WHO Reports ‘Substantial’ Drop In Global COVID-19 Cases. U.S. Stays Elevated.
Global coronavirus cases saw their “first substantial decline” in more than two months last week, the World Health Organization reported Tuesday. Yet cases in the U.S. continue to remain highly elevated, particularly among children, according to a separate pediatric report. New COVID-19 cases fell over the last week in all six global regions the WHO […]
Despite Pandemic, Poverty Declined Thanks To Stimulus Checks
The coronavirus pandemic threw millions of Americans into unemployment last year, leading to the first drop in household income from work since 2011, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. But even though the official poverty rate also increased, a supplementary measure that accounts for stimulus payments found that poverty actually fell […]
New Tally Adds Extra 16,000 U.S. Nursing Home Residents Lost to COVID
Latest Coronavirus News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) The number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 in U.S. nursing homes appears to have been grossly underestimated. According to a new study, that’s because U.S. federal guidelines did not require nursing homes to report cases and deaths until […]
L.A. Is First Major School District to Mandate Vaccines for Students 12 and Up
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) Los Angeles has become the first major school system in the United States to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all students 12 and older. L.A.’s Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to require all students 12 and older to be vaccinated before they can attend […]
White House Issues Tough New Vaccine Mandates – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News By Dennis Thompson and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 In an assertive offensive against a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new efforts at pressuring tens of millions of U.S. government workers to get vaccinated against the illness or face disciplinary action. “Many […]
New Study Finds Yet Another Health Benefit Of The COVID Vaccine
Getting the coronavirus vaccine provides one obvious and significant health benefit: It protects you from getting seriously sick or dying if you come into contact with the virus. That, in itself, is amazing. But new research published on Wednesday points to another striking benefit of rolling up your sleeves that should not be dismissed: People […]
Major Study Finds No Serious Health Issues From Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) An ongoing study of more than 6 million Americans found no serious side effects linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. “These results from our safety surveillance are reassuring,” said Dr. Nicola Klein, director of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center in Oakland, Calif. She spoke […]
New ‘Mu’ Coronavirus Variant: What You Need to Know – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 A new coronavirus variant called Mu that may be able to evade existing antibodies, including those from vaccines, is under close watch by U.S. health officials. The variant hasn’t taken extensive hold in the United States at this point, but the U.S. National Institute of Allergy […]
Teachers Have No Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
Latest Coronavirus News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) As the new school year begins, teachers can take comfort in a new report that finds they have no greater risk of catching or being hospitalized for severe COVID-19 than anyone else. Researchers in Scotland say that might be […]
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) The prescribing, dispensing and use of ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19 outside of clinical trials must end immediately, the American Medical Association, American Pharmacists Association and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists say. The drug has U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to treat […]