Damian McNamara
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Among asymptomatic, 2% may harbor 90% of community’s viral load: Study
May 14, 2021
“Walking around a college campus can be as dangerous as walking through a COVID ward in the hospital, in that you will experience these viral ‘supercarriers’ equally in both settings.”
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Can we get to ‘COVID zero’? Experts predict the next 8 months
April 23, 2021
“Right now, we are projecting the United States all the way to Aug. 1 [will have] 619,000 deaths from COVID-19, with 4.7 million globally,” said Ali H. Mokdad, PhD.
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Ten reasons airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 appears airtight
April 20, 2021
Infectious aerosols are the principal means of person-to-person transmission, according to experts.
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FDA, CDC urge pause of J&J COVID vaccine
April 13, 2021
Treatment for traditional blood clots, such as the drug heparin, should not be used for these clots.
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About one in five clinicians considers quitting because of pandemic
April 7, 2021
“There are a substantial number of employees and trainees who are experiencing major stress and work disruptions because of the pandemic.”
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Excess deaths jump 23% in U.S. in 2020, mostly because of COVID-19
April 5, 2021
For comparison, the death rate increased by 2.5% or less annually in recent years.
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Less sleep, more burnout linked to higher COVID-19 risk, study shows
March 24, 2021
For each additional hour of sleep at night, risk for COVID-19 dropped by 12%.
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Update: U.S. regulators question AstraZeneca vaccine trial data
March 22, 2021
The NIAID statement does not say what data may have been outdated or how it may have changed the results.
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COVID-19 virus reinfections rare; riskiest after age 65
March 19, 2021
Initial infection was associated with about 80% protection overall against getting SARS-CoV-2 again.
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Delay surgery by 7 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis, study shows
March 11, 2021
Risk for death was about 3.5 to 4 times higher in the first 6 weeks after surgery among people with a preoperative COVID-19 diagnosis.
