Two universities welcomed students on campus. Only one tested for Covid-19
Photograph: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images As the sun disappeared behind the chapel on Duke University’s West Campus on a recent…
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63 million people in India may have been infected with COVID-19: survey
A staggering 63 million people in India may have been infected with the coronavirus, a new survey has found —…
COVID-19 cases rising among adolescents in US
Coronavirus infections are rising among American children, with the sharpest spike recorded among adolescents, according to new research. The portion…
Dr. Birx reportedly played a central role in pressuring CDC to advise for school reopening despite surges in coronavirus cases this summer
Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday,…
COVID-19 was twice as contagious as experts thought when pandemic started, study says
During the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization estimated that each sick individual was infecting an…
CDC study on COVID-19 in kids bolsters case for elementary school reopening
WASHINGTON — Children under the age of 12 are much less likely than teenagers to contract the coronavirus, according to…
New York City authorities worry over neighborhood coronavirus hotbeds
Coronavirus infection rates have increased at “an alarming rate” in several New York neighborhoods, particularly among the Orthodox Jewish community…
Claim of double standards between COVID-19, swine flu responses is inaccurate
The claim: There is a double standard in the response to H1N1 vs. COVID-19 A claim in the form of a…
Military suicides up as much as 20% during COVID-19 pandemic
Suicides among military members have spiked by as much as 20 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the same…
CDC Calls Off Minnesota COVID-19 Study After Reports of Racism and Intimidation Against Surveyors of Color
COVID-19 racism Minnesota survey Credit – Getty Images A Minnesota public health survey of the impact of COVID-19 has been…