France Stalls Between Slow COVID19 Vaccine Rollout & High Infection Rates
#coronavirus numbers have plateaued despite months of economically damaging restrictions, & vaccinations still lag behind other European...
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#coronavirus numbers have plateaued despite months of economically damaging restrictions, & vaccinations still lag behind other European...
Article describes coronaviruses that appear to be more infectious than other circulating coronaviruses, including #B117 #B1351 and #P1....
A study of >500 patients with #COVID19 found that those with periodontal disease were 3.5 times more likely to be admitted to ICU, 4.5...
The #B117 #coronavirus variant that was 1st observed in the UK is spreading rapidly across the US, outcompeting other mutant strains &...
South African #B1351 #coronavirus variant may reinfect people already stricken once with #COVID19. The finding, though far from...
A new study provides the first evidence of a mechanism by which #climate change could have played a direct role in the emergence of the...
The #astrazenecavaccine is found to give strong protection against the #B117 #coronavirus variant that was first seen in the UK,...
The AstraZeneca vaccine has the potential to slow transmission of the #coronavirus - the latest study to report evidence that a...
Vaccines have been described as the solution to the #COVID19 pandemic. But treatments, which are bringing down death rates, will be...
New #coronavirus variants like the one discovered in South Africa migrate to other countries. The more the virus spreads, & the longer it...
Vaccine development exceeded everyone’s expectations. But the next few months will still bring many sick people — & doctors have woefully...
The CDC announces order that will require people in US to wear a face mask while using any form of public transportation, including...
Travelers passing through Oakland Airport can now pick up a #COVID19 test like they would a bag of chips. Travelers can buy DIY...
Fewer than 0.01% of recipients of the #coronavirus vaccine have contracted #COVID19 a week after getting the 2nd jab, new data from...
The humanitarian crisis in Manaus, the Amazon's largest city & birthplace of the Brazil #P1 variant, shows what happens when gov't...
Metabolism of L-tyrosine by gut #microbiota points to novel strategies for combating #asthma & #COVID19. Researchers found a protective...
Vaccines alone will not stop the #COVID19 pandemic in the US, a new model shows. And if precautions like working remotely, limiting...
In March, when Dr. Fauci said that the coronavirus pandemic could kill 100,000 to 240,000 people in the US, some thought his projection...
People taking #cholesterol-lowering drugs may fare better than others if they are infected with the novel #coronavirus. A new study hints...
Evidence is growing that autoantibodies could be key to understanding some of the worst cases of #COVID19. In contrast to cytokine...