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Tulane Outbreak – March 11, 2022

Featured Headlines Deltacron: New variant or laboratory error? – MedNewsToday Social media was recently lively with news that scientists in Cyprus claimed to have found a new hybrid variant of SARS-CoV-2. Named Deltacron, it appears to be a combination of…

Tulane Outbreak – March 8, 2022

Featured Headlines Global covid-19 death toll tops 6 million, another grim milestone in the pandemic – Washington Post Worldwide deaths from covid-19 surpassed 6 million on Monday, a grim reminder of the coronavirus’s lethality as many countries relax mask-wearing and vaccination…

Tulane Outbreak – March 4, 2022

Upcoming Virtual Event Washington Post Live: Albert Bourla Pfizer Chair and CEO – Washington Post Pfizer chair and CEO Albert Bourla led the company through the critical development, testing and distribution of its COVID-19 vaccine. His new book, “Moonshot: Inside…

Tulane Outbreak – February 25, 2022

Featured Headlines Maternal Deaths Rose During the First Year of the Pandemic – NYT Deaths during pregnancy and the first six weeks after childbirth increased, especially for Black and Hispanic women, according to a new report. Entering A Cautiously Relaxed…

Tulane Outbreak – February 22, 2022

Featured Headlines Hong Kong Seniors Who Refused Vaccines Are ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ – Bloomberg Only 43% of seniors who are 80 or over have received even one dose, according to government data. While that’s up from 22% in early January,…

Tulane Outbreak – February 18, 2022

Featured Headlines Hospitals Under Siege Show Hong Kong Squandered Covid Edge – Bloomberg Ting Chan has seen Hong Kong’s pandemic situation lurch from over-the-top caution to outright chaos. A nurse at one of the city’s public hospitals, she’s been a…

Tulane Outbreak – February 15, 2022

Featured Headlines Hong Kong to vaccinate 3-year-olds amid new coronavirus surge – Los Angeles Times Hong Kong plans to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 3 as infections rage through the city. The announcement late Sunday came ahead…

Tulane Outbreak – February 12, 2022

Featured Headlines Heart-disease risk soars after COVID — even with a mild case – Nature Massive study shows a long-term, substantial rise in risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Open Everything – The…

Tulane Outbreak – February 8, 2022

Featured Headlines The U.S. has reached 900,000 deaths from COVID-19 – NPR The U.S. has hit more than 900,000 deaths from COVID-19 — yet another once-unimaginable new toll. And the number of people dying every day is still rising. What…

Tulane Outbreak – February 4, 2022

Featured Headlines Breakthrough COVID powers up immune response to variants, including Omicron – Nature Experiments suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infections after vaccination trigger antibody levels similar to those in people whose infections preceded their vaccination. Tonga Enters Lockdown After Tsunami Aid…