The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 3.1 % HIGHER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago. U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 11.9 %
HIGHER than the rolling average one week ago. U.S. hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are now 6.2 %
HIGHER than the rolling average one week ago. Today s posts include:
U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are at a record 247,000
U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at a record 3,656
U.S. Coronavirus hospitalizations are at a record 113,069
The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases marginally worsened, hospitalizations marginally improved, and deaths worsened
Stay-at-Home Orders Not An Effective Tool In Government Pandemic Response.
email article
The idea that old vaccines might have a role in the fight against COVID-19 has been floated since the early days of the pandemic. Vaccines stimulate the broad, innate immune response, which appears to play a key role in fighting COVID-19. Can the approach bridge the time until entire populations are vaccinated specifically against SARS-CoV-2?
Three vaccines dominate the discussion: bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) against tuberculosis; measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); and oral polio vaccine (OPV).
BCG has been associated with milder courses of infection for respiratory syncytial virus, human papillomavirus, herpes simplex, and influenza. Fifteen clinical trials are testing it for COVID-19, but a drawback is the 1% rate of adverse events.