Tag: COVID-19
Again: Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Improve Outcomes for COVID-19 Patients
Among patients hospitalized with mild-to-moderate Covid-19, the use of hydroxychloroquine, alone or with azithromycin, did not improve clinical status at 15 days as compared with standard care.
New York: Making a Quarantine Wall
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a second wave in New York is inevitable -- it's just a matter of how hard it hits; meanwhile, just 2 new fatalities were reported overnight across the state, with no new ones in the city
California Now Holds First Place in Number of U.S. COVID-19 Cases
California’s case rate per 100,000 residents, about 1,046, is significantly lower than New York’s, which is just under 2,081, according to The Times’ coronavirus tracker.
CMS: $5 Billion to Medicare-Certified Long Term Care Facilities For Protection...
This new staff testing requirement will enhance efforts to keep the virus from entering and spreading through nursing homes by identifying asymptomatic carriers.
Initial COVID-19 Infection Rate May Be 80 Times Greater Than Reported
We realized that deaths across the U.S. had been doubling every three days and that our estimate of the infection rate was consistent with three-day doubling since the first observed case was reported in Washington state on Jan. 15.
Phil Giraldi – A Nation falling apart
So “everyone” is training to shoot and buying new weapons, and it is even being reported that break-ins to steal guns from sporting goods shops are increasing dramatically.
Mild Infections of COVID-19 May Not Offer Lasting Immunity
The protective role of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 is unknown, but these antibodies are usually a reasonable correlate of antiviral immunity, and anti–receptor-binding domain antibody levels correspond to plasma viral neutralizing activity.
Iran’s Rouhani spills the real Covid beans numbers
On the bright side, if these numbers are correct, then Iran's death percentages are tiny.
U.S. Daily COVID-19 Deaths Projected to Be 815 by Nov. 1...
If universal masks were applied across the country, the projected daily case count could be reduced to about 46,495 by November 1, over 62.7 percent less than the current daily case count projected by the institute for the same date.
Contract Tracing Is Crucial to Control Spread of SARS-CoV-2
When COVID-19 starts circulating in a community, researchers can fingerprint the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 obtained from newly infected people.
Fauci to Throw Out Ceremonial First Pitch on Washington National’s Opening...
He wore a face mask with the team's name and logo to testify alongside other members of the White House coronavirus task force at a congressional hearing last month.
Why Now? Trump to Give First COVID-19 Briefing Since April
The appearances abruptly ended in late April days after Trump sparked widespread backlash by suggesting scientists study whether the injection of light or disinfectants into the body could be used as a cure for the virus.
On Monday Calif. Reports Over 11,800 New COVID-19 Cases, China-11
If California were a country, it would be rank fifth in the world for total cases at nearly 400,000, behind the United States, Brazil, India and Russia.
85 Nueces County Babies Have Tested Positive for COVID-19 Since Mid-March
Nueces County Medical Examiner Adel Shaker told The Texas Tribune last week that a baby boy, younger than 6 months old, tested positive for COVID-19 and died.
COVID-19 Drug Given Via Inhaler Shows Promising Results
While remdesivir was thought to be focused on coronaviruses, SNG001 has a more general effect, meaning it may also benefit patients with winter viruses such as flu.
Study Finds Children 10-19 Spread Coronavirus as Much As Adults
The study of nearly 65,000 people in South Korea suggests that school reopenings will trigger more outbreaks.
Messenger RNA Vaccine for COVID-19 Will Be the First
The mRNA in the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 enables a “spike protein” that pierces cells throughout the body.
Evolution of Viruses
Pathogens that switch to a new host species have some adapting to do. How does that affect the course of a pandemic like COVID-19?
COVID Symptom Study Reveals There Are Six Types of COVID-19
The research team used a machine learning algorithm to analyse data from a subset of around 1,600 users in the UK and US with confirmed COVID-19 who had regularly logged their symptoms using the app in March and April.
Focus on COVID-19 Has Taken the Heat Off Of Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are still going to be around, and still causing diseases, no matter what sort of pandemic is going on.
Florida: One in Three Children Coronavirus Tested Are Positive
Re-opening schools, with one third of children testing positive for coronavirus, is a one-way trip to crazy town.
France Accelerates Plans for Mandatory Face Masks
Health Minister calls wearing masks a matter of social responsibility.
Another Scam Treatment for COVID-19
“The FDA is actively monitoring the marketplace for fraudulent products claiming to treat COVID-19.
Fauci: ‘Bizarre’ White House Behavior Hurts the President
The nation’s top public-health expert tells The Atlantic that he isn’t going anywhere, despite the Trump administration’s newest attempts to undercut him.
Politics is Not Going to Get U.S. Out of This Pandemic...
When you mix science and politics, you get politics.
Opening Schools Killed Netanyahu and It Will Kill Trump Too
Netanyahu’s decree that the nation’s entire school system would reopen was a political flourish to signal everything was under control
U.S. Is Fighting Two Opponents in Coronavirus Pandemic: Trump and COVID-19
‘Trying to fight this pandemic while subverting scientific expertise is like fighting blindfolded.’
Natural ‘Herd Immunity’ for Coronavirus? Not Going to Happen!
Emerging cases of Covid-19 reinfection suggest herd immunity could be wishful thinking.
Failures to Protect Health and Essential Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Wildfires
This report looks at these challenges and also flags some broader structural issues in health and social support systems across the world that have exacerbated these challenges and must be urgently addressed.
NEO – Israeli pandemic surge puts political squeeze on Bibi
Netanyahu is threatening the whole country with new elections, which nobody wants, and could be taking himself out onto a political minefield.
Trump Undermines Health of Americans
Fauci has been increasingly sidelined by the White House as he sounds alarms about the virus, a most unwelcome message at a time when Trump is focused on pushing an economic rebound.
Astral Projection Association Recommends Maintaining at Least Six Feet Social Distance...
Please stay at least six feet away from yourself!
Is It Safe To Fly?
Keeping abreast of ever-changing quarantine rules, travel bans, advisories, etc. is mission-critical for travelers in 2020.
Trump Demands Schools Reopen Despite Coronavirus ‘High Risk’ Claims
The debate about school reopenings comes as the virus is spreading at its fastest pace yet across the country, a trend some attribute to states reopening prematurely this spring on a timeline encouraged by Mr. Trump.
Trump Has Not Asked for Briefing from Fauci in 2 Months
Does this explain why Trump remains 'out of it' when commenting on coronavirus?
Georgia: Cities’ Versus State’s Face Mask Rules
Kemp's office: Mask mandates in Georgia are 'unenforceable'
by Greg Bluestein/Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gov. Brian Kemp's office said Thursday that mask requirements adopted by Atlanta Mayor Keisha...
States Reopened Too Quickly Causing Runaway Coronavirus Cases and Deaths
Four states that account for about 50% of new infections -- Arizona, California, Florida and Texas -- need to aggressively keep people socially distanced, including by closing bars and preventing crowds, he said.
Houston: Many People Dying at Home From COVID-19
As coronavirus cases surge, inundating hospitals and leading to testing shortages, a rapidly growing number of Houston area residents are dying at home, according to an NBC News and ProPublica review of Houston Fire Department data.
Hey Trump: Mexico Says, ‘No More COVID-19 Spreading Americans’
Townspeople block road to beach resort popular with US tourists as cases surge in states including Arizona