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11/12/2022

Life is busy, stressful and unpredictable — particularly as we approach the holiday season. Practice all five of these suggestions from Wellcoaches and you’ll find you have more focused and intentional time than you thought to tackle work tasks, home life and more.

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02/07/2022

A new MMWR study shows that wearing a mask indoors helps protect against COVID-19. Compared with those who reported not wearing a face covering, people who reported always wearing one in indoor public settings were less likely to test positive for COVID-19. Respirators (N95/KN95) were most protective. Wear a mask in indoor public settings to help protect yourself and others from COVID-19. Learn more. bit.ly/MMWR7106

12/22/2021

10/20/2021

Unvaccinated adults with COVID-19 were 12 times more likely to be hospitalized compared with those who were fully vaccinated, according to new data available on CDC’s COVID Data Tracker. These data show that COVID-19 vaccines are effective at helping prevent COVID-19, especially hospitalizations. Vaccines help lower the risk of severe illness and hospitalization from COVID-19. Get vaccinated today and help protect you and your loved ones. See the data: https://bit.ly/CDThospvax.

09/30/2021

https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003773 .1003773.s003

Maxime Taquet and colleagues investigate the incidence, co-occurrence and evolution of long-COVID features in more than a quarter of a million people.

07/20/2021

Even if you get tested for before an gathering and the result is negative, it’s not a guarantee that you don’t have coronavirus. You may have been exposed and tested during the virus’ incubation period.

02/16/2021

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7007e1.htm

This report describes experiments conducted by CDC to assess ...

01/30/2021

Increased social distance measures over Thanksgiving and Christmas following the Pause to Save Lives might have prevented more than 100,000 coronavirus cases in Michigan—potentially avoiding thousands of deaths during the holiday season, according to preliminary findings by the University of Michi...

01/14/2021

New research shows that more than half of all COVID-19 cases are spread by infected people without any symptoms. Wear a mask, wash your hands, and stay 6 feet from others—even if you’re feeling well. Learn more in JAMA Network Open: https://bit.ly/3oKknBF.

01/07/2021

10/29/2020

https://www.phi.org/press/when-the-truth-becomes-the-threat-standing-in-support-of-our-public-health-officials/

Instead of bulletproof vests and security details, our local public health officials deserve the protection and support of those who appointed them, and of those…