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The U.S. has now passed the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. To be precise, the Johns Hopkins University tracker put the total as of 8:00 a.m. EDT Thursday at 100,442 fatalities and 1,699,933 overall cases — representing increases of 1,513 and 18,515, respectively, from a day earlier.
Democrats in Pennsylvania’s legislature complained that they weren’t told for a week that a GOP colleague had tested positive. (Spotlight PA)
Last week the Illinois House held a special session in a convention center where a worker has tested positive for COVID-19. (Chicago Tribune)
Vanity Fair looks into the extensive, personal help FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn gave to an obscure New York doctor who was all in on hydroxychloroquine (HCQ).
Following France’s lead, other European governments pulled authorizations to use HCQ for COVID-19 following recent studies suggesting it’s more harmful than helpful. (Reuters)
Remdesivir also has its doubters. (The Intercept)
Science notes that, while convalescent plasma might help with the pandemic before a viable vaccine hits the market , it’s not without issues.
Wearables such as Apple Watch and Fitbit devices are under study as potential COVID trackers. (USA Today)
Los Angeles City Attorney is suing a company for allegedly selling fake at-home COVID tests and unregulated disinfectant products.
With promises of vaccines, stock for biotech companies was high earlier this year. But lengthy timelines and untested treatments are causing concern among investors. (Reuters)
A Harvard expert on “healthy buildings” says policymakers and the public health community should look beyond exhaled droplets and pay more attention to COVID transmission via airborne virions. (Washington Post)
Nope — lack of coronavirus immunity shouldn’t keep Texans away from an in-person voting booth, according to the Texas Supreme Court. (The Hill)
Argentina shuts down “slums” amid COVID-19 fears in a move condemned by activists. (The Guardian)
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
