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Kids ' Robust Immune Systems May Shield Them From COVID-19: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 -- Children have largely been spared severe COVID-19 infection, and new research hints at why.
In the study, children ' s immune systems attacked the new coronavirus faster and more aggressively than adults ' immune systems...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 -- You finally managed to score an appointment to be vaccinated against the new coronavirus and you ' re a little nervous about side effects, so taking a painkiller right before you get your shot seems like a smart idea.
Not...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Less Effective Against South African COVID Variant
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 -- Two of the world ' s leading coronavirus vaccines don ' t work as well against a more contagious South African variant, though both did manage to neutralize the virus, two new studies show.
But experts pointed out...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 -- In a sign that the coronavirus pandemic is cutting short the lives of Americans, a new government report finds that average life expectancy in the United States took a drastic plunge during the first half of 2020,...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Biden Predicts All Americans Can Get COVID Vaccine by August
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17, 2021 -- Every American who wants a coronavirus vaccine should be able to get one by the end of July, President Joe Biden said Tuesday.
His message, delivered during a town hall meeting hosted by CNN, was more optimistic than one...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 17, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
COVID & Elevators: A Dangerous Mix, But Here ' s How to Make It Safer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17, 2021 -- As the new coronavirus vaccine rollout gathers speed, elevators will likely become a flash point for businesses hoping to reopen offices while sticking to social distancing.
And a new computer simulation suggests that the...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 17, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Philly Study Finds Lockdowns Linked to Spike in Gun Violence
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 -- After the coronavirus pandemic forced the city of Philadelphia to go into lockdown, gun violence rapidly escalated, a new study finds.
It ' s known that many U.S. cities saw a spike in gun violence in 2020, a year marked not...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 16, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Health Care After COVID: A New Focus on Infectious Diseases
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 -- When New York City was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic last spring in the United States, nearby Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital was treating more than 400 COVID-19 patients at one time, remembers Dr....
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 16, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 -- The coronavirus pandemic has turned many people into clean freaks, but new research suggests that deploying all those extra household disinfectants might be triggering asthma flare-ups. " We became concerned with increased...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 16, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Winter Storm Slows U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout
TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2021 -- A massive winter storm that has crippled much of the United States has also brought much of the country ' s coronavirus vaccination campaign to a halt.
Clinics have closed and vaccine shipments have been stalled as...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 16, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
U.K. COVID Variant May Be More Lethal, and Could Become Dominant U.S. Strain by March
MONDAY, Feb. 15, 2021 -- Even as efforts to vaccinate Americans gain steam, more evidence has emerged that suggests a coronavirus variant already known to spread faster is also likely to be more deadly.
The B.1.1.7 variant, which is thought to have...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
COVID Vaccines Safe for Organ Transplant Recipients: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 12, 2021 -- Here ' s some good news for people who ' ve had solid organ transplants and have weakened immune systems: mRNA coronavirus vaccines are safe for these vulnerable folks, new research shows.
The study included 187 transplant...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Health Highlights: Feb. 12, 2021
Airport COVID-19 Safety Measures Still Need Work: Report
Safety measures taken by U.S. airports have lowered travelers ' risks of getting the new coronavirus, but more needs to be done, a new report claims. " To be clear, we are not saying...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
You ' ve Had COVID: Maybe One Dose of Vaccine Is Enough, Studies Suggest
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 -- Could one shot of a coronavirus vaccine be sufficient if you suffered a case of COVID-19 earlier in the pandemic?
Yes, new research claims.
A pair of new, small studies found that patients previously infected with COVID...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Prior Exposure to Common Cold Won ' t Shield You From COVID: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 -- It would be nice if it were true, but a bout of the common cold won ' t protect you against the new coronavirus infection, researchers report.
Colds are caused by seasonal coronaviruses (CoVs) and previous studies have...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
