Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Friday 26-Mar-2021
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
| March 26, 2021 CoViD-19 News and Information you can trust. Welcome new members from the Rapid Test Center. Mostly Headlines only today. Here are a few key points for today with headlines below: 1. A study in American Journal of OB/GYN showed that pregnant women have a good antibody response to CoViD-19 vaccine which they pass on to their unborn baby through the placenta and to their newborn through breastmilk. 2. By the middle of April, 34 states will have opened up vaccine to anyone over 16 years old 3. 14 day average number of new cases up 4% over the average from 2 weeks ago. 69,559 new cases reported yesterday. 4. Pfizer has begun clinical trial of vaccine in kids 6 months to 11 years old 5. Vaccinating people who have already had CoViD-19 boosts their ability to fight off variants according to a study in the Journal Science. Shows importance of vaccinating both uninfected and previously infected person to elicit cross-variant neutralizing antibodies. |
| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAY |
| Coronavirus update for March 26, 2021 World Wide Updates WHO finished report on origins of Covid-19 and expects to release it to the public within next few days France clears vets and dentists to give vaccines to “speed up campaign†Germany lists France as “high risk” Covid-19 area New Covid-19 restrictions set to take place in Paraguay as health care system faces collapse EU leaders squabble over vaccine supplies, as tension grows over AstraZeneca shortfalls India sees third day of record-high Covid cases since last year Philippines reports record daily Covid-19 cases for the fourth time in 2 weeks Argentina suspends flights from Brazil, Chile and Mexico Colombia authorizes emergency use of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine France imposes new coronavirus measures in schools amid rise in Covid-19 cases Spain records increase in infection rate Germany issues travel warning for neighboring countries Kenya announces fresh lockdown in parts of the country Germany could see up to 100,000 new cases a day, expert warns WHO warns against sales of counterfeit Covid vaccines on the dark web Humans, not animals, likely took COVID to Wuhan, contrary to China’s claims Total Cases Worldwide: 126,528,526 Total Deaths Worldwide: 2,774,065 Total Recovered: 102,051,006 US Updates Biden declines to weigh in on Covid-19’s origins, say he’ll wait for scientific community White House announces plans for 3 more mass vaccination sites South Carolina will open vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and up next week Number of Covid-19 vaccine doses reported administered in US sets new daily record Vaccine eligibility will open to New Jersey residents 55 and up among other groups on April 5 Fauci says ex-CDC director Redfield’s belief that Covid-19 came from China lab was just “an opinion” White House says Johnson & Johnson expected meet goal of delivering 20 million Covid-19 vaccines in March 6 US states still have not shared when they plan to vaccinate everyone 16 and older Coronavirus infects the mouth and may spread in saliva, study finds Dave Chappelle requires rapid COVID-19 tests for upcoming comedy shows in Connecticut NYC launches effort to vaccinate Broadway workers US breaks record for most COVID-19 vaccines in a day Eye pain is a potential addition to the list of COVID-19 side effects Virginia reports first cases of California COVID-19 variants Total US cases: 30,828,958 Total US deaths: 560,618 Total Recovered: 23,254,486 Total Tested in US: 384,520,168 Total cases in CA: 3,653,628 Total deaths in CA: 58,060 Total cases in TX: 2,775,010 Total deaths in TX: 48,060 Total cases in FL: 2,033,179 Total deaths in FL: 33,133 Total cases in NY: 1,872,970 Total deaths in NY: 50,147 Total cases in IL: 1,232,900 Total deaths in IL: 23,472 Total cases in GA: 1,053,020 Total death in GA: 18,849 Total Vaccines Administered in US: 136,684,688 |
