Tag: Coronavirus

Delta variant: How can we slow the spread?

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The recent surge in COVID-19 Delta variantTrusted Source cases in the United States is mostly affecting unvaccinated populations. The authors of the new article point out that U.S. states with more than 70% of their population vaccinated report lower numbers of vaccine breakthrough cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19. Given the high transmission rate of the Delta variant, reaching herd immunity and interrupting transmission […]

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U.S. should focus on vaccinating the rest of the world before Covid booster shots, says Dr. Vin Gupta – CNBC

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Intensive-care unit and lung doctor Dr. Vin Gupta told CNBC that the most effective way to combat the coronavirus pandemic is to help vaccinate the rest of the world before administering booster shots to healthy Americans under the age of 65.   “An ‘America First’ strategy with vaccines should actually be to try to vaccinate as much of the world as […]

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As Covid-19 hospitalizations increase, a greater number of Americans are deciding to get vaccinated – CNN

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(CNN)With an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, more Americans recently made the decision to get vaccinated than in the last six weeks. More than one million doses of the vaccine were reported administered Thursday, new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed, marking the first time since early July that the single-day change in reported doses […]

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Study finds N95 masks more effective than surgical, cloth masks – New York Post

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Heavy duty N95 and KN95 masks are best at warding of COVID-19, while commonly worn surgical and cloth face coverings filter only about 10 percent of exhaled aerosols, according to a new study. “The results show that a standard surgical and three-ply cloth masks … filter at apparent efficiencies of only 12.4% and 9.8%, respectively,” according to the University of Waterloo […]

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