Health

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is warning that thousands of deputies and civilian personnel from his department refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine, causing an “imminent threat to public safety.” In an open letter to the Board of Supervisors, Villanueva wrote: “I could potentially lose 44% of my workforce in one day…With the pandemic […]

Happy Halloween! Everyone is super excited to have life start going back to normal, especially since this year health leaders say it’s safe to trick-or-treat this year. However, they advise you to be careful. Monroe County Public Health Commissioner, Mike Mendoza, says that parents should be cautious about celebrating indoors. If your children are not […]

New data is constantly updated on the COVID-19 vaccine and this news on the highest rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S might come as a shock. You may be thinking that it has to be a liberal-leaning Northeastern or West Coast state, but it is actually Puerto Rico. According to the CDC vaccine tracker, […]

Now that it has been reported that the FDA advisory committee recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, a new bill would require all New York students to be vaccinated in order to attend school. This bill was introduced last week by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, D-Bronx. If the bill is approved, it […]

FDA advisers endorses kids doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine for ages 5 to 11 years old, the FDA panel voted anonymously. The COVID doses for children between the ages of 5-11 would be less than what adults are receiving right now. The advisers believes the benefits of the doses that children would receive outweighs […]

A group of pediatricians and other experts declared children’s mental health challenges is a “national emergency”. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Children’s Hospital Association — which collectively represent over 77,000 physicians and over 200 children’s hospitals — are sounding the alarm over a “shocking” rise […]

Federal health regulators (FDA) have recently spoken out on how the kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections in elementary school children. The kid-sized dose also shows no unexpected safety issues. According to the FDA’s analysis, scientists concluded that in almost every scenario the vaccine’s benefit for preventing hospitalizations […]

Yesterday, Wegmans announced that all of its Wegmans Pharmacy locations are now offering the Moderna and J&J/Janssen vaccine booster doses to eligible individuals by appointment only. Those who are eligible may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. If you are seeking the booster shot and received Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech as your primary […]

A new guidance from the New York State Department of Labor says companies can no longer hold employees responsible for using marijuana outside of the workplace. The department quietly released new guidelines forbidding the majority of employers, both public and private, from testing their employees for marijuana. According to the Department of Labor, individuals who […]

If you have purchased onions recently from the grocery store, you may want to have another look at them. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a salmonella outbreak is impacting 37 states, and sickening over 600 people in the US, which is all being linked to certain imported onions. The onions […]