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A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. kids and young adults released Tuesday shows they mirror patterns seen in older patients. The report examined 121 deaths of those younger than 21, as of the end of July. Like older adults, many of them had one or more medical condition—like lung problems, including asthma, obesity, […]
As Labor Day weekend kicks off, Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging Americans to continue taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to avoid another “surge in cases.” Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a top White House coronavirus advisor, warned that this holiday weekend could lead to a […]
CDC, HHS tells governors to ready ‘large-scale’ distribution of COVID-19 vaccine Reaction from Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel, NYU Langone professor of medicine. A coronavirus vaccine could be ready for distribution as early as October or November, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has told state officials, according to reports. The vaccine would first be […]
Hundreds of children and staff members at an overnight camp in Georgia tested positive for the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday. The camp, which the CDC did not name, held an orientation in mid-June for 138 trainees and 120 staff members. On June 21, the staff were joined by […]
Deaths from COVID-19 are going up in almost every part of the U.S. as the number of new cases continue to soar. Over the last 14 days, new deaths from COVID-19 have been on the rise in 22 states, from California on the West Coast, to Alabama in the South, New Jersey on the East […]
The list of ways to protect yourself against the new coronavirus, COVID-19, is well-known by now: stay six feet away from other people, wash your hands frequently and wear a mask to protect yourself and others. But eye protection hasn’t gotten the same attention, and a new study has found that eye coverings are an […]
Worldwide, there are now at least 4,292,139 cases of coronavirus, and 293,241 deaths. The vast majority of cases and deaths had been confined to mainland China until the last three weeks, when major outbreaks occurred in South Korea, Italy and Iran. On March 19, Italy surpassed China in the number of deaths. On April 2, […]
The novel coronavirus mainly spreads through person to person contact, a revised page on the CDC website titled “How COVID-19 Spreads” says. The page notes that the respiratory illness “spreads easily” between people but “does not spread easily in other ways,” such as through contaminated surfaces or pets. “It may be possible for COVID-19 to […]
When the coronavirus first began spreading across Europe and the Americas from Asia, there were initial warnings from both the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) about just how highly infectious COVID-19 was. The WHO released a circular in early March which warned that when the droplets of an infected person falls on surfaces […]
It's allergy season, and as the nation continues to grapple with the spread of coronavirus cases, many may find themselves wondering if their sneezes and coughs are a sign of the virus or just seasonal allergies. Although there are some similarities between the symptoms associated with COVID-19 and allergies, which can both make it difficult […]