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Poll: Number of Americans who plan to get vaccinated falls to 42% — a new low

Tue, 2020-08-04 19:14 — mike kraft

So far, most of the conversation about COVID-19 vaccines has focused on the question of whether researchers can develop an effective vaccine in record time. 

But maybe we should start asking another question as well: Will enough Americans actually get the vaccine for it to be effective? 

“It’s not a vaccine that will save us,” says Harvard Global Health Institute director Ashish Jha. “It’s vaccination.” 

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Covid-19 is more widespread than ever in the US but there are some states doing things right

Tue, 2020-08-04 08:59 — mike kraft
Covid-19 is more widespread than ever in the US but there are some states doing things right US leaders have struggled to enforce social gathering rules and mask mandates as residents push for a return to normal life amid a rampant spread of coronavirus. But while people may be tired of the pandemic, there's still a long way to go, one world health official said Monday. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN
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Johnson & Johnson’s Coronavirus Vaccine Protects Monkeys, Study Finds

Mon, 2020-08-03 15:14 — mike kraft

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson protected monkeys from infection in a new study. It is the second vaccine candidate to show promising results in monkeys this week.

The company recently began a clinical trial in Europe and the United States to test its vaccine in people. It is one of more than 30 human trials for coronavirus vaccines underway across the world. But until these trials are complete — which will probably take several months — the monkey data offers the best clues to whether the vaccines will work.

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Scientists Worry About Political Influence Over Coronavirus Vaccine Project

Mon, 2020-08-03 09:34 — mike kraft

 

In April, with hospitals overwhelmed and much of the United States in lockdown, the Department of Health and Human Services produced a presentation for the White House arguing that rapid development of a coronavirus vaccine was the best hope to control the pandemic.

“DEADLINE: Enable broad access to the public by October 2020,” the first slide read, with the date in bold.

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Experts push for renewed efforts, new tack. to counter the virus

Sun, 2020-08-02 10:44 — mike kraft
Coronavirus threat rises across U.S.: ‘We just have to assume the monster is everywhere’ Sun Belt cases flatten, but the Midwest and many major cities see ominous trends. Joel Achenbach, Rachel Weiner, Chelsea Janes Washington Post
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Why Contact Tracing Is Failing in Many States.

Sat, 2020-08-01 11:31 — mike kraft

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Contact tracing, a cornerstone of the public health arsenal to tamp down the coronavirus across the world, has largely failed in the United States; the virus’s pervasiveness and major lags in testing have rendered the system almost pointless. In some regions, large swaths of the population have refused to participate or cannot even be located, further hampering health care workers.

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How Many People in the U.S. Are Hospitalized With COVID-19? Who Knows?

Sat, 2020-08-01 11:06 — mike kraft
How Many People in the U.S. Are Hospitalized With COVID-19? Who Knows? The Trump administration told hospitals to stop reporting data to the CDC, and report it to HHS instead. Vice President Mike Pence said the information would continue to be released publicly. It… ProPublica
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U.S. records over 25,000 coronavirus deaths in July

Sat, 2020-08-01 10:49 — mike kraft
U.S. records over 25,000 coronavirus deaths in July U.S. coronavirus deaths rose by over 25,000 in July and cases doubled in 19 states during the month, according to a Reuters tally, dealing a crushing blow to hopes of quickly reopening the economy. Christine Chan U.S.

(Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus deaths rose by over 25,000 in July and cases doubled in 19 states during the month, according to a Reuters tally, dealing a crushing blow to hopes of quickly reopening the economy.

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CDC: Children might play 'important role' in spreading COVID-19

Fri, 2020-07-31 19:04 — mike kraft

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Virus wipes out 5 years of U.S economic growth

Fri, 2020-07-31 09:53 — mike kraft

The coronavirus pandemic’s toll on the nation’s economy became emphatically clearer Thursday as the government detailed the most devastating three-month collapse on record, which wiped away nearly five years of growth.

Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced, fell 9.5 percent in the second quarter of the year as consumers cut back spending, businesses pared investments and global trade dried up, the Commerce Department said.

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