By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2E4EqYI
Thursday 13 August 2020
The Coronavirus Isn’t the 1918 Flu. But Both Took Huge Tolls in N.Y.C.
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2E4EqYI
On Native American Land, Contact Tracing Is Saving Lives
By BY GINA KOLATA AND TOMÁS KARMELO AMAYA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Cr0Y5K
Wednesday 12 August 2020
COVID Has Most Parents Nervous About Kids Vaccines
But if fewer children get their childhood vaccinations because their parents are too nervous to bring them to the doctor, experts worry that it could lead to a resurgence of dangerous and preventable childhood diseases.
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COVID Risk Up to 7 Times Higher for Young Vapers
Teens and young adults who vaped were five times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19. And young folks who vape and also smoke regular cigarettes have a sevenfold higher risk of getting COVID-19, researchers found.
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Many COVID Outbreaks Traced to Restaurants, Bars
In Louisiana, roughly a quarter of the state's 2,360 cases since March that were outside of places like nursing homes and prisons had their origins in bars and restaurants, The New York Times reported.
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