Flu and Coronavirus Tracking March 26, 2021
Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) Tracking! These CDC US reports includes all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands. These are cases reported to the CDC since January 21, 2020. Nationwide there have been 29,903,245 reported cases and 543,975 reported deaths associated with COVID-19. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases […]
Allergies… or COVID-19?
Spring is here, officially, and that often means bracing for pollen related allergies that accompany it. Last year, COVID-19 swept over our communities and made the seasonal allergies all the more frustrating as it was hard to tell when symptoms warranted following quarantine measures, or to take some antihistamines and continue on with our days. […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking March 19, 2021
Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) Tracking! These CDC US reports includes all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands. These are cases reported to the CDC since January 21, 2020. Nationwide there have been 29,490,832 reported cases and 536,734 reported deaths associated with COVID-19. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases […]
Healthy Eating: Controlling Sodium in Our Diets
Everyone knows that what we eat influences us daily and over a lifetime. March is National Nutrition Month and the CDC’s Department of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is raising awareness about the harmful effects of too much salt (aka sodium) in our diets! 3 things you can keep in mind to start making better […]
COVID-19 Testing Types: The Basics
Over the last year we have all heard so much about COVID-19 testing. With so much information to consider, it is easy to get confused. At Medac, we want to help make things a little easier. Below, we have listed a few of the common terms and testing types that we have all been hearing, […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking March 5, 2021
Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) Tracking! These CDC US reports includes all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands. These are cases reported to the CDC since January 21, 2020. As of Mar 4 2021, Nationwide there have been 28,580,198 reported cases and 517,224reported deaths associated with COVID-19. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center […]
COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized for Emergency Use
Vaccines have been around for a long time, and while there aren’t any COVID-19 Vaccines fully approved by the FDA, there are currently three that have been issued clearance via an FDA Emergency Use Authorization. Below we have the facts on each of the three currently Authorized and Recommended Vaccines for COVID-19 Prevention from the […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking February 26, 2021
Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) Tracking! These CDC US reports includes all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands. These are cases reported to the CDC since January 21, 2020. Nationwide there have been 28,212,548 reported cases and 506,834reported deaths associated with COVID-19. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases […]
Variants of COVID-19 in the United States
Viruses mutate. It seems simple enough, but for our communities it can create complications. Currently there are three variants of the COVID-19 virus that are beginning to circulate in the United States. Below we have the facts from the CDC about each of them: B.1.1.7 was first identified in the United Kingdom in the fall of […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking February 19, 2021
Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) Tracking! These CDC US reports includes all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands. These are cases reported to the CDC since January 21, 2020. As of 2/18/2021 – Nationwide there have been 27,669,556 reported cases and 489,067 reported deaths associated with COVID-19. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center for […]
