The Oxford/PHE team’s modelling found that 90 per cent of these patients tested positive using lateral flow tests. Mass repeated use of the kits is hoped to be particularly useful at picking up asymptomatic carriers of Covid, thought to make up one in three cases. Tim Peto, professor of medicine […]
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What will 2021 look like? 7 infectious disease experts discuss
The coronavirus pandemic has consumed much of 2020 — COVID-19 infected tens of millions around the world and led to widespread illness, deaths and lockdowns. It also made things like masking and social distancing part of our everyday lives. In the fall, the news took a positive turn as multiple […]
Does prolonged COVID-19 detection identify people who are infectious long term?
Two scientists discuss the results from a diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provides new insight into whether or not prolonged detection of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material also indicates a person who […]
The safest way to shop for Thanksgiving groceries, according to an infectious disease doctor
Make your Thanksgiving shopping as simple as possible this year. (Photo: Canva) It’s no secret that Thanksgiving celebrations will look a little different this year thanks to the global pandemic. And, while you might have pared down your guest list in the name of safety, you may also want to […]
How Infectious Disease Experts Are Spending Thanksgiving During COVID-19
With Thanksgiving just weeks away, COVID-19 cases are surging in many parts of the country. The United States reported more than 100,000 new infections for the seventh day in a row on Tuesday. Michael Osterholm — an infectious disease expert and member of President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force — […]
10 Epidemiologists and Infectious Disease Experts On Whether They Are Sending Their Kids Back to School
An elementary school classroom in Royal City, Wash., on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times) An elementary school classroom in Royal City, Wash., on Aug. 13, 2020. Credit – Ruth Fremson—The New York Times/Redux There are no easy answers to the questions about bringing kids back into […]
Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air
Skeptics of the notion that the coronavirus spreads through the air — including many expert advisers to the World Health Organization — have held out for one missing piece of evidence: proof that floating respiratory droplets called aerosols contain live virus and not just fragments of genetic material. Now a […]
Infectious Disease Expert Laments ‘Distressing’ Lack Of Masks At Donald Trump Event
Infectious disease expert Dr. William Schaffner expressed dismay at the lack of face masks on display during an event attended by President Donald Trump on Wednesday. CNN’s Erin Burnett asked Schaffner, a professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, what went through his mind when he saw […]