COVID-19 reaches Antarctica, last untouched continent
1M receive 1st dose of COVID vaccine
The U.S. has passed an early but important milestone in bringing the COVID-19 pandemic to an end. The CDC reports more than 1 million people received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the past 10 days. With COVID cases surging nationwide, this comes at a critical time.
New study says pregnant women unlikely to transmit COVID to newborns
A new study found it s unlikely pregnant women can pass coronavirus to their newborns. Researchers from Harvard Medical School studied 127 pregnant women admitted to hospitals this year, 64 of whom tested positive for COVID but none of their babies did. The study found the virus is in respiratory fluids, but not the bloodstream or placenta. Doctors say more research is still needed.