The microscopic organisms living in our intestines may influence the severity of Covid-19 and the body’s immune response to it, and could account for lingering symptoms, researchers reported.
Ambulances put on alert as Los Angeles hospitals swamped by Covid-19 patients
Andrew Cuomo (NY), California, Coronavirus surge, COVID-19 Infections, First Responders, Health Officials, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Hospitals, Los Angeles, Moderna, Ron DeSantis (Florida), Thanksgiving, U.S. government, United StatesLos Angeles health officials told first responders to stop bringing adult patients who cannot be resuscitated to hospitals, citing a shortage of beds and staff as the latest Covid-19 surge threatened to overwhelm healthcare systems in America’s second-largest city.
Many U.S. Covid-19 vaccines go idle as New York, Florida move to penalize hospitals
Andrew Cuomo (NY), Coronavirus Vaccines, COVID-19 Vaccines, Covid-19 Variants, Florida, Governors, Health Officials, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Hospitals, Medical Experts, New York, Ron DeSantis (Florida), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMore than two-thirds of the 15 million coronavirus vaccines shipped within the United States have gone unused, U.S. health officials said on Jan. 4, as the governors of New York and Florida vowed to penalize hospitals that fail to dispense shots quickly.
After collecting billions of dollars in U.S. coronavirus aid, many of the nation’s wealthiest nonprofit hospitals are tapping into disaster relief funds that critics say they do not need.
Millions of U.S. vaccine doses sit on ice, putting 2020 goal in doubt
"Operation Warp Speed" Initiative, BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), CDC, Christmas, Covid-19 Data, COVID-19 inoculations, COVID-19 Vaccines, Hospitals, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), Rollouts, Trump Administration, U.S. governmentMillions of Covid-19 vaccines were sitting unused in U.S. hospitals and elsewhere a week into the massive inoculation campaign, putting the government’s target for 20 million vaccinations during December in doubt.
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 75 million
Asia, BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Brazil, Britain, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Cases, Coronavirus immunizations, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Vaccines, Europe, Hospitals, India, Latin America, mRNA-1273/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (Moderna), North America, Outbreaks, Reuters Tally, United StatesGlobal coronavirus infections surpassed the 75 million mark on Dec. 19, according to a Reuters tally, as several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus.
U.S. crosses 300,000 Covid-19 deaths as vaccine rollout begins
COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 inoculations, Death Tolls, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Intensive Care Units (ICUs), New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Reuters Analysis, Reuters Tally, South Dakota, Thanksgiving, United StatesThe number of coronavirus deaths in the United States crossed 300,000 on Dec. 14, according to a Reuters tally, as the hardest hit nation rolled out its first vaccine inoculations on the same day.
Historic U.S. vaccine campaign begins with first shipments ‘delivering hope’ to millions
"Operation Warp Speed" Initiative, BioNTech, BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Business, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 Vaccines, Hospitals, Immunizations, Pfizer, Refrigeration, United Parcel Service (UPS), United StatesThe first shipments of Covid-19 vaccine left on trucks and planes early on Dec. 13, kicking off a historic effort to stop a surging pandemic that is claiming more than 2,400 lives a day in the United States.
Five key genes are linked with the most severe form of Covid-19, scientists said, in research that also pointed to several existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat people who risk getting critically ill with the pandemic disease.
A 90-year-old grandmother became the world’s first person to receive a fully tested Covid-19 shot on Dec. 8, as Britain began mass-vaccinating its people in a global drive that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history.