Distributing Promising Covid-19 treatment offers test run for vaccine distribution

Fri, 2020-08-07 21:25 — mike kraft
Promising Covid-19 treatment offers test run for vaccine distribution An antibody treatment designed to protect against coronavirus could be available as early as this fall -- but only for a fraction of the millions of Americans who might benefit from the treatment. Sara Murray, CNN CNN
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Dr. Fauci says chance of coronavirus vaccine being highly effective is ‘not great’

Fri, 2020-08-07 20:53 — mike kraft
Dr. Anthony Fauci says chance of coronavirus vaccine being highly effective is 'not great' Scientists are hoping for a coronavirus vaccine that is at least 75% effective, but 50% or 60% effective would be acceptable, too, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC
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    Ohio governor’s COVID-19 results show tests imperfections

    Fri, 2020-08-07 20:17 — mike kraft
    Ohio governor’s COVID-19 results show tests imperfections WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's positive-then-negative test results for the coronavirus are a reminder that no test is definitive. The governor tested positive using a rapid test... AP NEWS

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s positive-then-negative test results for the coronavirus are a reminder that no test is definitive.

    The governor tested positive using a rapid test Thursday, before testing negative later in the day using a more sensitive laboratory-developed test. He was tested because he was going to meet with President Donald Trump during his visit to the state.

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    Coronavirus stresses Americans more than others, study finds

    Fri, 2020-08-07 15:00 — mike kraft
    Coronavirus stresses Americans more than others, study finds A third of US adults are dealing with mental health concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic, significantly more than other countries, the Commonwealth Fund found. Naomi Thomas, CNN CNN

    The coronavirus pandemic has turned life upside down around the world, with many workers losing their jobs, economies plummeting and parents worried about reopening schools.

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    Some coronavirus patients develop rashes, skin-reddening, and lesions that may be signs of underlying blood clots

    Fri, 2020-08-07 14:31 — mike kraft
    Some coronavirus patients develop rashes, skin-reddening, and lesions that may be signs of underlying blood clots Researchers described four coronavirus patients with severe disease who had skin discoloration and lesions. Some skin issues could signal blood clots. Anna Medaris Miller Business Insider

     

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    Fast, Less-Accurate Coronavirus Tests May Be Good Enough, Experts suggest

    Fri, 2020-08-07 09:51 — mike kraft

    For months, the call for coronavirus testing has been led by one resounding refrain: To keep outbreaks under control, doctors and researchers need to deploy the most accurate tests available — ones reliable enough to root out as many infections as possible, even in the absence of symptoms.

    That’s long been the dogma of infectious disease diagnostics, experts say, since it helps ensure that cases won’t be missed. During this pandemic, that has meant relying heavily on PCR testing, an extremely accurate but time- and labor-intensive method that requires samples to be processed at laboratories.

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    One man with coronavirus attending church service led to infection of 91 others

    Fri, 2020-08-07 09:15 — mike kraft
    One man with coronavirus attending church service led to infection of 91 others "It spread like wildfire," Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said of the case. "All it takes is one person to cause tremendous COVID19 spread." YahooNews
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    Virus keeps spreading as schools begin to open, frightening parents and alarming public health officials

    Fri, 2020-08-07 09:06 — mike kraft
    Virus keeps spreading as schools begin to open, frightening parents and alarming public health officials Mississippi, now experiencing the country’s highest rate of positive tests, is emblematic of the pandemic’s new reality.
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    Trump signs executive order to boost U.S. drug manufacturing

    Thu, 2020-08-06 20:31 — mike kraft
    Trump signs executive order to boost U.S. drug manufacturing President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting U.S. production of medicines and medical equipment, lowering drug prices and protecting the United States against shortfalls in a future pandemic. Jeff Mason U.S.
     
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    Model projects nearly 300,000 Americans could die from Covid-19 by December

    Thu, 2020-08-06 20:08 — mike kraft
    Model projects nearly 300,000 Americans could die from Covid-19 by December Researchers behind an influential model are projecting that the US death toll from coronavirus could reach nearly 300,000 by December 1 -- but that can be changed if Americans consistently wear masks. Madeline Holcombe, Jason Hanna and Ben Tinker, CNN CNN
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    NIH begin testing remsesier plus beta-1a; Israel to start human vaccine tests

    Thu, 2020-08-06 19:36 — mike kraft
    NIH clinical trial testing remdesivir plus interferon beta-1a for The study is anticipated to enroll more than 1,000 hospitalized adults with COVID-19. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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    More Than 1 in 3 US Adults Use Disinfectants Unsafely

    Thu, 2020-08-06 16:38 — mike kraft
    More Than 1 in 3 US Adults Use Disinfectants Unsafely In a recent online survey, 39% of US adults reported using disinfectants and other cleaning products in potentially harmful ways as they tried to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. JAMA_current

     

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    ANALYSIS: The coronavirus is never going away--The Atlantic

    Thu, 2020-08-06 12:04 — mike kraft
    The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away No matter what happens now, the virus will continue to circulate around the world. Sarah Zhang The Atlantic
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    White House calls Arizona a coronavirus success story as state resets after huge spike in cases

    Thu, 2020-08-06 11:46 — mike kraft
    White House calls Arizona a coronavirus success story as state resets after huge spike in cases Trump points to one of the hardest-hit states as a model for managing the pandemic without lockdowns, but Arizona is also a cautionary tale about swift reopening.
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    Virginia becomes first state to roll out the pandemic notification app

    Thu, 2020-08-06 11:17 — mike kraft
    Covidwise, the pandemic app from Apple and Google, to roll out in Virginia The technology arrives nearly four months after Apple and Google partnered to create the software for public health agencies. Matt O'Brien and Sarah Rankin USA TODAY

    RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google.

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