People with blood type O may have lower risk of Covid-19 infection and severe illness, two new studies suggest (cnn.com)

People with blood type O may have lower risk of Covid-19 infection and severe illness, two new studies suggest

(CNN)People with blood type O may be less vulnerable to Covid-19 and have a reduced likelihood of getting severely ill, according to two studies published Wednesday. Experts say more research is needed.

Submitted by mo2 on Thu, 10/15/2020 - 03:28

A Man Caught Coronavirus Twice -- and It Was Worse the Second Time (thelancet.com)

MIT Technology Review reports: The 25-year-old man tested positive for the first time on April 18, after experiencing several weeks of symptoms including sore throat, cough, headache, nausea, and diarrhea. He felt fully recovered by April 27, and tested negative for the virus on both May 9 and 26. But just two days later, on May 28, he developed symptoms again, this time with fever and dizziness too. He tested positive on June 5 and needed to be hospitalized after his lungs were unable to get enough oxygen into his body, causing hypoxia and shortness of breath.

Submitted by mo2 on Wed, 10/14/2020 - 03:59

Could The Live Flu Vaccine Help You Fight Off COVID-19? (npr.org)

Could The Live Flu Vaccine Help You Fight Off COVID-19?

In case you were still procrastinating getting a flu shot this year, here's another reason to make it a priority.

There's a chance the vaccine could offer some protection against COVID-19 itself, says virologist Robert Gallo, who directs the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is chairman of the Global Virus Network.

Submitted by mo2 on Sun, 10/11/2020 - 19:27
  • President Trump is at Walter Reed Medical Center, where he will spend "the next few days."
  • Trump has had a fever since this morning, a source said. He received a dose of the experimental Regeneron treatment, according to a memo from the President’s physician.
  • A number of other figures on Capitol Hill have also tested positive, including Kellyanne Conway, and Sens.
Submitted by mo2 on Sat, 10/03/2020 - 21:31
Trump has COVID-19, going to military hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19, the White House said Friday, as the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans spread to the highest reaches of the U.S. government. Trump “remains fatigued,” his doctor said.

Submitted by mo2 on Fri, 10/02/2020 - 22:10
Trump gets COVID-19, shows symptoms after months of downplaying virus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus, administration officials said on Friday, as the White House and election campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency.

Trump, who has played down the threat of the coronavirus pandemic from the outset, said he and his wife Melania were going into quarantine after testing positive for the virus, which has killed more than 200,000 Americans and severely damaged the U.S. economy.

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 10/02/2020 - 19:29

Amid a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic, and after almost a year of questioning medical advice and flaunting rules about mask-wearing, POTUS45 announces that he and FLOTUS45 have tested positive for COVID-19 in an early-morning tweet on October 2, 2020.

Submitted by mo2 on Fri, 10/02/2020 - 19:25