Contracting COVID-19 while pregnant dramatically increases the risk that a woman will give birth before the normal 39-44 weeks of pregnancy.
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Covid-19 Has Ravaged The Global Healthcare Workforce. We Need To Invest In Their Future
Dr. Vanessa Kerry, cofounder and CEO of Seed Global Health, discusses how governments can help build healthcare worker capacity for a significant return on investment.
Documents Show ‘Alarming’ Animal Welfare Violations In CDC Labs, PETA Says
Documents obtained via freedom of information requests by PETA reveal hundreds of incidents including lab animals left without food and water, euthanized due to staff errors or experimented on improperly.
How Does Covid-19 Impact People With HIV? It’s Not Completely Clear Yet
Infectious disease expert Dr. Dave Wessner explores new research about how Covid-19 may impact the health of people with HIV.
United Airlines Mandates Covid Vaccines For All U.S. Employees
The airline is the first major U.S. carrier to mandate the vaccine for all employees, who will be fired if they don’t comply and are not covered by a limited set of exemptions.
United Airlines Mandates Covid Vaccines For All U.S. Employees
The airline is the first major U.S. carrier to mandate the vaccine for all employees, who will be fired if they don’t comply and are not covered by a limited set of exemptions.
Travel Alert: 25 States Are ‘At A Tipping Point’ For Covid-19, Per Brown University Risk-Assessment Map
Half of the United States currently show a very high level of risk.
InnovationRx: Olympic Athletes’ Mental Health; Plus, Delta Fuels Outbreaks
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How Does Wearing A Mask Protect Me (And Others) Against Covid’s Delta Variant?
The CDC recommended that fully vaccinated people start wearing masks last week after the agency confirmed an increasing number of rare breakthrough cases due to the Delta variant in people who had already received the vaccine.
Fully Vaccinated Half As Likely To Catch Delta Covid Variant And Less Likely To Infect Others, Study Finds
There is a one in 13 chance unvaccinated people will get infected with Covid-19 if exposed to someone with the virus, the researchers found.
