An estimated 13.9% of the New Yorkers have likely had Covid-19, according to preliminary results of coronavirus antibody testing released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday.The state randomly tested 3,000 people at grocery stores and shopping locations across 19 counties in 40 localities to see if they had the antibodies to fight the coronavirus, indicating…
From President Donald Trump to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, hopes are high that coronavirus COVID-19 antibody tests can provide a path out of the pandemic.Such tests would identify those who developed antibodies to coronavirus, and could yield two critical datasets: The scale of exposure within different communities, as well as the identity of individuals who potentially…
Results from antibody testing studies for the coronavirus are starting to paint a picture of the scope of the disease it causes in parts of the U.S.But the initial findings won't identify which people are immune to the virus; in other words, a positive result from an antibody test can't be considered a "get out…
People wear their face masks waiting in line for an emergency food distribution at the 88th Street Temple Church of God in Christ on April 14, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, during the coronavirus pandemic.Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Covid-19 outbreak in Los Angeles County is likely far more widespread than previously thought, up…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…