By Sarah Elizabeth Richards and Nsikan Akpan, National Geographic PEOPLE CAN CATCH COVID-19 twice. That’s the emerging consensus among health experts who are learning more about the possibility that those who’ve recovered from the coronavirus can get it again. So far, the phenomenon doesn’t appear to be widespread—with a few hundred reinfection cases reported worldwide—yet […]
General view of departure hall of Terminal 4 since there are virtually no customers during COVID-19 pandemic at JFK airport. – New York, NY – May 15, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Rebecca Spalding and Manojna Maddipalta, AOL (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it recommends Americans do not travel during the […]
By Victoria Falk The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority groups, with high rates of death in African American, Native American, and LatinX communities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) agree that people with diabetes experience higher rates of severe complications […]
By MSN NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — With subway ridership down, businesses underground and near transit stops are suffering. A few weeks ago Turnstyle Underground Market re-opened at Columbus Circle. It was once a busy spot. “It’s usually hopping,” customer Lynne Wu told CBS2’s Alice Gainer. However, now 20 of the market’s 39 businesses are closed. “It’s like […]
People wearing protective masks on empty streets of New York City during Coronavirus quarantine lockdown. – New York City, NY / USA – 3/29/2020 (Shuttersock) By German Lopez, Vox America is in the middle of its third nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases — what some are calling a “third wave” — with reported cases hitting a […]
A woman wearing a mask walks through an empty Times Square following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New York City, New York – March 19, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Carolyn Crist, WebMD October 29, 2020 — More Americans wore face masks this summer than in the spring, but they were less likely to follow […]
The new guidance is likely to have the biggest impact on schools, workplaces and other group settings since more people are likely to be considered at risk.
Customers at Trader Joe’s at Chelsea lining up with masks for the register, New York City, USA – August 16, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Lena H. Sun, Washington Post Federal health officials issued new guidance on Wednesday that greatly expands the pool of people considered at risk of contracting the novel coronavirus by changing the definition […]
By Carolyn Crist, WebMD A renewed increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations across the country could mean the predicted fall surge in COVID-19 has arrived, according to CNN. In early September, the U.S. reported its lowest numbers at around 30,000-35,000 new cases per day. Now the numbers are back up around 45,000-50,000 new daily cases. […]
The New England Journal of Medicine website page. Nejm.org logo on display screen, Illustrative Editorial. – Los Angeles, California, USA – 26 March 2020 (Shutterstock) By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) – In an unprecedented move, the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday published an editorial written by its editors condemning the Trump administration for […]
By William Petri, The Conversation With COVID-19 vaccines currently in the final phase of study, you’ve probably been wondering how the FDA will decide if a vaccine is safe and effective. Based on the status of the Phase 3 trials currently underway, it is unlikely that the results of these trials will be available before November. But […]