Historians and health professionals say that the “cytokine storm” was a common feature of the 1918 influenza. But how big of a potentially fatal immune response do coronavirus epidemics play? About 500 million people, or a third of the world’s population, became infected with the Spanish flu in 1918. About …
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Two of Biden’s coronavirus advisers to the president-elect pushed back on Friday the idea of a national lockdown to stem the coronavirus epidemic. “As a group, the real consensus is that we need a more nuanced approach,” said Dr. Krishna, a panelist and infectious disease specialist at the NYU Grossman …
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New York Governor Rev. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a daily briefing on July 13, 2020, after an outbreak of coronavirus (COVD-19) in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Mike Seger | Reuters New York will impose a handful of coronavirus bans on residents and businesses across the state as it …
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This illustrated photo, taken in Poland on October 12, 2020, shows a medical syringe with the Modern Company logo displayed on the screen in the background. Jakub Porziki | Nourphoto | Getty Images Moderna is preparing for the global launch of its potential coronavirus vaccine, taking જમા 1.1 billion in …
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US President Donald Trump held a campaign rally on October 21, 2020 in Guestinuia, North Carolina, USA. Tom Brenner | Reuters A group of Michigan-based healthcare activists condemned President Donald Trump’s planned rally in Lansing on Tuesday amid record daily new coronavirus cases, saying it “threatens to make things worse.” …
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