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The UK Coronavirus Variant: What We Know A newly identified variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appears to be more contagious than established ones. Here's what scientists know.
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Hunting for 'Disease X' In the Congo rainforest, the doctor who discovered Ebola warns of deadly viruses yet to come There is a vaccine and a treatment for Ebola, which have brought down the rate at which it kills. But the question at the back of everyone's mind is: What if this woman doesn ...
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UK COVID-19 Update: Concerns Mount Over Virus Variant These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today. Growing Concern Over New SARS-CoV-2 Variant. Around 16 million people in South East England were placed in tier 4 after Boris Johnson was shown preliminary modelling data from the ...
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2020 turning out to be deadliest year ever in US, mainly due to COVID-19 This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time - due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic. Final mortality data for this year won't be available for months, but preliminary numbers suggest the United States is on ...
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Covid-19: Why are half of England's highest infection rates in Essex? Thurrock currently has the highest infection rate in England - with more than 1,000 cases per 100,000 people. But it is the increase in the rate that for many will be most troubling, ...
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Pfizer and Moderna are testing their vaccines against UK coronavirus variant Pfizer said it is now "generating data" on how well blood samples from people immunized with its vaccine "may be able to neutralize the new strain from the UK." The novel coronavirus has mutated before, and both companies say they've found that their ...
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Call to Arms: Vaccinating the Health Workforce of 21 Million Strong Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. As the first American healthcare workers rolled up their sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccine, the images were instantly frozen in history, marking the triumph ...
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CEO of Howard University Hospital got the Covid-19 vaccine to encourage staff to follow her lead (CNN) When Anita Jenkins sat down to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, she was sending a clear message to her staff. The CEO of Howard University Hospital, a major health care provider for the African American community in Washington, DC, was well aware ...
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I'm a Pregnant Doctor. Should I Get the Covid Vaccine? The morning after the Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use authorization of the first coronavirus vaccine, I awoke to a message from my hospital asking me to sign up for an appointment to get vaccinated. It brought tears to my eyes.
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Who gets COVID-19 vaccine next? Mich. health officials face 'incredibly difficult decisions' As early doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Michigan, there's no dispute over who's first in line: frontline hospital workers and medical first responders who have battled the virus for months. Next up, according to state plans: staff and the mostly elderly ...
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Parents of 13-Year-Old Girl Find Out She Has Leukemia After Being Diagnosed with COVID-19 Ariel Griffith's family got some extra-difficult news after learning the 13-year-old had sepsis and coronavirus: She also has leukemia. Ariel's mother, Lauren Hocin, opened up about her ...
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US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted NEW YORK — This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time — due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic. Final mortality data for this year will not be available for months. But preliminary numbers suggest that the ...
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Oxygen level while walking identifies at-risk patients; cancer patients should get vaccine priority (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: Healthcare personnel perform CPR on a patient ...
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BioNTech CEO Confident Vaccine Will Work on UK Variant BERLIN (AP) — German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are needed to be completely sure, its chief executive said Tuesday. The variant, detected mainly in ...
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People who had COVID-19 should still get the vaccine, doctors say The short answer is yes. People who have had COVID-19 "should still be vaccinated when they are eligible," said Dr. Jose Romero, chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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US Deaths in 2020 Top 3 Million, by Far Most Ever Counted NEW YORK (AP) — This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time — due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic. Final mortality data for this year will not be available for months. But preliminary numbers suggest ...
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The Curious Influence of COVID-19 on Sleep The coronavirus can cause insomnia and long-term changes in our nervous systems. But sleep could also be a key to ending the pandemic. James Hamblin. December 21, 2020.
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Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening MONDAY, Dec. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, many routine cancer screenings were put on hold. Now a new study suggests that lung cancer screenings have yet to rebound. The findings come from one ...
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Epidemiologists Urge A Cautious Christmas, After Thanksgiving Surge in Some States As Thanksgiving approached, Americans were bombarded with warnings that holiday travel and gatherings would bring a "surge on top of a surge" — setting the country on a precarious path as it entered the next round of holidays in late December.
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How will labs use expanded molecular testing capacities post-COVID-19? With COVID-19 vaccinations beginning this week in the US, the country is entering a new stage of the pandemic that could ultimately end in widespread suppression of the virus. The implications of this development for the lab industry are not entirely clear, but ...
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More than 3 million people died in 2020 – the deadliest year in US history NEW YORK – This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time – due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic. Final mortality data for this year will not be available for months. But preliminary numbers suggest that the ...
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With Few Takers for COVID Vaccine, DC Hospital CEO Takes 'One for the Team' Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Administrators at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., were thrilled to be among the city's first hospitals to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but they ...
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Rich countries are scooping up COVID-19 vaccines. What about the rest of the world? The race to vaccinate the world against a once-in-a-century pandemic has begun in an all-too-familiar way: Every country for itself. Rich nations have gobbled up nearly all the global supply of the two leading COVID-19 vaccines through the end of 2021, ...
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Residents Left Off Vaccine List, Uproar Ensues Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Stanford Medicine issued an apology on Twitter Friday after protesters blasted its vaccine distribution plan that left out nearly all of its residents and ...
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UK coronavirus variant prompts widespread travel restrictions Health officials in the United Kingdom say modeling estimates suggest the variant is up to 70% more transmissible and may be responsible for a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in South East England in recent weeks.
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Altered Mental State Tied to COVID-19 Mortality Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who presented with altered mental state had significantly higher risk of in-hospital death, even when pulmonary problems were not severe, a retrospective study showed. Patients admitted to the hospital with confirmed ...
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Dogs ease pandemic isolation for nursing home residents Eileen Nagle sees her family in video chats and drive-by visits, but that hasn't made up for the lack of warm hugs in the nine months since the pandemic led her nursing home to shut its doors to visitors. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Enter Zeus.
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Grieving Texas families ask why virus rules aren't enforced By Paul J. Webber | Associated Press. ABILENE, Texas — In the weeks that Mark Riggs went from feeling worn down before Thanksgiving to dying of COVID-19 last Monday, only six calls about people not wearing face coverings rolled into the Abilene Police ...
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Debunking COVID-19 vaccine myths DEAR MAYO CLINIC: There has been a lot of news coverage about the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines, but the more I read, the more I am confused about whether these vaccines will be safe and effective. Can you clear up some of the mystery? ANSWER: ...
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Coronavirus: Impact of new variant on children investigated Scientists are urgently investigating hints the new variant of coronavirus spreads more easily in children. If proven, this could account for "a significant proportion" of the increase in transmission, they say. The claim comes from members of the government's ...
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COVID-19 Variant Sparks UK Travel Restrictions Dec. 21, 2020 -- Researchers have detected a highly contagious coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom, leading Prime Minister Boris Johnson to shut down parts of the country and triggering other nations to impose travel and shipping restrictions on ...
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What It Was Like to Volunteer for the J&J Vaccine Trial in Chile SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The idea to sign up for the trial of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson came to me after interviewing the company's Latin American vice president for medical affairs in September. Josue Bacaltchuk told me that ...
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Exclusive: Americans' readiness to take the COVID-19 vaccine spikes after the start of shots Americans' willingness to take the coronavirus vaccine has jumped since the first two vaccines were authorized by the FDA and health care workers and nursing home residents began to receive the shots. That growing acceptance is a reassuring sign for ...
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Researchers track and analyze smallpox epidemics over three centuries Researchers from McMaster University have studied and analyzed thousands of weekly records documenting the deaths of smallpox victims in London, England over the span of nearly 300 years. The analysis provides new and rare insights into the ecology ...
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Covid-19 vaccine is a source of hope for health care workers. But it comes too late for hundreds of them (CNN) Weeks after Dr. Carlos Araujo Preza was treated for Covid-19 in the same Houston-area hospital where he cared for patients during the pandemic, a coworker remembered him as she received the new vaccine that could have saved his life. "A nurse ...
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COVID-19 restrictions still needed amid pandemic progress in Minnesota State health officials doubled down Monday on the need to restrict group gatherings and close bars and restaurants, despite the launch of COVID-19 vaccinations and the lowest infection and hospitalization numbers in Minnesota since Halloween.
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Colorado's COVID-19 situation is improving — so health officials are worried people will let their guard down New COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are falling in Colorado as Christmas approaches, but relaxing health precautions too quickly could set up another deadly spike, health officials warned Monday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and ...
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Christmas calorie talk a 'trigger', anorexia campaigner says Christmas dinner is one of the "most terrifying" times of the year for people with eating disorders, a mental health campaigner has warned. Hope Virgo, 30, from Bristol has lived with anorexia for 18 years. Miss Virgo said: "There's this massive focus on food ...
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Virus-weary Americans less festive this year, poll finds WASHINGTON — Maureen Brennan will spend Christmas with her daughter at their Nashua, New Hampshire, home after declining invitations from other relatives to celebrate with them. Michael Smith will mark the holidays alone in Elko, Nevada, unwilling to ...
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Grim Scenario: Coronavirus Cases Soar As LA Hospitals Are Swamped LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles County health officials painted a very grim picture amid the holidays Monday afternoon, pleading with the public to take the pandemic seriously and stay home to protect front-line workers. Los Angeles County hospital ...
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Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 4699 cases, 98 coronavirus deaths CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois public health officials reported 4,699 COVID-19 cases and 98 related deaths Monday. The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 905,069, with a total of 15,299 deaths. Find out how many people may get a COVID-19 vaccine ...
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New vaccine arrives in Maine as inoculations begin at nursing homes Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston received 60 vials of a new Moderna vaccine Monday morning, while The Cedars in Portland hosted its first vaccination clinic for residents and employees. By Kelley BouchardStaff Writer. Follow on Facebook · Follow ...
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Coronavirus vaccine: Understanding trial results, roll-out and what happens next – an expert guide Coronavirus vaccines are being administered. Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was the first to finish the final stage of testing—known as phase 3—and the full results have been published. Having assessed the data, countries are beginning to authorize this vaccine ...
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Florida reports 11015 coronavirus infections, 115 deaths on Monday On the day President-elect Joe Biden received his first coronavirus vaccination on live television — an act meant to encourage and reassure Americans that vaccines are safe — the Florida Department of Health reported another 115 coronavirus-related ...
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Covid in Scotland: Wishaw hospital closes 'number of wards' A hospital has stepped up cleaning measures and closed wards to new patients after a spike in Covid cases. University Hospital Wishaw said it was experiencing an increase in the number of patients being admitted with Covid-19. NHS Lanarkshire said "a ...
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Fauci to get Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday Infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci and other top Trump administration health officials are set to receive the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday. Fauci, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins ...
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Amid evolving strains, COVID-19 vaccines likely need updates every 3 years, former FDA chief Gottlieb says Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Monday coronavirus vaccines will likely require updates every few years as surface proteins on the virus evolve to become unrecognizable to antibodies. Gottlieb told CNBC co-hosts that ...
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Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue Record Pace, as Deaths Continue to Rise Last week, the county reported 80 deaths, up from 62 the week before and 41 and 26, respectively, in the two previous weeks. By City News Service • Published 4 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago. Pause. 1:59. Orange County Mobile Field Hospital Being Built ...
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Vaccines Reach First Long-Term Care Residents in Maine PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Residents of long-term care facilities in Maine began receiving the new coronavirus vaccine on Monday in a major step toward broader vaccination of the general pubic. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has ...
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New antidepressants can lift depression and suicidal thoughts fast, but don't expect magic cures They include ketamine, an anesthetic that is also abused as a street drug, and a derivative of ketamine called esketamine. These drugs have been shown to help relieve symptoms of depression within hours, but each dose only works for a few days. They also ...
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