Covid Vaccine Booster to be Recommended after 8 months

https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-36d971bacb42017502f7cc4c2c02ec1c U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasting protection against the coronavirus as the delta variant spreads across the country.
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CDC has added a Color-Coded Map that shows where the virus is most Prevalent

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view Across the country as the Delta variant ramps up there has been a rise in transmission of coronavirus. This map helps keep track of which areas have been affected the most and the mask and safety guidelines pertaining to each area.
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Pentagon Requires Troops to be Vaccinated

By September 15th all troops will be required to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Right now there are about 64% active duty military members who have been vaccinated.
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mRNA Vaccine Possible More Effective Than Normal

Current research details that the vaccines last at least six months and could even protect for longer. Vaccines are still the number one way to protect yourself and others from the vaccine.
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Vaccinated Still Affected By Delta Variant

https://www.businessinsider.com/vaccinated-among-delta-deaths-but-older-relatively-few-uk-data-2021-6 The Delta variant of the Covid 19 virus is now spreading across the world. We are seeing the majority of new cases and deaths popping up are attributed to it and it even affects those who have been vaccinated. However, those cases are overwhelmingly people over 50 and those who have not received a...
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Myths and Facts About Advanced Directives

Pdf outlining the rules can be downloaded below: Link to original article: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_aging/publications/bifocal/vol_37/issue_1_october2015/myths_and_facts_advance_directives/ Terms to Know Advance Care Planning – A process for setting goals and plans with respect to medical care and treatments. It requires conversations between the individual and his or her family, key health care providers, and anyone else who may be involved...
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Federal Law on Advance Directives

Federal Law on Advance Directives The Federal Patient Self Determination Acti (enacted in 1990) addresses the rights of health (including mental health) care users to stipulate in advance how they would like to be treated by health care providers when they are incapacitated. These wishes can be articulated by consumers in a specific document (an...
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CDC Guidelines for Vaccinated Individuals

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Wearing a second mask? What to know as we face more contagious COVID variants.

As new COVID-19 variants emerge that are potentially more contagious, specialists say that masks are more important than ever because they will lower the spread of the virus regardless of the variant. “The variants do not affect the type of mask you need to wear. It does affect the importance of wearing a mask and...
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Eyeglass Wearers Are 5x Less Likely To Get COVID, Study

Your favorite spectacles could also be one of your new defenses against contracting the novel coronavirus, according to a recent study conducted by researchers in China. This investigation looked at the proportion of glasses wearers with Covid-19 versus the general population of glasses wearers in the area, and the findings may surprise you. The study,...
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