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  • County Update: Why I will vaccinate my son against COVID-19

    County Update: Why I will vaccinate my son against COVID-19

    Routt County Commissioner Beth Melton.
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    Moms and dads are tough-wired to shield our young children. We usually want them to be harmless, happy and healthy. And yet, we are confronted with hard choices about particularly what that implies. This has in no way been much more evident than in the COVID-19 pandemic. Can my child enjoy with his friends? Can she see her grandma? Is it improved to be isolated from his peers or risk COVID-19 exposure at school? What about if she wears a mask? And now: Ought to I get him vaccinated?

    Pediatric vaccines are very likely to be available for 5- to 11-yr-olds in the coming days, and each individual a single of us will have to sort via the sounds and choose what final decision we will make. As with numerous dad and mom, I want to be completely particular that vaccinating my son is the right preference.

    I have followed the developments on pediatric vaccines with bated breath over the earlier number of months, and I am thrilled that, in the coming days, I will have the prospect to give my son a risk-free and effective vaccine so he can have the exact independence that I have felt considering the fact that finding vaccinated — the independence to get with family members and good friends, to give people today hugs and to devote a lot of my time devoid of a mask.

    For virtually two a long time now, our children’s lives have been upended. My son just turned 6, so that means that just about a person-3rd of his daily life has been all through the pandemic. He skipped almost a 12 months of preschool. He didn’t get to participate in with his friends. He wears a mask all day at faculty. And every single day, we carry on to study about the strained medical center ability in Colorado, the children who are finding unwell and the loss of life toll in spots with reduced vaccination rates. I know we are all completely ready to transfer out of disaster manner and set the past two yrs behind us.

    I also know that vaccines are the route out of the pandemic. So, as a parent, I’ve labored to comprehend the answers to the tricky issues about a COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters to make the suitable choice for my loved ones.

    Is COVID-19 perilous? We all know that children are a great deal less possible to develop into severely sick from COVID-19 than grownups. But, as I listened to Dr. Leana Wen say in a current town corridor, “Kids are not intended to die.” Even while it is much less deadly for kids than adults, COVID-19 is even now one of the top 10 causes of dying for small children in 2021.

    Is the vaccine harmless for little ones? For each vaccine that is permitted by the Fda, it is decided by a staff of authorities that the benefit outweighs the risks. This is genuine of our kids’ regime childhood vaccinations, and it is legitimate of the COVID-19 vaccine.

    Dr. Lee Savio Beers, the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, reported, “Weighing all individuals risks and benefits, the danger of getting contaminated with COVID considerably outweighs the potential danger of the vaccine. Quite a few experts in pediatric infectious condition, pediatric cardiology, epidemiology have appeared very very carefully at this info both inside of the Fda and the CDC, like quite a few of our own specialists, and are overwhelmingly self-confident that the vaccine is safe and sound and powerful for all the age groups for which it is approved.”

    Most importantly to me, it is not just about him. As a mother, I want my son to believe that we stay in a neighborhood, and we have a obligation to choose treatment of other people. There are grown ups and little ones who cannot be vaccinated.

    There are vaccinated people today who will always be at greater threat of hospitalization or loss of life for the reason that of their age or some preexisting wellness situation. I also know there will be young children and households who select not to be vaccinated. We dwell in a community, and so in get to assistance retain our community safe and wholesome, we opt for to be vaccinated.

    Considering the fact that the day he was born, my son has been vaccinated towards a myriad of health conditions — measles, mumps, pertussis, rubella, chickenpox and influenza. I choose to have him vaccinated mainly because I know that these are lifestyle-saving vaccines they protect from ailments that his grandparents (and even his moms and dads) contracted, but now, him, his friends and his cousins never chance disability or dying for the reason that the young children in this region are largely vaccinated from these sicknesses, and I want COVID-19 to be the same for him and all of us.

    If you’re not sure however, that is Alright. I hope you will browse what the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC and the Fda have to say and that you’ll observe Steamboat Pilot & Today’s discussion board at 11 a.m. Thursday about COVID-19 vaccines for youngsters. Most critically, please take all of your queries to your child’s doctor so you can make the best selection for your family members.

    Beth Melton serves on the Routt County Board of Commissioners.

  • City of Milwaukee Weekly COVID-19 Update

    City of Milwaukee Weekly COVID-19 Update

    FOR Quick Release: October 29, 2021

    City of Milwaukee Weekly COVID-19 Update

    City of Milwaukee Weekly COVID-19 Update

    MILWAUKEE – The illness stress in the Town of Milwaukee this week declined to 135.2 new good COVID-19 instances for each 100,000 people over 7 times and moved to the “high transmission” group for the 1st time considering that early August. The proportion of positive COVID-19 tests decreased at the time yet again to 5.5{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} and stays in the “moderate transmission” group.

    “We’re inspired by this continuing drop,” said Milwaukee Wellbeing Commissioner Kirsten Johnson, “but as a community, we have to have to remain diligent about retaining our protection safety measures, in particular as we transfer indoors with the colder weather. This contains masking up when you are with anybody outside of your house, averting substantial indoor gatherings, retaining physical distance each time probable, washing your hands carefully and generally, and receiving oneself and cherished types vaccinated. In addition to protecting you from COVID, these actions will help maintain you balanced and harmless as we head into flu time.”

    At present, 58{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of Town of Milwaukee grownups have finished their vaccination collection and 63.3{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} have obtained at least their initial dose. The COVID-19 vaccine incentive method carries on for any town of Milwaukee resident who gets their next dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Northwest Wellbeing Heart, Southside Well being Centre, or Menomonee Valley Internet site. $25 reward cards are even now out there on web page, although provides final.

    As of Thursday, Oct 28, the Southside Wellness Center’s COVID-19 functions have transitioned to a travel-through. Men and women visiting the Southside Wellness Middle for their COVID-19 vaccine or a COVID-19 examination should really enter the push-via lane from 24th Street and observe the directional signage. Times and hrs of operation keep on being the similar.

    Pursuing CDC and Wisconsin DHS direction, booster doses of all 3 vaccines are accessible for all eligible people at the Northwest Health and fitness Middle, Southside Health Heart, and Menomonee Valley Website without an appointment.

    The adhering to individuals are eligible to get a booster dose if they gained a:

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    A lot more aspects on booster dose eligibility is available on DHS’s site. Any people today with concerns about getting a booster dose can get in touch with the COVID Hotline for help at 414-286-6800.

    This 7 days, the Foods and Drug Administration permitted the Pfizer vaccine for 5 to 11 calendar year olds for Crisis Use Authorization. On Tuesday, November 2, advisers to the Centers for Illness Control and Prevention will make much more detailed recommendations, with a final selection by the CDC’s director expected soon afterwards. Adhering to Wisconsin DHS’s approval, interested people today will be in a position to obtain facts about the vaccine at Milwaukee.gov/COVIDVAX.

    With Halloween ideal around the corner, the Milwaukee Overall health Division has released steering to rejoice this spooky vacation properly.

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    • Use a mask – and not just a spooky a single! Make your fabric mask component of your costume. A costume mask is NOT a substitute for a cloth mask.

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    • Carry hand sanitizer and sanitize frequently soon after touching objects or other people.

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    • Trick or Treat with your home only. Manage at minimum six toes of length involving you and other Trick-or-Treaters. Wait around your transform ahead of approaching a household to prevent collecting in modest spaces.

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    • Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds when you get house and prior to you try to eat any treats.

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    • All those handing out candy from their houses should attempt to steer clear of direct speak to with trick-or-treaters when feasible. Set up a station with individually wrapped treats for little ones to get, or obtain entertaining and resourceful means to pass out candy, like a candy chute.

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    • Clean your hands prior to and immediately after handing out treats.

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    • If you knowledge COVID-19 indications or have appear in close call with someone who has examined optimistic for COVID-19, keep house, forego passing out candy, place on a Halloween film, and delight in some sweets from your couch.

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    Trick or Take care of in the Town of Milwaukee is scheduled for Sunday, Oct 31 from 1 to 4 p.m. For much more data about Trick-or-Treating securely, which include direction from the Milwaukee Police Section, Milwaukee Fire Section, take a look at Milwaukee.gov/HalloweenSafety.

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    Mobile Vaccination Clinic Schedule October 30– November 6, 2021

     

    Wednesday, November 2

     

  • Update on New York State’s COVID numbers as Onondaga County loses one more to the coronavirus

    Update on New York State’s COVID numbers as Onondaga County loses one more to the coronavirus

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    (WSYR-TV) — Onondaga County has 206 new cases as the Onondaga County Executive announced one more resident has died from COVID-19.

    Ryan McMahon tweeted out the news Thursday that a man in 70s, with underlying conditions was the county’s latest victim.

    Meanwhile, Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combating COVID-19.  

    “New Yorkers are resilient and strong and they have proven that repeatedly throughout this pandemic – by wearing their masks, socially distancing, and getting their vaccine, they have helped keep their communities safe and their loved ones healthy,” Governor Hochul said. “While we continue to progress, we need to remain mindful as we head into the holiday season. If you haven’t already, get your vaccine today. It’s the best defense we have against COVID-19 and it’s safe, effective, and free.”
     
    Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

    ·         Test Results Reported – 225,695

    ·         Total Positive – 4,285
    ·         Percent Positive – 1.90{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}

    ·         7-Day Average Percent Positive – 2.08{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    ·         Patient Hospitalization – 1,952 (-44)
    ·         Patients Newly Admitted – 231
    ·         Patients in ICU – 469 (+15)
    ·         Patients in ICU with Intubation – 268 (+6)
    ·         Total Discharges – 207,649 (+241)
    ·         New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 27
    ·         Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 45,476
    The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.
    ·         Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC – 57,889
    This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.
    ·         Total vaccine doses administered – 26,930,081
    ·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 94,060
    ·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 458,878
    ·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 83.9{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    ·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 76.3{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    ·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 87.0{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    ·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 78.3{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    ·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 71.1{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    ·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 64.6{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    ·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 73.8{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    ·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 66.3{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}

     Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:  

    Region Monday, October 25, 2021 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Wednesday, October 27, 2021
    Capital Region 3.64{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 3.58{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 3.65{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Central New York 4.26{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.28{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.28{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Finger Lakes 4.43{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.38{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.38{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Long Island 2.16{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 2.13{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 2.13{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Mid-Hudson 1.90{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.85{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.81{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Mohawk Valley 3.85{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.01{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.19{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    New York City 1.00{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.98{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.97{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    North Country 4.81{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.80{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.75{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Southern Tier 3.06{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 3.07{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 3.16{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Western New York 4.65{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.83{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.69{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Statewide 2.09{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 2.11{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 2.08{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}

     
    Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:  

    Borough in NYC Monday, October 25, 2021 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Wednesday, October 27, 2021
    Bronx 0.89{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.86{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.85{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Kings 1.26{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.21{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.13{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    New York 0.69{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.70{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.74{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Queens 0.94{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.92{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.93{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Richmond 1.51{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.47{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.48{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}

     
    Yesterday, 4,285 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,524,516. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  
      

    County Total Positive New Positive
    Albany 31,373 99
    Allegany 4,793 31
    Broome 25,058 127
    Cattaraugus 8,032 43
    Cayuga 8,787 13
    Chautauqua 12,661 20
    Chemung 11,207 61
    Chenango 4,782 20
    Clinton 6,909 29
    Columbia 5,081 11
    Cortland 5,467 19
    Delaware 3,641 18
    Dutchess 35,929 65
    Erie 108,224 286
    Essex 2,406 13
    Franklin 4,421 30
    Fulton 6,542 26
    Genesee 7,207 41
    Greene 4,460 12
    Hamilton 442 3
    Herkimer 6,994 27
    Jefferson 9,199 42
    Lewis 3,692 11
    Livingston 5,887 42
    Madison 6,365 31
    Monroe 85,673 232
    Montgomery 6,136 33
    Nassau 215,664 239
    Niagara 24,479 48
    NYC 1,096,188 1,086
    Oneida 29,112 72
    Onondaga 53,074 132
    Ontario 9,553 33
    Orange 58,063 92
    Orleans 4,470 21
    Oswego 12,028 40
    Otsego 4,677 21
    Putnam 12,600 22
    Rensselaer 15,127 46
    Rockland 53,518 92
    Saratoga 20,720 59
    Schenectady 17,112 40
    Schoharie 2,360 10
    Schuyler 1,578 9
    Seneca 2,781 3
    St. Lawrence 10,901 57
    Steuben 10,427 64
    Suffolk 241,522 351
    Sullivan 8,608 31
    Tioga 5,275 27
    Tompkins 6,625 18
    Ulster 17,458 37
    Warren 5,680 39
    Washington 4,805 36
    Wayne 8,423 43
    Westchester 144,164 114
    Wyoming 4,461 14
    Yates 1,695 4

     
    Yesterday, 27 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total compiled through HERDS to 45,476. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:  

    Deaths by County of Residence
    County New Deaths
    Cattaraugus 2
    Chemung 1
    Columbia 1
    Cortland 2
    Erie 2
    Essex 1
    Jefferson 2
    Kings 1
    Manhattan 1
    Monroe 3
    Montgomery 3
    Nassau 1
    Onondaga 1
    Queens 2
    Saratoga 1
    Suffolk 1
    Warren 1
    Washington 1

     
    All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-serve basis. People who would prefer to schedule an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling 1-833-NYS-4-VAX. People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule appointments where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on vaccine appointments near them. 

    Yesterday, 20,563 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 18,020 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows: 

      People with at least one vaccine dose People with complete vaccine series
    Region Cumulative
    Total    		 Increase over past 24 hours Cumulative
    Total    		 Increase over past 24 hours
    Capital Region 764,289 763 703,796 542
    Central New York 594,706 460 553,310 370
    Finger Lakes 777,656 841 726,316 792
    Long Island 1,931,601 2,561 1,726,684 1,884
    Mid-Hudson 1,494,569 1,863 1,331,638 1,291
    Mohawk Valley 298,922 271 277,709 273
    New York City 6,890,040 12,209 6,178,927 11,476
    North Country 277,005 224 251,306 173
    Southern Tier 397,952 407 368,320 319
    Western New York 854,717 964 787,747 900
    Statewide 14,281,457 20,563 12,905,753 18,020

  • Tech-enabled Sexual Health, Sparkle’s .1 Million Seed, Facebook’s Policy Update • Techpoint Africa

    Tech-enabled Sexual Health, Sparkle’s $3.1 Million Seed, Facebook’s Policy Update • Techpoint Africa

    Good day,

    These days I’m speaking about:

    • Enhancing your sexual health with technology 
    • Sparkle’s $3.1 million seed 
    • Facebook’s plan on sexual harassment of general public figures

    Bettering your sexual wellbeing with technology 

    Sexual well being is a vital element of our physical health and improvement. 

    It requires intimacy with a husband or wife, speaking express sexual needs and desires, being sexually useful — acquiring sexual need, getting aroused, and obtaining sexual fulfilment — behaving consciously and responsibly, and setting up proper sexual boundaries.

    Sexual health is significant to our general overall health and nicely-becoming, and the social and economic growth of communities and nations around the world.  

    Nevertheless, in Africa, sexual well-being schooling is rarely reviewed, major to sexual dysfunction, endometriosis, Sexually Transmitted Bacterial infections (STIs), HIV, and unintended pregnancies.

    Nonetheless, technological innovation is assisting us to dwell sexually healthy life by bringing information to our fingertips.

    Research by Loraine J. Bacchus, Kate Reiss, et al. on Employing Digital Technological innovation for Sexual and Reproductive Health and fitness displays that health care is more and more getting sent via digital channels like mobile phone messaging, social media, applications, voice, video clip messaging, and telemedicine. 

    So, I reviewed sexual wellness and how technology can strengthen our sex life.

    You can browse it listed here: How know-how can strengthen your sexual intercourse existence in Africa 

    Sparkle’s $3.1 million seed

    Source: Equipped

    On Thursday, Oct 14, 2021, Nigerian neobank, Sparkle, lifted $3.1 million in seed funding to scale its functions.

    The spherical was led by Leadway Assurance. Trium Networks and other unnamed people participated in the round. 

    Released in the fourth quarter of 2019 by Uzoma Dozie, Sparkle CEO, the startup states it gives seamless options to Nigeria’s stores, SMEs, and individuals.

    In 2020, Sparkle released Sparkle Company to present banking companies to men and women and corporations. 

    For every Techcrunch, Sparkle differs from other neobanks because it gives Nigerians monetary, lifestyle, and business guidance services.

    What’s additional, the funds will be utilised to produce robotic approach automation to assist in mundane and repetitive tasks, and to retain the services of talent in engineering, economic risk, and marketing.

     

    Facebook’s new coverage on sexual harassment of community figures 

    What’s the information? As part of a new update to its bullying and harassment guidelines, Facebook announced on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, that it would start removing “severe sexualising content” directed at general public figures. 

    Facebook said that as part of the plan update, it would take away any profiles, internet pages, teams, or activities focused on sexualising community figures, like stars, politicians, and written content creators.

    Antigone Davis, Worldwide Head of Basic safety at Facebook, explained that “sexualised photoshops and drawings, and any degrading information depicting men and women in the system of bodily capabilities,” is prohibited.

    Also, Facebook said that it would clear away “unwanted sexualised commentary” and repeated attacks sexually harassing a person,Travel Tips.

    Davis reported, “Public figures, both politicians, journalists, stars, or content creators use Facebook and Instagram to interact directly with their followers. We designed these adjustments mainly because assaults like these can weaponise a community figure’s physical appearance, which is avoidable and normally not associated to the perform these general public figures signify.”

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  • Health Tips: Mood foods | Pampa News

    Health Tips: Mood foods | Pampa News

    Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mike Roizen

    In a parody of Frank Sinatra’s song “I’m in the Temper for Enjoy,” Airfarcewon writes, “I’m in the mood for foods/Simply for the reason that it’s in the vicinity of me/Hungry, because it is in close proximity to me/I’m in the temper for foodstuff.” Foods and mood do make for an amusing rhyme, but they do a full good deal additional than that. Turns out food items in fact performs a huge job in triggering — and sustaining — your moods, both delighted and blue, Get Auto Tips.

    An rising subject of investigate, nutritional psychiatry, is uncovering potent connections in between what you take in and your state of head. It is based on the actuality that your gut biome depends on a wholesome combine of phytochemicals and vitamins to appropriately create mood-regulating neurotransmitters, this sort of as serotonin and dopamine.

    A analyze in the Harvard Evaluation of Psychiatry states, “in latest several years, it has turn into distinct that the intestine microbiome is in conversation with the mind … [and] that the gut microbiome performs a shaping job in a wide range of psychiatric diseases, like major depressive problem.” One more 7-yr review discovered that people who greater their consumption of fruits and veggies rated on their own considerably happier than all those who did not. And the SMILES demo located that nearly 33{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} of folks with diagnosed depression who switched to consuming a plant-primarily based diet program reported their depression was absent.

    Some of the finest mood-boosting meals are beans and lentils salmon (canned and contemporary), herring, anchovies and sardines and frozen and fresh develop. So, ditch sickness-selling, mind-dulling extra sugars and syrups, crimson meats and ultraprocessed meals — and raise your spirits with excellent-temper foodstuff.

    Strolling intensely towards superior well being

    In a 2019 NBA sport versus the Utah Jazz, LeBron James dribbled the ball earlier the 50 percent-court line and then just walked around a bit right before remembering he really should be dribbling. “That’s the worst I have at any time done,” he admitted. But the refs did not call touring (they not often do). Seems the NBA has determined a bit of a walk is great for the game.

    We’ve normally mentioned a walk (10,000 methods each day) is great for your game way too. But a new study might be perplexing you about walking’s well being rewards.

    The research in the European Heart Journal says bouts of reasonable to vigorous training that are more intensive than the energy essential to wander 10,000 measures about the class of a working day can triple your heart-lung fitness amount. That is substantial! But, despite what numerous headlines indicate, that does not mean that walking (even so you do it) isn’t of excellent health and fitness advantage. The guide researcher even suggests, “higher measures were linked with increased physical fitness stages in our review … I would not want to dissuade people from subsequent their phase counts.”

    So walk on — and for intensified positive aspects, add depth to your wander(s) with interval education that totals 10,000 techniques in one particular, two or three going for walks classes every day. Purpose for 5-10 minutes of moderate pace with 100-129 steps/moment, at the very least 2-3 minutes rigorous speed at 130-furthermore measures/moment, 1-moment slower speed (if necessary) repeat about and around. Psst! 10,000 techniques daily is however the stage to goal for max defense from continual ailments and premature dying. 

    Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr. Oz Exhibit,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Main Wellness Officer Emeritus at Cleveland Clinic. To stay your healthiest, tune into “The Dr. Oz Show” or go to www.sharecare.com.

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  • Governor Hochul provides Saturday coronavirus update | WIVT

    Governor Hochul provides Saturday coronavirus update | WIVT

    NEW YORK (WWTI) — Governor Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combating COVID-19 on Saturday.

    “We’ve worked hard and already hit a milestone of eighty-five percent of adult New Yorkers with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and we need to keep it up to get that number even higher,” Governor Hochul said. “Every day the people of this great state show that they know what to do to keep themselves and their loved ones safe and healthy. Getting the vaccine is free, easy, and effective. If you haven’t already, get yours today.”

    Saturday’s data is summarized briefly below:

    • Test Results Reported – 208,561
    • Total Positive – 4,338
    • Percent Positive – 2.08{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    • 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 2.15{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    • Patient Hospitalization – 2,048 (-18)
    • Patients Newly Admitted – 239
    • Patients in ICU – 461 (+1)
    • Patients in ICU with Intubation – 250 (+3)
    • Total Discharges – 206,570 (+233)
    • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 37
    • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 45,316
    • Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC – 57,617
    • Total vaccine doses administered – 26,587,435
    • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 59,830
    • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 365,588
    • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 83.5{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 75.9{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 86.6{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 77.9{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 70.8{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 64.2{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 73.4{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 66.0{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}

    Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

    Region Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Thursday, October 21, 2021 Friday, October 22, 2021
    Capital Region 3.75{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 3.66{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 3.62{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Central New York 5.18{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.80{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.27{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Finger Lakes 4.62{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.59{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.61{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Long Island 2.46{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 2.34{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 2.23{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Mid-Hudson 2.07{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 2.02{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.93{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Mohawk Valley 4.74{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.42{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.10{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    New York City 1.15{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.10{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.07{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    North Country 5.82{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 5.57{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 5.20{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Southern Tier 3.39{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 3.33{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 3.22{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Western New York 4.96{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.60{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 4.57{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Statewide 2.30{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 2.20{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 2.15{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}

    Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

    Borough in NYC Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Thursday, October 21, 2021 Friday, October 22, 2021
    Bronx 0.97{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.96{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.92{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Kings 1.40{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.38{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.34{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    New York 0.82{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.75{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 0.71{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Queens 1.10{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.05{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.05{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}
    Richmond 1.73{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.59{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c} 1.53{fe463f59fb70c5c01486843be1d66c13e664ed3ae921464fa884afebcc0ffe6c}

    On Friday, 4,338 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,507,829. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  

    County Total Positive New Positive
    Albany 31,020 105
    Allegany 4,661 20
    Broome 24,657 105
    Cattaraugus 7,817 65
    Cayuga 8,702 28
    Chautauqua 12,500 51
    Chemung 11,021 55
    Chenango 4,715 9
    Clinton 6,787 37
    Columbia 5,037 12
    Cortland 5,380 23
    Delaware 3,585 11
    Dutchess 35,740 69
    Erie 106,959 381
    Essex 2,347 20
    Franklin 4,328 28
    Fulton 6,412 47
    Genesee 7,082 44
    Greene 4,410 9
    Hamilton 439 1
    Herkimer 6,861 30
    Jefferson 8,983 59
    Lewis 3,636 15
    Livingston 5,780 25
    Madison 6,251 31
    Monroe 84,784 252
    Montgomery 6,022 29
    Nassau 214,772 202
    Niagara 24,170 94
    NYC 1,092,348 874
    Oneida 28,822 102
    Onondaga 52,355 189
    Ontario 9,423 45
    Orange 57,712 92
    Orleans 4,384 29
    Oswego 11,764 56
    Otsego 4,606 14
    Putnam 12,529 20
    Rensselaer 14,902 63
    Rockland 53,233 55
    Saratoga 20,424 82
    Schenectady 16,876 97
    Schoharie 2,322 21
    Schuyler 1,546 2
    Seneca 2,757 11
    St. Lawrence 10,664 66
    Steuben 10,245 60
    Suffolk 240,189 312
    Sullivan 8,511 13
    Tioga 5,162 32
    Tompkins 6,549 23
    Ulster 17,327 27
    Warren 5,542 41
    Washington 4,667 26
    Wayne 8,251 49
    Westchester 143,776 59
    Wyoming 4,418 11
    Yates 1,667 10

    On Friday, 37 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 45,316. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:  

    County New Deaths
    Allegany 1
    Bronx 1
    Broome 1
    Cattaraugus 1
    Chenango 2
    Erie 3
    Franklin 1
    Greene 1
    Kings 2
    Monroe 1
    Montgomery 1
    Nassau 3
    Niagara 1
    Onondaga 3
    Orange 1
    Orleans 1
    Oswego 2
    Queens 3
    Rensselaer 2
    Richmond 1
    Saratoga 1
    Schenectady 1
    Suffolk 2
    Westchester 1

    On Friday, 13,053 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 17,673 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows: 

    People with at least one vaccine dose:

    Region Cumulative
    Total    		 Increase over past 24 hours
    Capital Region 761,567 472
    Central New York 593,052 338
    Finger Lakes 774,751 585
    Long Island 1,921,217 927
    Mid-Hudson 1,487,093 803
    Mohawk Valley 297,807 207
    New York City 6,847,634 8,405
    North Country 276,115 203
    Southern Tier 396,278 348
    Western New York 851,113 765
    Statewide 14,206,627 13,053

    People with complete vaccine series:

    Region Cumulative
    Total    		 Increase over past 24 hours
    Capital Region 701,442 495
    Central New York 551,794 405
    Finger Lakes 723,630 603
    Long Island 1,716,272 2,048
    Mid-Hudson 1,325,354 1,309
    Mohawk Valley 276,718 279
    New York City 6,132,311 10,828
    North Country 250,634 200
    Southern Tier 367,091 384
    Western New York 783,992 1,122
    Statewide 12,829,238 17,673