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Identification Of A Novel Covid-19 Variant Cluster Isolated From Covid-19 Ill Infants In US Capital

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 24, 2021 — U.S. national flags fly at half-staff at the Washington Monument … [+] to mourn the more than half a million U.S. lives lost to COVID-19 in Washington D.C., the United States, on Feb. 24, 2021. (Photo by Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/Liu Jie via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency/Getty… Read More »

Could the novel coronavirus become a seasonal virus? New study suggests yes — but not yet

The novel coronavirus may one day become a seasonal virus like the flu — but that day won’t come until herd immunity is achieved, according to the findings of a recent review published in Frontiers in Public Health. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 infection, will likely become seasonal “in countries with temperate climates”… Read More »

Health standards organizations help codify novel coronavirus info

As part of the global effort to manage and contain the coronavirus response, two global health standards organizations have introduced new content. Regenstrief Institute and SNOMED International, are supporting care teams globally to code and track SARS-CoV-2 testing and COVID-19 cases, and by extension support clinicians and researchers in their efforts to address its containment.… Read More »