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President Donald Trump has received updated flu and COVID-19 booster shots in preparation for upcoming travel, the president’s physician announced Oct. 10.
Sean P. Barbabella, a U.S. Navy captain, shared the information in a letter submitted Friday to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
“President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,” Barbabella wrote, saying the visit was part of the president’s ongoing health maintenance plan and included “advanced imaging, lab testing and preventative assessments.”
Last month, Trump demanded that COVID-19 vaccine makers provide proof of their effectiveness.
"Many people think they are a miracle that saved Millions of lives. Others disagree!" he said of COVID-19 medications such as vaccines made by Pfizer, Moderna and other pharmaceutical firms. "With CDC being ripped apart over this question, I want the answer, and I want it NOW."
Trump, 79, made the remarks in a Sept. 1 post on Truth Social following his dismissal of CDC director Susan Monarez a month into her tenure after a dispute with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime skeptic of vaccines.
In July, the president was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency that has resulted in visible swelling in his lower legs near his ankles.
On Friday, Barbabella said that in addition to Trump's flu and COVID booster shots, the president also received preventative health screenings, he said, adding that Trump “continues to demonstrate excellent overall health.” --->READ MORE HERE
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As cases of COVID-19 and the common cold rise across the country, it’s understandable to want to do what you can to lower your risk of getting sick. While getting up to date with the COVID vaccine, practicing good hand hygiene, and wearing a mask in crowded indoor settings remain some of the best ways to stay healthy, a growing body of research suggests that using a particular over-the-counter nasal spray could lower your risk of getting sick, too.
It’s called azelastine, and a recent phase 2 clinical trial published in JAMA suggests that using this medication may help fend off COVID-19 and the common cold. For the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, researchers recruited 450 healthy volunteers in Germany. Of those, more than 99% had received the COVID-19 vaccine at least once.
The participants were split into two groups: One used an azelastine nasal spray in each nostril at least three times a day for about 56 days. The other used a placebo spray. Everyone was tested for COVID-19 twice a week.
The researchers discovered that people in the azelastine group were about three times less likely to contract COVID-19 compared to those in the placebo group. Ultimately, just five people in the azelastine group (or 2.2%) tested positive for the virus, while 15 (6.7%) tested positive in the placebo group.
People in the azelastine group also had a positive test for less time than their placebo-using counterparts (3.4 days compared to 5.14 days).
It doesn’t stop there: People in the azelastine group were also less likely to get any type of virus, including the common cold. The researchers discovered that 8.4% of people in the azelastine group contracted a virus compared to 18.8% in the placebo group. The azelastine users reported only being sick for 1.73 days compared to 2.75 days in the placebo group. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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