August 2020

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COVID-19 less deadly and causes milder symptoms in children, UK study finds

Date: August 28, 2020 Source 1: University of Edinburgh Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe COVID-19 or die from the disease, according to the world’s largest study of hospital patients with COVID-19. Children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe Covid-19 or die […]

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Misconceptions about weather and seasonality impact COVID-19 response

Date: August 27, 2020 Source 1: Georgetown University Medical Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Misconceptions about the way climate and weather impact exposure and transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, create false confidence and have adversely shaped risk perceptions, say researchers. Misconceptions about the way climate and weather impact exposure and transmission of

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Researchers unravel two mysteries of COVID-19

Evidence for predicting how severe a patient’s illness will become and why patients develop life-threatening blood clots Date: August 26, 2020 Source 1: Lawson Health Research Institute Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: In one study, researchers have identified six molecules that can be used as biomarkers to predict how severely ill a patient will become. In

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