COVID-19 Live Updates 4 p.m.

COVID-19 Live Updates 4 p.m.

ASTRAZENECA SAYS IT’S COVID-19VACCINE IS 74% EFFECTIVE ATPREVENTING SYMPTOMATIC DISEASEIN █USTESTING THE STUDY ALSOFOUND THE VACCINE WAS 83%EFFECTIV IEN PEOP’E'S 65 ANDOLDER THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE ISAUTHORIZED IN 170 COUNTRIES.THE COMPANY IS SEEKING USAPPROVAL LATER.THIS YEAR MERCK SAYS, IT’SDEVELOPING A PILL THAT’SEFFECTIVE AGAINST COVID-19VARIANCE INCLUDING THE DELTA.NAME THE ORAL DRUG IS MOSTEFFECTIVE WHEN GIVEN TO PATIENTSRLEAY ON IN THEIR INFECTIONSMERCK IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTINGLATE-STAGE TRIALS OF THE DRUG.IT’S EXPECTE TDO BE FINISHED BYNOVEMBER AND PEOPLE WHO STOPPEDEXERCISING DURIN THEG PANDEMICARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVEREPORTED DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS THEAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SURVEYEDMORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE HAVE SAIDTHEY STARTED OUT BEINGPHYSICALLY ACTIVE THEN ABOUT AFIFTH STOPPED EXERCISINGRESEARCHERS.SAY THOSE FINDINGS SUGGESTSTAYING ACTIVE COULD HELP PEOPLECOPE WITH PANDEMIC STRESS.DC WANTS PREGNANT WOMEN TO GETFASCINATED PREGNANT WOMEN WITHCOVID-19 ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TOEND UP IN AN ICU IF THEY HAVEN’THAD.ARE SHOTS THEY’ 7RE0% MORELIKELY TO DIE DOCTORS AT THEUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTHSYSTEM HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OFSEVERE CASES IN PREGNANT WOMENAND SAY NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT.PLEASE IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUTGETTING PREGNANT IF YOU AREPREGNANT GGETO VACCINATED IFYOU ARE PHYSICIAN OR MEDICALCARE TEAM IS TELLING YOU NOT TOGET.VACCINATED IT MAY BE TIME TOSEEK OUT A SECOND OPINION.HEALTH OFFICIALS AND SEVERALSTATES REPORTER RISE IN SEVEREPREGNCNAY OUTCOMES BECAUSE OFCOVID-19