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At least five vaccinated members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 since the Capitol riot.

Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation Influenza forecasters are a cautious bunch. Flu cases can spike in late winter after months of low infection rates, making experts reluctant to predict a mild season too soon. But many are ready to declare that COVID-19 control measures have dramatically tamped down the flu and other respiratory viruses that would normally be ripping through the Northern Hemisphere. The World Health Organization (WHO), based on global surveillance data collected through late last month, says flu activity in the ...

New study examines why COVID-19 pneumonia is so severe and last updated 2021-01-13 15:34:46-05 CHICAGO — A study published this week in the scientific journal Nature examines why COVID-19 pneumonia lasts longer and causes more damage to lung tissue than typical pneumonia. Since the beginning of the pandemic, scientists have been trying to figure out why the novel coronavirus is so destructive to the lungs. “Pneumonia that lands people in the ICU on life-support does tend to last longer than pneumonia that is caused by other types of bugs,” said Dr. Benjamin Singer, one of the c...

and last updated 2021-01-05 18:09:53-05 CHICAGO — Public health officials have been debating whether it may be more effective to get more people their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and delaying the second round of shots that are needed for the highest immunity. Last month, social media was flooded with images of frontline health care workers proudly rolling up their sleeves to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But a slow rollout, a surge in cases, and the emergence a of a new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus have increased the urgency of the vaccination campaig...