You are here

Home

Public Health

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

Wed, 2021-03-31 16:24 — mike kraft

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. ...

 

Country / Region Tags: 
Germany
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Public Health
Contagion
Disease
Health
Pandemics
Research
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis

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

Wed, 2021-03-31 14:13 — mike kraft
A dangerous coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in parts of Europe. Experts fear US could be next A dangerous coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in other parts of the world, so the US must stick with safety measures over the next few months to prevent that kind of damage as the variant takes more of a hold stateside, an expert says. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN
Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Public Health
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Health
Pandemics
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

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

Tue, 2021-03-30 22:06 — mike kraft
Why indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots Risks shoot up when virus particles accumulate in buildings, but it’s not clear how best to improve ventilation. Dyani Lewis nature
 

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.

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Public Health
Contagion
Environment
Health
Housing / Shelter
Pandemics
Science
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Why masks are still needed even after getting vaccinated

Tue, 2021-03-30 15:55 — mike kraft
Vaccines Stop COVID-19 Infection, But Here’s Why You Still Need to Wear a Mask With new variants of the virus, experts advise that vaccinated people shouldn't shed their masks just yet. YahooNews
Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Medical Testing
Public Health
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Health
Pandemics
Research
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

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

Tue, 2021-03-30 15:19 — mike kraft
The Latest: Italy orders 5-day quarantine on entries from EU ROME — Italy has imposed a five-day quarantine on people entering from other EU countries in a bid to deter Easter getaways and limit the spread of the coronavirus. Health Minister Roberto... AP NEWS

ROME — Italy has imposed a five-day quarantine on people entering from other EU countries in a bid to deter Easter getaways and limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Country / Region Tags: 
Europe
Germany
Global
Israel
Italy
SouthEast Asia
Spain
Turkey
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Public Health
Social behavior
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Government
Health
Pandemics
Quarantine
Transportation
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

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

Mon, 2021-03-29 13:33 — mike kraft
AP Exclusive: WHO report says animals likely source of COVID BEIJING (AP) — A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is... AP NEWS
Country / Region Tags: 
China
Global
United Nations
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Mutations
Public Health
Animals
Contagion
Disease
Health
Pandemics
Research
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis
Situation Report

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

Mon, 2021-03-29 13:08 — mike kraft
Why a 4th COVID-19 wave may look different than previous surges As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations creep up across the country, health officials are continuing to urge caution, warning that despite the acceleration in the pace of vaccinations, the nation could face a potential fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, if Americans let their guards down too rapidly. “We’re seeing rising cases in several locations around the world, including in some U.S. states so a fourth wave seems possible,” Rachel Baker, an epidemiologist at Princeton University, told ABC News. At a White House briefing earlier this week, Dr.
Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Public Health
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Government
Health
Pandemics
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Paris doctors worried about coronavirus overload, UK relaxes its restrictions

Sun, 2021-03-28 16:18 — mike kraft
Paris doctors warn of catastrophic overload of virus cases PARIS (AP) — Critical care doctors in Paris say surging coronavirus infections could soon overwhelm their ability to care for the sick in the French capital's hospitals, possibly forcing them to... AP NEWS
Country / Region Tags: 
Europe
France
UK - London
United Kingdom
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Public Health
Contagion
Disease
Government
Health
Pandemics
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

The pandemic's dramatic reducuction of ordinary flu could decrease effectivess of future flu vaccines

Fri, 2021-03-26 16:10 — mike kraft
The pandemic dramatically reduced flu cases. That could backfire. The low levels of flu during the Covid-19 pandemic have left experts with a much smaller pool of data used for predicting which flu strains will predominate next winter. Jasmine Hilton POLITICO

Precautions aimed at tamping down the coronavirus helped nearly eradicate last year’s flu season — but that could backfire by making it harder to develop effective vaccines for next winter’s flu.

Country / Region Tags: 
Global
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Public Health
Vaccinations
Health
Pandemics
Research
Science
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem
Situation Report

New studies: Hundreds of thousands of American coronvirus deaths could have been avoided by more widespread precautions

Thu, 2021-03-25 23:20 — mike kraft
U.S. COVID response could have avoided hundreds of thousands of deaths: research The United States squandered both money and lives in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, and it could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths with a more effective health strategy and trimmed federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars while still supporting those... Howard Schneider U.S.
Country / Region Tags: 
United States
General Topic Tags: 
COVID-19
Data
Public Attitudes
Public Health
Social behavior
Social distancing
Vaccinations
Contagion
Disease
Government
Health
Pandemics
Policy
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Analysis

Pages

Subscribe to Public Health
howdy folks