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European regulator could OK 1st COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 29

Tue, 2020-12-01 11:02 — mike kraft

European regulator could OK 1st COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 29 BERLIN (AP) — European regulators may approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech within four weeks, the EU’s drug agency said Tuesday, a time frame that could mean... AP NEWS

BERLIN (AP) — European regulators may approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech within four weeks, the EU’s drug agency said Tuesday, a time frame that could mean the shot is rolled out first in the United States and Britain.

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ANALYSIS: The Long Darkness Before Dawn

Tue, 2020-12-01 10:58 — mike kraft

Each week, good news about vaccines or antibody treatments surfaces, offering hope that an end to the pandemic is at hand.

And yet this holiday season presents a grim reckoning. The United States has reached an appalling milestone: more than one million new coronavirus cases every week. Hospitals in some states are full to bursting. The number of deaths is rising and seems on track to easily surpass the 2,200-a-day average in the spring, when the pandemic was concentrated in the New York metropolitan area.

Our failure to protect ourselves has caught up to us.

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Yahoo News Post-holiday COVID-19 data spells a grim forecast for the rest of the year

Tue, 2020-12-01 10:46 — mike kraft

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Share on mailto Across the United States, COVID-19 wards like this one at University of Wisconsin Health in Madison are filling up fast, but federal data on their patient numbers and available beds are suspect, which could hinder getting person

Mon, 2020-11-30 19:59 — mike kraft

Federal system for tracking hospital beds and COVID-19 patients provides questionable data HHS Protect data, which influence how pandemic supplies and support are allocated, conflict with state or other federal data, Science has found Science | AAAS

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Breaking story: Dr. Scott Atlas resigns from Trump administration

Mon, 2020-11-30 19:47 — mike kraft

Dr. Scott Atlas resigns from Trump administration Dr. Scott Atlas, a highly controversial member of the White House's coronavirus task force, has resigned from his post in the Trump administration, according to a person who works with the task force. Kaitlan Collins and Jim Acosta, CNN CNN

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Vaccines may be ready for Christmas as U.S. braces for post-Thanksgiving virus surge

Mon, 2020-11-30 19:33 — mike kraft

Vaccines may be ready for Christmas as U.S. braces for post-Thanksgiving virus surge After a Thanksgiving weekend when the number of people traveling through U.S. airports reached its highest since mid-March, a top government official said on Monday some Americans could begin receiving coronavirus vaccinations before Christmas. Doina Chiacu, Steve Gorman U.S.

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Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People With Covid-19?Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People With Covid-19?

Mon, 2020-11-30 12:17 — mike kraft

People with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, are most infectious about two days before symptoms begin and for five days afterward, according to a new analysis of previous research.

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OPINION: Every state needs emergency regulations to protect essential food workers from Covid-19

Mon, 2020-11-30 12:03 — mike kraft

States must act protect essential food workers during the pandemic- STAT A winter surge of Covid-19 will be especially grim for essential food workers, who still lack basic protections in the workplace. Patrick Skerrett STAT

The darkest days of the pandemic are still ahead of us, as we head into the winter with a surge of cases and without a national strategy to address Covid-19.

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Type O blood linked to lower COVID risk, taking Vitamin D unlikely to help--studies.

Mon, 2020-11-30 11:42 — mike kraft

Type O blood linked to lower COVID risk, taking Vitamin D unlikely to help The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Nancy Lapid U.S.

(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

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OVERVIEW: COPID-Developments, Europe, US

Mon, 2020-11-30 11:18 — mike kraft

The Latest: Hawaii raises bail funds for 10 Native detainees HONOLULU — A volunteer aid network in Hawaii has raised bail funds for pretrial detainees in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the state’s prison system. CoronaCare Hawaii... AP NEWS

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Hospitals Race to Set Vaccine Priorities for Health-Care Workers

Mon, 2020-11-30 10:42 — mike kraft

Hospitals Race to Set Vaccine Priorities for Health-Care Workers Large hospital systems are grappling with how best to decide which health-care workers will be vaccinated first for Covid-19, a daunting task when it’s unclear which shots they’ll get, how many and when they’ll arrive. Angelica LaVito Bloomberg.com

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Trump administration leaves states to grapple with how to distribute scarce vaccines

Mon, 2020-11-30 10:27 — mike kraft

Trump administration leaves states to grapple with how to distribute scarce vaccines The Trump administration has told states that they have ultimate authority for determining who gets vaccinated first. YahooNews

The Trump administration is shunting to the states hard decisions about which Americans will get the limited early supplies of coronavirus vaccines — setting up a confusing patchwork of distribution plans that could create unequal access to the life-saving shots.

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Moderna to seek U.S. and EU authorization for its vaccine on Monday

Mon, 2020-11-30 10:13 — mike kraft

Moderna to seek U.S. and EU authorization for its vaccine on Monday Moderna Inc will apply for U.S. and European emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine on Monday after full results from a late-stage study showed it was 94.1% effective with no serious safety concerns, the company said. Julie Steenhuysen, Michael Erman U.S.

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Birx urges Thanksgiving travelers to get tested: 'You have to assume that you were exposed and you became infected'

Mon, 2020-11-30 10:07 — mike kraft

(CNN) As millions of people in the United States travel back home from the Thanksgiving holiday, daily Covid-19 hospitalizations are inching closer to 100,000 -- the highest they've ever been.

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