Month: May 2021

Some COVID-19 patients in India have developed a rare and potentially fatal fungal infection called mucormycosis, also known as "black fungus," according to news reports. Mucormycosis is caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes, which grow in soil and decaying organic matter, such as rotting leaves and wood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  "It is ubiquitous and found in soil and air and even in the nose and mucus of healthy people," Dr. Akshay Nair, a Mumbai-based eye surgeon, told BBC News. The mold can enter the body through cuts and other abrasions in the skin, or the infection can take hold in the sinuses or lungs after people breathe in the fungal spores. Once inside the body, the fungus can sometimes spread through the bloodstream and ...

Confidence is growing that COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. are holding their own against the coronavirus variants now in circulation. “Everything we’ve seen with the variants should provide marked reassurance, as far as the protection that is afforded by vaccines — particularly the vaccines that we have in the United States,” said Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla. The upbeat view is accompanied by a growing sense that California is emerging from the worst of the pandemic. For weeks, California has reported one of the lowest per-capita daily coronavirus case counts of any state in the U.S. Studies have offered reassurance that existing vaccines work well against the two most dominant strains in California — the one firs...

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The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine.What you need to know:The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday the state has 310,582 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 5,016 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall the state said 39.2% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose.The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Monday there have been 505,670 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak and 8,825 deaths. Overall, the state said 38.7% of the population has received at least one dose and 31.2% have completed vaccination.MONDAY1 p.m. -- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported an increase of 345 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its f...