Though the vaccine hasn’t been tested in pregnant people, experts think that it’s likely safe. Source: https://www.livescience.com/pregnant-breastfeeding-covid19-vaccines.html
Tag: covid19
Less air pollution during Covid-19 restrictions, says study
NASA researchers have found that since February, pandemic restrictions have reduced global nitrogen dioxide concentrations by nearly 20%. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/how-much-covid19-related-pollution-levels-deviated-from-norm-2020…
Epidemiologist explains CDC guidance on 15 minutes of exposure
New guidance from the CDC says that 15 minutes of exposure – regardless of whether that occurs at one time – can result in transmission of the coronavirus. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/epidemiologist-explains-cdc-guidance-15-minutes-covid19-exposure…
Dan Kohn, Executive Director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Has Died
Dan Kohn, leader of the Linux Foundation’s Public Health (LFPH) initiative and former executive director at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), has passed away of complications from colon cancer. Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin wrote yesterday (via LFPH): Dan played a special role at the Linux Foundation. He helped establish the organization that we are today and oversaw the…
Superbug may be spreading in hospitals overrun with COVID-19
The drug-resistant fungus can easily spread in hospital settings. Source: https://www.livescience.com/superbug-fungus-spread-covid19-hospitals.html
FDA approves first COVID-19 drug. But it’s ‘not a blockbuster.’
The drug was previously being used under “emergency use authorization.” Source: https://www.livescience.com/remdesivir-fda-approved-covid19-drug.html
Remdesivir has ‘no meaningful impact’ on COVID-19 survival, huge study finds
Patients given the drug did not show a significant decrease in mortality, risk of ventilation or time in the hospital. Source: https://www.livescience.com/remdesivir-survival-covid19-coronavirus.html
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine enters second round of human trials
The trial will include 2,665 healthy adults and 240 medically stable adults with HIV. Source: https://www.livescience.com/novavax-covid19-vaccine-update.html
That COVID-19 vaccine Russia approved? It’s only cleared for use in a small group of people.
The vaccine cannot be fully approved until 2021, according to its registration certificate. Source: https://www.livescience.com/russia-covid19-vaccine-approval-update.html
Russia approves ‘Sputnik V’ COVID-19 vaccine with little human testing
Only late-stage human trials can show that a vaccine is both safe and effective. Source: https://www.livescience.com/russian-covid19-vaccine-sputnik-v-approved.html