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Could the novel coronavirus become the leading cause of death in Arizona? It’s likely, warned a researcher in the state this week. 

After a small study suggested stem cells from umbilical cords offered coronavirus patients a safe treatment, boosting survival rates and fast-tracking recovery, outside experts are echoing calls for larger, multicenter clinical trials.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday heavily underscored mistrust in Chinese leadership, offering a nearly day-by-day account of federal steps taken to control coronavirus since the start of the pandemic as officials dealt with the noncooperative communist counterpart.

Days after the Trump administration urged states to open coronavirus vaccine distribution to wider groups, including those 65 and older, the nation surpassed the 11 million mark in terms of shots distributed.

The scarring on some coronavirus survivors’ lungs is worse than in those who smoke, a trauma surgeon in Texas recently said when speaking to just one of the possible long-term effects this novel disease can have on its victims. 

Being infected with COVID-19 could protect people from infection for up to five months, possibly longer, a new U.K. study shows.

New Jersey on Thursday opened up coronavirus vaccine distribution to include residents ages 65 and older and those ages 16 and older who have at least one chronic medical condition, which the state said includes smoking and obesity, but teachers and other essential workers who do not fall into this category will still have to wait.

Texas became the second state to surpass the 2 million mark this week as the region experiences record-high coronavirus numbers in the month of January.

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday published early data for its coronavirus vaccine, showing a lasting immune response and  tolerability among trial volunteers. According to the findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, over 90% of trial participants developed neutralizing antibodies 29 days after a single dose. This figure continued to increase to 100% weeks later among participants aged 18 to 55.

After 10 months apart due to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Anne Hampton vaccinated her father, Chris, against the viral disease.

Two members of a World Health Organization mission to China to study the origins of the coronavirus failed to clear Beijing’s health-screening procedures and were blocked from traveling to the country on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.

Ohio researchers on Wednesday announced that they’ve identified two new coronavirus variants that likely originated in the United States. 

A new study found that 40% of about 700 medical workers in the U.K., caring for the most dire coronavirus patients, hit the threshold for developing post-traumatic stress disorder, among other pressing mental health concerns.

With nearly 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 identified in Florida on Tuesday, the state has officially surpassed 1.5 million total cases of the novel virus.

As the country continues to navigate early phases of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, reports document glitches in websites for appointments, leaving coveted time slots up for grabs by the general public.

Wisconsin health officials said they identified a case of the U.K. coronavirus variant through ongoing surveillance and whole-genome sequencing, but did not release information pertaining to the patient who tested positive.

The U.S. reported a single-day high in coronavirus deaths this week, with Johns Hopkins University tallying 4,327 fatalities on Tuesday. The harrowing number brings the country’s cumulative death toll to over 380,820.

A coronavirus outbreak has ravaged an upstate New York nursing home, claiming at least 32 residents’ lives in its deadly march, per multiple reports.

The World Health Organization said Monday that even with the widespread rollout of vaccination programs, herd immunity will not be achieved in 2021.

The bacteria lurking in COVID-19 patients’ intestines may play a role in how sick they get from the illness, according to new research.