But it is thought to be up to twice as infectious, and 'a higher rate of transmission will lead to more cases, increasing the number of persons overall who need clinical care, exacerbating the burden on an already strained health care system, and resulting in more deaths,' they wrote in a Friday report. … [Read more...] about Incoming CDC director says new COVID-19 strains show ‘possible resistance’ to antibodies but not vaccines – as she warns US will reach 500k deaths by mid-February
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‘Things are as bad as ever…and are going to get worse’: COVID expert’s dire warning as CDC projects another 92,000 Americans will die in next THREE weeks as death toll nears 385,000
Dr Dan Jones, who was among the scientists to discover the so-called 'Columbus variant' said similarities between the variant his lab found and the one reported by Southern Illinois University suggest they're not identical but may be part of the same 'outgrowth' - perhaps a Midwestern variant? … [Read more...] about ‘Things are as bad as ever…and are going to get worse’: COVID expert’s dire warning as CDC projects another 92,000 Americans will die in next THREE weeks as death toll nears 385,000
Joe Biden’s ‘shot and awe’ plan will open 100 federal vaccination centers in stadiums and convention centers to help deliver 100 million shots in 100 days and order manufacturers to make more doses to tackle shortages
Biden's team also announced it would reimpose entry bans on most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland and most of continental Europe after President Donald Trump, in one of his last acts in office, issued an order Monday lifting them effective the same day the new testing rules take effect. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s ‘shot and awe’ plan will open 100 federal vaccination centers in stadiums and convention centers to help deliver 100 million shots in 100 days and order manufacturers to make more doses to tackle shortages
Light at the end of the tunnel? Dr. Fauci says one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be approved in TWO WEEKS – as COVID hospitalizations fall 10% in 24 states and new cases decline in 44 states
The CDC warned Americans not to get one dose from Pfizer and the other from Moderna except in 'exceptional situations.' Pictured: Jackie Barry, a resident of The Open Hearth mens shelter, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Hartford, Connecticut, January 22 … [Read more...] about Light at the end of the tunnel? Dr. Fauci says one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be approved in TWO WEEKS – as COVID hospitalizations fall 10% in 24 states and new cases decline in 44 states
Signs of hope? Nearly 3,900 Americans die of COVID-19 but hospitalizations and positive cases are down as Johnson & Johnson board member predicts company’s new coronavirus vaccine will help Biden reach his goal of inoculating 100 million by April
Biden's team also announced it would reimpose entry bans on most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland and most of continental Europe after former President Donald Trump, in one of his last acts in office, issued an order Monday lifting them effective the same day the new testing rules take effect. … [Read more...] about Signs of hope? Nearly 3,900 Americans die of COVID-19 but hospitalizations and positive cases are down as Johnson & Johnson board member predicts company’s new coronavirus vaccine will help Biden reach his goal of inoculating 100 million by April