The new cases were reported last week by the Alaska department of Health and Social Services and involved a young child and middle-aged woman.
Category: pharma & healthcare
Kids & Covid: What You Need To Know About Schools, Vaccines, And Risk
Covid cases among children are on the rises, with many new cases linked to outbreaks of the Delta variant in schools. Here’s what we can do about it.
A Second East African Variant: A.23.1
A new and unusual variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been found in Africa. First detected in Uganda as early as October 2020, the A.23.1 variant is now found in at least 26 other countries.
There Is A Giant Hole In Our Covid Control Strategy
With cases continuing to surge across the US, it is clear that we need a different approach.
Animal Reservoirs Of Covid-19 May Trigger New Rounds Of Human Disease
A recent paper by Smyth et al. extracted SARS-CoV-2 samples from fourteen wastewater treatment plants in the City. The team developed methods to detect mutations in a critical region of the genome, the receptor-binding domain of the Spike protein.
Biden Administration’s Prescription Drug Pricing Plan Promotes Incremental Change, Not Overhaul Of System
On Thursday, September 9th, the White House released a long-awaited plan to reduce prescription drug prices and out-of-pocket costs for patients. The plan is more conspicuous for what it doesn’t tackle, or leaves unsaid, than what it addresses (mostly)…
Does Taking Ivermectin Cause Male Infertility And Sterilization?
A Nigerian study from 2011 has claimed that 85% of men on ivermectin became infertile, but is this really true?
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 12)
In addition to inhibiting interferon production, the Covid-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 blocks induction of interferon-stimulated genes critical to the adaptive immune resopnse.
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 11)
The Covid-19 virus devotes a tremendous array of proteins to blocking not only the induction of interferon and its export but also interferon-stimulated genes.
In Parts Of The U.S., Delta Covid-19 Surge Is Forcing Hospitals To Ration ICU Beds
Hospital decision-makers and doctors will be placed in the uncomfortable role of being the ones rationing care, effectively granting death sentences to some. Not every Covid-19 patient can be helped, and this will also include non-Covid-19 patients as …
