Tag: Coronavirus

Canada’s slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout puts most vulnerable at risk. Here’s what can be done to fix it | CBC News

Canada is falling behind in its initial rollout of COVID-19 vaccines at a critical time in the pandemic, and experts say our most vulnerable populations are being left at risk.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-slow-vaccine-rollout-covid-19-1.5862358

Dr. Anthony Fauci says new virus in China has traits of 2009 H1N1 and 1918 pandemic flu

The virus, which scientists are calling “G4 EA H1N1,” has not yet been shown to infect humans but it is exhibiting “reassortment capabilities,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during a hearing Tuesday.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/06/30/dr-anthony-fauci-says-new-virus-in-china-has-traits-of-2009-h1n1-and-1918-pandemic-flu.html

Fauci says U.S. coronavirus outbreak is ‘going to be very disturbing,’ could top 100,000 cases a day

“We are now having 40 plus thousand new cases a day. I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around, and so I am very concerned,” Fauci said.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/06/30/fauci-says-us-coronavirus-outbreak-is-going-to-be-very-disturbing-could-top-100000-cases-a-day.html

Fauci says parts of U.S. are seeing a ‘distrubing surge’ of coronavirus

White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that parts of the U.S. are beginning to see a “disturbing surge” in coronavirus infections.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/06/23/fauci-says-parts-of-us-are-seeing-a-distrubing-surge-of-coronavirus.html

Fauci warns of ‘more and more’ coronavirus complications in young people

Early in the outbreak in the U.S., researchers said the virus appeared to be sparing young people while being particularly severe in the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2020/06/23/fauci-warns-of-more-and-more-coronavirus-complications-in-young-people.html

5 critical mistakes that created the biggest public-health crisis in a generation – MarketWatch

100 days of the COVID-19 pandemic: Don’t wear a mask! Everyone should wear masks!
— Read on www.marketwatch.com/story/100-days-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-5-critical-mistakes-that-created-the-biggest-public-health-crisis-in-a-generation-2020-06-18