Drones are playing a critical role in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic: delivering vaccines to communities that need them the most. Though most news coverage centered on vaccine inaccessibility has only discussed the sheer lack of availability in many countries...
A $1.9 trillion U.S. coronavirus relief package took a step forward Saturday when the Senate voted 50–49 to approve a bill that will be sent back to the House of Representatives because the Senate changed the legislation originally approved by the House. Known as the...
3 things to know:U.K. variant outbreak tied to youth sports ‘rapidly growing’ in Carver CountyVaccinations acceleratingHospitalizations, active cases stay modest despite uptick in deaths Minnesota confirmed its first COVID-19 case exactly one year ago. The disease...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 6, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. — One year since the first two suspected COVID-19 cases in our state, people across South Carolina have stepped up to support our state and each other during this unprecedented global pandemic. The South Carolina...
For Immediate Release: March 05, 2021 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the T-Detect COVID Test developed by Adaptive Biotechnologies. The T-Detect COVID Test is a next generation sequencing based (NGS) test...
More than half of the people in the United States 65 or older are at least partially vaccinated against Covid-19, a senior adviser to President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response team said Friday.That’s creating more pressure for the Centers for Disease Control...
For Immediate Release: March 05, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: The FDA sent letters to 25 firms that produce and issue “FDA registration certificates” to...
For Immediate Release: March 05, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: The FDA sent letters to 25 firms that produce and issue “FDA registration certificates” to...
Signage requiring masks is on display outside of a H-E-B supermarket in Austin, Texas on March 3. Texas is one of the states lifting its mask mandate alongside other COVID-19 restrictions, against the warnings of public health experts. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images...
3 things to know:500K Minnesotans completely inoculated; vaccinations acceleratingState Fair, June weddings possible, Walz saysDeath counts tick up; hospitalizations, active cases stay modestMinnesota’s vaccination pace is finally accelerating. The state could hit its...
A medical worker at South Shore University Hospital gets ready to administer the newly available Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Bay Shore, N.Y., Wednesday. Clinical research found it to be 85% effective in preventing severe disease four weeks after...
3 things to know:Vaccination trendline hits another new high“Brass ring grabbable” on State Fair, Walz saysHospitalizations, new and active cases stay modestAfter months of grim milestones in the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota will reach an especially bright one on...
3 things to know:Vaccination trend line at new high; 500K Minnesotans completely vaccinatedState Fair, June weddings possible, Walz saysHospitalizations, new and active cases stay modest; death counts ticking upUpdated 11:40 a.m.After months of grim COVID-19...
Governments Should End Repressive, Abusive Approach Government policies and actions in the year since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic have precipitated human rights crises around the globe. The pandemic and abusive government approaches have especially harmed the...
1: Who is currently eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine? On Friday, February 26, 2021 Oregon Governor Kate Brown held a press conference with details on the timeline for the next eligible groups to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Oregonians age 65 and older...
Contact: Sid SalterSTARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University will maintain COVID-19 safety protocols through the end of the Spring 2021 semester, including current mask, physical distancing and sanitation requirements. “It’s important to note that these protocols...
Share on PinterestFive key proteins in a person’s blood may predict their risk of developing severe COVID-19. Thana Prasongsin/Getty ImagesA study suggests that among people hospitalized for COVID-19, blood levels of five proteins are higher in those who will go on to...
President Biden keeps a note card in his suit pocket with the running tally of how many Americans have died from COVID-19 and how many have been vaccinated. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Biden keeps a note card in his suit pocket...
3 things to know:Vaccination trend line hits another new high“Brass ring grabable” on State Fair, Walz saysHospitalizations, new cases and death counts stay modestUpdated 5:15 p.m.Vaccination acceleration may finally be here.The Health Department on Wednesday reported...
Like so many of this country’s elders, Glenna and Eugene Luetgers of Plymouth, Minn., have spent most of the last year locked down, safe in their senior living center but unable to be with the rest of their family.Among the things they missed most was seeing their...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seen here donning a mask in September, announced Tuesday he will lift the state’s mask mandate. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seen here donning a mask in September, announced Tuesday he will...
For Immediate Release: March 02, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: The agency has updated its FDA COVID-19 Response At-A-Glance Summary, which provides a...
For Immediate Release: March 02, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic: The agency has updated its FDA COVID-19 Response At-A-Glance Summary, which provides a...
Dr. Avindra Nath spends his days surrounded by brains.His goal: learning all he can about how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, affects brain tissue, potentially leading to long-term symptoms of the virus.”The involvement of the brain is quite...
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