60% More Contagious Delta Variant Now in Arizona The Delta variant originally found in India is estimated to be 60% more contagious than U.K. alpha variant, which recently caused 70% of COVID-19 cases in Arizona. Arizona Public Health Association Executive Director Will Humble said experts “expect that the Delta variant will be dominant by mid-to-late…
New Vaccine Reports, Variants & Guidelines In the government’s first assessment of how the shots have been working beyond Pfizer and Moderna’s initial experiments, the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are about 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 disease, especially severe illness and death. 100% Efficacy in Vaccine Trial for Adolescents Results from Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 clinical trial…
Coronavirus Variants The arrival of new coronavirus variants mean you should try to cut back on potential exposures where you can and double down on basic precautions for the next few months until you and the people around you get vaccinated. The B.1.1.7 (UK) Variant Federal health officials have reported that a far more contagious…
Measles Prevention & the MMR Shot Measles is one of the most contagious diseases there is. If 1 person has it, 9 out of 10 people close to that person who aren’t immune (protected) will also get measles. And it can be dangerous — serious cases of measles can lead to brain damage and even…
Vaccinations: What You Need to Know You have the power to protect yourself and your family against serious diseases with vaccines. During National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), Canyonlands Healthcare provides education about the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. We encourage you to make an appointment with your Canyonlands Primary Care Physician to…
Canyonlands Healthcare Providing Vaccines for Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Symptoms Early symptoms of pertussis are like getting a cold, including runny nose, sneezing and coughing that becomes more persistent. Pertussis is easily spread when an infected person coughs. Children often make a “whooping” noise when they breathe. This disease is most serious for babies under one…