By MIKE STOBBE and NICKY FORSTER, Associated Press NEW YORK – While deaths from coronavirus in the US are increasing rapidly, public health experts are seeing good news: The second wave of confirmed cases appears to be stabilizing. Scientists do not celebrate in any way, warning that the trend is …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Underway in South Texas
SAN ANTONIO – The first round of people who participated in a trial of the COVID-19 vaccine in South Texas received one dose on Thursday. The Pfizer double-blind trial is different from a vaccine trial conducted by Moderna, which will begin on Friday after being delayed for a few days. …
Read More »Fauci warns Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana at risk of spreading COVID-19 out of control
NEW YORK – Several states, including Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana, need to control the virus or risk their transmission rates spiraling out of control, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading infectious disease expert. In an interview broadcast live on ABC News’ Instagram on Wednesday, Fauci said that he …
Read More »Coronavirus Digestion: Study Shows Children Have Higher Levels of Viruses | News | DW
Outstanding history Children under the age of five carried large amounts of coronavirus in their upper respiratory tract, a study published Thursday showed. Early research found no strong evidence that children were the main contributors to the spread of COVID-19. But now, a study in the journal JAMA Pediatrics suggests …
Read More »Seasonal flu reports hit record lows amid global social estrangement
BEIJING (Reuters) – Global rules of social distancing targeting the coronavirus have brought influenza infection rates to record levels, early figures show, indicating that the measures are having an unprecedented impact on other communicable diseases. A sign promoting social distancing hangs in a post near the Crown and Anchor pub …
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