Several FDA-approved drugs — including for type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C and HIV — significantly reduce the ability of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in human cells, according to new research led by scientists at Penn State. Specifically,
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Opinion: Omicron and Delta be damned: Americans won’t stop flying
Despite the newest variant’s detection in at least 32 states so far, airlines and airports in the US are likely to see lots of full planes and crowds as we approach Christmas and the end of 2021. Were it not
CNN’s Van Jones Says a Youngkin Victory Would Be ‘Delta Variant’ of Trumpism
Van Jones speaking at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif. (Gage Skidmore) Prior to the return of election results on Tuesday night, CNN’s Van Jones asserted that if Republican Glenn Youngkin triumphed in the Virginia
Delta wants other airlines to share ‘no-fly’ lists of unruly passengers
Airlines have banned hundreds of passengers for unruly behavior since the start of the pandemic. Delta Air Lines wants carriers to share those lists. The Atlanta-based carrier has asked “other airlines to share their ‘no fly’ list to further protect
US hospitals buckling under delta surge: 25% of ICUs are over 95% full
Enlarge / PALM BAY, FLORIDA, 2021/07/29: A woman arrives at a treatment tent outside the emergency department at Palm Bay Hospital. Covid-19 Coverage View more stories The current surge of the COVID-19 cases driven by the hypertransmissible delta variant is
Unvaccinated are 5X more likely to catch delta, 11X more likely to die
Enlarge / The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters stands in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, March 14, 2020. COVID-19 vaccines are largely holding up against the hyper-transmissible delta coronavirus variant, particularly when it comes to preventing severe disease
COVID costs billions, so Delta to charge unvaxxed airline workers $200/month
Enlarge / Delta Air Lines plane taxis toward a gate between other Delta planes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday, July 20, 2009. Covid-19 Coverage View more stories Hospital care for seriously ill COVID-19 patients
160,000 music fans pour into SoCal’s Hard Summer festival in face of Delta variant surge
If music festivals are going to safely return this year, more fans should make appointments with Quynh Borkenhagen. Borkenhagen was the pharmacist running the free COVID-19 vaccine tent at this past weekend’s Hard Summer festival at the NOS Event Center