The World Health Organization on Saturday said there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected against a second infection, cautioning against the idea of “immunity passports.” The concept of “immunity passports” or “risk-free certificates” has been floated as a way of allowing people protected against reinfection…
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there was currently “no evidence” that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second coronavirus infection. 2:34 Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau says no plans to reopen ‘hinge’ on people being immune to COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau says no plans to reopen…
Coronavirus antibody test kits are key to plans for proposed "immunity passports," but the World Health Organization is warning that such cards may simply encourage further transmission. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Coronavirus antibody test kits are key to plans for proposed "immunity passports," but the…
CORONAVIRUS Dr. Nirav Shah said Tuesday it is too early to say if that one day number has any significance. AUGUSTA, Maine — For the first time since the pandemic hit Maine, the daily statistics from the Maine CDC show the number of active cases of the COVID-19 virus is outnumbered—for one day, at least by…
By Brenda GohWUHAN, China (Reuters) - Dressed in a hazmat suit, two masks and a face shield, Du Mingjun knocked on the mahogany door of a flat in a suburban district of Wuhan on a recent morning.A man wearing a single mask opened the door a crack and, after Du introduced herself as a psychological…
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…