PARIS (Reuters) – France reported on Friday that 5,254 people were in intensive care units with COVID-19, an increase of 145 people in one day and the highest daily increase in five months. The risk of emergency wards being unable…
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Super-Spreader Events Give Life to Virus Variants
(Reuters) – Super-spreader events, in which an infected person transmits the virus to many other people, are critical to the survival and predominance of new variants, researchers have found. If coronavirus transmission only occurs one person at a time, a…
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Why Do Some COVID-19 Tests Hurt So Much?
The one time I got tested for COVID-19, I wound up in the emergency room — but not because I tested positive. During the test, as the technician kept inching the swab deeper and deeper inside my nose, I felt…
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COVID Vaccine Found Highly Effective in Real-World US Study
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S government’s first look at the real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines found their effectiveness was nearly as robust as it was…
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Poor Survival With COVID in Patients Who Have Had HSCT
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Among individuals who have received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), often used in the treatment of blood cancers, rates of survival are poor for those…
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IDSA Updates COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines: Monoclonals and More
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. While there is still no “game-changer” for treating COVID-19, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) continues to examine available and potential treatments as new evidence…
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California Gov. Newsom Admits Mistakes in 1st Reopening
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. California Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged mistakes in communicating with the public last year before the first loosening of coronavirus restrictions led to an early summer spike…
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Existing COVID Vaccines May Protect Against Brazilian Variant: Oxford Study
LONDON (Reuters) – Existing vaccines may protect against the Brazilian variant of the coronavirus, according to a University of Oxford study which also highlighted how a variant first found in South Africa poses the biggest headache for vaccine makers. Coronavirus…
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Pandemic Accelerates in Half of the Americas, Brazil Faces Record Cases, Deaths: PAHO Director
BRASILIA (Reuters) – New coronavirus cases are picking up again in half of the countries in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, calling on Brazil to protect its people in the face of record infections…
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Bolsonaro Eyes Health Minister Swap as Brazil’s Outbreak Worsens, Sources Say
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is weighing candidates to replace Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello, according to people familiar with the matter, preparing to install the fourth person in a year in the role as COVID-19 cases rage out…
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