Six feet apart or 60? New MIT study on risk of being exposed to COVID-19 says it might not make a difference
New study by researchers of MIT has revealed that the risk of being exposed to COVID-19 is as great at 60 feet as it is at six feet indoors
Research questions COVID-19 guidelines from CDC and WHO, which suggested people should socially distance themselves by 6ft indoors and outdoors
MIT professor Martin Bazant said: We argue there really isn t much of a benefit to the 6-foot rule, especially when people are wearing masks
Bazant noted that the important variable that the CDC and WHO missed is the amount of time spent indoors
Fully open Texas and Florida are reporting fewer new cases per capita than Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York where mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions are still in place
Data from CDC shows that states like Texas and Florida, which have completely reopened, are reporting less cases than Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York
Pennsylvania, NY and Michigan all have COVID-19 mask mandates in place
Michigan reported 390.2 cases of the virus per 100,000 in the last seven days
Pennsylvania officials reported 221.4 cases per 100,000 in the last seven days
New York City alone has recorded 206.1 cases per 100,000 in the last seven days
Texas health officials reported 70.4 cases per 100,000 in the last seven days while Florida recorded 186.8 cases per 100,000 in the last week
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer receives her first dose of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday at Ford Field in Detroit. Previous Next
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44% of new infections coming from 5 states
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Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states – a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.
New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44% of the nation s new COVID-19 infections, or nearly 197,500 new cases, in the latest available seven-day period, according to state health agency data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Total U.S. infections during the same week numbered more than 452,000.
Nearly half of new US coronavirus infections in past week came from just FIVE states: Biden faces pressure to prioritize vaccines in New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44 percent of new infections in the US over the past seven days
Those five states - which have 22 percent of the US population - accounted for nearly 197,500 cases out of more than 452,000 reported nationwide
The heavy concentration has prompted some experts to call for President Joe Biden s administration to ship additional vaccine doses to those places
UK s super-Covid is Now DOMINANT in the US, CDC says, as variants are blamed for cases spiking more than 10% over two weeks in states like Michigan and Florida
Dr Rochelle Walensky announced Wednesday the UK s B117 variant is now the most common type of coronavirus in the US
The variant has been reported in all 50 U.S. states and two territories
B117 is thought to be 50-70% more infectious, and as much as 64% deadlier
New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44 percent of new infections in the US over the past seven days
Those five states - which have 22 percent of the US population - accounted for nearly 197,500 cases out of more than 452,000 reported nationwide