Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted unanimously today to recommend a booster dose of Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for those 65 and…
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Alaska Sets Record for Daily COVID Cases
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Medical authorities in Alaska are dealing with a spike in COVID-19 cases that is straining hospitals and health care providers. On Wednesday, the state reported 1,068…
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Florida Governor Threatens Fines for Cities, Counties Over Vaccine Mandates
(Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has threatened fines for cities and counties that mandate employees must get vaccinated against COVID-19, which has killed nearly 50,000 people in the state. “If a government agency in the state of Florida forces…
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UGA research offers hope for a viable therapeutic to combat COVID-19
As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket across the U.S. and the world, few options are available for treating patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2. But new research from the University of Georgia offers hope for a viable therapeutic to combat the…
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ECMO Life Support Is a Last Resort for COVID, and in Short Supply
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Hospital discharge day for Phoua Yang was more like a pep rally. On her way rolling out of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, she…
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WHO Seeks COVID-19 Vaccines for Poor Nations, ‘Not Empty Promises’
(Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Wednesday said low-income countries were ready to run effective COVID-19 vaccination campaigns and it was now down to manufacturers and rich countries to deliver the pledged doses to ease global health inequalities. About…
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Schools Are Buying High-Tech Air Purifiers. What Should You Know?
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. This is a collaboration between KHN and “Science Friday.” Listen to the conversation between KHN senior correspondent Christina Jewett and Science Friday’s host and executive producer,…
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A study of 105 protective and risk factors related to the incidence and severity of COVID-19
Some of the different risk factors that have been associated with an increased risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or mortality include comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases. To date, few studies have looked…
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Canada Sees Urgent Need to Get More Young People Vaccinated
OTTAWA/CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – New modeling shows an “urgent need” to get more young adults in Canada vaccinated as the country fights a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Delta variant, the public health agency said on Friday….
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Effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions and mutations on COVID-19 resurgence
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has infected more than 221 million people and caused over 4.57 million deaths. The implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as social distancing, mask-wearing, lockdowns,…
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