The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed—but not stopped—by ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Portugal is bringing back some tight pandemic restrictions, less than two months after scrapping most of them when the goal of vaccinating 86% of the population against COVID-19 was reached.
Nov 25, 2021
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By coupling machine learning with whole genome sequencing, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Carnegie Mellon University scientists greatly improved the quick detection of infectious disease outbreaks within ...
Nov 17, 2021
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The Austrian government has ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting at midnight Sunday to combat rising coronavirus infections and deaths.
Nov 14, 2021
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New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows significant decreases in infections among people with psoriatic arthritis over the years 2012-2017.
Nov 2, 2021
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A new scientific study published this month in the Journal of Hospital Infection finds cutting-edge air purification technology installed at St. Mary's Hospital for Children reduced healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Belgium is poised to reinforce pandemic measures in an attempt to stunt a sharp increase of coronavirus cases, with officials indicating Monday that they are looked at increased mandatory use of face masks and virus passports.
Oct 26, 2021
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Belgium's government warned Thursday that the country could well be on the cusp of another major surge in COVID-19 cases despite its high vaccination rate.
Oct 21, 2021
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Smoking is highly likely to worsen the severity of COVID-19 and the risk of dying from the infection, finds a large UK Biobank study published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.
Sep 27, 2021
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Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?
Sep 23, 2021
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