Category: USA
Orangutans at San Diego zoo receive first coronavirus vaccine made for animals
“An orangutan named Karen, the first in the world to have open-heart surgery in 1994, has made medical history again: She’s among the first great apes to get a COVID-19 vaccine. More...
Doctors report large skin rashes appeared in 12 patients in delayed reaction to Moderna mRNA-1273 coronavirus vaccine
“We have also observed delayed large local reactions to the mRNA-1273 vaccine, with a median onset on day 8 (range, 4 to 11) after the first dose. More...
11 escaped mink tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus antibodies in Utah
“Serum samples from the 11 mink escapees tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies by virus neutralization”
We captured 102 mammals (78 rodents and 24 mesocarnivores). More...
Imperial College study: 2% of babies born to coronavirus positive UK mothers later test positive for the virus themselves
The proportion of babies born to mothers with confirmed COVID-19, and who subsequently tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus (which causes COVID-19) was 2 per cent in the UK study, and 1.8 per cent in the US study. More...
Event 201 – A pandemic exercise hosted by Johns Hopkins, WEF & Bill Gates Foundation on October 18, 2019 in NYC
Event 201 was a pandemic forum hosted by The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in partnership, with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on October 18, 2019, in New York – just two months before the first Covid-19 cases were reported in China. More...
Patient and surgeon contract coronavirus during lung transplant operation
The coronavirus can linger in the lungs even when swab tests of the back of the nose and throat are negative, doctors reported after unknowingly transplanting infected lungs into a patient who later died of COVID-19. More...
New Coronavirus Variant B.1.526 is spreading in New York City
A new form of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in New York City, and it carries a worrisome mutation that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines, two teams of researchers have found. More...
Coronavirus can sicken children in very different ways – both lung-related and PIMS MISC
About half the patients in the study had acute Covid-19, the predominantly lung-related illness that afflicts most adults who get sick. More...
Johnson and Johnson vaccine has a 72% overall efficacy rate in the US and 64% in South Africa
The Johnson and Johnson vaccine had a 72 percent overall efficacy rate in the United States and 64 percent in South Africa, where a highly contagious variant emerged in the fall and is now driving most cases. More...
Pregnancy tied to estimated 70% higher COVID-19 rate
Pregnant women in Washington state were infected with COVID-19 at a 70% higher rate than others of similar ages, with nonwhite women shouldering a disproportionate burden, according to a study published yesterday in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. More...