FILE PHOTO: A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as protection against the coronarivus disease (COVID-19) transports a suspected COVID-19 patient, at Sta. Ana Hospital, in Manila, Philippines, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie DavidMANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines health ministry on Thursday reported 22,820 coronavirus cases, a new daily record. It said total confirmed […]
The coronavirus pandemic disrupted the U.S. economy, yet the dynamics of micro-level consumer spending among low-income populations are not well understood. A study published in PLOS One by Song Gao at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States, and colleagues suggests the stimulus program largely curbed the post-lockdown spending declines and stimulated spending following pandemic-related […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Animals at Brookfield Zoo in suburban Chicago are getting their own COVID-19 vaccinations. Primates, small carnivores, big cats and bears will be among the first to get shots. “We know a variety of animal species can transmit […]
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the causal agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is a positive sense and highly infectious ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus. SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the family Coronaviridae of the genus Betacoronavirus that causes lethal respiratory illness. Other members of this viral family that have caused epidemics […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A large, real-world test of face masks in Bangladesh shows that masks work to reduce community spread of COVID-19. It also shows that surgical masks are more effective than cloth face coverings. The study, which was published ahead of peer review, […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Heather Simpson Not so long ago, Heather Simpson of Dallas was known as the anti-vaccine mom who dressed as “the measles” for Halloween. She painted red spots on her face and posted her photo on Facebook, joking: “Was trying to think […]
The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been variable between different regions of the world. However, Australia has been among the countries with a relatively low number of deaths. Study: Does Climate Play Any Role in COVID-19 Spreading?—An Australian Perspective. Image Credit: […]
(Reuters) -An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday unanimously recommended the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older, an important step that could help accelerate vaccine mandates in the United States.FILE PHOTO: Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a […]
FILE PHOTO: A lone woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks across an unusually quiet city centre bridge on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File PhotoSYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s second-most populous […]
Italy on Friday announced a return of some coronavirus restrictions to Sicily, the first time such measures have been reimposed on a regional level since the start of summer. From Monday, masks will again be required outdoors as well as indoors on the island and restaurant diners will be limited to groups of four following […]
