This graph can tell you a lot about your future. Each bar shows how many new infectious diseases emerged in one year. In 1944, there was one. In ’48, three. We have no immunity to new pathogens. Epidemics are a new threat to every disease on this list. It was …
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Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. This week in COVID-19 news, scientists tested how well various face coverings, including a neck gaiter, blocked respiratory droplets from the wearer’s mouth and nose were discovered, authorities discovered SARS-CoV-2 genetic material on frozen cock wings …
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Scientists at Imperial College London say they are immunizing hundreds of people with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an early trial after not seeing worrying safety concerns in a small number vaccinated so far. Read also: COVID-19: the United Kingdom signs an agreement for 60 million doses of vaccines Dr. …
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Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance on Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Low plasma vitamin D levels emerged as an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection and hospitalization in a large population-based study. COVID-19 positive participants were 50% more likely to have low versus normal 25 (OH) D …
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Editor’s Note: Find the latest news and guidance from COVID-19 at the Medscape Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 can mean weeks-long illness, even in young adults and those without chronic conditions who have mild illness and are receiving outpatient treatment, according to today’s survey results. Weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report from …
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