covid 19
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‘Reckless and Dangerous’: CDC’s New, Shorter Covid-19 Isolation Guidelines Disturb Some Health Experts
Fresh off the Christmas holiday, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance on how long people should isolate away from others if they’ve been infected by or exposed to the coronavirus. The change effectively cuts the waiting period in half for many people, particularly those without symptoms. But at least some…
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FDA Authorizes the First Pill Meant to Prevent Severe Covid-19
On Wednesday afternoon, the Food and Drug authorised the first antiviral pill for treating covid-19: the Pfizer-developed treatment Paxlovid. In clinical trials, Paxlovid was found to reduce the likelihood of severe illness from covid-19 among high-risk patients soon after infection by nearly 90%.
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Chinese City Offers $2,198 to Residents Who Report Positive Test for Covid-19
The city of Harbin, China has started offering 10,000 yuan ($2,198) to anyone who proactively comes forward to report their own COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test, according to the South China Morning Post and Chinese state media.
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Why the Answers on Omicron Are Still Weeks Away
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the coronavirus threw us yet another spiky curve ball. Scientists in South Africa identified a new, worrying variant of the virus, since dubbed Omicron. This variant’s wide range of mutations may help it evade existing immunity, though that’s not yet clear. There are many other unknowns, too, but it will likely…