Covid masks and hand sanitizers can get you a tax break, says IRS

Luis Alvarez | DigitalVision | Getty Images Americans can get a tax break on masks, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, and other personal protective equipment this filing season to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, the IRS said on Friday. The tax code allows taxpayers to deduct medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of their adjusted gross …

Covid instances are rising, hospital stays have reached a plateau regardless of rising vaccinations

Paramedic Lenny Fernandez, medical assistant Rodnay Moore, and paramedic certified Calvin Davis (left to right) prepare doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine as the City of Vernon Health Department workers open the new clinic for the city’s mobile health unit for delivery Vaccinations used by COVID-19 against nearly 250 food processing workers at Rose & …

Do it’s a must to put on masks after the Covid vaccine? A brand new NIH-sponsored research hopes to reply that

Nurses remove vaccination doses from a vial while Maryland residents receive their second dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the Cameron Grove Community Center in Bowie, Maryland on March 25, 2021. Win McNamee | Getty Images A new study, supported by the National Institutes of Health, aims to help doctors and officials figure out …

CDC director warns of potential spike in covid as US circumstances rise 7%

People enjoy themselves on the beach on March 4, 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. College students have begun arriving in the South Florida area for the annual spring break ritual. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The US could soar again in Covid-19 cases if pandemic safety measures are not followed, the head of the Centers …

The WHO warns in opposition to the sale of counterfeit Covid vaccines on the Web

Small bottles labeled “Vaccine” stickers are placed near a medical syringe in front of the words “Coronavirus COVID-19” displayed in this April 10, 2020 illustration. Given Ruvic | Reuters The World Health Organization warned of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccines being sold on the internet during a press conference on Friday. “We urge all people not to …

Compensation for victims of Covid vaccination accidents is proscribed

Joanna Oakley got her annual flu shot in 2015 and immediately knew something was wrong. “It felt like it hit the bone right away. And over the next few days I noticed that it was getting increasingly sore and it got where I couldn’t move my arm, I couldn’t turn my steering wheel in my …

Trump former Covid vaccine boss Slaoui at different corporations after alleging sexual harassment

Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GlaxoSmithKlines’ vaccines division, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump makes remarks on coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on May 15, 2020. The Trump administration, dubbed Operation Warp Speed, announces plans for a major effort to manufacture and market a coronavirus …

Rutgers College requires a Covid vaccine for college kids returning to campus this fall

A worker prepares materials for vaccination at the University Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey, the United States, on December 15, 2020. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Rutgers University will require students to return to their campus this fall to prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19. This …

The CDC eviction ban is about to run out. Consultants warn of an increase in Covid

Protesters gather for a rally to support bills and laws to block evictions in Massachusetts for up to a year. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty Images The country’s attempts to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control could be undermined by the impending expiration of the national eviction ban, experts warn. Centers for Disease …

AstraZeneca missteps threaten to additional undermine confidence as the corporate applies for US approval

A medical syringe and vial in front of the logo of UK biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in this illustrative photo taken on November 18, 2020. STR | NurPhoto | Getty Images U.S. health officials released a bizarre statement early Tuesday that AstraZeneca may have based the results of its Covid-19 vaccine study on outdated information. The …