Here is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Sugar-molecule ‘gates’ help coronavirus infect cells Researchers have discovered a sugary residue on the spike of the novel coronavirus
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Coronavirus live: UK death toll rises by 104; fears of ‘super-spreader’ Trump rally
Thousands of people demonstrated in the streets of France again against the government’s Covid-19 vaccination policies, AFP reports. Saturday’s protests were called for the sixth weekend in a row to denounce a new “health pass” system announced by President Emmanuel Macron that they see as unfairly restricting the rights of the unvaccinated.
Delta variant pushes cases higher in Monroe County; how vaccines prevent severe illness
As the delta variant continues to push COVID-19 cases higher in Monroe County, new data show the effectiveness of vaccines against infection is waning — but remains solid in protecting people from severe illness. Indiana University Health said this week of 45 people who were hospitalized at IUH in
Australia suffers its worst day of Covid-19 pandemic as anti-lockdown protests flare 2021
Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters swarm the streets of Melbourne, Victoria, on August 21. (CNN) – Thousands of protesters defied coronavirus lockdowns to hit the streets of Australia’s largest cities on Saturday, as the country recorded its highest single-day caseload since the pandemic began. The states of New South Wales (NSW) —
‘Bracing for the worst’ in Florida’s COVID-19 hot zone
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As quickly as one COVID patient is discharged, another waits for a bed in northeast Florida, the hot zone of the state’s latest surge. But the patients at Baptist Health’s five hospitals across Jacksonville are younger and getting sick from the virus faster than people did last
State health officials report 1,116 new COVID-19 cases, including 216 in school-age children 2021
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah hospital leader on Friday warned residents to expect COVID-19 cases to continue to skyrocket as more students return to school — with fewer health precautions than earlier in the pandemic. State health officials on Friday reported 1,116 new COVID-19 cases, including 216 in school-age