New Study Finds Vitamin D Deficiency More Than Triples COVID-19 Mortality
A recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology revealed people who have low levels of vitamin D are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and suffering more severe illness. The researchers also found vitamin D deficiency upon admission to the hospital resulted in a 3.7-fold higher mortality rate of individuals with the disease, regardless More...
Red Cross Chief Warns of Misinformation Surrounding COVID-19 Vaccine
Red Cross chief Francesco Rocca on Tuesday warned of misinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccines and said distrust of health authorities “clearly facilitated transmission of the virus at all levels.” “To More...
CDC’s New Virus Guidelines Would Cut Quarantine for Exposure in Half to 7 Days
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force Tuesday that its new guidance would cut quarantine time for individuals exposed to the virus by as much as More...
Up to 30 Percent of Americans May Be Infected With COVID-19 by Year’s End
Dr. Scott Gottlieb predicted 30% of the U.S. population would be infected with the coronavirus by the year's end, but 2021 would be less intense because of these high numbers of cases. “You're getting More...
Utah ‘Monolith’ Disappearance as Mysterious as Its Discovery
A mysterious, tall, shining metal monolith in the southeastern Utah desert has disappeared, according to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). “We have received credible reports that the illegally installed More...
Experts Warn of Unprecedented Challenges in Distributing Vaccine
Supplying even a small percentage of the world's nearly 8 billion people with a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available will be an unprecedented supply chain challenge, NBC News reported Tuesday. “It's More...
CDC Looks to Shorten Coronavirus Quarantine Recommendation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering shortening the number of days it recommends a person self-quarantine after possible exposure to the coronavirus, The Wall Street Journal reports. A More...
Sweden Sees No Signs So Far Herd Immunity Is Stopping Virus
There is little evidence herd immunity is helping Sweden combat the coronavirus, according to the country's top epidemiologist. “The issue of herd immunity is difficult,” Anders Tegnell said at a More...
CDC Head: Coronavirus Vaccine Coming by ‘End of the Second Week of December’
Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday a vaccine for the coronavirus will be out “by the end of the second week of December.” Redfield, speaking More...
CDC Advisory Commitee: Healthcare Workers Should Receive First COVID-19 Vax
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee (ACIP) says the first 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses should go to healthcare workers. AICP is working to decide how the vaccine should More...
