Month: November 2020

Can animals catch Covid-19? The chance of your dog catching Covid-19 strain is very slim, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).  Professor James Wood, head of veterinary medicine at the University of Cambridge, said: 'Despite millions of people having had Covid-19, the numbers of pets found to be ill or infected is still tiny.  'Put simply, our pet dogs and cats can catch Covid-19 from us, when they are living with us, but only do on very rare occasions.'  Scientists say pets don't appear to get very sick with Covid-19, and various pet organisations and charities say there is no need to be worried. The first dog in the world to catch coronavirus died after it was declared disease-free and returned home to its owner in Hong Kong. The owner of the 17-year-old Pomeranian, whose a...

MIAMI, Fla. – Hundreds of people were packed in side by side Saturday night at an outdoor concert in Wynwood. They were there to see Jamaican dance-hall artist Shenseea performing, but without any obvious enforcement of COVID-19 social distancing rules. It is one example of why experts believe that South Florida, among other places around the country, are speeding toward an unsettling peak in coronavirus cases. On Local 10′s Sunday news program, “This Week in South Florida,” Aileen Marty, M.D., professor of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, said doctors on the frontlines are already seeing a disturbing trend. “More than anything, it comes down to people not adhering to the simple public heath requests and a false sense of s...

This comic was originally published on Feb. 28, 2020, and has been updated. Kids, this comic is just for you. The coronavirus pandemic started in March and in many countries, thousands and thousands of people are getting sick. You may have questions about what exactly this virus is — and how to stay safe. Here are some answers. Print and fold a zine version of this comic here. Here are directions on how to fold it. This comic is based on interviews conducted by NPR's Cory Turner with Tara Powell at the University of Illinois School of Social Work, Joy Osofsky at the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Krystal Lewis at the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown's School of Public Health and Rosemarie Truglio, senior vice preside...

LONDON — High-income countries have adopted an approach akin to the "rule of the jungle" when it comes to securing supplies of prospective coronavirus vaccines, according to an expert in global health, governance, and infectious diseases. It is likely to have significant repercussions for the volume of vaccines available for low-income countries in the coming months, Suerie Moon, co-director of the Global Health Centre at the Graduate of Institute of Geneva, told CNBC Monday. There is growing optimism that a coronavirus vaccine could help bring an end to the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 1.31 million lives worldwide. Moderna said Monday that preliminary late-stage trial data showed its vaccine was more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19. Last week, Pfi...

Apparently, it's quite hard to say no to Thanksgiving dinner. For almost all of 2020, traditional holiday celebrations have been altered (or even canceled) due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While many hoped to be able to return to somewhat normal Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations, recent spikes in COVID-19 cases have officials warning against large gatherings. Based on a recent study, however, it seems that about 40% of Americans may still plan on attending these sorts of events. Based on a recent study, however, it seems that about 40% of Americans may still plan on attending these sorts of events. (iStock) A FATHER'S LAST CHRISTMAS DISPLAY IS LIT 24 HOURS AFTER HE DIED Researchers from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center conducted a national...