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Scientists Uncover Biological Signatures of the Worst Covid-19 Cases

Wed, 2020-08-05 12:41 — mike kraft

Scientists are beginning to untangle one of the most complex biological mysteries of the coronavirus pandemic: Why do some people get severely sick, whereas others quickly recover?

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As Trump Praises Plasma, Researchers Struggle to Finish Critical Studies

Tue, 2020-08-04 19:31 — mike kraft

Since April, the Trump administration has funneled $48 million into a program with the Mayo Clinic, allowing more than 53,000 Covid-19 patients to get plasma infusions. Doctors and hospitals desperate to save the sickest patients have been eager to try a therapy that is safe and might work. Tens of thousands more people are now enrolled to get the treatment that’s been trumpeted by everyone from the president to the actor Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock.

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TB, Malaria and H.I.V. are spreading amid the coronavirus pandemic

Mon, 2020-08-03 19:49 — mike kraft

It begins with a mild fever and malaise, followed by a painful cough and shortness of breath. The infection prospers in crowds, spreading to people in close reach. Containing an outbreak requires contact tracing, as well as isolation and treatment of the sick for weeks or months.

This insidious disease has touched every part of the globe. It is tuberculosis, the biggest infectious-disease killer worldwide, claiming 1.5 million lives each year.

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There may never be a 'silver bullet' for COVID-19, WHO warns

Mon, 2020-08-03 09:43 — mike kraft

There may never be a 'silver bullet' for COVID-19, WHO warns The World Health Organization warned on Monday that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a "silver bullet" for COVID-19, and the road to normality would be long. Michael Shields U.S.

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization warned on Monday that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19, and the road to normality would be long.

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WHO Meeting warns Coronavirus pandemic will be with us for a long time

Sun, 2020-08-02 09:53 — mike kraft

Coronavirus pandemic will be with us for a long time, WHO warns The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the internation… France 24

The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm.

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A guide to the dozens of COVID-19 vaccines that are in development.

Sat, 2020-08-01 12:41 — mike kraft

Dozens of COVID-19 vaccines are in development. Here are the ones to follow. Here are the COVID-19 vaccine prospects that have made it to phase three trials and beyond. Science

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Children may carry coronavirus at high levels, study finds

Thu, 2020-07-30 21:06 — mike kraft

Children may carry coronavirus at high levels, study finds Infected children have at least as much of the coronavirus in their noses and throats as infected adults, according to the research. Indeed, children younger than age 5 may host up to 100 times as much of the virus in the upper respiratory tract as adults, the authors found. Apoorva Mandavilli chicagotribune.com

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Worldwide map of the spread of the novel coronavirus

Thu, 2020-07-30 09:09 — mike kraft

Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus Reuters maps all places where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. Gurman Bhatia Reuters

At least 667,650 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 17,118,787 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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The Coronavirus Could Dodge Some Treatments, Study Suggests

Wed, 2020-07-29 18:45 — mike kraft

In a laboratory in New York City, researchers coaxed a key piece of the coronavirus — its infamous outer “spike” — to mutate so that it became invisible to disease-fighting antibodies, according to a new study that has not yet been published in a scientific journal.

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Update on Virus spread, U.S and World Wide

Wed, 2020-07-29 09:12 — mike kraft

U.S. records 10,000 coronavirus deaths in 11 days as fatalities approach 150,000 U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by 10,000 in 11 days, according to a Reuters tally. Lisa Shumaker U.S.

(Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by 10,000 in 11 days, according to a Reuters tally.