Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases due to the contagious Delta variant appears to be peaking and will likely decline now through the spring, according to NPR. If current trends hold steady, cases and deaths could fall for the next several […]
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Mississippi Now Has Country’s Highest Rate for COVID Deaths
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., with roughly 1 of every 320 Mississippians having succumbed to the coronavirus. The state’s top health official said Thursday […]
Slovenia makes vaccinations mandatory for govt staff from Oct 1
FILE PHOTO: A health care worker prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a home for elders as the country begins vaccinations against coronavirus disease, in Domzale, Slovenia December 27, 2020. REUTERS/Srdjan ZivulovicSARAJEVO (Reuters) – Slovenia’s public sector employees, except for those working in education, will have to show proof of vaccination or of a recent […]
England to offer COVID vaccine to all 12- to 15-year-olds
LONDON (Reuters) -All 12- to 15-year-olds in England will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine after top medical advisers said on Monday that children would benefit from reduced disruption to their education.Slideshow ( 5 images )The British government confirmed that the offer would be extended to all children aged 12-15 after a unanimous recommendation by the […]
Doctors Divided About Need for COVID-19 Boosters: Poll
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Current scientific evidence does not indicate that people who are not immunocompromised need booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines, a team of experts write in a viewpoint article in The Lancet. Research shows that the vaccines remain effective at preventing severe COVID-19, […]
Schools Are Buying High-Tech Air Purifiers. What Should You Know?
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. This is a collaboration between KHN and “Science Friday.” Listen to the conversation between KHN senior correspondent Christina Jewett and Science Friday’s host and executive producer, Ira Flatow. As students return to school, parents are getting a lot of mail about […]
COVAX vaccine 2021 delivery target cut to 1.425 billion doses
FILE PHOTO: A pack of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines is seen as the country receives its first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines under COVAX scheme, at the international airtport of Accra, Ghana February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo(Reuters) – The COVAX vaccine-sharing facility will likely receive 1.425 billion doses of anti-COVID-19 shots from donor countries this […]
Australia's Victoria reports 183 local COVID-19 cases
FILE PHOTO: A lone passenger sits at a tram stop on a mostly-empty city centre street on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra SandersMELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s Victoria state, home to more […]
Coronavirus in the US: State-by-state breakdown
Dr. Murthy: Coronavirus vaccines are ‘doing their job’ U.S. surgeon general joins ‘Fox News Sunday’ with an update on COVID-19 spread and vaccine boosters. Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. As of Wednesday morning, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 217,718,585 people across 192 countries and […]
UK records 207 new COVID-19 deaths, highest since March
FILE PHOTO: Medical workers move a patient between ambulances outside of the Royal London Hospital amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London, Britain, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday recorded 207 new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, marking the highest toll since March 9, […]