Monthly Archives: May, 2020

As President Trump and the rest of the country grapple with an economic downturn and sky-high unemployment rates amid the coronavirus crisis, some Democrats reportedly worry that an explosive economic recovery in the fall could revive Trump’s lagging political fortunes -- and boost his chance at reelection.Politico reports that Jason Furman, a top economist in the Obama administration and…

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks off in October, hoping to curb tens of thousands of serious cases that could coincide with a second wave of coronavirus infections. FILE PHOTO: A nurse displays a flu vaccine at a free medical and dental…

U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations have crept higher as states increasingly loosen Covid-19 restrictions and try to return to some semblance of normalcy, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Tuesday. "We now see a trend in an uptick in hospitalizations. It's a small uptick, but it is an uptick and it's unmistakable and it is probably…

Good morning, Do our genes decide whether or not we are vulnerable to severe cases of Covid-19? That’s the implication of new research, which found that people with a genetic mutation that increases the risk of dementia are at least twice as likely to suffer severe symptoms if they catch the coronavirus – regardless of…

A boy wears a handmade mask to try to reduce transmission of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Stephen Shankland/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. At first, the belief that COVID-19 doesn't always affect children as severely as it strikes adults came as a welcome relief.…