In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists say it’s time to rate indoor air quality and clean it to prevent the spread of airborne illnesses. Health workers already know that indoor air quality can be as important to human health as clean water and uncontaminated food. But before the COVID-19 pandemic, its importance in […]
FILE PHOTO: Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Sputnik V logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationMOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has signed an agreement to supply the U.N. children’s fund UNICEF with enough doses of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for 110 million people, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the U.S. intelligence community was divided on the origin in China of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, including whether it came from human contact with an infected animal or a laboratory accident.FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (not pictured) hold […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) latest guidance on what fully vaccinated people can do safely — including not socially distancing and not wearing a mask indoors or outdoors unless other regulations require it — have been widely misinterpreted and caused confusion, experts have said. Decisions from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during the […]
FILE PHOTO: A patient with suspected COVID-19 infection arrives at the Sao Jose hospital in the Emergency Mobile Care Service (SAMU) ambulance, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Duque de Caxias near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File PhotoRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Healthy Ministry on Monday registered 790 new […]
FILE PHOTO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) speaks after Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the 148th session of the Executive Board on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, January 21, 2021. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via REUTERSGENEVA (Reuters) – The […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Localized cutaneous reactions delayed for a median of seven days after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine resolve quickly and lead to no further consequences, according to a new U.S. case series. “The primary take-home message is that delayed localized reactions to the Moderna vaccine are benign, self-limited, and are not a […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. Black Americans’ covid-19 vaccination rates are still lagging months into the nation’s campaign, while Hispanics are closing the gap and Native Americans show the highest rates overall, according to federal data […]
As the more and more people get their vaccines and the world (for better or worse) starts to open up a little bit, we’re getting a better idea of how many people have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. More and more high-profile folks are opening up about their experiences with the virus and respiratory […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leaders of the world’s largest economies back “voluntary licensing” of COVID-19 vaccine patents, the draft conclusions of a summit show, watering down a U.S. push for waivers and earlier commitments to supply more funds to the World Health Organization. The draft document, seen by Reuters, lists commitments of G20 nations and other […]
