Category: corona vaccine

Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Dec 11, 2020 One study points to the use of certain medications, and the other shows…

View More Studies link some drugs, non-white race with higher risk of COVID death

Stacy Kuebelbeck Paulsen | News Writer | CIDRAP News Dec 11, 2020 In patients needing noninvasive breathing support, those who got the 2-drug combo recovered…

View More Remdesivir combo reduces COVID-19 recovery time

Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News Dec 11, 2020 Studies show a 57% higher COVID-19 hospital rate for gynecologic cancer and a…

View More Data spotlight COVID disparities in black cancer patients

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Dec 10, 2020 FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn has said the FDA will make its approval decision shortly…

View More FDA panel OKs Pfizer COVID vaccine for emergency use

Chris Dall and Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writers | CIDRAP News Dec 10, 2020 The 3,124 new deaths—a single-day record—surpass the death tolls from the…

View More COVID-19 overwhelming hospitals, morgues in US, other nations

Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Dec 10, 2020 Most German respondents preferred public health messages that acknowledge scientific uncertainty. Mary Van…

View More Survey: Most prefer COVID messages that note scientific limits

Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Dec 10, 2020 Distribution challenges include local logistics, equitable reach, special populations, and cold storage. Chris Dall…

View More On cusp of COVID vaccines, experts discuss rollout challenges

Stacy Kuebelbeck Paulsen | News Writer | CIDRAP News Dec 10, 2020 The campaign focuses on avoiding enclosed spaces with people not in your “pod.”…

View More ‘Stop Swapping Air’ campaign launched to slow COVID-19 spread