CDC researchers found that adults 65 and older continue to hospitalized for COVID at much higher rates than other age groups, yet antivirals remain underused in this age group .
Study suggests medical masks may offer similar protecion as N95 respirators, but experts say hold on.
Public health professionals use some terms imprecisely, others incorrectly, and still others technically accurate but almost sure to be misunderstood by the public.
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"The greatest risk is from an unsuspected patient in an unprepared hospital."
Officials will use the nation's flu surveillance system to detect the new coronavirus.
Ideally, anyone coming into a room with a COVID-19 patient should wear a tight-fitting respirator.
Changed diagnostic criteria lead to 13,332 new cases, bringing China's total to near 60,000.
Also, researchers report finding the virus in saliva, but not in a small group of babies born to infected moms.
One of the reagents used in the tests wasn't performing consistently.
Contrary to earlier official reports, more than 500 healthcare workers were infected by mid-January.
A WHO advance team landed in China today for a joint international mission.
Health officials are investigating a family cluster at a French ski resort, Singapore shares details on local transmission, and the CDC releases guidance for businesses.
Also, new data suggest 82% of cases are mild, Chinese clinicians detail hospitalization patterns, and the US announces support.
