Diego Roman holds his daughter, Victoria Soto, for a photo in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, Sunday, July 4, 2021. Victoria was born on April, 13, 2021, and her mother, Elizabeth Soto, died from COVID-19 days later. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Day: August 12, 2022
Covid-19 Tracker: The unpredictable virus
Good morning, Mission, and welcome to Virus Village, your (somewhat) regular Covid-19 data dump. Hospitalizations fluctuate but have fallen well off their spring peak. Recorded infections and positivity rates are both down. R Number models show local transmission below 1, and current wastewater monitoring remains […]
County Offers Treatment Options to Reduce COVID-19 Symptoms
A COVID-19 test swab. Courtesy county HHSA COVID-19 activity remains high in San Diego County Friday, the Health and Human Services Agency reported, but antiviral pills and monoclonal antibodies can help with treatment to avoid getting severe symptoms. “Monoclonal antibodies and antiviral pills work great […]
Vikings’ Kirk Cousins tests positive for COVID-19, will miss preseason opener vs. Raiders
Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell announced on Friday that quarterback Kirk Cousins had tested positive for COVID-19. According to O’Connell, Cousins is experiencing minimal symptoms. Cousins will not play in the team’s preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders, scheduled for Sunday. He is […]
U.S. workers lost about $28 billion in wages during Covid-19 due to lack of access to paid leave, report finds
WATCH LIVE Missing a week of work due to illness, child care or other obligations during Covid-19 cost workers without access to paid leave an average of $815 in wages, according to new research from the Urban Institute. Consequently, workers missed out on roughly $28 […]
Moderna and European Commission Amend COVID-19 Vaccine Agreement
Moderna announced on August 9, 2022 an amendment to its agreement with the European Commission (EC) to convert contractually agreed doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to its Omicron-containing bivalent vaccines for supply in 2022, pending regulatory approval. The EC has also agreed to purchase an […]
COVID-19 Scan for Aug 12, 2022
COVID-19 tied to 4% higher healthcare use in the 6 months post-infection COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic had 4% higher healthcare use in the 6 months after illness onset than matched controls, most notably for infection-related conditions, hair loss, bronchitis, pulmonary embolism or deep […]
COVID-19 caused millions of school closures. Here’s the low-tech solution that is keeping kids in developing nations learning
When COVID-19 swept the globe, forcing millions of schools to close, an Australian researcher and an international not-for-profit found a creative yet low-tech solution to help children in developed nations keep learning. Now, they say, the program could be rolled out in Australia to help disadvantaged children […]
Pharma stock investors brace for billions in heartburn drug litigation charges
WATCH LIVE Pfizer and Boehringer Ingelheim. Haleon, the consumer health business spun off from GSK last month, is not primarily liable for the claims, according to the company, but may be tangentially linked. TVWATCH LIVEWATCH IN THE APPTVWATCH LIVEWATCH IN THE APP
DOJ plans to retry Philip Esformes despite Trump commuting sentence of Florida nursing home owner
A day after Trump commuted Esformes’ sentence, Trump issued a pardon to Kushner’s father Charles, a real-estate mogul who was sentenced to two years in prison in 2004 after pleading guilty to tax evasion, witness tampering and making unlawful campaign contributions. Charles Kushner, in an […]