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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Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is advised against testing patients for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the first 1 to 2 weeks after exposure to the virus. The “sweet spot” for such tests is 3 to …
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Reuters CureVac, a German-based biotechnology company, jumped $ 213.3 million and more than a third of its IPO price in its initial public offering on Friday. Shares of the company have continued to grow since its Friday IPO, gaining as much as 52% to $ 85 per share on Monday …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backtracked guidelines it released earlier this month claim that people are not immune to coronavirus reinfection after recovering from the disease. “On August 3, 2020, CDC updated its isolation guide based on the latest science on COVID-19, which shows that people can …
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A massive antibody study in England has found that 3.4 million people, or 6 percent of the country’s population, have contracted the coronavirus. The study of more than 100,000 volunteers, who paid the government as the largest survey of its kind, showed the severity of the outbreak varies between demographics …
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