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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The COVID-19 mutation now spreading across the United States is more contagious than predecessors and appears to be causing more severe infections, according to new reports. Health officials are concerned about an even bigger surge following the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, and there’s new research out on the limitations of the vaccine. The vaccines reduce hospitalizations and deaths, but the new research says they’re less effective at preventing infections and lingering symptoms. READ MORE: Schools In Philadelphia, South Jersey Evaluating Security Measures Following Texas School Shooting “I’ve been coming to terms with the idea that I will never be the same,” Sam Norpel, a long COVID patient, said. Norpel, who lives in Blue Bell, says COVID-19 has stolen her life. She has lingering symptoms, known as long COVID. “I started with severe migraine headaches that were so debilitating I couldn’t get out of bed,” Norpel said. She had a breakthrough case … [Read more...] about New Study Says Vaccines Only Slightly Reduce Risk Of Getting Long COVID

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 TOKYO (AP) — Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists in June for the first time since imposing tight pandemic travel restrictions about two years ago, but only for package tours for now, the prime minister said Thursday. Beginning June 10, Japan will allow the entry of people on tours with fixed schedules and guides, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. Tourists from areas with low COVID-19 infection rates who have received three vaccine doses will be exempt from testing and quarantine after entry. Japan this week is hosting small experimental package tours from four countries, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and the United States. That experiment, which involves only 50 people who received special visas, not tourist visas, is to end May 31. “Free and active exchange of people is the foundation of economy and society, as well as that of Asia’s development,” Kishida told … [Read more...] about Japan to resume tourism in June; only packaged tour for now

(CNN) — “Look At Me: XXXTENTACION” tries to thread a needle, celebrating the talent of the late musical star, who was murdered at age 20, and addressing his mental-health issues while acknowledging allegations of domestic violence. Produced by his mother and his manager, the result is an awkward construct that doesn’t overlook his violent behavior but occasionally downplays it. “I felt like my son’s story needed to be told,” Cleopatra Bernard says, explaining the decision behind making the documentary, which details how Florida teenager Jahseh Onfroy, a.k.a. XXXTentacion, became one of the most-streamed artists on the planet before his death in 2018. READ MORE: Hubbard's Marina Awarded Top 10 Boat Tours In The Country Any professional accomplishments, however, went hand in hand with acts of violence and his alleged battery of girlfriend Geneva Ayala, who is among those interviewed, with photos providing evidence of the brutal extent of that abuse. “So she’s scared. She thinks … [Read more...] about ‘Look At Me: XXXTENTACION’ The Documentary

(CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Public Health has confirmed a presumptive monkeypox case and is awaiting CDC confirmation. That person, a young adult male who sought care in the Denver metro area, had recently traveled to Canada where there is an outbreak of monkeypox. (credit: CBS) The person is cooperating with state and local public health epidemiologists and isolating at home. Public health officials say his condition is improving and are notifying people who may have been exposed. The CDPHE said there are no other presumptive cases of monkeypox in Colorado. They also said the risk to the public continues to be low. According to the CDPHE, Monkeypox often begins with fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, and exhaustion. Typically a rash develops within one to three days after the onset of fever, often beginning on the face and spreading to other parts of the body. In recent cases, the rash often starts in the genital … [Read more...] about Colorado Health Officials Await CDC Confirmation On Presumptive Monkey Pox Case