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…
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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 – 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 1, 2022
Featured Headlines The Omicron Wave Is Receding. What Happens Now? – NPR [10 min audio at the link] Cases rates are dropping, but the number of people dying each day is not. Many hospitals are still overwhelmed. NPR’s Will Stone…
Tulane Outbreak – January 28, 2022
Featured Headlines Fauci Says Covid May Not End, Hopes to Find Normalcy – Bloomberg Video CDC study finds shorter hospital stays during omicron wave, even as infections and death toll mount – Washington Post Federal health officials reported Tuesday that…