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Fifteen percent of pregnant women with COVID-19 have severe disease

15 Percent of Pregnant Women With COVID-19 Experience Severe Disease

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Nearly all of those with severe disease in case series were overweight or obese before pregnancy
Administration of convalescent plasma seems safe and results in improvement in clinical status for patients with severe or life-threatening COVID-19

Convalescent Plasma Appears Promising for Severe COVID-19

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In series of 25 patients, 19 experienced improvement in clinical status by day 14; 11 were discharged
An experimental vaccine against COVID-19 appears to be safe and to trigger an immune response

Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Appears Safe, Triggers Immune Response

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Findings from early-stage trial that started in March and included eight healthy people receiving two doses
Most physicians believe they have seen false-negative results for a COVID-19 diagnostic test

Most Physicians Have Seen False-Negative COVID-19 Test Results

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One in 10 physicians worldwide report seeing at least one case of COVID-19 reinfection
Treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine No Aid for COVID-Related Mortality

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Hydroxychloroquine alone or with azithromycin associated with abnormal electrocardiogram findings
Young children with COVID-19 may not present with respiratory symptoms

Cough May Not Appear in Young Children With COVID-19

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Digestive tract infection appears common in children hospitalized with COVID-19 in China
Interferon-α2b therapy seems to shorten the duration of viral shedding in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Interferon-α2b May Shorten Viral Shedding Duration in COVID-19

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Duration of elevated blood levels for inflammatory markers IL-6, C-reactive protein also reduced
In a special article from the American College of Physicians

ACP Advises Against Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

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Practice points based on lack of evidence supporting use as prophylaxis or treatment for COVID-19
A number of COVID-19 vaccines under development "look pretty promising" and one or two could be ready for large-scale testing by July

NIH: Large-Scale Testing of Some COVID-19 Vaccines Could Start in July

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About a dozen potential vaccines worldwide are in the initial stages of, or set to begin, testing in people
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced it is sponsoring a phase 2b clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in preventing hospitalization and death from COVID-19.

NIH Launches Trial of Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin for COVID-19

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Trial will enroll 2,000 patients with SARS-COV-2 who have fever, cough, and/or shortness of breath