Month: November 2020

Raghavan Varadarajan, a biophysicist and professor at the Indian Institute of Science, and his team have tested this vaccine on animals. "We got good results," Prof Varadarajan told me. Now they are waiting for funding to begin safety and toxicity tests on humans. Their .css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link{color:#3F3F42;}.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited{font-weight:bolder;border-bottom:1px solid #BABABA;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link:hover,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited:hover,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:link:focus,.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:visited:focus{border-bottom-color:currentcolor;border-bottom-width:2px;color:#B80000;}@supports (text-underline-offset:0.25em){.css-yidnqd-InlineLink:l...

Medical leaders from the two largest hospitals in the metro pleaded with central Iowans to do their part to bring the outbreak under control.The medical leaders said their hospital staffs are in rough shape after eight months of treating COVID-19 patients and they fear some very dark days are ahead with the huge increase of positive cases. "My outlook is grim," said Dr. Rossana Rosa, with UnityPoint. Sobering words from the infectious disease expert. "There will be more deaths, and there will be more suffering from a disease that remains preventable," Rosa said. Which is why both UnityPoint and MercyOne leaders appeared at Gov. Kim Reynolds' news conference Thursday to plead with central Iowans. On the positive side, they said they are better prepared now than they were eight months ...

RACINE, Wis. — They were feverish and desperate, confined to their cars in a slow single-file line as they waited for coronavirus tests. A few rolled down the windows to let the 72-degree breeze from Lake Michigan inside and leaned back on the headrests, eyes closed. One family of five, with three children in the back seat of a minivan, had already driven around for hours, trying to find a testing site that was not full. The coronavirus is surging out of control across the country, and more than 117,000 cases were reported on Thursday, more new cases than on any other day of the pandemic. In 43 states, new infections are climbing steadily higher. To many Americans, the pandemic’s march feels inexorable. “We knew it was just a matter of time,” said Matt Christensen, sitting in the passeng...

An Election Day poll worker in Dutchess County tested positive for COVID-19, officials announced Thursday evening, Nov. 5. The person worked at the East Fishkill Community Center at 890 Route 82 in Hopewell Junction on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health Commissioner Dr. Anil Vaidian said. The individual had been following all precautionary steps – mask wearing, hand sanitizing, physical distancing and was not experiencing any symptoms, Vaidian said, noting that therefore, the risk to voters is minimal.  However, voters, and any others who visited the site on Election Day, are advised to monitor for symptoms and seek testing as a precautionary measure.  Individuals can also contact the Dutchess ...

Up to 15 Texas kindergarteners were possibly exposed to rabies after playing near an infected bat outside an elementary school, authorities said Wednesday.  Police in Manor, Texas, which is 15 miles east of Austin, said the Manor Independent School District discovered video footage of the students at Lagos Elementary School playing near the bat on Monday.  The state Department of State Health Services tested the bat, which tested positive for rabies.  The families of the children were alerted and urged to see a doctor, KXAN-TV reported. The school's campus will be screened and inspected for more bats. It was shut down earlier this week after a staffer tested positive for the coronavirus. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP  Messages to the school district from Fox News were not retur...