According to a new study, one in three young adults is vulnerable to severe cases of coronavirus, and smoking plays an important role. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco found that 32 percent of people ages 18-25 who participated in the study were “medically vulnerable” to the deadly …
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COVID-19 test: where Michigan is located, positive test rates Michigan has increased testing in recent weeks, but how has that impacted the positive testing rate? In the past two weeks (June 29 – July 12), Michigan has averaged nearly 20,000 COVID-19 diagnostic tests per day, compared to around 15,000 in …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida reports thousands of new coronavirus infections Monday as Walt Disney World prepares to reopen two more theme parks later this week. The Florida Department of Health reported 12,624 new positive coronavirus cases Monday, bringing the state’s grand total to 282,435 cases since the virus was first …
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Tokyo – Under pressure from the scientific community, the World Health Organization recognized last week that airborne transmission of “droplets” as a possible third cause of COVID-19 infections. For many researchers in Japan, admission felt anticlimactic. This densely populated country has operated for months on the assumption that small “aerosolized” …
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A new guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 40 percent of people infected with COVID-19 are asymptomatic and the likelihood of transmission from people without symptoms is 75 percent. In an updated guide also reported by CNN, the agency expanded its “best current estimate” based …
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