There have been 85 million tests administered, and congressional mandates require insurers to pay the full cost of testing, no matter how much hospitals or labs bill.
Category: <span>Prevention</span>
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Third virus vaccine reaches major hurdle: final US testing
A handful of the dozens of experimental COVID-19 vaccines in human testing have reached the last and biggest hurdle — looking for the needed proof that they really work as a U.S. advisory panel suggested Tuesday a way to ration the first limited doses once a vaccine wins approval.
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3 Steps to Take Before Going to a Newly Reopened Restaurant
You’ve been stuck at home — or in your backyard — eating takeout for months now, so the idea of sitting with friends sipping wine and devouring a plate of pasta sounds, well, fantastical. Across the country, restaurants have reopened, but in the era of COVID-19, just because something is open for business, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s...
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says businesses may deny entry to people not wearing a face covering
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an executive order Thursday that authorized businesses to deny entry to people not wearing masks or face coverings.
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Pfizer Says It May Have Coronavirus Vaccine for Emergency Use in Fall
Pfizer said it might have a coronavirus vaccine for emergency use this fall. “This is a crisis right now, and a solution is desperately needed by all,” the CEO said.
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Asthma and coronavirus: Act now to decrease your chance of a serious outcome
Dr. Matt Dougherty isn’t waiting for his pediatric asthma patients or their parents to call him in a panic, frightened that a sudden cough or wheeze is due to the novel coronavirus. He’s reaching out to them, virtually, via telemedicine.
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Federal Stockpile of personal protective equipment is Depleted
Ninety percent of the federal personal protective equipment stockpile had been depleted as the Health and Human Services Department made its “final shipments” of N95 respirators, surgical and face masks, face shields, gowns and gloves, according to new documents released Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee.
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Effectiveness of homemade masks is inconclusive
The extent to which homemade masks are effective in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus is unclear, doctors on an infectious diseases panel within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine told the White House in a letter dated Wednesday.
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Dr. Birx warns of ‘very acute second wave’ of coronavirus infections if social distancing measures are relaxed
Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, warned Wednesday that social distancing practices needed to be maintained to avoid another wave of COVID-19 infections.