Tuesday 16 February 2021

Bernard Lown, Inventive Heart Doctor and Antiwar Activist, Dies at 99


By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Zjw8Uu

When Will Kids Get COVID Vaccines?

mother with sick child

Clinical trials for the first FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines haven't yet been completed for children and teens younger than 16.



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Risk of Death From COVID in Nursing Homes: Race Matters

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U.S. nursing homes have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the toll on Black and Hispanic residents has been especially harsh.



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COVID Death Risk Is 3.5 Times That of Influenza

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A new study from Canada finds the risk of death from COVID-19 is more than triple that from seasonal flu.



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Covid-Linked Syndrome in Children Is Growing and Cases Are More Severe


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3pjuLQ8