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• The sister of a man who died from COVID-19 after calling vaccines 'poison' wants people to get shots in her brother's memory Lisa Adler wants people to get a COVID-19 shot in her dead brother's memory. 4WWL, Getty Images A man who thought vaccines were "poison" died from COVID-19, Raw Story reported. He spent 17 days in hospital on a ventilator before he eventually died on June 9, 4WWL TV said. His sister, who was also initially vaccine-hesitant, is now urging people to get a shot in her brother's memory. See more stories on Insider's business page. A Texas man who thought…
• Shailene Woodley speaks out on painful illness which left her ‘very, very sick’ and unable to take roles Shailene Woodley has opened up about the debilitating illness that has caused her a lot of pain (Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Shailene Woodley has revealed she had to turn down major acting roles due to a debilitating health condition, saying she ‘physically couldn’t participate in them’. The star, 29, has opened up about the unspecified illness that left her ‘very, very sick’ in her early 20s, although she insists she is now returning to good health. She told The Hollywood Reporter:…
• Lake Butler woman shares her near-death experience after contracting COVID-19 A Lake Butler woman has returned home following her near-death experience after she contracted COVID-19. “I am 43 years old. Never in my life have I ever felt so close to death,” Ganeene Starling told News4Jax on Tuesday about her time in the hospital. Starling said her family got COVID-19 because her husband, who is a captain at a prison in Lake Butler, was infected at work. She was treated at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. She said the…
• Expert estimates 90% of Jacksonville’s new COVID-19 cases are Delta variant As new COVID-19 infections surge in Jacksonville, local health experts say an overwhelming majority of cases they’re seeing are the result of the Delta variant, now the dominant strain nationwide. Hospitals say they’re seeing beds fill up quickly and with younger patients who are getting sicker than before. Worse yet, the disease is proving deadly — resulting in 20 deaths this month at one hospital. Chad Neilsen, director of infection prevention and control for UF Health Jacksonville, isn’t surprised by…
• Jacksonville mother urges caution after 2-month-old daughter contracts COVID-19 A local mother is urging people to take COVID-19 seriously after her 2-month-old daughter tested positive. Rachel Boggs said her son had RSV so she assumed her daughter was coming down with it as well. But after getting tested, she was surprised to find out her daughter has coronavirus. “I feel ignorant to some extent because I was one of those people who didn’t take it seriously,” Boggs said. Boggs said her daughter Addilyn was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Friday…
• A 24-year-old man who had a double lung transplant after getting COVID-19 said he regretted not getting the vaccine FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images A 24-year-old who was unvaccinated contracted COVID-19 and needed a double lung transplant. Blake Bargatze told his family he was worried about side effects, but that he regretted not getting the shot. Now he and his family are encouraging others to get vaccinated. See more stories on Insider's business page. The family of a 24-year-old man who underwent a double lung transplant after getting sick with COVID-19 said he regretted not getting the shot.…
• 100-year-old realises she can claim state pension after missing out on £75,000 Margaret Bradshaw, 100, is a former nanny and hotel worker and currently lives in a care home (Pictures: SWNS)A 100-year-old woman has missed out on £75,000 because she did not realise she was entitled to a state pension for the last 20 years. Margaret Bradshaw is from the UK but spent 30 years of her adult life living and working in Canada. As she had made no national insurance contributions during her time abroad, she was not entitled to an…
• India's true COVID-19 death toll could be as high as 2.4 million, 6 times the official figures, experts warn A mass cremation of people who died due to COVID-19 in New Delhi, India, on April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui Experts believe that India's COVID-19 death toll is far higher than official numbers suggest. One study estimates that between 1.8m and 2.4m people in India have died from the virus. Reports suggest that Indian officials have attempted to suppress the true figures. See more stories on Insider's business page. India's true COVID-19 death toll could be 5 to 7 times…
• Ask Amy: Her husband problem is not a reason to ignore my texts Dear Amy: Early last year my 37-year-old daughter finished a beauty school degree. She worked for a few months, and then was laid off during the pandemic. She lives two states away, but I’m pretty sure she isn’t currently working. She told me a couple of weeks ago that she wants to start nursing school. I didn’t mention the $4,200 beauty school tuition bill (which is still due), because recently she learned that her husband has been having an affair,…
• Over 1,500 NHS and care workers have now died with Covid In a little more than a year, 639 healthcare workers and 922 social care workers have died (Picture: Getty)More than 1,500 health and social care workers have died with Covid-19, a Labour MP revealed as she slammed the Government for previous PPE shortages. A total of 922 social care workers died with the virus between March 9 last year and May 7 this year, revealed the devastating figures obtained by Dame Diana Johnson. A further 639 NHS workers also died…