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23 May 2021

CDC is Investigating Heart Problems in a Few Young Covid-19 Vaccine Recipients

The agency is reviewing several dozen reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis after vaccination, officials said. But the agency has not determined whether the vaccine caused the condition.
The agency is reviewing several dozen reports that teenagers and young adults may have developed myocarditis after...
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1 Aug 2020

On the First Day of School, an Indiana Student Tests Positive for Coronavirus

One of the first school districts in the country to reopen its doors during the coronavirus pandemic did not even make it a day before being forced to grapple with the issue facing every system actively trying to get students into classrooms: What happens when someone comes to school infected?
One of the first school districts in the country to reopen its doors during the coronavirus pandemic did not even make...
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6 Jul 2020

In Nick Cordero’s Death, a Reminder of Covid-19’s Unknowns

“The idea that ‘I’m young, I’ll be fine’ is not an idea that we can completely subscribe to,” said Dr. Utibe Essien, a physician and health equity researcher at the University of Pittsburgh.Amanda Kloots, Mr. Cordero’s wife, has said that he had no known pre-existing conditions that might have worsened the course of his disease.
“The idea that ‘I’m young, I’ll be fine’ is not an idea that we can completely subscribe to,” said Dr. Utibe...
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24 Jun 2020

Americans Face New Virus Limbo as Some Reopenings Are Halted

Soaring cases of the coronavirus are forcing cities and states across the country to halt plans to restart their economies and even reimpose earlier limits on public life, increasing worries that premature reopenings could lead to a second round of closures.
Soaring cases of the coronavirus are forcing cities and states across the country to halt plans to restart their...
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22 Jun 2020

Bars, Strip Clubs and Churches: U.S. Virus Outbreaks Enter Unwieldy Phase

New known virus cases were on the rise in 23 states on Monday as the outlook worsened across much of the nation’s South and West. Hospitalizations for the coronavirus reached their highest levels yet in the pandemic in Arizona and Texas, and Missouri reported its highest single-day case totals over the weekend.
New known virus cases were on the rise in 23 states on Monday as the outlook worsened across much of the nation’s...
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4 Jun 2020

Genes May Leave Some People More Vulnerable to Severe Covid-19

Variations at two spots in the human genome are associated with an increased risk of respiratory failure in patients with Covid-19, the researchers found. One of these spots includes the gene that determines blood types. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the likelihood that a patient would need to get oxygen or to go on a ventilator, according to the new study.
Variations at two spots in the human genome are associated with an increased risk of respiratory failure in patients...
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22 May 2020

Putting the Risk of Covid-19 in Perspective

This author puts the risks of dying from COVID-19 into a metric called "micromort", which measures a one-in-a-million chance of dying. The micromorts allows one to easily compare for example the risk of dying from skydiving (7 micromorts per jump), or dying under general anesthesia (5 micromorts).
This author puts the risks of dying from COVID-19 into a metric called "micromort", which measures a one-in-a-million...
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20 Apr 2020

How Coronavirus Infected Some, but Not All, in a Restaurant

In January, at a restaurant in Guangzhou, China, one diner infected with the novel coronavirus but not yet feeling sick appeared to have spread the disease to nine other people. One of the restaurant’s air-conditioners apparently blew the virus particles around the dining room.
In January, at a restaurant in Guangzhou, China, one diner infected with the novel coronavirus but not yet feeling sick...
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16 Apr 2020

Obesity Linked to Severe Coronavirus Disease, Especially for Younger Patients

Obesity may be one of the most important predictors of severe coronavirus illness, new studies say. It’s an alarming finding for the United States, which has one of the highest obesity rates in the world.Some 42 percent of American adults — nearly 80 million people — live with obesity. That is a prevalence rate far exceeding those of other countries hit hard by the coronavirus, like China and Italy.
Obesity may be one of the most important predictors of severe coronavirus illness, new studies say. It’s an alarming...
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