Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Friday 28-August-2020
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP
August 28, 2020
Today’s topics: More CoViD-19 craziness from President Trump
| President Trump announces a vaccine will be available in 4 months On the final night of the Republican National Convention, President Trump announced that the US “will produce a vaccine for CoViD-19 before the end of the year, or maybe even sooner”. He made this announcement despite the fact that no major vaccine candidate has completed its clinical trials. As I wrote about a few days ago, releasing a vaccine without completing the necessary safety and efficacy trials is unsafe and foolish. Taken an unproven vaccine may cause serious long term side effects, as we have seen previously with other vaccine candidates. First proven re-infection in the US In an article in Lancet medical journal, pre-prints, researchers at Nevada Center for Bioinformatics report on a person who was infected twice with SARS-CoV-2 virus. The virus was analyzed and was found to be slightly different in each infection proving that it was a reinfection. The 25 year old Nevada patient was sick in April and then again 48 days later. Be well and take care of yourself. There are storm clouds and asteroids on the horizon.–Dr. Stu |
| COVID-19 HEADLINES FOR TODAYCoronavirus update for August 28, 2020 World Wide Updates Turkey records highest coronavirus death toll since May France sees biggest rise in daily coronavirus cases since late March New study suggests children might silently spread coronavirus Spain reports highest increase of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began Hungary will shut its borders to foreigners starting next month due to coronavirus fears Italy sees jump in total Covid-19 cases Coca-Cola will offer buyouts to 4,000 workers in the US and Canada India sets global record for number of new Covid-19 cases reported in a day Berlin court lifts ban on protest against government coronavirus regulations Germany’s Merkel warns coronavirus pandemic will become “more difficult” in the coming months France’s Macron calls for more coordination on restrictions to prevent European “standstill” Deaths and cases double in a few weeks in Argentina Philippines reports nearly 4,000 new infections Europe’s migrant crisis is worsening during the pandemic. The reaction has been brutal British government says it is “safe to return to work” despite surging cases Germany announces tougher coronavirus measures amid continued rise in cases Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns for health reasons Hong Kong prepares to start mass voluntary Covid-19 testing drive South Korea imposes tougher Covid-19 restrictions in Seoul Tokyo surpasses 20,000 Covid-19 cases Iran reports nearly 2,200 new Covid-19 cases Peru seeks to explain high Covid-19 death rate Brazil’s finances are “going to sink” if Covid-19 emergency aid continues in current form, President says Latin America surpasses 7 million Covid-19 cases Cuba’s capital city imposes a curfew as coronavirus cases surge again Brazil records more than 44,000 new Covid-19 cases UK records highest daily virus cases since mid-June, and extends travel restrictions Face masks to become mandatory in Paris amid ‘undeniable resurgence of the epidemic’ Canada extends ban on overseas travelers Lebanon passes 15,000 mark for cases as it ease lockdown measures Hungary to close borders Total Cases Worldwide: 24,815,219Total Deaths Worldwide: 838,999Total Recovered: 17,220,513 US Updates Louisiana governor is concerned about drop in Covid-19 testing due to Hurricane Laura Operation Warp Speed officials can’t see coronavirus vaccine data early, official says Mayor Bill de Blasio says schools will start on time CDC director says pharmacists will be “important component” of distributing Covid-19 vaccine Covid-19 has disproportionately impacted people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, group say Texas Christian University reports over 400 cases of Covid-19 Coronavirus hits member of defense secretary’s travel team to Pacific About 65% of Vermont students will do remote learning a few days a week, official says New York reports lowest Covid-19 infection rate since pandemic began As fireworks capped off Trump’s RNC, protesters reminded the US that more than 180,000 people have died 4 people tested positive for Covid-19 at the RNC, Charlotte’s Mecklenburg County says Key coronavirus model now projects more than 317,000 US Covid-19 deaths by December White House announces purchase of 150 million rapid Covid-19 tests from Abbott FDA spokeswoman ousted after inflating the effectiveness of convalescent plasma as COVID treatment The coronavirus is damaging kidneys. Doctors worry that some survivors will need dialysis forever Maryland man charged with selling bogus coronavirus disinfectant 1-year-old Georgia boy dies from Covid-19, youngest reported victim in the state Total US cases: 6,086,396 Total US deaths: 185,692 Total Recovered: 3,366,121 Total Tested in US: 75,301,306 Total cases in CA: 695,347 Total deaths in CA: 12,742 Total cases in TX: 628,147 Total deaths in TX: 12,633 Total cases in FL: 615,806 Total deaths in FL: 10,962 Total cases in NY: 463,728 Total deaths in NY: 33,001 Contact us |
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