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Presymptomatic individuals accounted for 75 percent of confirmed COVID-19 transmission events --New study ,

Analysis of Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic Transmission in SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak, Germany, 2020

Catching the coronavirus from people who are asymptomatic, individuals who are infected but never have symptoms, may be exceptionally rare, according to a small but thorough study of 59 people who had the virus and 254 people they interacted with. However, presymptomatic individuals, those who are infected but haven’t yet begun to show symptoms, accounted for 75 percent of confirmed transmission events, researchers report in an April dispatch of Emerging Infectious Disease.

The seven asymptomatic cases did not transmit the virus to any of their contacts. Twenty-two of the 29 transmission events occurred when an infected person who was not yet showing symptoms interacted with people outside of their household. The study underlines the importance of isolation after testing positive, to reduce the chance of transmission even before symptoms start. ...

 

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Experts fear that the coronavirus varient that is sweeping Europe will accelerate increased U.S cases

Fourteen countries and European Commission express concern about WHO Covid-19 origin report

Younger, unvaccinated people appear to be driving the latest uptick in Covid-19 cases while vaccines are reducing the toll for older persons

People under 60 are accounting for the majority of new Covid-19 cases across the country — likely a testament to the success of the vaccines that have been administered to primarily older, more vulnerable Americans.

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Indoor spaces are COVID hotspots when virus particles accumulate but remedies not always easy

 

When Lidia Morawska leaves home, she takes with her a slick, shoe-sized device that provides some sobering insights about the restaurants and offices she visits. Outside these buildings, her carbon dioxide monitor reads just above 400 parts per million (p.p.m.). But indoors is a different story.

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Germany to restrict AstraZeneca use in under-60s, concerned about possible clots

The warming climate causes new problems for crop storage

Why masks are still needed even after getting vaccinated

OVERVIEW: Italy imposes 5-day quarantine, BioNTech ramps up vaccine production

World leaders call for pandemic treaty, details to be worked out though

Single dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines are 80% effective--CDC study

U.S. considering "vaccine passports" but still working on problems

Upcoming WHO report says animals likely source of COVID --AP

How a nursing home worked to vaccinate its hesitant staff

WASHINGTON — The Covid-19 vaccine had finally come to Forest Hills of D.C., a nursing home in a prosperous neighborhood of the nation’s capital, but there was a problem. Though nearly all of the home’s residents agreed to get the shots, nearly half its 200 staff members declined.

Tina Sandri, the chief executive, vowed not to let those numbers stand.

Over the next two months, rounding out the most bruising year of her long career in elder care, Ms. Sandri tried everything. She bombarded employees with text messages containing facts about the science behind the vaccines. She assigned a popular young worker to try to sway reluctant colleagues as an “influencer.” She set up a giant screen to show a television special that the Black actor and director Tyler Perry made to fight vaccine hesitancy — on a continuous loop, no less. Most of all, she worked to understand their concerns.

“You really have to listen to each person’s story and address it from that standpoint, so they feel, ‘This is a workplace that cares about me,’” she said.

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A 4th COVID-19 wave may look different than previous surges

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