by Chiemezie Ezeani | Mar 29, 2020 | Corona Virus, Education, Health, News Update, Other News
WHO considers ‘airborne precautions’ for medical staff after study shows coronavirus can survive in air PUBLISHED MON, MAR 16 202012:24 PM EDTUPDATED MON, MAR 23 20208:23 PM EDTBerkeley Lovelace Jr.@BERKELEYJRNoah Higgins-Dunn@HIGGINSDUNNWilliam Feuer@WILLFOIAKEY... Read more
by Chiemezie Ezeani | Mar 19, 2020 | Corona Virus, Education, Health, News Update, Sickle Cell, Uncategorized
March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020 – With COVID-19 on the forefront of nearly everyone’s minds, the Medical and Research Advisory Committee (MARAC) at SCDAA wants to provide information to our sickle cell community. Educating yourself about the coronavirus... Read more
by Chiemezie Ezeani | Mar 17, 2020 | Corona Virus, Health, News Update, Other News
Even if the research goes well, a vaccine wouldn’t be available for widespread use for 12 to 18 months. SEATTLE — U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday — leading off a worldwide hunt for... Read more
by Chiemezie Ezeani | Mar 9, 2020 | Corona Virus, Education, Health, News Update, Other News, Uncategorized
…As 9 African Countries are Infected The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in over 80 countries across the globe. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a public health... Read more
by Chiemezie Ezeani | Mar 3, 2020 | Corona Virus, Health, News Update, Other News, Uncategorized
…..age, gender and country a contributory factor— why some patients fare worse than others A paper published in JAMA reviews a China-based sample of 72,000 COVID-19 cases, which suggests dramatic variations in the death rate of the illness No deaths occurred in... Read more
by Chiemezie Ezeani | Feb 28, 2020 | Corona Virus, Education, Health, News Update, Other News, Uncategorized
Wash your hands. Keep a supply of medicines. Get a flu shot. Experts offer practical tips on how to get ready for an outbreak. “The mantra is, ‘Keep calm and carry on” If not properly managed, the coronavirus is likely to appear in communities in the Nigeria. If it... Read more
