Nearly one month since our last report, Michigan has maintained its “medium” risk level for a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to data from Covid Act Now. The group of technologists, epidemiologists, health experts and public policy leaders at Covid Act Now identify each state’s risk level for the spread of …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is defending its controversial new guidance on coronavirus testing after writing from various medical groups and accusations of political intervention. Earlier this week, the CDC quickly revised its guidance on coronavirus testing, dropping its previous recommendation to test anyone who came in close …
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Text size Dreamstime Older adults who participated in Moderna‘s Phase 1 trial of its Covid-19 vaccine responded just as well as younger adults, according to data, the biotech company presented Wednesday morning to a key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory panel. This is important because Covid-19 is not …
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An unexpectedly positive turn for Brazilian cities once plagued by the coronavirus pandemic raises fresh questions about immunity. A new report in the Washington Post described how the impoverished city of Manaus saw hospitalizations decline, although it had never imposed a lockdown or taken other drastic austerity measures in Asia …
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At least three people were infected with COVID-19 a second time this week, asking what we know about immunity to the deadly virus. While past infections have been reported in the past, including some in South Korea in May, it later emerged that the cases were likely a result of …
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