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Coronavirus News Roundup, May 1–May 7
The items below are highlights from the free newsletter, “Smart, useful, science stuff about COVID-19.” To receive newsletter issues daily in your inbox, sign up here.
A 5/5/21 post by Katelyn Jetelina at her site Your…
CDC’s Nancy Messonnier, who warned coronavirus would cause ‘severe’ disruption,…
Rep. Murphy: CDC telling kids to wear masks outside is 'nonsense'North Carolina Republican slams the Biden administration's handling of school reopenings on 'The Story'Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
CDC projects ‘sharp decline’ in coronavirus cases by July
Dr. Fauci on CDC summer camp guidance: 'A bit strict'Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mandating children wear masks indoors and outdoors. President of Campground Dayna Hardin, father of 3 Kevin O'Donnell and his son Tanner…
How Human Challenge Trials Can Accelerate Vaccine Development
In 1955, Jonas Salk developed and debuted the inactivated polio vaccine. Within five years, cases of polio in the United States dropped drastically, and childhood vaccinations for infectious diseases like polio became a new standard…
Fauci admits CDC summer camp guidance ‘looks a bit strict’
CDC: Play summer camp sports outdoors with masksFox News medical contributor Nicole Saphier on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance for vaccinated people to take masks off during outdoor sporting events.The Centers…
COVID Has Pushed Medical Research into Remote Trials, Benefiting Patients and Scientists
After her teenage daughter tested positive for the novel coronavirus this past January, Jennifer Scruggs got to work disinfecting surfaces in their home in Bethpage, N.Y. Then she noticed that she couldn't smell the Lysol she was…
Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccine goal aims for 160M fully inoculated by July 4
Fox News Flash top headlines for May 4Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.President Joe Biden announced a new vaccination goal on Tuesday while providing an update on the pandemic, aiming for…
Religion Both Helped and Hurt during the Pandemic
People turn to religion for comfort and hope in times of crisis and uncertainty, and March 2020 was one of those times. Americans experienced a spike in distress during this tumultuous period, but is it possible that religion could…
‘Herd immunity’ looking unlikely in US, report says
Texas hospital fires worker for not getting COVID-19 vaccineFormer Houston Methodist Hospital employee Bob Nevens tells his story on 'Fox & Friends Weekend'
There is a growing belief among scientists that the U.S. will not achieve…
The First Billion COVID Vaccinations Have Been Given
The world has reached the milestone of administering one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines, just four months after the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the first vaccine for emergency use, and roll-outs began in countries…
Moderna providing 500M doses of COVID-19 vaccine to COVAX following WHO approval
Moderna to create vaccine to fight both COVID-19, fluFox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat says Moderna developments are 'incredible' and argues the dual vaccine will very likely 'save lives.' Moderna will provide up to 500…
COVID Innovations: Vaccines for Variants, Drone Deliveries, Print-Your-Own Shots, and More
The next wave of vaccine developers is starting to introduce new technologies to deal with fast-spreading variants, and they are striking deals—not with the familiar COVID-19 vaccine makers but with producers and institutes in…
Why is a second COVID-19 vaccine dose necessary?
America heading in right direction 'because of vaccination': SiegelFox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel with everything you need to know about the country's COVID-19 status on 'America's Newsroom.'The latest data from the Centers for…
Coronavirus News Roundup, April 24–April 30
The items below are highlights from the free newsletter, “Smart, useful, science stuff about COVID-19.” To receive newsletter issues daily in your inbox, sign up here.
Don’t skip that second dose of a two-dose…
Ultra-expensive medicine a desperate need for thousands of babies around the world
Ultra-expensive medicine a desperate need for thousands of babies around the worldFOX News correspondent Amy Kellogg investigates the concerning situationImagine your child is dying. There's a drug that promises hope, promises to…
Few Would Fear COVID Vaccines if Policy Makers Explained Their Risks Better
Unforeseen safety issues routinely emerge after any new medicine or vaccine goes from testing in tens of thousands of volunteers to actual public use on tens of millions. So it was no major surprise when an extremely small percentage…
Biden says schools ‘should probably all be open’ in fall
Mom panel with reaction to President Biden's first 100 days in officeInsight from mother of four Syndie Ly, mother of four Jacyln Stapp and mother of two Stacey Santley. President Biden said Friday that schools should "probably all be open"…
Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic
Since the novel coronavirus began its global spread, influenza cases reported to the World Health Organization have dropped to minuscule levels. The reason, epidemiologists think, is that the public health measures taken to keep the…
India receiving $100M in US coronavirus supplies as desperate patients turn to black market
India's health care system crumbling under massive COVID-19 outbreakIndia is seeing 350,000 coronavirus cases and thousands of deaths per day; Trey Yingst reports on the crisis.The U.S. announced on Wednesday that it was sending $100…
CDC Drops Some Outdoor Mask Advice for Vaccinated People, Based on This Science
Citing the extremely low risk of outdoor COVID-19 transmission, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks when they are outside in small groups of friends…