Articles Tagged With: coronavirus
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[UPDATED] COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine Trial Begins
Federally supported researchers are recruiting participants in the Seattle area.
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[UPDATED] ACS Calls for Minimizing Elective Procedures During COVID-19 Crisis
Group says move would reduce spread of virus, remove burden from staff treating the infected.
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Pharmacotherapy Considerations for COVID-19
This article provides a brief summary of selected pharmacotherapy options proposed for COVID-19.
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ACEP Releases Frontline Provider Tips, Policy Recommendations to Contain COVID-19
Emergency medicine providers are trying to stop a fast-moving pandemic in its tracks.
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Emergency Providers Ask Congress to Approve Supplemental Appropriations to Battle COVID-19
Preparing for a possible pandemic on top of handling an already-severe flu season has stretched resources thin.
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WHO International Emergency: A Great Wall Around China?
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the 2019-nCoV outbreak in China a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on Jan. 30, 2020. In doing so, WHO emphasized that China should not be isolated from the global community, which can happen after a PHEIC is issued.
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Assessing 2019-nCoV Risk to Healthcare Workers
In one of the first reports of the clear risk of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to healthcare workers, an outbreak in a hospital in Wuhan, China, resulted in 40 infections in clinical staff caring for patients.
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Two U.S. Cases of Person-to-Person Transmission, More Expected
As of Feb. 13, 2020, there were 15 cases of the new coronavirus in the United States, with 13 of them infected travelers returning from Wuhan, China. There is concern that the community spread could continue, even as travel from China is being checked aggressively.
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No Treatment, No Vaccine: Infection Preventionists Must Hold Line Against Emerging 2019-nCoV
Rigorous adherence to infection control measures is critical as a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) continues to emerge globally, threatening to transmit in the community and hospitals in the absence of an effective treatment or a vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes.
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First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in United States
A novel pathogen is causing concern around the world.