While there is no sign of person-to-person spread - a development that would signal the start of a human epidemic - experts say the ease with which the strain is jumping between species raise the risk of it evolving to infect us more easily.
Katharine Lang looks at the continuing dangers of covid for immunocompromised people, the treatments available to them, and how antivirals such as remdesivir may help
### Is covid still a particular risk for people who are immunocompromised?
Although the morbidity and mortality of covid-19 have reduced drastically in highly vaccinated and highly previously exposed populations, the disease is still a threat to the lives of more vulnerable people, particularly those without a functioning immune system. They are the people at “greatest risk,” says Bill Schaffner, professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Around 12 000 people died of covid-19 worldwide from 1 to 28 May 2023, show data from the World Health Organization. Schaffner says that the patients who are dying are mainly immunocompromised people who are older and therefore have weaker immune systems or have underlying conditions such as cancer or an autoimmune
At least 250 SC restaurants faced repeated fines for health code violations over nearly a decade. Yet many of the eateries continue to operate without serious repercussions from the state’s
GREENSBORO — Christina Robinson is the newest member of the Greensboro Town Council, winning the special election with 47 votes, more than twice the votes of her two competitors.