Young, white US men are the least likely to wash their hands amid the coronavirus pandemic

White college-aged men in the US are the least likely to wash their hands amid the coronavirus pandemic, a new report finds. This group had the fewest number who reported regularly remembering to wash their hands before eating at a restaurant or after using the bathroom, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed … Read more

CDC forecasts coronavirus death toll to hit 233,000 by the end of the month

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has forecast 233,000 COVID-19 deaths by the end of this month with up to 6,800 new fatalities in the last week of October alone.  In a report on its website the CDC writes: ‘This week’s national ensemble forecast indicates an uncertain trend in new COVID-19 deaths reported over … Read more

CDC forecasts coronavirus death toll to hit 233,000 by the end of the month

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has forecast 233,000 COVID-19 deaths by the end of this month with up to 6,800 new fatalities in the last week of October alone.  In a report on its website the CDC writes: ‘This week’s national ensemble forecast indicates an uncertain trend in new COVID-19 deaths reported over … Read more

‘Now you have a president that’s immune!’ Donald Trump claims he is cured from COVID-19

Donald Trump said Sunday that he is cured of COVID-19 just over one week after diagnosis as he claims he is now ‘immune’ from the virus. ‘Once you recover, you’re immune,’ Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ in a phone interview. ‘Now you have a president that’s immune.’  Moments after the … Read more

‘Now you have a president that’s immune!’ Donald Trump claims he is cured from COVID-19

Donald Trump said Sunday that he is cured of COVID-19 just over one week after diagnosis as he claims he is now ‘immune’ from the virus. ‘Once you recover, you’re immune,’ Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ in a phone interview. ‘Now you have a president that’s immune.’  Moments after the … Read more

Covid spread from girl, 13, to 11 other family members in a house

A 13-year-old girl infected 11 out of 13 of her relatives with coronavirus while the family was staying together in a vacation home for three weeks, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report reveals.  The girl was exposed to a ‘large outbreak’ of coronavirus while away from home in June 2020 but … Read more

CDC says coronavirus DOES spread through the air

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now admits that coronavirus does spread through airborne transmission, according to updated guidance on the agency’s website.  It comes two weeks after CDC officials said their previous warning about airborne transmission was ‘in error,’ making Monday’s update the third time in a month the agency has flip-flopped … Read more

CDC says coronavirus DOES spread through the air

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now admits that coronavirus does spread through airborne transmission, according to updated guidance on the agency’s website.  It comes two weeks after CDC officials said their previous warning about airborne transmission was ‘in error,’ making Monday’s update the third time in a month the agency has flip-flopped … Read more

Trump aide pressured CDC to alter report on kids’ coronavirus risks  

A Trump administration aide pressured Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) experts to alter its report on children’s coronavirus risks, emails obtained by Politico suggest.  Paul Alexander, a part-time assistant professor of health research methods at McMaster University in Canada who was brought into the Trump administration by Michael Caputo, pressed the editor of … Read more

Adults CAN get the inflammation condition linked to COVID-19 seen in kids

Adults CAN get the life-threatening Kawasaki-like condition linked to COVID-19 as at least two people over 18 die from the inflammatory condition that has killed 20 US children, CDC report reveals Earlier this year, cases began appearing of a mysterious inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) linked to coronavirus exposure Since June 2020, at least 27 … Read more