by Jim Heath | Jan 14, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
With COVID-19 fatalities rising as high as 4,000 in a day, CDC scientists predict the death toll could increase by nearly 25 percent – more than 92,000 – in the next three weeks. By the end of the week ending in February 6, the agency estimates the US...
by Jim Heath | Jan 4, 2021 | coronavirus, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Health
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has plunged England into a new national lockdown until at least mid-February to combat the super-infectious mutant coronavirus that is already spreading across the United States. Johnson today ordered people to stay at home again,...
by Jim Heath | Jan 2, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The US marked a sobering start to the new year yesterday as COVID-19 hospitalizations exceeded 100,000 for the 31st day in a row, with more than 2,000 new deaths, while California’s healthcare system continues to grapple with a shortage of hospital beds. At...
by Jim Heath | Dec 30, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University is not likely to be authorized for use in the U.S. until April, a top Trump administration health official said today. The Hill: “We project, if everything goes well, that the readout and emergency...
by Jim Heath | Dec 30, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Sarah Simental had just celebrated her 18th birthday last month and was looking forward to graduating from high school next spring, when COVID-19 suddenly took her life earlier this week, just days after she complained of headaches and congestion. Simental, from...
by Jim Heath | Dec 28, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Arizona is reporting a record number of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) who have or are suspected to have the coronavirus, announcing more than 10,000 new cases and 42 more deaths due to the virus on Sunday. The Arizona Republic reported today that 4,390...
