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Information is our best defense against this virus. So far, I know one person that has died and another has been on a ventilator for more than six weeks. I am not sure anything could have … [Read More...] about Letter from Our Editor
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Mitigating airborne transmission should be at the forefront of our disease-control strategies for C19
Opinion by Joseph Allen, who is director of the Healthy Buildings program at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and co-author of “Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and … Read More about Mitigating airborne transmission should be at the forefront of our disease-control strategies for C19
What We Know About Our Chances of Catching the Virus Outdoors
The warmer weather across the country calls to mind carefree summers — picnics in the park, swimming at the beach, fireworks on the Fourth. But nothing feels carefree now.As states move to relax … Read More about What We Know About Our Chances of Catching the Virus Outdoors
C19 Patients Not Infectious After 11 Days
C19 patients are no longer infectious after 11 days of getting sick even though some may still test positive, according to a new study by infectious disease experts in Singapore.A positive test “does … Read More about C19 Patients Not Infectious After 11 Days
Current Headlines
The Jerusalem Post: Scientists find link between COVID-19 severity and genetics
Patients with Type A blood were linked to a 50% increase in the likelihood in needing to get oxygen or go on a ventilator, reported the Times. Oddly enough, variations in ACE2, the protein to which … Read More about The Jerusalem Post: Scientists find link between COVID-19 severity and genetics
The New York Times: Genes May Leave Some People More Vulnerable to Severe Covid-19
The New York Times: Genes May Leave Some People More Vulnerable to Severe Covid-19. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/health/coronavirus-blood-type-genetics.html … Read More about The New York Times: Genes May Leave Some People More Vulnerable to Severe Covid-19
A drug that cools the body’s reaction to Covid-19 appears to save lives
Doctors at the University of Michigan set out to control the haywire immune reaction that pushes some covid-19 patients into a death spiral. To do it, they gave 78 patients on ventilators the drug … Read More about A drug that cools the body’s reaction to Covid-19 appears to save lives
The New York Times: The C.D.C. Waited ‘Its Entire Existence for This Moment.’ What Went Wrong?
The New York Times: The C.D.C. Waited ‘Its Entire Existence for This Moment.’ What Went Wrong?. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/us/cdc-coronavirus.html … Read More about The New York Times: The C.D.C. Waited ‘Its Entire Existence for This Moment.’ What Went Wrong?
The Invisible Brick Wall: Does Cross-Immunity Protect Most People From Infection?
Could nearly half the population not already infected with the coronavirus be immune to it from having already contracted other forms of coronavirus in recent years?That is one implication of a major … Read More about The Invisible Brick Wall: Does Cross-Immunity Protect Most People From Infection?
Vaccines
The New York Times: Trump Narrows Search for Coronavirus Vaccine to Five Firms
The New York Times: Trump Narrows Search for Coronavirus Vaccine to Five Firms. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/us/politics/coronavirus-vaccine-trump-moderna.html … Read More about The New York Times: Trump Narrows Search for Coronavirus Vaccine to Five Firms
Merck leaps into C19 vaccine race
Merck, one of the largest vaccine makers in the world, is entering the C19 arena with an announcement on Tuesday it is developing two different vaccines for C19 and is also licensing an oral drug that … Read More about Merck leaps into C19 vaccine race
Novavax starts clinical trial of its vaccine candidate
Novavax said on Monday it has started the Phase 1 clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine candidate and has enrolled the trial’s first participants, with preliminary results slated for July.Adjuvants … Read More about Novavax starts clinical trial of its vaccine candidate
Scientific Findings & Research
Up to 81% of infected people may be asymptomatic
In mid-March, a cruise ship departed from Ushuaia, Argentina, and set sail towards Antarctica following explorer Ernest Shackleton’s 1915 route. The passengers and crew aboard didn't know their ship … Read More about Up to 81% of infected people may be asymptomatic
C19 Patients Not Infectious After 11 Days
C19 patients are no longer infectious after 11 days of getting sick even though some may still test positive, according to a new study by infectious disease experts in Singapore.A positive test “does … Read More about C19 Patients Not Infectious After 11 Days
Silent Hypoxia
You Feel Fine, But You May Be Suffering from Hypoxia, which Can Quickly Lead to a Ventilator and Death The following story details what was learned by Dr. Richard Levitan during 10 days of treating … Read More about Silent Hypoxia