COVID Roundup

WHO Halts Hydroxychloroquine Trial Over Safety Concerns

VA gave hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 to 1,300 veterans

Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 virus entry points
Two specific nose cell types have been identified as likely initial infection points for COVID-19 coronavirus. Scientists discovered that goblet and ciliated cells in the nose have high levels of the entry proteins that the COVID-19 virus uses to get into our cells, which could help explain the high rate of transmission. The study found cells in the eye and some other organs also contain the viral-entry proteins.

This Is How Alcohol Affects Your Immune System
Coping with the coronavirus pandemic often includes drinking, but how much alcohol increases your risk of getting sick?

The Risks - Know Them - Avoid Them

Licensed Pharmacist Charged With Hoarding And Price Gouging Of N95 Masks In Violation Of Defense Production Act

Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19

The woman who discovered the first coronavirus