By Libby Richards With the coronavirus still spreading widely, it’s time to start thinking seriously about influenza, which typically spreads in fall and winter. A major flu outbreak would not only overwhelm hospitals this fall and winter, but also likely overwhelm a person who might contract both at once. Doctors have no way of knowing […]
The Trump administration began the formal process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO), a White House official said Tuesday, even as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the country. President Donald Trump first began attacking the WHO’s handling of the new coronavirus in April, when he made the decision to halt funding. But […]
The U.S. has bought up almost all of the world’s supply of remdesivir, one of only two drugs shown to work against the new coronavirus. The move is in keeping with the Trump administration‘s “America first” buzzword towards the global pandemic and raises concerns about what the administration will do if and when a vaccine […]
Researchers at the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced yesterday that it will start a trial on a new drug designed specifically for COVID-19, a milestone in the race to stop the infectious disease, according to STAT News. The early-stage trial is the world’s first for an antibody treatment that specifically targets the novel coronavirus. Eli […]
A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control found that vaccination rates in Michigan for children younger than two have fallen to alarmingly low rates. One of the more eye-popping statistics was that fewer than half of infants five months or younger have received the immunizations that usually start when they’re two months […]
A coronavirus vaccine tested on human volunteers appears to be safe and produce antibodies against the virus, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company Moderna announced Monday. The promising results are from Phase 1 of a clinical trial led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They […]
Many people are anxious to know when life will return to normal after the emergence of the new coronavirus, but a top World Health Organization (WHO) official warned that we may never be rid of the new disease. “This virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities, and this virus may never go […]
Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo are among the companies scrambling to remove a coronavirus conspiracy video called ‘Plandemic,’ as The Washington Post reported. The widely circulated video makes unsubstantiated medical claims about the coronavirus and it features Judy Mikovits, a discredited scientist and activist in the anti-vaccine campaign. In the 26-minute video, which is billed as […]
World leaders met in a virtual summit on Monday and pledged $8 billion to ramp up efforts to find a vaccine and treatments for the novel coronavirus, but the U.S. was noticeably absent from the summit, as The Washington Post reported. The European Union-organized fundraiser brought together leaders from around the world, including Japan, Canada, […]
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