Will Vitamin D supplementation help prevent COVID-19?
Infection and Spread Staying Safe
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: Too early to say. But we should know more soon. Vitamin D is a micronutrient that is present and supplemented in food, taken as a supplement, and made when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet rays (UV). It helps to keep bones growing and prevent them from breaking down. Vitamin D is also thought Read more…
October 2, 2020
What is the real risk of death from COVID-19? Is it actually worse than the flu?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s complicated…. but YES! In this update of a post from July, we take stock of what’s new in tracking how lethal SARS-CoV-1 actually is. First some definitions: Case Fatality Rate (CFR): % of confirmed cases who die. In the U.S., the estimated CFR is currently 2.9% In the U.K., the estimated CFR is Read more…
October 2, 2020
Ya que haya una vacuna, la pandemia terminará, ¿verdad?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español Vaccines
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Tristemente, no. Teniendo una o dos vacunas definitivamente nos ayudará a regresar a la normalidad, pero esto no sucederá de la noche a la mañana, por al menos dos razones. La primera razón es porque no habrán suficientes vacunas para que todos se vacunen inmediatamente. Muchos países, incluyendo los EE.UU., están formulando “planes de Read more…
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A: Too early to say. But we should know more soon. Vitamin D is a micronutrient that is present and supplemented in food, taken as a supplement, and made when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet rays (UV). It helps to keep bones growing and prevent them from breaking down. Vitamin D is also thought Read more…
What is the real risk of death from COVID-19? Is it actually worse than the flu?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: It’s complicated…. but YES! In this update of a post from July, we take stock of what’s new in tracking how lethal SARS-CoV-1 actually is. First some definitions: Case Fatality Rate (CFR): % of confirmed cases who die. In the U.S., the estimated CFR is currently 2.9% In the U.K., the estimated CFR is Read more…
October 2, 2020
Ya que haya una vacuna, la pandemia terminará, ¿verdad?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español Vaccines
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Tristemente, no. Teniendo una o dos vacunas definitivamente nos ayudará a regresar a la normalidad, pero esto no sucederá de la noche a la mañana, por al menos dos razones. La primera razón es porque no habrán suficientes vacunas para que todos se vacunen inmediatamente. Muchos países, incluyendo los EE.UU., están formulando “planes de Read more…
A: It’s complicated…. but YES! In this update of a post from July, we take stock of what’s new in tracking how lethal SARS-CoV-1 actually is. First some definitions: Case Fatality Rate (CFR): % of confirmed cases who die. In the U.S., the estimated CFR is currently 2.9% In the U.K., the estimated CFR is Read more…
Ya que haya una vacuna, la pandemia terminará, ¿verdad?
Infection and Spread Posts en Español Vaccines
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: Tristemente, no. Teniendo una o dos vacunas definitivamente nos ayudará a regresar a la normalidad, pero esto no sucederá de la noche a la mañana, por al menos dos razones. La primera razón es porque no habrán suficientes vacunas para que todos se vacunen inmediatamente. Muchos países, incluyendo los EE.UU., están formulando “planes de Read more…
R: Tristemente, no. Teniendo una o dos vacunas definitivamente nos ayudará a regresar a la normalidad, pero esto no sucederá de la noche a la mañana, por al menos dos razones. La primera razón es porque no habrán suficientes vacunas para que todos se vacunen inmediatamente. Muchos países, incluyendo los EE.UU., están formulando “planes de Read more…
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