The World Health Organization's (WHO's) director-general today called on vaccine makers and countries to take steps to ensure that low- and middle-income countries aren't shut out of receiving vaccine supply.
The move comes…
Yesterday 4,085 Americans died of COVID-19, a bleak record in the year-long pandemic. In total, the US reported 274,403 new cases, an uptick from the 200,000 daily average seen through the beginning of…
A trio of new studies demonstrate low risk of COVID-19 infection and spread in schools, including limited in-school COVID-19 transmission in North Carolina, few cases of the coronavirus-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children…
Studies describe Candida auris outbreaks in COVID-19 patients
Two new studies highlight the threat posed by the multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris to hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
In a case report today in Morbidity and…
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A doctor prepares to administer a vaccine injection at New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital on Friday. Kevin Hagen/AP
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The U.S. has for the first time recorded more than 4,000…
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Inside an emergency room at Rafik Hariri Hospital on Nov. 17, a medic wearing full protective gear checks a woman who might have the coronavirus. Beirut hospitals are reaching maximum capacity…
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Paramedics prepare an ambulance outside the Royal London Hospital on Friday. Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a "major incident," warning that hospitals in the British capital could soon be overwhelmed after…