The U.S. CDC reported death certificate data as of August 21, 2020, indicates the percentage of deaths in the USA attributed to Pneumonia, Influenza, or COVID-19 for Week #33 was (7.8%). This new data is about 38% lower than the data reported during Week #32 (12.6%).
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The coronavirus disease COVID-19 is currently reaching pandemic levels in various countries.
Aug 23, 2020 • 6:47 am CDT
On August 21, 2020, the U.S. CDC and Prevention removed its recommendations for international travelers to be quarantined for 14-days when returning to the USA.
Aug 22, 2020 • 11:36 am CDT
Robert Redfield, M.D., the Director of the U.S. CDC, provided an audio update on the COVID-19 pandemic response as of August 21, 2020.
Aug 22, 2020 • 11:09 am CDT
According to new data published by the U.S. CDC on August 21, 2020, there have been 40,713,070 specimens tested for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the USA since March 1, 2020. Antibody blood tests also called antibody tests, check your blood by looking for antibodies, which show if you had a previous infection with the new coronavirus.
Aug 22, 2020 • 6:25 am CDT
The city of Beijing, China has not reported new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus cases for almost 2-week and city officials are allowing a mandate to wear masks when outdoors to expire, reported Reuters on August 21, 2020.
Aug 22, 2020 • 6:14 am CDT
The state of Rhode Island recently demonstrated how to reopen childcare centers during the coronavirus pandemic. Rhode Island Department of Health reported on August 21, 2020, limited transmission of COVID-19 disease among children and staff in over 600 centers, offering the U.S. CDC evidence on how to safely reopen schools for in-person classes for the Fall 2020 semester.
Aug 22, 2020 • 4:58 am CDT
The U.S. CDC's new data indicates there have been 40,713,070 commercial tests completed to confirm if a person has a SARS-CoV-2 infection since March 2020. And, as of August 21, 2020, the CDC reported the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for coronavirus decreased by about 8% over the past week, to reach a low of 6.3%, during Week #33.
Aug 22, 2020 • 4:30 am CDT
'After a COVID-19 vaccine is available, you may need to get inoculated to go to the office, attend a sporting event, or even get a seat at a restaurant,' says a new article published by National Geographic on August 18, 2020.
Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at New York University’s School of Medicine, and several other health policy experts, 'envision vaccine mandates could be instituted and enforced by local governments or employers—similar to the current vaccine requirements for school-age children, military personnel, and hospital workers.'
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Aug 21, 2020 • 3:46 pm CDT
When the Detroit Lions open the 2020 NFL season on September 13, 2020, against the Chicago Bears, they’ll play football without fans watching at Ford Field. Whether fans can attend any games will continue to be evaluated while working diligently with healthcare officials at every level, as well as Governor Whitmer's office, announced the Lions on August 21, 2020.
If and when the Lions do host a crowd at Ford Field, the fans will be required to wear face coverings at all times.
Aug 21, 2020 • 3:28 pm CDT
Appili Therapeutics Inc. announced that the U.S. FDA granted clearance to expand its Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of favipiravir (Avigan) tablets in controlling outbreaks following exposure to COVID-19 in long-term care facilities across both the USA and Canada.
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Aug 21, 2020 • 10:06 am CDT
When actor Matthew McConaughey asked Dr. Anthony Fauci a series of questions in a video published on Instagram, he asked “OK, true-false: Sunlight kills the virus?”
“It does. That’s the truth,” Dr. Fauci said. “That’s one of the reasons why (being) outside, in the sun, is much better than being inside.”
Aug 21, 2020 • 9:43 am CDT
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. announced the launch of AVIGAN (Favipiravir) 200 mg Tablets in India. M V Ramana, CEO of Branded Markets said on August 19, 2020, "We believe that AVIGAN® would provide an effective treatment option to the COVID-19 disease impacted patients in India.”
Aug 21, 2020 • 8:43 am CDT
Recent studies are now suggesting that even mild cases of COVID-19 disease can stimulate lasting immune responses, not only in disease-fighting antibodies, but also in B- and T-cells. A non-peer-reviewed study published on August 15, 2020, demonstrated that mild COVID-19 elicits memory lymphocytes that persist and display functional hallmarks associated with antiviral protective immunity.
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Aug 21, 2020 • 6:17 am CDT
As U.S. universities reopen campuses, a number of them have asked graduate-level students to sign one-side agreements. This can put graduate students who need to be on campus to perform their graduation-required research in a tricky situation, says an article in Science, published on August 20, 2020. Many grad students are not sure whether they will sign these 'contracts' even if their stipend, health insurance, and housing hang in the balance.
Aug 21, 2020 • 6:03 am CDT
'Because SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus, clinical experience with influenza vaccination of persons with COVID-19 is limited,' said the U.S. CDC on August 20, 2020. However, 'for those who have acute illness with suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 disease, clinicians can consider ... delaying flu shots ... until the patients are no longer acutely ill.'
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