CONNOR BAMFORD, THE CONVERSATION 17 APRIL 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, killing thousands and bringing economies to their knees, doctors, scientists and governments are on the lookout for safe and effective treatments to help those who are sick. And yet a large issue with COVID-19 is that there is,…
WATERBURY — Two nursing homes in Waterbury and Shelton have had the most residents die in the coronavirus pandemic. Public health officials on Thursday reported that Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury and the Gardener Heights Health Center in Shelton have each had 15 residents die after testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019. The Lamont…
A U.S. study of a potential COVID-19 vaccine is being expanded to include older adults, the age group most at risk from the new coronavirus.The shot, made by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., is being tested in healthy young and middle-aged adults in Seattle and Atlanta. Moderna announced Thursday the study is…
Well, it looks like NBC News is at it again. With no vaccine against the Wuhan coronavirus, there have been reports that the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine has been effective in combating the symptoms of the virus. It is not a cure and it has yet to get the seal of approval from the task force…
Sheyanne N Romero, Visalia Times-Delta Published 6:30 a.m. PT April 17, 2020 CLOSETulare County nears 400 cases of COVID-196:30 a.m. Friday, April 17COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Tulare County, the county's public health department announced on Thursday. "We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the friends and family who have lost their loved ones…