Opinion | When Can I Get a Coronavirus Vaccine in America? – The New York Times
A vaccine may be around the corner, but how long will it be until you get the shot? Health officials are considering vaccine timelines that give some Americans priority over others. If you’re a healthy American, you may wait many months for your turn.
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Should Docs Who Had COVID Still Get the Vaccine
Healthcare workers are recommended to be first in line for COVID-19 vaccines once they’re authorized, but many have already been infected — leading to a debate about whether they should give up their place in line.
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2020 Top Stories in Primary Care: Community Use of Face Masks and COVID-19
A remarkably white-hot topic is around the wearing of face masks for the general public—at times, I’m convinced that one of our “neighborhood social media” platforms has turned entirely into a “who is wearing face masks at what businesses” site. Such social questions aside, relatively few US jurisdictions have mandated the use of face coverings, choosing instead to rely on strong recommendations. But should they?
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Can dogs smell COVID? Here’s what the science says
Asher is an eccentric, Storm likes sunbathing and Maple loves to use her brain. All three could play a part in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are not scientists or politicians. They are dogs.
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These Coronavirus Trials Don’t Answer the One Question We Need to Know
If you were to approve a coronavirus vaccine, would you approve one that you only knew protected people only from the most mild form of Covid-19, or one that would prevent its serious complications?
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One person in the room with you has COVID-19. Here’s how long it takes to get infected
Keep six feet of distance. Issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and adopted by many businesses, it’s the guideline that most of us have lived by during COVID-19.
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Coronaviruses Have Been Around For Centuries: What Differentiates COVID-19?
Frank Esper, MD, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Cleveland Clinic, notes that genetically they are separated into four groups: alpha, beta, gamma and delta coronaviruses; only alpha and beta coronaviruses have been found to infect humans.1
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The Effect of Anticoagulation on Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 Pneumonia in a US Cohort
COVID-19 infection is associated with D-dimer elevations, high rates of thrombus formation, and poor clinical outcomes. We sought to determine if empiric therapeutic anticoagulation (AC) affected survival in COVID-19 patients compared to standard prophylactic AC.
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A Living WHO Guideline on Drugs for COVID-19
CLINICAL QUESTION
What is the role of drug interventions in the treatment and prevention of covid-19?
The first version on this living guidance focuses on corticosteroids. It contains a strong recommendation for systemic corticosteroids in patients with severe and critical covid-19, and a weak or conditional recommendation against systemic corticosteroids in patients with non-severe covid-19.
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