(KTIV) – South Dakota health officials have reported 319 more cases of COVID-19 since Wednesday, bringing the state’s total to 104,512. According to Thursday’s report, 234 of the new cases are confirmed and 85 are probable. State data shows 341 more residents have recovered from […]
Day: January 14, 2021
More than 250K Hoosiers 70 and older have scheduled COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, and Union counties are all in the red level of Indiana’s alert map, according to the state’s updated data.
UK study suggest COVID-19 infection immunity lasts for about 5 months
(CNN) – People who have been infected by COVID-19 may have immunity to the virus for around five months. This is according to preliminary findings in a new study led by Public Health England, which has not yet been peer-reviewed. The study followed two groups […]
COVID-19 measures also suppress flu—for now
Science‘s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation Influenza forecasters are a cautious bunch. Flu cases can spike in late winter after months of low infection rates, making experts reluctant to predict a mild season too soon. But many are […]
Covid-19 Live Updates: Vaccines and Cases News
A caregiver being vaccinated in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Wednesday.Credit…Jim Wilson/The New York Times The U.S. government, faced with an unrelenting surge in coronavirus cases, issued recommendations this week regarding which people in the country should be vaccinated first. Here are answers to some common […]
Covid-19: North-east England leads race to vaccinate over-80s
Covid-19: High Street chemists start vaccinations in England
Covid-19: South America travel ban and NHS ‘crisis’ warning
Travel from South America and Portugal to the UK is being banned, other than for British or Irish citizens and foreign nationals with residence rights. The new ruling is being brought in because of concerns about the new Brazilian coronavirus variant and comes into force […]
COVID-19: How did coronavirus begin? If our journey is anything to go by, China won’t make it easy to find out
We’ve come to Yunnan province, in southwest China, with a question: after all this time, after so many dead, how do we still not know where COVID came from? The mountains here, hollowed by caves, represent many scientists’ best guess. Inside those caves are bats […]
Dr. Scott Gottlieb warns Covid vaccine recipients against letting their guards down right away
Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Thursday warned coronavirus vaccine recipients against letting their guards down right away, telling CNBC they should adhere to public-health measures such as wearing masks. The former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner said the advice is particularly important for elderly Americans who are […]
Microsoft, Salesforce and Oracle back plan to develop a digital Covid vaccination passport
While many people can’t wait to protect themselves from the virus, some are adamant that they won’t get the jab, leaving populations divided into those that have been vaccinated and those that haven’t. In the U.K., one in five say they are unlikely to get […]