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Patients with confirmed asymptomatic COVID-19 infections shed virus at similar levels to those who are experiencing symptoms, underscoring the importance of public health actions to control the spread of the virus, researchers from South Korea reported yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Also, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn promises safety and efficacy as vaccines are developed.
The finding suggests that routine susceptibility testing of meningococcal isolates could help guide treatment and prevention.
Moods have deteriorated among US hourly service workers and their children since COVID-19 began.
As the world nears the 19 million COVID-19-case milestone, stubbornly brisk activity continues.
"All efforts and attacks should be directed against the virus," the authors of a commentary write.
A small single-center case series published today in Pediatrics describes only mild illness in seven hospitalized infants in New York City with COVID-19 and fever, with none requiring supplemental oxygen, mechanical ventilation, or intensive care.
A WHO surge team deployment comes after discussions with South Africa's health ministry.
Three Republican and 4 Democratic governors announce an interstate compact for rapid tests.
Many states don't offer the policies and flexibility voters will need to avoid COVID-19.
Testing confirmed 1 more Ebola case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 74, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said on Twitter today.
One more death was reported, raising the fatality count to 32, though it's unclear if it involved the latest confirmed patient.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today awarded $19 million for a new diagnostic test that can detect gonorrhea in under 30 minutes—and determine if the infection is susceptible to a single-dose antibiotic. The test is made by Visby Medical, Inc.
The workers feel invisible and face an uneven flow of information, supplies, and PPE.
More than a quarter of nations in the Americas have suspended routine vaccinations.
The mysterious polio-like illness seems to cause outbreaks in the US every 2 years.
Despite a lower 7-day average in cases, school reopening is still a huge issue, especially in hot spots.
Live virus and evidence of viral replication were rarely detectable beyond 8 days after symptom onset.
COVID-19 genetic material—not necessarily live virus—was found on surfaces in a 1-meter (3.3-foot) diameter circle where asymptomatic patients who had passed coronavirus triage had eye exams, according to a small study published yesterday in JAMA Ophthalmology.
HHS says more than 59 million COVID-19 tests have been completed in the US.
It took only 4 days for the world's COVID-19 total to jump from 17 million to 18 million.
