COVID-19

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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White House testing czar promotes mask wearing, social distancing: 'Testing alone will never solve this issue'

Sun, 2020-11-29 12:20 — mike kraft

White House testing czar promotes mask wearing, social distancing: White House testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir promoted mask wearing and social distancing on Sunday, saying that “testing alone will never solve this issue.” Justine Coleman TheHill

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Europe's Christmas dilemma: risk empty chairs next year?

Sun, 2020-11-29 12:09 — mike kraft

Europe's Christmas dilemma: risk empty chairs next year? BRUSSELS (AP) — Please leave a chair empty at this year's family Christmas dinner as a precaution, or face the possibility of having that chair empty forever. That's the stark dilemma... AP NEWS

BRUSSELS (AP) — Please leave a chair empty at this year’s family Christmas dinner as a precaution, or face the possibility of having that chair empty forever.

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Time to Upgrade Your Mask?

Sun, 2020-11-29 11:15 — mike kraft

Is it time to upgrade your mask?

By now most of us have settled on a preferred cloth mask to protect ourselves and others from coronavirus. But new research shows that a few simple upgrades in fabric, filters and fit are likely to provide even more protection.

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In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020. And women have been impacted most

Sun, 2020-11-29 10:58 — mike kraft

In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020 More people died from suicide in Japan in October than succumbed to Covid-19 all year. And more women are taking their own lives, as they lose part-time work and take on the bulk of family responsibilities at home. Selina Wang, Rebecca Wright and Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN CNN

... Experts have warned that the pandemic could lead to a mental health crisis. Mass unemployment, social isolation, and anxiety are taking their toll on people globally.

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Asia Roundup of COVID-19 developments -_AP

Sun, 2020-11-29 10:51 — mike kraft

Asia Today: Cambodia tracks contacts after family infected PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian officials say a family of six and another man tested positive for the coronavirus in a rare case of local infection, and Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed... AP NEWS

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Fears of coronavirus jump intensify in Thanksgiving’s aftermath

Sun, 2020-11-29 10:40 — mike kraft

Fears of coronavirus jump intensify in Thanksgiving’s aftermath Across the country, officials and health experts are bracing for “a surge on top of a surge.” Sarah Kaplan Washington Post

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With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid

Sat, 2020-11-28 18:14 — mike kraft

With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get pandemic relief to small-business owners, the unemployed, renters and others whose... AP NEWS

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Covid Overload: U.S. Hospitals Are Running Out of Beds for Patients

Sat, 2020-11-28 10:15 — mike kraft

From New Mexico to Minnesota to Florida, hospitals are teeming with record numbers of Covid patients. Staff members at smaller hospitals have had to beg larger medical centers repeatedly to take one more, just one more patient, but many of the bigger hospitals have sharply limited the transfers they will accept, their own halls and wards overflowing.

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