U.S. COVID-19 cases increased threefold over past month
People queue to be tested for COVID-19 in Times Square, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comWASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – Health officials are considering extending the eligibility for a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose…
Cancer drug may treat severe COVID-19, study finds
Imatinib may help patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, according to a new study. Photo by Patrick Pelletier/Wikimedia Commons May 18 (UPI) — Patients with severe COVID-19 who received the cancer drug imatinib were less likely to die than those not treated with it, a study presented Wednesday found. Nine percent of patients hospitalized with the…
Nearly 15 million deaths associated with Covid, World Health Organization says
LONDON — The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double the official death toll of 6 million. Most of the fatalities were in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas.In a…
Omicron as severe as previous COVID variants, large study finds
Author of the article: The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus is intrinsically as severe as previous variants, unlike assumptions made in previous studies that it was more transmissible but less severe, a large study https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1601788/v1 in the United States has found. “We found that the risks of hospitalization and mortality were nearly identical between…
China’s economy slows rapidly as ‘COVID-zero’ lockdowns bite
China’s economic activity contracted sharply in April as the lockdown of Shanghai and other areas around the country to contain a widespread COVID-19 outbreak closed factories, snarled...
Fauci: COVID-19 Is Here to Stay, but We Can Control It
Though it would be next to impossible to eradicate SARS-CoV-2, it is fully feasible to control it, said Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), during a virtual event held Friday morning by the National Press Club. A variety of factors make COVID-19 different from polio and measles,…
Fact Check: British Agency Does NOT Confirm ‘Just 5,115 People’ Have Died Of COVID-19 In England Since Beginning Of Pandemic
Did England's National Health Service confirm that only 5,155 people have died of COVID-19 in England since the beginning of the pandemic? No, that's not...
Covid-19: China confronts dilemma of lockdown in Beijing as cases hit record high
Chinese authorities are seriously considering imposing a lockdown in Beijing as confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country’s capital topped 100 on Wednesday. But after a much-criticised month-long lockdown in Shanghai, such an option could have a very high economic and political cost. At least 113 people have been infected with Covid-19 in China’s capital, health authorities…
Over 50% of U.S. Population Has Contracted COVID-19, CDC Says
Half of the U.S. population has been infected with COVID-19, including 75% of children and adolescents, CDC officials announced on Tuesday. From December 2021 to February 2022, during the Omicron wave in the U.S., overall seroprevalence increased from 33.5% to 57.7%, reported Kristie Clarke, MD, of the CDC’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Team, and colleagues in…
Unvaccinated People Increase Risk Of Covid Infection Among Vaccinated, Study Finds
Topline Unvaccinated people threaten the safety of vaccinated people even with high levels of immunization against Covid-19, according to a new study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), countering a popular narrative that vaccination is purely is a matter of individual choice and supporting policies requiring the shots. Unvaccinated people pose an increased risk…
Teens Made Up Larger Share of Suicides Early in the Pandemic, Study Finds
Adolescent suicides made up a larger share of suicides at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to prepandemic years, according to data from 14 states. In 2020, individuals ages 10-19 comprised a significantly higher proportion of total suicides versus the prepandemic period of 2015-2019 (6.5% vs 5.9%, respectively), a relative 10% increase, reported Marie-Laure…
Only 29% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients fully recover one year on, study says
Not even 1 in 4 people have completely recovered from the coronavirus a full year after being hospitalized with the disease, a U.K. study indicated...
Covid death toll rises in China as authorities warn of ‘grim’ situation
Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns, while China’s capital Beijing warned of a “grim” situation with rising infections. The world’s second-largest economy has been struggling to stamp out its worst outbreak in two years with a playbook of harsh lockdowns and mass testing as it sticks to…
Anti-Covid Pill Coming To All U.S. Pharmacies Under Reported Biden Plan
Topline The Biden Administration is working on a plan to make Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid available across the U.S. following shortages of the lifesaving drug, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing an unnamed administration official. Containers of Pfizer’s Paxlovid antiviral medication. Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images Key Facts The Biden Administration will announce next week…
COVID-19 third leading cause of death again in 2021
People visit Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg’s “In America: Remember”, a memorial for Americans who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the national death toll nears 700,000, next to the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S., October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis REFILE – CORRECTING FULL NAMERegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comApril 22 (Reuters) -…
Leader of QAnon’s Japan arm held for obstructing COVID-19 vaccinations
A man who claims to be one of the leaders of the Japanese arm of U.S. conspiracy cult QAnon was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion...
Fourth Pfizer Dose Averts Most Severe COVID Outcomes in Older Adults
A fourth dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provided modest protection against infection in older adults, as well as greater protection against more severe outcomes, real-world data from Israel showed. In a cohort of 182,122 matched pairs of adults ages 60 and up, relative vaccine effectiveness ranged from 52% against asymptomatic infection to 76% against…
Nearly 86% of U.S. COVID caused by BA.2 Omicron subvariant -CDC
Author of the article: The BA.2 Omicron subvariant of the coronavirus is now responsible for 86% of U.S. COVID-19 cases and more than 90% of infections in the Northeast, according to data on Tuesday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). COVID-19 infections have been back on the rise during the last…
Man in Germany gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged vaccination cards
BERLIN — A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to people not wanting to get vaccinated themselves.The man from the eastern Germany city of Magdeburg, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules,…
White House launches COVID.gov website with access to tools, tests, other resources
President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday launched a new website that's intended to be a one-stop destination for Americans to order tests and research treatments...