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Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have shown higher efficacy rates as compared to Johnson & Johnson but experts have advised against direct comparison and say all three provide strong protection 

The shift may be a sign that new, highly transmissible variants of the coronavirus are beginning to take hold, according to public health experts

61% also believe that students falling behind academically should be a top consideration in school reopening

According to the team, this discovery also highlights the need for a concerted national surveillance program to track and contain the spread of novel coronavirus variants

‘As far as I know, China has never asked US diplomats in China to conduct anal swab tests,’ said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian 

Women far more likely than men to consider themselves as LGBT

Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine is 85% effective at preventing severe cases of coronavirus, reveals analysis

Those with anxiety who develop Alzheimer’s may start experiencing dementia symptoms about three years earlier than those who do not have the condition

Morning chronotypes or 'larks' tend to do better early in the morning, evening-types or 'owls' later in the evening, while intermediate types have no strong preference, says the study

9 Covid-19 transmission clusters found in US schools involved less than ideal physical distancing, and 5 involved inadequate mask use by students

He said mixed signals from the White House under the Trump administration were not helpful in the fight against coronavirus

Research indicates it will take the US at least till 2022, if not longer to vaccinate enough people to justify ending mitigation measures. Until then, masks represent our best line of defense

According to researchers, each facility outside of New York City and its suburbs that accepted coronavirus patients averaged 9.33 additional deaths than those that did not

Pulse oximeters that measure the percentage of oxygen in the blood are more likely to be inaccurate for people with dark skin

'Episode 3: The Pamper Parties' gives a first-person account of how the 'King of Polyester' made the parties made raves look like children's kiddy birthday parties

Most free, online pornography is not there to teach you what you are supposed to do when you are having sex, warn experts

The rule banned federal funds going to international aid organizations that perform or promote abortions or provide information about them

The initial analysis is based on a survey of 62 nursing homes, a roughly 10 percent sample of total facilities across New York state

Like the UK and Brazilian variants, preliminary data suggests this variant may spread more easily and quickly than other variants, noted the CDC

The Clark County School District in Nevada has seen 18 suicides in nine months since it closed schools in March 2020 as compared to 9 in 2019

There were an estimated 67.6 million prevalent and 26.2 million newly-acquired sexually transmitted infections in the US in 2018 alone

A resident of Twin Cities metro area, the person with the Brazil coronavirus variant recently returned to Minnesota after having traveled to Brazil

Results show 34% are against the US recommitting to the Paris Agreement on climate change

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says that efforts to accelerate vaccination may be hindered by supply constraints

This will impact the entry of non-US citizens from the UK, Brazil, South Africa and 26 countries in Europe where new and more contagious coronavirus strains have emerged

However, the evidence is preliminary and more studies are needed to make firm conclusions, say experts

Black and Hispanic adults, as well as low-income households, are among the groups least likely to say they have enough information

The national strategy includes restoring public trust as well as increasing supplies of PPE, testing materials and vaccines through the Defense Production Act

The B.1.1.7 lineage is a rapidly spreading variant that carries a larger than usual number of genetic changes with 10 mutations located in the spike protein

Researchers found that clusters of the B.1.1.7 variant had emerged in California by November 6 and by November 23 in Florida

The sharpest rise in number of deaths has been among American Indians and Alaska Natives

Co-occurring mental health conditions such as anxiety, attention, mood and behavior disorders are a part of this burden, but a population-based prevalence estimate has been lacking

Researchers are yet to determine whether the local variant is more deadly than current forms of the coronavirus

Compared with the lowest category of weekly fried food consumption, the highest was associated with a 28% increased risk of major cardiovascular events

According to public health officials, it is too soon to know if this Covid-19 variant will spread more rapidly than others 

Public health measures could have been applied 'more forcefully' by local and national health authorities in China in January, suggest experts

Titled Fact Sheet: Activity at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the document claims the Chinese Communist Party systematically prevented a thorough investigation

Estimated reductions for the Black and Latino populations are 3 to 4 times that for Whites

Despite a previously stated strategy of holding back some vaccine doses to ensure people can get their second shot, the Trump administration started releasing its reserve doses in December 2020

Incoming White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the 'Operation Warp Speed' name will be retired, however, she did not say what the new name will be

Researchers said he boiled the mushrooms in water, filtered the liquid using a cotton swab before 'directly injecting' the solution into his veins

This variant has acquired three other gene mutations, which were not previously seen together in the novel coronavirus

A Stanford University analysis shows in 17 of the campuses monitored, outbreaks translated directly into peaks of infection within their home counties

Having more than 10 prior oral sex partners was also linked with a 4.3-times greater likelihood of having human papillomavirus-related cancer

Fatigue or muscle weakness is the most common symptom, with sleep difficulties and anxiety or depression also frequently reported

It is believed the gorillas may have been infected by a staff member who did not have symptoms of the virus

About a third or 35% of Americans living in rural areas say they probably or definitely would not get a Covid-19 shot, compared to about a quarter of suburban (27%) and urban residents (26%)

'This fall/winter surge has been at nearly twice the rate of rise of cases as the spring/ summer surges. This acceleration suggests there may be a US variant,' the WH task force document said

Opioid usage, estimated by opioid death rates, may partially explain the uptrend of pancreatic cancer rates in the US at the national as well as the state levels over time, says the research team