Tag: novel coronavirus 2019
Hospitals Seek Liability Protections Before Starting Elective Surgeries
Some hospitals say the legal uncertainty is making them wary of resuming long-stalled elective procedures.
Russia Reports 10,000 Coronavirus Cases Per Day for Past 10 Days
Over half of cases and deaths are in Moscow
As States Reopen: Coronavirus Deaths to Increase
A new model projects that 147,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus by August – a sharp increase over a total predicted as recently as Sunday.
NIH: ‘No Single COVID-19 Vaccine Is Likely to Meet Global Need’
The authors emphasize that developing COVID-19 vaccines will require unprecedented cooperation from governments, academic institutions, industry, and global philanthropic partners
3 Top Health Officials Self-Isolate After Coronavirus Cases Inside White House
The head of the Food and Drug Administration will also self-quarantine; all three are on the coronavirus task force.
Beware: Anti-Vaxx Leaders Use Pandemic to Push for Resistance to Vaccines
Health Editor's Note: Nothing like taking fear of the unknown and using that to add to your harebrained and disturbingly harmful anti-vaxx rhetoric.....Carol
Anti-vaccination leaders...
NIH: Finding the Body Cell Targets for COVID-19
The discovery suggests that SARS-CoV-2 and potentially other coronaviruses that rely on ACE2 may take advantage of the immune system’s natural defenses.
NIH Begins Study of Coronavirus Infection in U.S. Children
Preliminary evidence suggests that having an allergic condition paradoxically may reduce a person’s susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 disease.
NCI: Part of Federal Team to Evaluate Antibody Tests for Novel...
NCI has unique research capabilities and capacities
Some COVID-19 Patients ‘Crash’ During Second Week of Illness
People with the coronavirus can crash before or after they are hospitalized
The Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine
Oxford University leaps ahead in coronavirus vaccine
Yonkers Fighting COVID-19: One Shift in the ED
Half of the approximately 280 staff members who were tested for the disease were positive — with another 25 to 30 still awaiting results
NIH: Challenge of Tracking COVID-19’s Spread
The NIH has a team that’s exploring various ways to carry out digital tracing while still protecting personal privacy
U.S. Naval Ships: Floating Coronavirus Incubators
As of Wednesday morning, 3,578 US service members have tested positive for the virus, including two deaths
Health Officials Expect Return of Coronavirus in Fall: Trump Disagrees
Trump thinks he is the coronavirus expert
CDC Warning About Coronavirus
More deaths If next wave of coronavirus and flu seasons combine
Official Treatment Protocols for CV19 Set (No chloroquine/hydroxychlorquine-useless)
Expert U.S. panel develops NIH treatment guidelines for COVID-19
New Release: National Institutes of Health
Antivirals:
There are insufficient clinical data to recommend either for or...
Germany Testing For COVID-19 Antibodies: Seeking To Safely Leave Lockdown
Germany is testing for infections
Genetics: A Factor in Severity of COVID-19?
Health Editor's Note: Why do some people die from COVID-19 and others carry the virus and never show symptoms? We have people who are...
COVID-19: Facts and Stats
Health Editor's Note: While this article contains many accurate facts and statistics, it was published on March 13. In the past two weeks or...
CIVID-19/coronavirus: Existing conditions, age, and sex statistics
by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor
...from WorldoMeter, Last updated: February 29, 4:40 GMT
There are two sources that provide age, sex, and comorbidity statistics:
The Report...