By Marissa Taylor, Dan Levine (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc. is betting that its coronavirus vaccine candidate will show clear evidence of effectiveness at the start of its clinical trial, according to internal documents reviewed by the company and Reuters, which describe how the hearing is being conducted. File photo: A …
Read More »Officials in Michigan have urged residents to stay indoors as authorities rush to contain the spread of the deadly mosquito-borne disease.
Authorities are urging people to stay indoors after dark and protect themselves from mosquito bites, after a Berry County resident was diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a potentially fatal disease caused by the EEE virus. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on Tuesday announced a suspected …
Read More »An epidemic broke out: seniors have other ideas about where to live
Some people who have planned to move into senior housing are now choosing to live independently in a communal place. Others wonder if moving to a setting that can get more help might be the right call. These decisions, tough enough in normal times, are now fraught with uncertainty as …
Read More »As the number of virus cases in India increases, so do the questions on mortality
New Delhi (AP) – When Narayan Mitra died on July 16, a day after he was admitted to hospital for fever and shortness of breath, his name never appeared in the daily official list of people killed by the coronavirus. Exam results later revealed that Mitra was actually infected with …
Read More »People who wear glasses are diagnosed with COVID-19 more than five times more than the general population.
A new study suggests that wearing glasses every day may reduce the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus. Researchers in China found that COVID-19 patients were five times less likely to frame than the general population. The team at Nanchang University’s Second Affiliated Hospital said they believe these ACE-2 receptors, …
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