The Red Cross called for faster vaccine rollouts in vulnerable Pacific island nations Wednesday as a record COVID-19 surge threatens to overload Fiji's health system.
Jun 23, 2021
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(HealthDay)—There's a severe blood shortage in the United States due to a recent surge in trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries, the American Red Cross says.
Jun 17, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Pool and spa drowning deaths among U.S. children are spiking upwards, and restrictions related to the COVID pandemic may also mean that fewer kids are getting the swimming lessons that might keep them safe, ...
Jun 9, 2021
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As you seek to cool down in a pool or at the beach this summer, always keep water safety for yourself and others in mind, an expert urges.
Jun 7, 2021
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COVID-19 does not pose a threat to the safety of the United States' blood supply under existing donor screening guidelines, researchers report.
Jun 1, 2021
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Coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia and the Pacific with over 5.9 million new confirmed infections in the past two weeks, more than in all other regions combined, the International Federation of the Red Cross said Wednesday.
May 12, 2021
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The Red Cross launched a plan Thursday to help vaccinate 500 million people against COVID-19 in over 100 countries, warning that leaving out the world's poorest could seriously backfire.
Feb 4, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The American Red Cross is urging COVID-19 survivors to donate blood plasma for hospital patients who need it to recover.
Jan 6, 2021
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(HealthDay)—If you've recovered from a COVID-19 infection, you can help as many as four other COVID-19 patients get better, simply by donating your plasma.
Nov 5, 2020
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The grim milestone of one million COVID-19 deaths should spur the planet into fighting back against the disease, the WHO insisted Tuesday, saying it was "never too late to turn things around".
Sep 29, 2020
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