Dr. Anthony Fauci confirmed on Wednesday that the earliest we should expect a coronavirus vaccine to arrive is January, if then. That’s because companies making the vaccines have to hit benchmarks that include a certain number of participants getting sick so that the companies have enough data to study — which also then takes, well, …
Coronavirus cases are continuing to multiply around the world at a dispiriting pace, with the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University showing more than 23.5 million infections since the pandemic began. However, the COVID-19 coronavirus has yet to completely cover the globe. There are more than a dozen nations that say they haven’t recorded any …
Coronavirus transmission can be reduced via a combination of social distancing, increased handwashing, and the use of face masks — yet many refuse to wear face coverings. Some officials are imposing face mask mandates for their communities to limit the spread, but Trump has vowed not to order Americans to wear face masks. Trump’s comments …
Doctors in Spain think they found a new coronavirus symptom that can easily go undiagnosed even in hospitalized patients. A mouth rash, or enanthem, appeared in roughly 30% of a small cohort of confirmed COVID-19 patients who also displayed skin rashes. The CDC doesn’t list skin rashes of any kind on its official COVID-19 symptoms, …
The novel coronavirus began spreading in the US even earlier than believed, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). COVID-19 community transmission may have happened as early as January, several weeks before the original official estimate. The study proves the failure of authorities at finding coronavirus patients and stopping …
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine are looking to detect novel coronavirus symptoms in healthcare workers early with the use of a smart ring. The Oura Ring can “capture body signals like resting heart rate, [heart rate variability], body temperature, and calorie burn,” and analyze sleep. The study will use AI …
