Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID’s Spread
Latest Coronavirus News TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Breathing in smoke from wildfires may significantly increase the spread of COVID-19, researchers say. The warning, from a new study of links between smoke-caused air pollution and SARS-CoV-2 infections, comes as firefighters battle 80 large wildfires in the western United States. The largest — […]
Canada Surpasses U.S. COVID Vaccination Rates
Latest Coronavirus News MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 vaccination rates in Canada have now beaten those in the United States. As of Saturday, more than 49% of eligible people in Canada were fully vaccinated, and 70% had received at least one dose of vaccine, according to figures from the Our World […]
FDA to Prioritize Full Approval for Pfizer COVID Vaccine
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) Pfizer Inc. announced on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review to its COVID-19 vaccine, positioning the vaccine for full approval by January. The Pfizer vaccine has been administered to more Americans than any other shot so far in […]
Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots: WHO
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, July 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 vaccine makers such as Pfizer should focus on getting shots to poor countries instead of trying to persuade wealthy nations to give their citizens booster shots, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said at a press […]
Flu Shot Might Ward Off Severe COVID – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 13, 2021 A flu shot might offer some protection against severe effects of COVID-19, a new study suggests. If you are infected with COVID-19, having had a flu shot makes it less likely you will suffer severe body-wide infection, blood clots, have a […]
U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout Saved 279,000 Lives: Study
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, July 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 vaccines have prevented at least 279,000 deaths and 1.25 million hospitalizations in the United States, but the Delta variant poses a significant threat to that progress, researchers say. “The vaccines have been strikingly successful in reducing the spread of the virus and saving […]
More Air Pollution, Worse COVID Outcomes?
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, July 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) – The air people breathe – and how much pollution is in it – may make a difference in their outcomes when infected with COVID-19, a new study finds. Researchers found that living in more polluted […]
Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, July 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) Why do some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have either no or negligible symptoms, while others sicken and die? Scientists who’ve pinpointed several genetic markers associated with severe COVID-19 say their findings could provide answers to that important question — and targets for future treatments. […]
Masks at the Gym: Uncomfortable But Not Unsafe, Study Finds
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) Wearing a mask while you exercise may be uncomfortable, but a new study should reassure gym-goers that it poses no actual health risks. “What we found was, that it is safe to run at peak exercise in both an N95 mask and a cloth […]
Delta Variant Now Dominant Strain In The U.S., CDC Estimates
The delta variant of the coronavirus is likely the most common strain of COVID-19 in the United States, according to estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC estimated that 51.7% of new cases for the two-week period ending July 3 were linked to the delta strain while 28.7% of new cases […]