The Ohio Emergency Management Agency published the latest update from Governor DeWine, the Ohio EPA, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Ohio Department of Agriculture regarding work underway in East Palestine as of February 16, 2023.
Ohio Governor DeWine sent a letter to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting that they immediately send medical experts to East Palestine to evaluate and counsel members of the community who have questions and/or are experiencing symptoms.
Ohio's Chemical Spill Creates Potential Disaster
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The Ohio Emergency Management Agency published the latest update from Governor DeWine, the Ohio EPA, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Ohio Department of Agriculture regarding work underway in East Palestine as of February 16, 2023.
Ohio Governor DeWine sent a letter to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting that they immediately send medical experts to East Palestine to evaluate and counsel members of the community who have questions and/or are experiencing symptoms.
Long COVID Tied to Lower Likelihood of Employment
Participants reporting any cognitive symptoms had lower likelihood of working full time
Natural Protection Against Reinfection With BA.1 COVID-19 Variant Lower
However, protection against severe disease remains high at 88.9 percent for omicron BA.1 at 40 weeks
Half of Frontline Health Care Workers Report Subthreshold PTSD Symptoms
Subthreshold PTSD symptoms associated with increased physical health symptoms and sleep problems
Children’s Screen Time Use Remains Higher Than Prepandemic
Screen time increased 1.75 hours per day early in pandemic and remained 1.11 hours higher per day
Pharmacy Services Expand Beyond COVID-19
As the global pandemic slows, one of the most significant leaders in delivering COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S. is expanding its vaccination services.
Announced during the early stages of the pandemic, the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program (FRPP) includes 21 retail pharmacy partners with more than 41,000 locations nationwide.
As of February 9, 2023, more than 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered through the FRPP during the pandemic.
This success is related to easy access to most main streets in the U.S.
Moderna Will Offer Free COVID-19 Shots to Uninsured After PHE Ends
The U.S. public health emergency declaration is scheduled to end in May
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Treatment with corticosteroids tied to clinical and pulmonary function improvement
Genital Herpes Testing Still Not Recommended for Pregnant Women
While the genital herpes outbreak spreads throughout the U.S., testing for herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2) is not recommended for most people because of its debatable benefit.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted its final recommendation statement on serologic screening for genital herpes infections on February 14, 2023.