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 Read More …
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Mouthwashes could reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, study shows
Date: August 10, 2020 Source 1: Ruhr-University Bochum Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Results from cell culture experiments show that commercially available preparations have an effect on Sars-Cov-2 viruses. Sars-Cov-2 viruses can be inactivated using certain commercially available mouthwashes. This was Read More …
Young kids could spread COVID-19 as much as older children and adults, study suggests
Findings important to nationwide conversations on reopening schools and daycare Date: July 30, 2020 Source 1: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers have discovered that children younger than 5 years with mild Read More …
Far-UVC light safely kills airborne coronaviruses, study finds
Date: June 24, 2020 Source 1: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A type of ultraviolet light called far-UVC — which is safe to use around people — kills more than 99.9 percent of airborne coronaviruses, a Read More …
COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative death
Date: May 29, 2020 Source 1: University of Birmingham Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at greatly increased risk of postoperative death, a new global study reveals. Researchers found that amongst SARS-CoV-2 infected patients who Read More …