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Plan to revitalize downtown DC would cost $400 million
A plan announced by D.C. political and business leaders Monday that aims to increase activity in the city's downtown area would take five years to fully implement and would cost $400 million.…
Prince William Co. revokes COVID aid for immigrant advocacy group
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday revoked more than $1 million in pandemic aid from immigrant advocacy group CASA after a county audit found the organization spent nearly $200,000 on items that didn’t qualify for…
Largest multi-country COVID study links vaccines to potential adverse effects
(The Hill) – A new study on COVID vaccines that looked at nearly 100 million vaccinated individuals affirmed the vaccines’ previously observed links to increased risks for certain adverse effects including myocarditis and…
New global study links COVID vaccines to slightly increased risk of heart problems
A global study has connected those who received COVID vaccines to an increased risk of some serious medical conditions, but one Loudoun County, Virginia, doctor says there’s more to consider here.…
Largest COVID vaccine study yet finds links to health conditions – Twin Cities
Jason Gale | Bloomberg News (TNS)
Vaccines that protect against severe illness, death and lingering long COVID symptoms from a coronavirus infection were linked to small increases in neurological, blood, and heart-related conditions in…
COVID vaccines saved countless lives but in a handful of cases they’ve caused damage or even death
The AstraZeneca Covid vaccine rollout was a huge success story — the first such programme in the world.It was an effective vaccine, manufactured in partnership with scientists at Oxford University, which helped save six million lives and…
Could Long Covid be the Senate’s bipartisan cause? – Twin Cities
Sen. Roger Marshall’s voice was shaking with emotion as he made the case for speedy and focused research into long COVID. Marshall, the junior senator from Kansas, is a Republican and a medical doctor. But addressing the first-ever…
Review of COVID death stats finds likely undercount in official numbers – Twin Cities
COVID-19 deaths in the United States were likely undercounted in official statistics during the first 30 months of the pandemic, according to a new scientific paper from a national team that includes a University of Minnesota researcher.…
Results from rapid COVID tests done at home can be trusted – Twin Cities
People can test themselves about as accurately at home with rapid antigen coronavirus tests as health care professionals using the same tests, according to a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led study published online this week.
In the study,…
CDC considers ending 5-day isolation period for COVID – Twin Cities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering loosening its recommendations regarding how long people should isolate after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Under the proposed guidelines, Americans would no longer be…