Dengue Fever Survivors May Have Some Immunity Against COVID-19, Study Shows

Dengue fever was found to have some level of immunity against COVID-19, a new study suggests.
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New CDC Guidance Acknowledges Coronavirus Can Spread Through Air

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance has been updated to inform the public that coronavirus can spread through the air.
Health care worker uses a swab to test man at COVID-19 drive in testing location in Houston, Texas

CDC Drops Controversial Testing Guideline that Prompted Backlash

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dropped a controversial piece of COVID-19 testing guideline yet again.
COVAX: Latin American Countries Ask to Extend Deadline to Join WHO Vaccine Plan

COVAX: Latin American Countries Ask to Extend Deadline to Join WHO Vaccine Plan

Brazil is among Latin American countries asking for more time to participate in the World Health Organization's global vaccine allocation plan for COVID-19, otherwise known as COVAX.
Scientists Discover Antibody that Counteracts COVID-19

Scientists Discover Antibody Highly Effective Against COVID-19

Scientists discovered an antibody that could help treat coronavirus disease.
Anti-inflammatory Drug Helps Reduce Recovery Time for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Anti-Inflammatory Drug Helps Reduce Recovery Time for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Adding an anti-inflammatory drug to remdesivir allows a COVD-19 patient confined in the hospital to recover faster.
Air Pollution Contributes to Higher COVID-19 Deaths in Some U.S. States

Air Pollution Contributes to Higher COVID-19 Deaths in Some States

Air pollution could make COVID-19 deadlier to people who are constantly exposed to it, according to a new study from ProPublica and SUNY.
Teacher Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Several States Raises Alarm With Schools Reopening

Teacher Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Several States Raise Alarm With Schools Reopening

Teacher deaths due to COVID-19 as the schools, both K-12 and universities, start to reopen for the new school year are raising alarms.
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COVID-19 or Flu? These Symptoms Can Help You Differentiate

Flu season had just combined with the current COVID-19 pandemic, and this "twindemic" worries public health experts that people might just shake off alarming symptoms.
Noam Bardin

Waze Reportedly Lays Off 5% of Workforce, Closes Offices in Latin America

Waze will layoff more than five percent of its global workforce and close some of its Latin America offices, said the company's CEO Noam Bardin.
Aging Immune System Makes Old People More Vulnerable to COVID-19

Aging Immune System Makes Old People More Vulnerable to COVID-19

An aging immune system is one of the major reasons why older people are more vulnerable to the COVID-19.
COVID-19 Among Young, Healthy May Lead to Long-Term Illness

COVID-19 Among Young and Healthy May Lead to Long-Term Illness

COVID-19 among the young and healthy appears to be not as serious as in those who are in their senior years who get the disease.
Massachusetts Based Biotech Company Moderna Receives FDA Approval To Continue Coronavirus Vaccine Trials

Moderna Backtracks COVID-19 Vaccine Trials to Enroll Minorities

Moderna asked sites that are conducting vaccine trials to focus on enrolling at-risk minorities as their test participants.
Vaping Weakens Lungs, Immunity System, Increases COVID-19 Risks

Vaping Weakens Lungs, Immune System, Increases COVID-19 Risks

Vaping can not only weaken a person's lungs but it can also lessen the immunity system's ability to fight off infections which is why it puts a person at high risk of getting COVID-19.
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Wastewater Testing Prevents COVID-19 Outbreak at University of Arizona

Wastewater testing samples from the dorms on the University of Arizona campus came back positive for COVID-19, said university president, Dr. Robert Robbins.
Florida school reopening increased number of coronavirus cases among children.

Florida School Reopening Adds Increase of Coronavirus Among Children

Florida school reopening is cited to have added to the increasing number of children who have tested positive for the coronavirus in just two weeks.
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