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Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe

Wed, 2020-11-11 11:27 — mike kraft

Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don’t travel. If you must gather, do it... AP NEWS

A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don’t travel. If you must gather, do it outdoors. ..

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Most States Aren’t Ready to Distribute the Leading COVID-19 Vaccine

Wed, 2020-11-11 10:40 — mike kraft

Most States Aren’t Ready to Distribute the Leading COVID-19 Vaccine A review of state distribution plans reveals that officials don’t know how they’ll deal with the difficult storage and transport requirements of Pfizer’s vaccine, especially in the rural areas… Isaac Arnsdorf,Ryan Gabrielson,Caroline Chen ProPublica

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CDC now says masks protect both the wearers and those around them from Covid-19

Wed, 2020-11-11 10:27 — mike kraft

CDC says masks protect wearers from Covid-19 Wearing a mask can help protect you, not just those around you, from coronavirus transmission, the CDC said in new guidance Tuesday. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN CNN

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Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of pandemic in private

Wed, 2020-11-11 10:12 — mike kraft

Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of pandemic in private GENEVA (AP) — As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will... AP NEWS

GENEVA (AP) — As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will reverse a decision by Washington to leave the health agency.

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Nursing homes still see dangerously long waits for Covid-19 test results

Wed, 2020-11-11 09:59 — mike kraft

Nursing homes still see dangerously long waits for Covid-19 test results Nursing homes are still taking days to get back Covid-19 test results as many shun the Trump administration's central strategy to limit the spread of the virus among old and sick Americans. Rachana Pradhan, Jordan Rau and Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News CNN

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Restaurants and gyms were spring ‘superspreader’ sites. Occupancy limits could control Covid, new study predicts

Tue, 2020-11-10 18:43 — mike kraft

Restaurants and gyms were spring ‘superspreader’ sites - STAT Using cellphone data, researchers have identified the indoor public places most responsible for the spread of Covid-19 in the spring. Elizabeth Cooney STAT

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STUDY:Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis

Tue, 2020-11-10 12:00 — mike kraft

Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis Assessing whether long-term exposure to air pollution increases the severity of COVID-19 health outcomes, including death, is an important public health objective. Limitations in COVID-19 data availability and quality remain obstacles to conducting conclusive studies on this topic. At present, publicly available COVID-19 outcome data for representative populations are available only as area-level counts. Therefore, studies of long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 outcomes using these data must use an ecological regression analysis, which precludes controlling for individual-level COVID-19 risk factors.

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How to spot good Covid-19 vaccine trials results when you see them

Tue, 2020-11-10 11:24 — mike kraft

How to spot good results from Covid-19 vaccine trials - STAT It doesn't take an epidemiologist to evaluate vaccine trial results. Answers to just a handful of questions can help anyone do this. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Surging. Where Are Hospitals Reaching Capacity?

Tue, 2020-11-10 09:44 — mike kraft

Throughout the U.S., hospitals and health care workers are tracking the skyrocketing number of new coronavirus cases in their communities and bracing for a flood of patients to come in the wake of those infections. Already, seriously ill COVID-19 patients are starting to fill up hospital beds at unsustainable rates.

U.S. hospitalizations overall have nearly doubled since late September. As of Monday more than 56,000 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized around the country, approaching the highs of the midsummer and spring surges.

Throughout the U.S., hospitals and health care workers are tracking the skyrocketing number of new coronavirus cases in their communities and bracing for a flood of patients to come in the wake of those infections. Already, seriously ill COVID-19 patients are starting to fill up hospital beds at unsustainable rates.

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