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16 states across the US broke a grim record on Friday, reporting their highest total of people hospitalized for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Business Insider reports that since last fall, cases of COVID-19 have surged nationwide, particularly following the end of the holiday season. Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia were hit hardest. Record hospitalizations were also seen this week in Arizona, California, Delaware, and Maine. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines at the end of 2020. However, a slow rollout means it will be many months before all who want a vaccination are immunized.
Russia is in an uproar after a health official said people shouldn't drink alcohol two weeks before and six weeks after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. According to Business Insider, there's no evidence that alcohol consumption is linked to Sputnik V's vaccine efficacy--or any other vaccine's efficacy. However, booze has been found to weaken the immune system. There is a waiting period of 21 days between the first and second Sputnik V shots. Having a strong immune system is especially important during a pandemic, so it may be wise to cut back on alcohol for that reason. The Russians have yet to release their complete, peer-reviewed data from phase 1 and 2 trials of Sputnik V, creating an air of secrecy around the vaccine.
Vienna (Austria), Mar 25 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Jordi Kuhs / Christian Bruna) While Covid-19 monopolizes almost all the attention, the UN on Thursday warned of an "invisible epidemic": the growing drug use among people over 65 years of age. A phenomenon little studied and that will increase throughout the world due to the aging of the population.FOOTAGE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE IN VIENNA
COVID-19 restrictions tightened in China early this year, and that's led to a shortage of hideouts for criminals on the lam. CNN reports a fugitive who had been on the run for four years after allegedly stealing a corpse was running out of places to hide. Qiu Binhua was believed to have sold the body for a ritual, then fled to the western part of Inner Mongolia. There, officers had begun trying to contain the coronavirus by scanning QR codes of passers-by and setting up checkpoints. Without an ID card, police said Qui turned himself in, as he had no means of escape.
Marine life uses sound to hunt, avoid predators, and find mates. But if their sounds are drowned out by engines, species can be affected dramatically. Even as the oceans are getting noisier, we're still basically unaware of the full toll it takes on ocean life. Gizmodo reports decreased human activity has given researchers an unprecedented chance to study the effect of quiet on our typically noisy seas. Wildlife biologist Chris Gabriele says the waters around Glacier Bay, Alaska, have seen median daily sound levels decrease by 50% between 2019 and 2020. As a result, she’s seen humpback whales hanging out in much broader swaths of the region, socializing, feeding, napping, and 'chatting' with each other.
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