In addition to White House briefings, Fauci revealed Friday that he was blocked from going on The Rachel Maddow Show for months, despite him wanting to appear and the show requesting him. Fauci continued, "I have a great deal of respect for the office". Fauci recently told The New York Times . "I mean, it was so clear when [they] sent it down, 'Why would you want to go on Rachel Maddow's sh... [Full Article...]
LONDON , ENGLAND - JANUARY 07: Patients arrive in ambulances at the Royal London Hospital, on January 05, 2021 in London, England. The country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also confirmed that some evidence shows the deadly nature of this variant. [Full Article...]
As of January 10, a reported 40,41,396 first doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine had been administered in the U.S., and reports of 1,266 adverse events after receipt of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine were submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, according to the CDC. [Full Article...]
Spartan Bioscience, based in Ottawa , announced today that it received approval from Health Canada to begin selling the Spartan COVID-19 System - a rapid, on-site molecular diagnostic test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. [Full Article...]
The Government of Saskatchewan reported 274 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, along with three new deaths related to the virus. There are now 197 people in hospital, with 35 in intensive care. The seven-day average of daily new cases is 276 (22.8 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. [Full Article...]
One analysis did not find an increased risk of death among people admitted to a hospital with the new strain. "More data is being collected and the position will become clearer over the coming weeks", the group wrote. President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his second weekly newsletter of the year to warn South Africans that false information about the COVID-19 vaccine is putting lives at risk. [Full Article...]
The Institute tested the efficacy of the oral treatment as part of its COLCORONA clinical trial - a "contact-less, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial that took place at home" among approximately 4,500 COVID-19 patients worldwide, with at least one risk factor for complications. [Full Article...]
A total of 196,152 doses had been administered. A United Kingdom report released Friday states there is "a realistic possibility" that the new variant has a higher death rate than other variants. "We are seeing more than 200 patients per day now, than we normally see at this time of the year". Marion county reported 33 new cases. From there, the number of cases soared , reaching over 1 millio... [Full Article...]