Year-end holidays are traditionally times when people travel distances to reunite friends and families, or even have simple parties to celebrate the milestones of another year. What we have learned over the past few months is that these types of events are exactly what fuels COVID-19 outbreaks and even spread as people take infections back with them when they go home.
COVID-19 Prevention, Treatment, and Epidemiology
There was a Large study announced this week from Australia addressing the survival of the virus on various surfaces. The virus can be recovered over a longer duration of time than previously thought.
This Week on COVID-19: Halts on Vaccine and Therapeutic Trials
In the US, current levels are at about 75% of the peak seen in mid-July, but they are still steadily rising…not as fast as of late June and early July, but there is no evidence of a new peak.
This Week on COVID-19: The President’s COVID-19 Infection, and Planning for Holiday Travel
Most of the news of the last week has surrounded President Trump’s diagnosis and apparent rapid recovery from COVID-19. As of right now, we do not know where the infection occurred.
COVID-19 Case Rates, Testing, and Vaccines
COVID-19 cases are once again on the increase in much of the world except for China. Fortunately, these rates do not apply to death rates.
This Week on COVID-19: Vaccine Developments, a Second Wave, and Flu Season
This week Dr. Fauci clarified that he fully expects that anyone who wants to be vaccinated will be fully vaccinated by April of next year or roughly 6-7 months from now.
This Week on COVID-19: Vaccines, Antibody Therapy, and Testing
An independent safety board has reviewed all the available data on the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine. The assessment concluded that there was no evidence that the adverse event was due to the vaccine.
This Week on COVID-19: Vaccine Development, Current Trends, and Surface Transmission
AstraZeneca working in conjunction with the University of Oxford had a single test subject who developed a significant medical issue.
Vaccine News, Recent Trends, and Quick Facts on COVID-19
Emergency Use Authorization for at least one of the vaccines, could be issued as early as late next month or early in November.
COVID-19 Testing, Therapeutics, and the Possibility of Reinfection
Many of us are beginning to get a sense that we have fallen into a COVID-19 rhythm. That is both good and bad.