In just a matter of weeks, the two types of coronavirus have become so familiar that you can regularly hear the names of their pronounced alphabets on television news. B.1.1..7, first identified in Britain, demonstrated the power to spread far and wide. In South Africa, mutations called B1.511 can dodge …
Read More »CDC director urges states not to reopen cases as soon as possible
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the states on Monday not to lift the ban and not to face progress, hitting the U.S. coronavirus cases and deaths a sign of “potential migration in the path of the epidemic.” In a single day in January, the …
Read More »Brazilian hospitals reach breaking point as health minister blames new coronavirus types
Out of the 26 states of Brazil, Adirondack and one federal district have ICUs with over 80% capacity. Nine of them are on the verge of collapse beyond 90% capacity. Health Minister Eduardo Pazuelo acknowledged the crisis, telling state governors on Feb. 25 that in a country where mortality and …
Read More »A former Times reporter who used a racial slur highlights a lengthy defense
The New York Times science and public health reporter, Donald G. McKinnell Jr., who resigned under pressure last month after a month on paper, published an account on Monday describing the circumstances of his departure, a four-part essay that repeatedly criticized the Times’ leadership. Leading journalist on the coronavirus epidemic, …
Read More »The New York virus variant harbors another worrying change; Vaccinating the elderly adds up to most years of life
By Nancy Lepid (Reuters) – The following novels are a roundup of recent scientific studies on coronavirus and efforts to find a cure and vaccine for covid-19 disease. The New York variant saves a third worrying change The increasing Coronavirus variant in New York City has the same E484K mutation …
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