Health

At a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, last weekend, President Donald Trump used the term “kung flu” to describe the coronavirus, one of several racist statements he made during a wide-ranging speech that addressed the handling of the pandemic by your administration. “By the way, it is a disease, without a …

South Korea is battling a second wave of the new coronavirus, a public health official confirmed Monday. A holiday weekend in early May sparked small but persistent outbreaks in the densely populated, previously unaffected area of ​​Seoul, said director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jeong Eun-kyeong …

CONCORD – At least 15 people died after COVID-19 infected 75 people at an East Bay skilled nursing facility, according to data released by the state. The latest report from the state Department of Public Health shows that 14 patients and at least one health worker at San Miguel Villa, …

The Pirbright Institute, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, announced Tuesday that two doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine successfully produced a greater antibody response than a single dose in pigs. The Surrey, England institute published research showing that two doses of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) revealed a …

As of Wednesday, more than half of Oregon’s population will be required to wear masks in closed public spaces. Gov. Kate Brown’s new rule affects Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Marion, Polk, Hood River and Lincoln counties, some of the state’s most populous counties and some most affected by the COVID-19 outbreaks. …