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In late July, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the polio virus in wastewater samples from Rockland County after identifying the first case in the U.S. since 2013 in an unvaccinated young adult in Rockland County. NYS Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett stated: […]
The CDC will no longer use their program to trace COVID-19 outbreaks on commercial cruise ships in the United States. The initiative, that’s known as the COVID-19 Program For Cruise Ships ended earlier this week. The program monitored COVID-19 outbreaks for the last couple years. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cdc-cruise-ships-covid-19-tracking-program-ends/
Jif issued a voluntary recall for its Jif Peanut Butter and peanut butter products. The recall is on select Jif products but several other food companies have added their products to the list. The recall is due to the potential of salmonella contamination. If you have any of the products on the recall list the […]
New York State Health officials announced over this weekend that a New York City resident has tested positive for the virus that causes monkeypox. While they wait for further confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control, the unidentified patient isolates and treats the case as positive. According to the CDC, Monkeypox is “ a rare […]
As we continue to combat COVID-19, another hurdle has been cleared for parents who want their children vaccinated against COVID-19. The United States Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, has clear emergency use for a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. The booster can be administrated at least […]
Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided to limit the use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA deemed this vaccine as a last resort for adults who cannot accept a shot from another manufacturer. The reason being? Researchers from the FDA and the CDC found that the vaccine resulted in 60 […]
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle overturned the federal government’s transportation mask mandate that was just recently extended. According to Judge Mizelle, she claimed she could overturn the mandate on her interpretation of the term “sanitation.” In the 1944 Public Health Service Act, it states that if the government is trying to prevent the […]
If you are planning to travel any time before May 3rd, don’t forget to bring your mask. Yesterday, the CDC and the Biden administration is extending its face mask requirement for public transit for another 15 days. According to the CDC, they are extending the mandate “to assess the potential impact the rise of cases […]
Planning on traveling anytime soon? Don’t forget to bring your mask! Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is extending the current mandate for mask use on public transportation through April 18. The mandate was originally set to expire on March 18, but the extension was made based on a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and […]