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Amid COVID-19, US life expectancy drops for first time since WWII
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Feb 18, 2021 Also, the White House says it will spend $650 million to expand testing for…
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Vitamin D not effective in moderate to severe COVID, study finds
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News Feb 18, 2021 A single high dose did not affect hospital and ICU stay or the…
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Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may be less effective against B1351 variant
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Feb 18, 2021 Lab studies point to lower protection against the variant first identified in South…
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Experts push CDC, White House to address COVID-19 aerosol spread
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Feb 17, 2021 “For months the scientific evidence has been clear: Aerosol transmissions are a major way…
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Pregnancy tied to estimated 70% higher COVID-19 rate
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Feb 17, 2021 The authors conclude that pregnant women should be broadly prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine…
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Global COVID-19 cases drop, but more nations report variants
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Feb 17, 2021 The B117 variant has now been detected in 94 countries, with local transmission occurring…
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South Africa to share COVID vaccine as Europe weighs J&J vaccine
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Feb 16, 2021 South Africa officials say they’ll share AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine with other African nations. Lisa Schnirring…
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