COVID-19

New research shows that Covid-19 antibodies can neutralize the virus and last up to five months

Fri, 2020-10-30 13:15 — mike kraft

There’s encouraging news about antibodies in a new paper published in the journal Science from researchers at New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital. In their study of the antibody responses of patients with either mild or moderate Covid-19, antibody levels appeared to stay relatively stable for at least five months, and their presence was correlated with the inactivation of the virus.

Antibodies are molecules pumped out by the immune system in response to infection, and they have a role in preventing future infections, though exactly how they function within the context of Covid-19 isn’t clear yet. Scientists are urgently trying to figure out whether the presence of antibodies actually means a person is protected from future infection as well as how long antibodies last in the body. Knowing this is crucial, especially for vaccine development.

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Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill Covid Patients

Fri, 2020-10-30 12:50 — mike kraft

The coronavirus struck the United States earlier this year with devastating force. In April, it killed more than 10,000 people in New York City. By early May, nearly 50,000 nursing home residents and their caregivers across the country had died.

But as the virus continued its rampage over the summer and fall, infecting nearly 8.5 million Americans, survival rates, even of seriously ill patients, appeared to be improving. At one New York hospital system where 30 percent of coronavirus patients died in March, the death rate had dropped to 3 percent by the end of June.

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As pandemic raged and thousands died, USG regulators cleared most nursing homes of infection-control violations

Fri, 2020-10-30 12:31 — mike kraft

As pandemic raged and thousands died, government regulators cleared most nursing homes of infection-control violations All told, nursing homes that received a clean bill of health earlier this year saw about 290,000 coronavirus cases and 43,000 deaths among residents and staff, state and federal data shows. Debbie Cenziper, Joel Jacobs, Shawn Mulcahy Washington Post

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Taiwan just went 200 days without a locally transmitted Covid-19 case. Here's how they did it

Fri, 2020-10-30 12:06 — mike kraft

Taiwan just went 200 days without a locally transmitted Covid-19 case. Here's how they did it As much of the world struggles to contain new waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, Taiwan just marked its 200th consecutive day without a locally transmitted case of the disease. Joshua Berlinger, CNN CNN

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Europe Overview: facing new round of shutdowns amid virus surge

Fri, 2020-10-30 11:46 — mike kraft

Europe struggling with 2nd surge of COVID-19 case, and it may be worse than the 1st Europe is struggling with a second surge of COVID-19 cases, and it may be worse than the first. ABC News ABC News

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EU: WHO should have more power to investigate outbreaks

Fri, 2020-10-30 11:30 — mike kraft

EU: WHO should have more power to investigate outbreaks LONDON (AP) — European countries are calling for the World Health Organization to be given greater powers to independently investigate outbreaks and compel countries to provide more data, after... AP NEWS

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With election looming, U.S. faces record surge of coronavirus cases

Fri, 2020-10-30 11:11 — mike kraft

U.S. faces record surge of coronavirus cases as election looms A record surge of coronavirus cases in the United States is pushing hospitals to the brink of capacity and killing up to 1,000 people a day, the latest figures show, with much of the country's attention focused on Tuesday's presidential election. Lisa Shumaker, Aleksandra Michalska U.S.

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Internal Documents Reveal COVID-19 Hospitalization Data The Government Keeps Hidden

Fri, 2020-10-30 10:26 — mike kraft

As coronavirus cases rise swiftly around the country, surpassing both the spring and summer surges, health officials brace for a coming wave of hospitalizations and deaths. Knowing which hospitals in which communities are reaching capacity could be key to an effective response to the growing crisis. That information is gathered by the federal government — but not shared openly with the public.

NPR has obtained documents that give a snapshot of data the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services collects and analyzes daily. The documents — reports sent to agency staffers — highlight trends in hospitalizations and pinpoint cities nearing full hospital capacity and facilities under stress. They paint a granular picture of the strain on hospitals across the country that could help local citizens decide when to take extra precautions against COVID-19.

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Global coronavirus cases rise by single-day record of half a million

Thu, 2020-10-29 20:48 — mike kraft

Global coronavirus cases rise by single-day record of half a million Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 500,000 for the first time on Wednesday, a record one-day increase as countries across the Northern Hemisphere reported daily spikes. Shaina Ahluwalia, Anurag Maan U.S.

(Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 500,000 for the first time on Wednesday, a record one-day increase as countries across the Northern Hemisphere reported daily spikes.

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