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COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic - SARSCoV2

Fri, 2020-01-03 20:40 — Kathy Gilbeaux

An expanding list of information resources on the COVID-19 Pandemic. A link to Resources, Information, FAQs and Research on this pandemic will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post . . .

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - Coronavirus COVID-19 - Johns Hopkins University

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 Tracker - Microsoft / Bing

CLICK HERE - WHO - Map and Dashboard - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation

CLICK HERE - Map and Dashboard - COVID-19 tracker - The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

CLICK HERE - ESRI - Impact Planning for COVID-19 - Select your State and County

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Air pollution may be associated with increased eczema, more miscarriage risk --studies

Thu, 2024-11-14 10:42 — mike kraft

Air pollution exposure may be associated with eczema, study finds People living in areas with higher levels of air pollution are more likely to have eczema, according to a new study published November 13, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dr. Jeffrey Cohen ... Public Library of Science Medical Xpress

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COVID infections in pregnant women may affect newborn heart development --China study

Thu, 2024-10-24 10:06 — mike kraft

Maternal COVID infections may affect newborn heart development Ten percent of newborns in the COVID-19 group had abnormalities, compared with 4% in the control group. CIDRAP

Maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may adversely affect the development of the newborn's heart, resulting in congenital heart defects (CHD), researchers suggested yesterday in Scientific Reports.

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New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries

Wed, 2024-09-18 12:40 — mike kraft

New XEC Covid Variant Spreads To 27 Countries, Here's What We Know So Far Scientists have warned that a "more contagious" variant of Covid-19, dubbed XEC, is spreading more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain. NDTV.com

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Emphasizing harms of skipping COVID vaccines more effective than promoting benefits --study

Wed, 2024-09-04 09:45 — mike kraft

Study: Highlighting harms of skipping COVID vaccines more effective than promoting benefits In the personal-benefit group, 65.5% said they will likely get vaccinated. CIDRAP

A new study in the Journal of Public Health suggests that it is more effective to emphasize the harms that come from not getting vaccinated rather than emphasizing the benefits of vaccination at the individual or community level.

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Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons, scientists say

Fri, 2024-07-26 10:08 — mike kraft

Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons, scientists say | Reuters

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Comparitive cost effectiveness of forest regeneration methods for climate mitigation

Thu, 2024-07-25 11:27 — mike kraft

Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation | Nature Climate Change

Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation Nature Climate Change - It is important to understand the cost-effectiveness of natural regeneration and plantations, which are common reforestation methods for mitigation. The authors estimate and... Nature

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Paxlovid led to better outcomes in hospitalized COVID cohort than Veklury or both drugs --study

Wed, 2024-07-17 09:59 — mike kraft

Paxlovid led to better outcomes in hospitalized COVID cohort than Veklury or both drugs Hospitalized COVID-19 patients treated with the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir–ritonavir (Paxlovid) are at lower risk for death, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and need for ventilation than those given a combination of Paxlovid and the antiviral drug remdesivir (Veklury) or Veklury alone, a University of Hong Kong target trial emulation study suggests. CIDRAP

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Bird flu strains: Where are they spreading around the globe

Fri, 2024-07-12 11:21 — mike kraft

Bird flu strains: Where are they spreading around the globe? Avian influenza, or bird flu, has public health officials on alert after an unprecedented spread in dairy cows in the United States this year. Four dairy workers have also tested positive in the country. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: Conservative Heritage Foundation estimates Covid pandemic cost the U.S. 18 Trillion, blames China for outbreak

Mon, 2024-07-08 10:31 — mike kraft

Commission finds COVID pandemic caused $18 trillion in economic damage to US | Fox Business

A new report by the Heritage Foundation's Nonpartisan Commission on China and COVID-19 found that the COVID pandemic caused $18 trillion in economic losses to the U.S. and placed blame for the outbreak on the Chinese government.

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