COVID-19 and Underlying Medical Conditions
While the CDC is continuing to work hard to understand the different facets of COVID-19’s influence on our world, the truth is that it is still a relatively new virus and there is a lot we are still learning about it. On December 23, 2020, the CDC made important updates to the list of underlying […]
Can Your Exercise Routine Fight Viruses?
Numbers on a scale aren’t all that enticing to think about in terms of getting or staying healthy. For some, neither is the prospect of working up a sweat in a long, arduous workout at the gym. But what if you knew that moderate exercise, instead of intense exercise, plays a part in reducing the […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking February 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 2/4/2021 – Nationwide there have been 26,398,337 reported cases and 449,020 reported deaths associated with COVID-19. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center for […]
Contact Tracing and COVID-19
Coming down with any contagious illness can be alarming, and with the spread of COVID-19, even more so. Our communities want to know if they have the virus, or another illness, not only for themselves, but for their friends and neighbors. The general understanding is that Contact Tracing is a way of tracking people that […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking January 29, 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 25,615,268 reported cases and 431,619 reported deaths associated with COVID-19. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases […]
4 Questions and CDC Answers about Pets and COVID-19
For many of us, our best friends are sometimes furry with four legs… or scaly with no legs… or feathered with wings. Our pets are often counted as family and it’s normal to find yourself wondering if they could be affected by COVID-19, or if they could be part of the spread. Luckily the CDC […]
CDC Ending Isolation Guidelines
The terms Isolation and Quarantine have become part of our everyday vocabularies. Quarantine is for those that might have been exposed, to make sure illness does not develop and spread, whereas Isolation is for keeping those that are infected away from those who are well. Regardless, the purpose is to stop the spread of illness […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking January 15, 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 23,193,703 reported cases and 387,255 reported deaths associated with COVID-19. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases […]
Common Recommendations for Post-Viral Cough
For those of us that have rather uncomplicated bouts of the flu (or even COVID-19), one of the worst parts of getting sick to begin with is the lingering cough. We’ve all either been the person or worked with the person that took a few days off to get over the flu, only to bring […]
Flu and Coronavirus Tracking January 8, 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 21,259,997 reported cases and 359,849 reported deaths associated with COVID-19 (as of 1/7/2021). Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director at the National Center for Immunization […]
