Runny nose (coryza) and other indicative symptoms should be added as possible signs of COVID-19 infection, so that more people can access NHS COVID tests, according to a Queen Mary academic writing in The BMJ, in an open letter to…
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UK tests house-to-house in hunt for new COVID-19 variant
England has begun house-by-house COVID-19 testing in some communities as authorities try to snuff out a new variant of the virus before it spreads widely and undermines a nationwide vaccination program. Authorities want to reach the 80,000 residents of eight…
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Official: Mexico nears approval of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
Mexico was on the verge of approving the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V following the publication of early results of an advanced study, Mexican officials said Tuesday. Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell, the government’s pandemic spokesman, said that the health…
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Older caregivers struggling with extra burdens of home care during COVID-19
Ninety-three percent of older Canadians (age 65+) live in the community, and one in four provides care for family or friends with long-term health conditions or disabilities. Challenging circumstances are not a new phenomenon for these caregivers, but COVID-19 has…
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New York sisters hope to help more than 200 seniors sign up for COVID-19 vaccines
New York sisters help seniors get vaccinated Ava and Lily Weinstein tell ‘Fox and Friends Weekend’ they created a service to help seniors sign up for COVID-19 vaccine after assisting their own grandparents. Two sisters from New York have teamed up…
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How to Time Your Workouts Around Your COVID-19 Vaccination
So you’ve heard that there might be some vaccination side effects, and you have some tough workouts—and a COVID-19 vaccination shot—coming up this week. Will getting the vaccine make it harder to work out? The health tracker maker Whoop just…
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Data shows strain on ICU capacity leads to more deaths during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems across the country, especially intensive care units. New research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine shows that people treated in the ICU for COVID-19…
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Social and structural factors influence racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality
COVID-19 mortality racial disparities in the U.S. are associated with social factors like income, education and internet access, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, highlights the need for public…
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How scammers are using COVID-19 vaccine to steal money, info
Scammers are using people’s desperation for COVID-19 vaccines in the midst of a pandemic as a bargaining chip to steal money and personal information. Though it doesn’t appear to be a widespread problem in Michigan, the state Attorney General’s Office…
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Screening asymptomatic health care personnel for COVID-19 not recommended by experts
Routine screening of asymptomatic health care personnel (HCP) in the absence of confirmed exposures to COVID-19 is not a recommended strategy for preventing transmission of the coronavirus causing the current global pandemic, according to a new review co-authored by an…
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