The risk of dying from coronavirus is linked to obesity in men and younger adults, according to a recent study. “Obesity plays a profound role in COVID-19 mortality risk, particularly in male patients and younger populations.” told the researchers in the study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study …
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With Will County among 14 counties in Illinois at an “alert level” for coronavirus, area contact tracers report a “disruptive mixed bag of attitude” when it comes to the virus. The warning means the county has seen increases in two or more COVID-19 “risk indicators,” said Illinois’ Department of Public …
Read More »Voters plead with Postal Service and Trump over changes leading up to elections
The voters, who live in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Indiana, are doing business to return some of DeJoy’s changes to the Postal Service by re-paying overtime for postal workers, re-implementing sorting machines and a court to restrict Trump and DeJoy ”from participating in any further attempt to refuse [the …
Read More »Immunity studies offer hope for recovery from Covid-19
One leading immunologist says the findings give optimism that humans do not have to maintain recurrent coronavirus infections. It also provides evidence that a vaccine can protect people for longer than a short period of time. “The hope I had was to realize with these early studies,” said Dr. Ian …
Read More »‘Unusual’: Los Angeles schools to test all 600,000 students for Covid-19 | American news
In the most ambitious plan of its kind, Los Angeles Unified has announced plans to test its roughly 600,000 students and 75,000 staff as the nation’s second-largest school district prepares for the eventual return to instruction. Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said in a statement that the program will …
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