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New child COVID-19 cases decline as total passes 3 million
February 17, 2021
Weekly cases dropped below 100,000 for the first time since early November.
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PPE protected critical care staff from COVID-19 transmission
February 11, 2021
Staff acquisition peaked 3 weeks before the peak of COVID-19 ICU admission.
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ColCORONA: More questions than answers for colchicine in COVID-19
February 11, 2021
Millions of dollars and thousands of patients later, the phase 3 study highlights the challenges of COVID-19–related preprint studies without peer review.
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Study: COVID cases have been ‘severely undercounted’
February 10, 2021
In the U.S., the number of COVID-19 cases is likely three times that of reported cases.
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Some COVID-19 vaccine reactions could be pseudoallergic, experts say
February 10, 2021
All of the people who developed allergies after the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines recovered, but more than 445,000 Americans have died from COVID-19.
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COVID-19 in children: New cases down for third straight week
February 10, 2021
Children’s share of all new cases has risen for five consecutive weeks.
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U.K. COVID-19 variant doubling every 10 days in the U.S.: Study
February 9, 2021
The transmission rate in the United States of the variant, labeled B.1.1.7, is 30%-40% higher than that of more common lineages.
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Mask mandates reduced COVID-19 hospitalizations
February 8, 2021
Hospitalization growth rates declined by 5.5 percentage points for adults between ages 18-64 about 3 weeks after the mandates were implemented.
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FDA curbs use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma, citing new data
February 8, 2021
Only high-titer COVID-19 convalescent plasma can be used and only in hospitalized patients who are early in the disease course and those with impaired humoral immunity.
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Rheumatologic disease activity an important influencer of COVID-19 death risk
February 5, 2021
COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician registry data highlight need to maintain adequate disease control to lower risk for death from COVID-19.
