As holiday festivities arrive (3 days until Thanksgiving!), make your appointment for your updated COVID vaccine, and encourage others in your community to do the same.
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4 days until your Thanksgiving gatherings! Get yourself and your loved ones upβ―to date on your COVID vaccines. Find updated vaccines for everyoneβ―5+ at
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FYI: COVID TEST EXPIRATION DATES EXTENDED- a handy tool to easily check for revised expiration dates is included in the article.
Why you shouldn't throw out that expired COVID test just yet
https://www.wvxu.org/health/2022-11-01/covid-test-expiration-dates-extended
Donβt forget you can get FREE COVID test through your insurance provider. Each covered family member can receive 8 tests/month with NO out-of-pocket cost. Mine arrived today! See the thread for ways to get your test. Ordered mine from
Iβll receive 8 per month as long as Bidenβs executive order is in place. I like this one because they just send them monthly, I don't have to reorder. Stock UP
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6 days left before Thanksgiving. Are you ready for your holiday gatherings? Make sure your loved ones know that updated COVID vaccines meet FDA and CDC's very high safety standards and protect against COVID's worst outcomes.
LA County recommends indoor masking after increase in COVID cases
#healthandwellness #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #publichealth #respiratoryhealth
FYI:
Green Day Produce, Inc. Recalls Enoki Mushrooms Because of Possible Health Risk (Listeria)
A Measles Outbreak in Ohio Has Hospitalized Seven Kids So Far
https://gizmodo.com/measles-outbreak-ohio-columbus-franklin-cph-1849796809
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FYI:
Boston Baking Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Pecans in "Boston Baking Mini Cinnamon Crumb Cakes
Sold exclusively at Whole Foods Market stores in CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK
Study shows that COVID-19 vaccination helped to reduce the years of life lost among the fully vaccinated by nearly 88%
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-11-covid-vaccination-years-life-lost.html
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Why The Shingles Vaccine Can Also Decrease Your Risk Of A Stroke
https://www.thelist.com/1094712/why-the-shingles-vaccine-can-also-decrease-your-risk-of-a-stroke/
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FYI:
Seven Seas International USA, LLC Voluntarily Recalls Giant Food Private Label Wild Caught Alaskan Sockeye Smoked Salmon Because of Possible Health Risk (Listeria)
The product was distributed by Giant Food in Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., and Delaware.
Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests covered by Insuance
Per the Biden administration, Insurers are now required to cover at-home COVID testing kits every month with no out-of-pocket fees to you.
If you are covered by a US-based insurance plan, you are eligible to get up to 8 free over-the-counter tests/month at no cost to you. A family of four on the same plan would get up to 32 tests covered by their health plan per month.
FYI:
CDC warns of Listeria outbreak tied to deli meats and cheeses
These illnesses occurred between April 17, 2021, and Sept. 29, 2022, with four of the 16 cases taking place this year, according to the CDC's timeline.
Seven cases were identified in New York state; two each in Illinois and Massachusetts; one each in New Jersey and California; and three in Maryland, where the one reported death occurred.
Well, a bit of good and bad news.
Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster shows higher immune response, but new COVID cases climb back above 40,000 a day
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FYI: FDA RECALL
Issue With βGluten Freeβ Labeling on Cedar Creek Popcorn Box Containing Gluten
In the NEWS:
Approximately 500,000 deaths have been linked to the opioid crisis
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CVS, Walgreens agree to $10 billion opioid settlement
https://abcnews.go.com/US/cvs-agrees-billion-opioid-settlement/story?id=90973814
Let me get us prepared for COLD weather emergencies.
Cold-Related Emergencies
ProCPR
FYI: Potential Cancer-Causing Agents
Unilever Issues Voluntary U.S. Recall of Select Dry Shampoos Due to Potential Presence of Benzene
What the hell is wrong with people? Glad that batch is off the street, but WOW!
12,000 suspected fentanyl pills stuffed inside candy boxes seized at Los Angeles International Airport
Mom, Grandma, and proud nurse. Doing my part to make the πa better place.
"I'm no better than anyone else, but I'm just as good" (#myGrandma)