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Tuesday, March 16. Before we get going, I’d sincerely like to thank the dozens of people who responded to my query about how to handle vaccine envy. I am so grateful to all of you for sharing your thoughts for my upcoming story. Now, here’s what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond.
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U.S. coronavirus infections may have been twice the official number, according to antibody study
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
Registered nurse Stephanie Mundo places a blood specimen in a bag during a COVID-19 antibody test drive at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in New York City.AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
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A new study that looks at the presence of coronavirus antibodies in nearly 62,000 life insurance applicants found that before the devastating holiday surge, the number of asymptomatic or undiagnosed coronavirus infections in the U.S. may have been twice as high as the official tally of cases overall.
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PALM BEACH, Fla., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ While many industries have suffered during the global pandemic, there are those few whose fortunes are being made because of COVID. The Personal Protective Equipment Market is one of the latter industries. The mass spread infection scale of COVID-19 has led to a burgeoning demand for PPEs around the globe, which is estimated to be elevated during the course of the current pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had such positive impact on the market due to increasing demand for a wide range of PPE, such as gloves, masks, face-shields, and coveralls, especially from the healthcare sector, to avoid the spread of the virus. These special equipment items create a barrier between the personnel and germs often found in the medical environments. The barrier blocks the transmiss
U.S. COVID Infections More Widespread Than Thought?
March 17, 2021 – Another 16 million Americans were infected with COVID-19 in the first 9 months of 2020 than previously reported, according to a new study.
Investigators evaluated 61,910 adults who reported feeling well when they applied for life insurance. A total of 4094, or 6.6%, had a positive coronavirus antibody test, meaning they previously were infected with the virus.
The finding would double the number who have been infected with COVID-19 compared to the number of clinically diagnosed cases, lead author Robert L. Stout, PhD, chief scientific officer at Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc in Lenexa, KS, told Medscape . As of September, the scope of the pandemic was about double the number of reported cases, Stout added. It is not like measles, where it is easily identified. Quite simply, for the asymptomatic patient they think that everything is fine and continue to go about their normal activities. Some practic
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