Wearing a mask doesn't just protect others from COVID, it protects you from infection, perhaps serious illness, too

A new report from a hair salon in Springfield, Missouri, shows wearing a face mask isn't just altruistic – it also helps keep the person wearing it from getting COVID-19.

And some infectious disease experts increasingly think wearing a mask could mean that even if a person is infected, they are more likely to get a milder or even asymptomatic form of the disease. 

Submitted by mo2 on Wed, 07/15/2020 - 15:21
Moderna coronavirus vaccine shows 'promising' safety and immune response results in published Phase 1 study, but more research is needed

(CNN) A Covid-19 vaccine developed by the biotechnology company Moderna in partnership with the National Institutes of Health has been found to induce immune responses in all of the volunteers who received it in a Phase 1 study.

Submitted by mo2 on Tue, 07/14/2020 - 23:12
Putin says Russia has approved 'world first' Covid-19 vaccine. But questions over its safety remain

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the approval of a coronavirus vaccine for use on Tuesday, claiming it as a "world first," amid continued concern and unanswered questions over its safety and effectiveness.

Submitted by mo2 on Sat, 07/11/2020 - 21:19
Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse

NEW YORK (AP) — A long-expected upturn in U.S. coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic.

The number of deaths per day from the virus had been falling for months, and even remained down as states like Florida and Texas saw explosions in cases and hospitalizations — and reported daily U.S. infections broke records several times in recent days.

Submitted by mo2 on Sat, 07/11/2020 - 20:44
First child dies due to coronavirus in South Carolina, DHEC says

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced the first pediatric death associated with COVID-19 in South Carolina on Saturday.

Officials say the child was under the age of five and was from the Midlands region.

“Today, we mourn the loss of one of our children to this virus. It is heart-wrenching to lose a child under any circumstances, and especially so during a time when we have all lost so much already,” said Dr. Joan Duwve, DHEC Public Health Director.

Submitted by mo2 on Sat, 07/11/2020 - 20:44
New York Times: Internal CDC documents warn full reopening of schools is 'highest risk' for coronavirus spread

(CNN) Internal documents from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that fully reopening K-12 schools and universities would be the "highest risk" for the spread of coronavirus, according to a New York Times report, as President Donald Trump and his administration push

Submitted by mo2 on Sat, 07/11/2020 - 20:37