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COVID-19 Vaccine: Frequently Asked Questions

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What are the ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine? How is the vaccine administered? I just received my first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Is the vaccine to blame? I just got my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. What should I do with my COVID-19 vaccination card? With pleasure.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

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We met them at the steps of the jailhouse or in the ER after being up all night and said, “Hey, do you want to fill out a million pieces of paper for a 50/50 chance of getting housing?,” Maybe vaccines, maybe. HPV vaccine. They didn’t go to the psych ER again. We basically met them. Margot: Right.

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How to identify a victim of heat exhaustion or heat stroke

Medical Xpress

Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the contents credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A powerful heat dome is trapping scorching air and humidity across the Eastern U.S., bringing life‑threatening conditions through midweek.

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What Lessons Have We Learned from the First COVID Surges? Jim Wright & Darrell Owens

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Darrell: Then I had another one that was much later in the process that was actually vaccinated, who was over 90, who had a lot of medical issues. Darrell: Then our second surge in November pre-vaccination, were a lot of adult family homes, residential care homes. These are vaccinated folks who come in.