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Recovering Covid-19 patients struggle to return to normal after hospital discharge, new study finds

Sat, 2020-11-14 11:52 — mike kraft

Recovering Covid-19 patients struggle to return to normal after hospital discharge, study finds Surviving Covid-19 is hard enough for those who get severely ill from the disease, but returning to normal is a struggle, too, according to new research that found survivors were likely to face health and financial hardships even months later. Shelby Lin Erdman and Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination — Worldwide, 2000–2019

Fri, 2020-11-13 19:55 — mike kraft

Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination — Worldwide, 2000–2019 This report describes an update on current progress toward global measles elimination. CDCMMWR Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Microsoft: Russian, North Korean hackers target vaccine work

Fri, 2020-11-13 19:05 — mike kraft

Microsoft: Russian, North Korean hackers target vaccine work BOSTON (AP) — Microsoft said it has detected attempts by state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine... AP NEWS

BOSTON (AP) — Microsoft said it has detected attempts by state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers.

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How Pfizer Plans to Distribute Its Vaccine (It’s Complicated)

Fri, 2020-11-13 15:24 — mike kraft

For months, scientists and public health experts have been saying the most crucial part of defusing the Covid-19 pandemic will be developing a safe and effective vaccine. So it was cause for celebration this week when Pfizer announced that an early analysis showed its vaccine candidate was more than 90 percent effective.

Now the drug maker, the government and the public health community face a new challenge: quickly making millions of doses of the vaccine and getting them to the hospitals, clinics and pharmacies where they will be injected, two separate times, into people’s arms.

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Why Poorer Countries Aren't Likely To Get The Pfizer Vaccine Any Time Soon

Fri, 2020-11-13 14:58 — mike kraft

This week, the world heard encouraging news about a vaccine for COVID-19.

On Monday, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, and its partner BioNTech, said their experimental vaccine appears to work – and work quite well. A preliminary analysis suggests the vaccine is more than 90 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 symptoms.

Health officials hope to start vaccinating some Americans in a few months.

"The vaccine is on its way, folks," Dr. Anthony Fauci told a crowd Tuesday, via video link, outside Brooklyn Borough Hall.

But what about the rest of world, especially people in poorer counties. Is the vaccine "on its way for them?"

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Officials across the U.S. urge Americans to change their behavior as the pandemic accelerates.

Fri, 2020-11-13 14:33 — mike kraft

As the United States shatters record after record on coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, more warnings emerged from officials across the country urging residents to adjust their behavior and prepare for more possible changes on the horizon.

On the West Coast, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington urged their residents on Friday to avoid all nonessential interstate travel in the days ahead, joining their counterparts across the country in pleading with residents to take precautions.

In New York City, an early hot spot now facing a possible second wave, the mayor warned on Friday that public schools could close as early as Monday as the seven-day average positivity rate jumps. Private residential gatherings must be limited to 10 people beginning at 10 p.m.

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Some hospitals are running out of health care workers. Here's what could happen next

Thu, 2020-11-12 14:04 — mike kraft

Some hospitals are running out of health care workers. Here's what could happen next Imagine going to a hospital so overwhelmed, doctors and nurses with Covid-19 are allowed to keep working. Or having a heart attack and getting rushed to a hospital, only to learn there's not enough emergency care for you. These scenarios have already turned into reality. Holly Yan, CNN CNN

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Developmental disorders top the medical conditions that heighten the risk of dying from Covid-19

Wed, 2020-11-11 20:25 — mike kraft

Developmental disorders heighten the risk of dying from Covid-19 - STAT Among 15 conditions that increase the odds of dying from Covid-19, developmental disorders are at the top of the list. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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First It Was Masks; Now Some Refuse Testing for Coronavirus

Tue, 2020-11-10 17:56 — mike kraft

SARS-CoV-2 Testing Hesitancy Could Hamper Mitigation Efforts This Medical News feature examines the problem of people refusing to be tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). JAMA_current

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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Surging. Where Are Hospitals Reaching Capacity?

Tue, 2020-11-10 09:44 — mike kraft

Throughout the U.S., hospitals and health care workers are tracking the skyrocketing number of new coronavirus cases in their communities and bracing for a flood of patients to come in the wake of those infections. Already, seriously ill COVID-19 patients are starting to fill up hospital beds at unsustainable rates.

U.S. hospitalizations overall have nearly doubled since late September. As of Monday more than 56,000 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized around the country, approaching the highs of the midsummer and spring surges.

Throughout the U.S., hospitals and health care workers are tracking the skyrocketing number of new coronavirus cases in their communities and bracing for a flood of patients to come in the wake of those infections. Already, seriously ill COVID-19 patients are starting to fill up hospital beds at unsustainable rates.

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