The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has claimed well over 2.4 million lives, but its long-term sequelae are still being identified. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) produces an infection that may be associated with a wide spectrum of disease, from asymptomatic to critical or terminal respiratory failure or multi-organ dysfunction. A new […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Moderna completed manufacturing a version of its vaccine to prevent infection by B.1.351, a variant first identified in South Africa. The company is sending doses of this mRNA-1273.351 booster vaccine to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for evaluation in a […]
(Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Wednesday it is working with U.S. government scientists to study an experimental booster shot that targets a concerning new variant of the coronavirus, and has raised its global COVID-19 vaccine production goal for this year by 100 million doses.FILE PHOTO: A Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine vial is pictured […]
FILE PHOTO: A schoolchild participates in a lesson at Gustav-Falke elementary school, after it reopened according to first measures to lift the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Berlin, Germany, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret HilseBERLIN (Reuters) – Germany approved three COVID-19 tests for home use as part Health Minister Jens Spahn’s strategy for mass testing to […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The United States might possibly have a surplus of COVID-19 vaccines available later this year, with production increasing and new shots advancing to emergency clearances, pharmaceutical executives said at a House hearing on Tuesday. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s investigations […]
The Netherlands will extend its coronavirus curfew by two weeks despite the violent protests against the measure, and may keep even longer if need be, the prime minister said Tuesday. The 9-4 overnight curfew has been in force since January 23 and had been scheduled to be lifted on March 2. But Prime Minister Mark […]
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (Reuters) – – French researchers are using tiny antibody particles extracted from the family of animals that includes camels and llamas to produce a test they say can detect if patients have COVID-19 faster and more accurately than existing methods.Slideshow ( 2 images )The prototype test, called CorDial-1, has not been approved for […]
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan began its first COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, administering doses initially to security force members, health workers and journalists, in a campaign that may face challenges from a sharp rise in violence.Slideshow ( 3 images )The war-damaged country received 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII), which […]
It’s the national record no one is celebrating: The American COVID-19 death toll has crossed the 500,000 mark. The novel coronavirus is now the third leading cause of death in the U.S. — behind heart disease and cancer, but ahead of accidents, respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s, and the flu, according to annualized federal health statistics. COVID-19 deaths have also surpassed the number […]
Dr. Fauci: US will have 600M coronavirus vaccine doses by July 2021 White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci tells ‘Fox News Sunday’ Americans need to continue to ‘keep guard up’ and not be ‘complacent’ during the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. exceeded a tragic milestone as the nation recorded over half a million lives lost […]
