News & Perspective

Jan 13, 2021

Jan 13, 2021
COVID-19 testing

Global COVID rise continues; 50 nations report B117 variant

Also, the WHO says its COVID-19 emergency committee will meet tomorrow for the sixth time.

Jan 13, 2021
Airport travelers

US variant COVID-19 cases rise; air travelers to need negative test

And in a new study, CDC data show more cases in kids as schools reopened, but only limited school outbreaks.

Jan 13, 2021
Plasma bag in operating room

Antibody-rich convalescent plasma may lower risk of COVID death

Patients not needing ventilators who were given high-titer plasma had a 34% lower risk of death within 30 days.

Jan 13, 2021

News Scan for Jan 13, 2021

Pandemic ICU staff mental health
COVID mitigations and death rates
DNA of Lyme bacteria in longhorned ticks

Jan 12, 2021

Jan 12, 2021
Older man receiving COVID-19 vaccine

US COVID-19 vaccine strategy pivots to target those 65 and up

"We're telling states now to vaccinate their most vulnerable people."

Jan 12, 2021
Young boy in hospital bed on oxygen

US child COVID hospital rates vary widely by state, time

The cumulative pediatric hospitalization rate jumped from 2.0 per 100,000 children in May to 7.2 in November.

Jan 12, 2021
Busy blurry surgical corridor

COVID surges press health systems in several nations

UK hospitals in the hardest-hit areas are struggling, and deaths are up 46% in the past week.

Jan 12, 2021
Ebola vaccination

Group creates global Ebola vaccine stockpile

Merck's Ervebo vaccine is currently the sole stockpile product, with a planned-for 500,000 doses.

Jan 12, 2021

News Scan for Jan 12, 2021

More CWD in Wisconsin
H5N8 avian flu in poultry
Jan 12, 2021

COVID-19 Scan for Jan 12, 2021

Social inequities in COVID deaths
COVID-related delays in medical care

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