Category: America
American Coronavirus News
7 COVID infections aboard Seadream cruise ship – the first caribbean cruise since lockdown
Man had four bouts of coronavirus before dying after 154 days
Brigham and Women’s Hospital physicians describe the struggle of a 45-year-old man who had a severe autoimmune disorder and seemed to be turning the corner against the virus on multiple occasions. More...
Cruise ship passenger tests positive for coronavirus
A passenger on SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream 1 has received a preliminary positive test result for Covid-19, according to a reporter for cruise and travel at The Points Guy, who was aboard the ship. More...
Coronavirus kills 15,000 mink in the USA
More than 15,000 mink in the United States have died of the coronavirus since August, and authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine while they investigate the cases, state agriculture officials said. More...
Brazil suspends Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine trial due to adverse event
Brazil’s health regulator has suspended a clinical trial for China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine citing a severe adverse event, surprising the trial organisers who countered there had been a death but it was unrelated to the vaccine. More...
Coronavirus mutation could hamper vaccine development
New strain first emerged in Scotland and has now spread to 12 other countries but is not making the disease more severe or transmissible
A team of scientists from institutions around the world, including the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Liverpool, has conducted an indepth study of an emerging strain of the virus that has been shown in clinical trials to evade monoclonal antibodies – the first tailored treatment for Covid-19. More...
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine found to be 90% effective
The coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been found to be 90% effective in preventing people from getting the virus. More...
Highest 1-week spike yet of Covid-19 cases in US children
Soaring case counts around the country are impacting children at “unprecedented levels,” according to new numbers released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, which are tracking data reported by state health departments. More...
New York Times survey of more than 1,700 American colleges and universities reveals more than 252,000 coronavirus cases and at least 80 deaths since the pandemic began
Thousands of new coronavirus cases continue to emerge on college campuses. More...
CDC: Another 31,000 people could lose their lives to Covid in next three weeks
As nationwide Covid-19 cases soar, the number of hospitalized Americans is also climbing, and experts warn that could lead to a rise in deaths. More...