LincolnHealth COVID-19 Data ‘Very Encouraging’
With a positivity rate of just 1.8%, down from 4.2% last week, LincolnHealth spokesperson John Martins said by email that...
Vaccines
Global Partners May End Broad Covid Vaccination Effort in Developing Countries
The board of Gavi, the international vaccine agency, meets Wednesday to debate shutting down the program, known as Covax, amid...
New COVID treatment found in old liver drug derived from bear bile
An impressive new study published in Nature is pointing to a new kind of treatment to protect the vulnerable from...
Fauci criticizes ‘extreme’ ideological divide that has led to disproportionate Covid deaths
Anthony Fauci, the federal government's top infectious disease expert and a chief proponent of Covid vaccines, sharply criticized the "extreme"...
COVID-19 infection associated with liver stiffness, damage
Over half of survey respondents in East England who had COVID-19 in 2020 reported persistent long-COVID symptoms and continued use...
A triple threat: Children vulnerable to seasonal flu, RSV, and COVID-19 are straining health care systems
By Rebecca S.B. Fischer, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Texas A&M University; and Annette Regan, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of...
China won’t shake its protest problem until it gets realistic about ‘zero COVID’
China has lately experienced its largest and most politically charged protests since the pro-democracy movement in 1989 ended in a...
Bill to prohibit COVID-19 vaccine mandates at Ohio’s colleges and universities introduced
A bill that would specifically ban mandates for COVID-19 vaccines at colleges and universities in Ohio was introduced Tuesday in...
COVID-19 cases increase after Thanksgiving
COVID-19 cases are surging in California and the trends tend to hit metropolitan areas before reaching the Central Coast, according...
State health officials urge precautions against flu, coronavirus and RSV as cases rise
The New York State commissioners of education and health are recommending that communities and schools take precautions to curb the...