covid-19

Despite improvement over the recent years, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur every year in the United States. Medical uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic contributes to the surge of wrong prescriptions and treatments, amplifying the threat of antibiotic resistance.…

As of Sunday, the Covid Tracking Project depicts another record high of 93,238 Covid-19 patients hospitalized across the US. If the rate of cases continues to rise, Gov. Gavin Newsom foresees intensive care unit bed capacity in California to reach 112% by Christmas Eve. In Rhode Island, a doctor…

Moderna has announced 94.1 percent effectiveness in taming the rise of Covid-19 cases, and has applied for authorization of vaccine emergency use. If the vaccine is authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, injections can take place even as early as December 21 of this year. This brings…

As COVID-19 cases continue to increase amidst the beginning of the holiday season, California regulations have tightened in hopes of slowing the spread. Record cases come with record hospitalizations, and predictions suggest that CA ICUs will be over capacity by Christmas Eve. Health officials…

Data from the Moderna vaccine trial revealed that the vaccine candidate had 94.1% efficacy, a much higher percentage than previously estimated. With the vaccine's success in multiple cohorts, there are high hopes for a method of protecting against the coronavirus. Moderna has applied for Emergency…

Daily case rates have doubled in California over the past 10 days, causing California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom to put nearly all of California back into the strictest reopening tier. The new restrictions come as the rest of the US is seeing new daily records and as the number of total cases in the…

The mRNA vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech must be kept at -70 degrees Celsius. So as Pfizer plans to ship 1.3 billion doses next year, dry ice and isothermic boxes will be vital for distribution. Ethanol, a source of CO2 for dry ice, may become a limiting factor. Moreover, areas beyond the cold chain…

Rural communities in Missouri have been experiencing record-high infection and death rates due to COVID-19. Critically ill patients from rural areas are sent to urban hospitals for more advanced treatments, causing strain on hospital capacities and staffing. These areas are particularly unadapted…

During the holiday season, many Americans are likely to travel using mass transportation, which inevitably puts them at the risk of getting infected by the coronavirus. Many transit companies have established frequent cleaning routines, but studies have shown that airborne transmission poses a…

The Food and Drug Administration recently granted emergency use authorization for the experimental antibody treatment given to President Trump when he tested positive for COVID-19. The treatment is made by the biotech company Regeneron; it is a combination of two antibodies that have had promising…

With the pandemic that has affected now about 53 million patients across the world, U.S. positive cases are surging every day. The drugmaker Moderna announced a 94.5% affective coronavirus vaccine. Both Pfizer and Moderna are preparing to apply to the FDA for authorization to begin distributing…

In Madrid, Spain, Covid-19 patients are overwhelmingly filling hospitals and health care centers, which is leading to healthcare professionals increasingly unable to detect serious illnesses such as cancer cases. There have been more than 50 lawsuits filed by one association that helps patients…

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic before masks were mandated, researchers in Denmark conducted a study to determine mask effectiveness. They gathered 6,000 participants and recommended some to wear masks and the others to be the control with no masks. The study did not find a strong indication that…

John Yang volunteered to participate in the phase 3 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial. The Moderna vaccine has been 94.5% effective and is waiting FDA approval. Yang chose to take part in the trial because he is considered high risk and would rather have the vaccine sooner rather than later. He…