Life expectancy in the U.S. fell by a full YEAR in the first half of 2020, CDC finds 

Life expectancy in the United States fell by a full year during the first half of 2020, a new report finds. In 2019, life expectancy – or the average number of years a person lives – for the general American population was 78.8 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed on Thursday. However, … Read more

Biden administration pledges almost $200 million to help identify and track coronavirus variants

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investing almost $200 million to help better identify and track coronavirus variants.  Currently, the federal agency maps the DNA no more than 0.5 percent of all positive samples of the virus. But, described as a ‘down payment,’ officials say the money will help scale-up the number … Read more

Covid US: Case of SECOND UK super strain, ‘Bristol’ variant, found

First case of ANOTHER UK covid variant – that has a mutation that may weaken vaccines – is discovered in the US, CDC director reveals The US has discovered its first case of the ‘Bristol variant’ that emerged in the UK Variant has same mutations as the UK’s earlier B117 variant that make it 70% … Read more

US finds its first case of the UK ‘Bristol’ variant that may evade vaccines

First case of ANOTHER UK covid variant – that has a mutation that may weaken vaccines – is discovered in the US, CDC director reveals The US has discovered its first case of the ‘Bristol variant’ that emerged in the UK Variant has same mutations as the UK’s earlier B117 variant that make it 70% … Read more

Four former Biden coronavirus advisers call on administration to recommend widespread use of N95s

Health and safety experts are calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to recommend the widespread use of N95 masks The memo, obtained by CNN, has about a dozen signatories, including four members of Biden’s former coronavirus board that advised his transition team.  The signatories, most of whom are doctors, say they want the Centers for … Read more

Washington, DC reports its first case of the South African and UK ‘super Covid’ variants

Washington, DC has reported its first cases of two highly contagious ‘super COVID’ variants that are sweeping the United States. Dr Laquandra Nesbitt, director of the District of Columbia Department of Health, announced on Thursday that three residents are confirmed to have the UK variant and one patient has the South African variant. Nesbitt said … Read more

Fauci says no ‘red flags’ after about 20,000 pregnant women vaccinated

Dr Anthony Fauci says there have been ‘no red flags’ after tens of thousands of pregnant women have received vaccines against COVID)-19. During a White House briefing on Wednesday, the nation’s top infectious disease expert said that expectant months have been given both Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s shots with no unexpected side effects. ‘I want to … Read more

FEMA will help the US open three mass vaccination centers in Texas to give 10,000 shots a day

One in 10 Americans has received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine as immunization efforts continue to be ramped up, new data reveal. Currently, 32.8 million people in the U.S. – or 10 percent of the population – has received an initial dose and 9.8 million – 2.9 percent – are fully inoculated, … Read more

UK COVID variant is spreading rapidly across the US, new study claims

Cases of the ‘super COVID’ variant that originated in the UK are spreading rapidly across the United States, a new study published on Sunday claims.    Researchers estimate that the variant, known as B 1.1.7., is between 35 percent and 45 percent more transmissible than strains seen earlier on in the pandemic. Because of its more … Read more

Georgia officials seize vaccines from clinic that gave them to teachers early

A Georgia clinic that flouted the state’s rules for who is eligible to get COVID-19 vaccins and gave teachers shots ahead of their turn has been barred from giving any vaccines for six months.  State health officials seized about 470 doses of Pfizer vaccine from the Medical Center of Elberton on Friday, after discovering it … Read more