Covid-19 deaths under-reported globally: Report
Web Report/Mumbai Filed on May 14, 2021
And among the worst-hit and with a high level of under-reporting are the US and India, said the report.
Covid-19 has caused about 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official numbers show, said a new analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
And among the worst-hit and with a high level of under-reporting are the US and India, said the report. According to IHME, while the US reported 574,043 Covid deaths between March 2020 and May 2021, the actual figures add up to 905,289. And in India, the reported figures are 221,181 (the ones up to May) and the actual ones according to IHME are 654,395.
New Study Identifies More People with Vision Loss and Blindness Than Previously Estimated
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Prevent Blindness is supporting the release today of an important new study Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NORC at the University of Chicago, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. It finds that more than 7 million people are living with uncorrectable vision loss, including more than 1 million Americans who are living with blindness.
Researchers find more than 7 million people are living with uncorrectable vision loss, including more than 1 million Americans who are living with blindness.
Washington children 12-15 cleared for Pfizer vaccine
May 13, 2021 11:34 AM Dylan Carter
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After a review from a group of nationally-acclaimed scientists from the Western United States, Washington children ages 12+ are now approved for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup completed a review of federal guidelines regarding the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on children ages 12-15.
Workgroup Chairman Arthur Reingold, MD, sent a memo to the Governors of California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington State on Wednesday night. This confirmation reaffirmed the stance taken by the FDA and CDC, clearing younger people to be vaccinated from COVID-19.
Study uses eel-like protein to control brain ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 16:20 IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers looking to help people suffering from addiction, depression, and pain studied how certain brain neurons operate to see if they can be controlled.
In a paper published in the journal Neuron, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Washington University in St. Louis, along with several other universities, successfully used a protein called parapinopsin to turn off brain circuits.
This protein is found in lamprey - an ancient lineage of jawless fish similar to eel. Researchers said the ability to inhibit neurons could eventually lead to turning off mood disorders and unwanted behaviors like depression and addiction.
Globally, COVID-19 has caused approximately 6.9 million deaths, more than double what official numbers show, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine. IHME found that COVID-19 deaths are significantly underreported in almost every country.
The IHME’s estimates of actual Covid-19 deaths were tenfold higher than reported counts for some countries. The analysis estimates that by May 3, 2021, the total number of COVID-19 deaths was 6.93 million, a figure that is more than two times higher than the reported number of deaths of 3.24 million.
Global reported and total COVID-19 deaths, 2020–2021