COVID-19

Countries battle rising virus cases as WHO sees 'exponential' rise

Sat, 2020-10-24 10:17 — mike kraft

Countries battle rising virus cases as WHO sees 'exponential' rise Grim data highlighted the struggle for authorities around the world to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control Saturday, as the US reported 80,000 infections in a single day, France extended a curfew to two-thirds of citizens and Germany's death toll passed 10,000. YahooNews

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Wikipedia and W.H.O. Join to Combat Covid Misinformation

Fri, 2020-10-23 19:57 — mike kraft

As part of efforts to stop the spread of false information about the coronavirus pandemic, Wikipedia and the World Health Organization announced a collaboration on Thursday: The health agency will grant the online encyclopedia free use of its published information, graphics and videos.

The collaboration is the first between Wikipedia and a health agency.

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America hits highest daily number of coronavirus cases since pandemic began

Fri, 2020-10-23 19:17 — mike kraft

America is poised to enter into its worst stretch yet of the pandemic Hospitalizations are rising so quickly many facilities in the Midwest have already become overwhelmed. And the number of deaths nationally has crested above 1,000 in recent days. William Wan, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post

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Next up in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine: Testing shots in kids

Fri, 2020-10-23 12:26 — mike kraft

Next up in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine: Testing shots in kids The global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for kids is only just beginning — a lagging start that has some U.S. pediatricians worried they may not know if any shots work for young children in time for... AP NEWS

The global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for kids is only just beginning — a lagging start that has some U.S. pediatricians worried they may not know if any shots work for young children in time for the next school year.

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Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say

Fri, 2020-10-23 12:09 — mike kraft

Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say Months into the school year, school reopenings across the United States remain a patchwork of plans: in-person, remote and hybrid; masked and not; socially distanced and not. But amid this jumble, one clear pattern is emerging.So far, schools do not seem to be stoking community transmission of the coronavirus YahooNews

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REPORT: As Covid-19 spreads shortages of staple drugs may worsen

Fri, 2020-10-23 11:44 — mike kraft

As Covid-19 intensifies, shortages of staple drugs may grow worse A new report finds there may be sustained shortages of medicines needed to combat Covid-19 and other conditions. Ed Silverman STAT

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Universal mask use could save 130,000 U.S. lives by the end of February, new modeling study says

Fri, 2020-10-23 11:11 — mike kraft

Study: Universal mask use could save 130,000 lives by February - STAT “Expanding mask use is one of the easy wins for the United States," said the lead author of the new study. Eric Boodman STAT

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Europe: COVID-19 crisis prompts international airlift --Netherlands to Germany

Fri, 2020-10-23 10:36 — mike kraft

Dutch hospital airlifts patients to Germany amid virus surge ALMERE, Netherlands (AP) — A bright yellow helicopter rose into a blue sky Friday carrying a COVID-19 patient from the Netherlands to a German intensive care unit, the first such international... AP NEWS

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Blood plasma showed no benefit in Covid-19 patients in trial — a finding that could re-energize debate

Fri, 2020-10-23 09:54 — mike kraft

Blood plasma showed no benefit in Covid-19 patients in trial The findings, published in BMJ, could re-energize the debate over whether blood plasma is an effective treatment for the disease. Damian Garde STAT

Infusing hospitalized Covid-19 patients with blood plasma from people who recovered from the disease had no effect on whether patients got sicker or died, according to the first completed randomized trial of the treatments.

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