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Mercy Urgent Care offers COVID-19 viral and antibody testing
The tests typically consist of a finger prick, and the blood is then analyzed for IgM and IgG antibodies to signal if you have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. The federal coronavirus stimulus package requires insurance companies (and Medicaid) to cover diagnostic tests at no cost to consumers. Hancock said: "This is an important milestone and it represents further ... [Full Article...]
Pandemic halts vaccination for nearly 80 million children
LONDON (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic is interrupting immunization against diseases including measles, polio and cholera that could put the lives of almost 80 million children under the age of 1 at risk, according to a new analysis from the World Health Organization and partners. [Full Article...]
NY doctor dies from COVID-19 after delaying retirement to help
Mahoney is remembered by the community, his colleagues, and other Black young professionals who look up to him and refer to him as their Jay-Z in the medical field. His family insisted that he follow through on his retirement plans, including his brother Melvin Mahoney, who is also a doctor. Someone that you can be one day. [Full Article...]
Trump says he finally wore a mask -- but not for public viewing
It would signal that the United States is so powerless against this invisible enemy sprung from China that even its president must cower behind a mask. They called the restrictions unconstitutional and unfair since restaurants, malls and bars were allowed limited reopening. "And I'm sending them over". [Full Article...]
Quebec inmate's death spurs call for action
The Public Health Department has given the green light for day camps in Quebec to open on June 22 with safety measures in place including smaller groups and social distancing. Dr. Horacio Arruda, Quebec's director of public health, said "it's nearly impossible" to prevent new infections at camp but "the impact of the cases is going to be low". [Full Article...]
Oxford varsity's COVID-19 vaccine fails to prevent infection in animal trials
The vaccine candidate is based on a chimpanzee adenovirus that is incapable of replication. Specifically, the University of Oxford will receive £65.5 million and Imperial College London £18.5 million. The study also proved that the drug was safe for the animals, as it didn't cause an enhanced COVID-19 case in the subjects. "This not going to be an expensive vaccine", Hill told Reuters in an in... [Full Article...]
China's COVID-19 vaccine trial shows promising results: The Lancet
After exposing nine of the animals to the virus, researchers monitored viral levels while the macaques recovered. "These results support further development of ShaCoVacc as a candidate vaccine for Covid-19", the researchers wrote in the study, which has not yet been peer reviewed. [Full Article...]
Hydroxychloroquine increases risk of death, large new coronavirus study says
Treatment with the medications among patients with Covid-19, either alone or in combination with antibiotics, was linked to an increased risk of serious heart rhythm complications and death. They explained chloroquine, an antimalarial drug and its analogue, hydroxychloroquine, are commonly used to treat autoimmune diseases including lupus and arthritis. [Full Article...]