Featured Articles Covid-19 is now the No. 3 cause of death in the US. And testing to find and isolate cases has dropped off – CNN Just as more students head back to school, health experts are worried about a…
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Tulane Outbreak Daily – August 14, 2020
Featured Articles US sees highest COVID-19 daily death toll since May – CIDRAP Yesterday 1,499 Americans died from the novel coronavirus, the highest number since mid-May, and 1,000 Americans each day have succumbed to COVID-19 for the last 17 days,…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – August 13, 2020
Featured Articles COVID-19 Was Worse Than the Flu in NYC… the 1918 Flu – MedPageToday From March 11 to May 11, COVID-19 was associated with four times as many expected deaths versus corresponding periods from 2017-2019 (incident rate ratio for…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – August 12, 2020
Virtual Events Register today: Join Dr. Anthony Fauci for a free panel discussion, 8/13 at 1 p.m. ET Featured Articles Scores of U.S. restaurants have had to temporarily close after outbreaks – New York Times Across the United States this…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – August 11, 2020
Featured Headlines Russia Approves a Vaccine Before Completing Trials – NYT Russia is the first country to approve a vaccine, and its announcement raises fears that the country is rushing for political purposes. The number of virus cases worldwide has…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – August 10, 2020
Featured Headlines New Coronavirus Infections in Some Parts of the U.S. Trend Down – WSJ The U.S. reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in about a week, as new infections in some parts of the country trended down.…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – August 7, 2020
Featured Headlines Five simple steps would tame COVID-19 – Harvard Gazette Just five steps are enough to gain control of the nation’s COVID-19 outbreak and head off a return to the complete lockdowns many states declared in March and April,…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – August 6, 2020
Featured Headlines Japan region declares coronavirus emergency – ABC News The governor of Japan’s Aichi Prefecture has announced a regional “state of emergency” seeking to curb the coronavirus A pregnant woman with covid-19 was dying. With one decision, her doctors…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – August 5, 2020
Featured Headlines Do You Want to Be a Vaccine Volunteer? – New York Times How do you sign up for a trial? Who is eligible? Will you be paid? Could an experimental shot protect you? Could you get sick? Who…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – August 3, 2020
Featured Headlines Let’s Talk about COVID’s VTE Risk for Women on the Pill – Medical Page Today Women have appeared protected from COVID-19 in some way compared with men, but how the thrombotic risk shakes out for those on contraceptives,…