Schools ‘no greater risk’ for children and staff
Attending primary school puts children and staff at no greater risk of contracting coronavirus than staying at home, a study of 131 schools suggests. Tests […]
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Covid tests ‘could be picking up dead virus’
The main test used to diagnose coronavirus is so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from old infections, scientists say. Most […]
Read moreB.C. reports 121 new COVID-19 cases, active cases climb over 1,200
British Columbia is headed into the Labour Day long weekend grappling with 1,233 cases of COVID-19. Health officials released the data in a Friday statement, […]
Read moreRussians Publish Early Coronavirus Vaccine Results
The first batch of public data from the “Sputnik V” vaccine showed that it was safe and produced an immune response. No one knows yet […]
Read moreVaping Links to Covid Risk Are Becoming Clear
Researchers are starting to home in on the ways in which the use of e-cigarettes raises the chances of catching the virus, and suffering its […]
Read moreFacts about vaccines and what people need to know
Vaccines save lives. That’s the message Dr. Priya Sampathkumar, an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic, wants the public to know. With the ongoing COVID-19 […]
Read moreThe evidence is in. WHO says corticosteroids really do save lives of people critically ill with COVID-19
Readily available drugs, which dampen the runaway inflammatory response in patients severely ill with COVID-19, save lives, according to evidence released this week. An analysis […]
Read morePoll: Americans now more likely to get COVID-19 vaccine
(HealthDay)—Just over 54 percent of Americans now say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine in the first 12 months after it is introduced, a significant […]
Read morePeter Facinelli Lost 30 Lbs. During Quarantine: 'I Feel Leaner, I Feel More Cut'
Peter Facinelli is loving his healthy new look. The 46-year-old actor says that he is "physically in better shape than I've ever been," and opened […]
Read moreCOVID and influenza: This is a good year to get a flu shot, experts advise
Flu season will look different this year, as the country grapples with a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 172,000 people. Many Americans are […]
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