would have it, this year the southern hemisphere has seen what is being called a historically

As the coronavirus pandemic resurges across most of the US, infection rates are jumping up in those states that seemed to all but dodged the bullet earlier in the year.

As most states have recently seen a significant surge in COVID-19 infection numbers, many wonder why now? Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota offers a few theories on this.

Osterholm’s take is that multiple factors are converging at once and creating a sudden surge in numbers. He also adds that he feels that the next twelve weeks will prove to be the pandemic's darkest hours to date.

One contributing factor is