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New CDC Guidance Illustrates How COVID-19 Can Spread Through the Air
It is understandable if your head is spinning with all of the changing guidelines regarding the COVID-19 virus. Just Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially announced that t...
Health Officials Offer Holiday Safety Tips During COVID-19
The Mecosta County Health District and other local health departments around the United States are reminding people that there's still a pandemic going on, and precautions must be taken in order to slow the spread of...
COVID-19 Crisis Has Severe Global Impact on Mental Health
In Volume 20, Issue 11 of the Lancet, which is a journal of infectious disease research, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a study on how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting the mental health of people around...
Holiday Plans in Flux Because of COVID-19? How to Manage This Gracefully
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic has left the upcoming holiday season in flux. Many states have gone so far as to restrict people from gathering outside of their immediate households. Most recently, th...
SARS CoV-2 Variants Are Rapidly Changing the Pandemic's Direction
On January 28, public health professionals announced that two South Carolina residents were found to be infected with the South Africa strain of the COVID-19 virus. The day before, a Minnesota resident was fou...
CDC Updates Social Distancing Guidelines for School Wellness
Since COVID-19 was declared to be a pandemic by the WHO on March 11, 2020, public health authorities have strongly encouraged people to maintain "social distancing" of six feet. This means not standing closer than ...
Still on the Fence About the COVID-19 Vaccine? Read This for Reassurance
While there is still a massive COVID-19 vaccine shortage on a global level, the US is reaching the point in which it is easy for nearly any adult living anywhere in the country to get the coveted vacci...
How to Manage Anxiety After Social Distancing for a Year
After nearly 18 months of social distancing, people are finally feeling more comfortable leaving their homes and joining their friends and extended family members. People are also doing more activities in person, such ...
Struggling to Remember to Take Medication Each Day? Follow These Proven Tips
Despite the best of intentions, many people forget to take their medication as prescribed. When life gets busy, it is easy to let these tasks slip your mind. Unfortunately, forgetting to take impor...