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Biden administration plans coronavirus testing strategy

Sun, 2021-03-07 18:27 — mike kraft

Biden team plots the country’s first national Covid testing strategy The widespread testing envisioned by the Biden program is sorely needed to help bring the pandemic to an end. YahooNews

The Biden administration is preparing to launch the first of several Covid-19 testing hubs to coordinate and oversee a $650 million expansion of testing in K-8 schools and congregate settings like homeless shelters.

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More people are dropping their hesitancy to take Covid-19 vaccines.

Sat, 2021-03-06 14:56 — mike kraft

Amount of people hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine dropping rapidly The release of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine and its partnership with Merck means that President Joe Biden expects the US to have enough Covid-19 vaccines delivered to cover every adult by the end of May. Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN CNN

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Merck says antiviral drug molnupiravir shows quicker reduction in covid-19 infections

Sat, 2021-03-06 13:56 — mike kraft

Merck says study shows COVID-19 drug causes quick reduction in virus U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Saturday the experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir it is developing with Ridgeback Bio showed a quicker reduction in infectious virus in its phase 2a study among participants with early COVID-19. Reuters Staff U.S.

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NY official confirm that they altered figures of Covid nursing home deaths.

Fri, 2021-03-05 17:09 — mike kraft

NY officials removed fuller tally of nursing home deaths NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's health department confirmed reports late Thursday that members of his COVID-19 task force altered a state Health Department report to omit the full number of... AP NEWS

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Vaccination could allow US to reach herd immunity by late summer-- CNN analysis

Fri, 2021-03-05 16:58 — mike kraft

Coronavirus update: Latest vaccine and world news The coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Meanwhile, vaccinations have already started in some countries as cases continue to rise. Follow here for the latest. By <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a> and <a href="/profiles/brett-mckeehan">Brett McKeehan</a>, CNN CNN

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Statistics on Outcomes and Mortality Among Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 at US Medical Centers

Fri, 2021-03-05 16:38 — mike kraft

Outcomes and Mortality Among Adults With COVID-19 at US Medical Centers This cohort study assesses characteristics and outcomes among adults hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at US medical centers as well as COVID-19–related mortality over the initial 6 months of the pandemic.

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High summer heat in some neighborhoods adds to COVID risks

Fri, 2021-03-05 15:59 — mike kraft

A complicating factor in combating Covid hot spots: Heat Heat, environmental problems and the pandemic concentrate in certain neighborhoods. Here’s a new idea for what to do about it. POLITICO

Last summer, just as cases of Covid-19 began to surge in Southern California, so did the heat.

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study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says

Fri, 2021-03-05 11:18 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, variant, a source with knowledge of the study told Reuters on Friday. Rodrigo Viga Gaier U.S.

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Despite push to reopen schools, teacher vaccinations are not being tracked

Fri, 2021-03-05 09:52 — mike kraft

Teacher vaccinations go untracked amid school reopening push The national rush to vaccinate teachers in hopes of soon reopening pandemic-shuttered schools is running into one basic problem: Almost no one knows how many are getting the shots, or refusing to get them. States and many districts have not been keeping track of school employee vaccinations, even as the U.S. prioritizes teachers nationwide.

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Fever scanners used to check temperatures to fight covid can be wildly inaccurate, researchers find

Fri, 2021-03-05 09:43 — mike kraft

Those fever scanners that everyone is using to fight covid can be wildly inaccurate, researchers find A flood of thermal scanners hit the market last year. But researchers say many of the devices use software that can make a feverish person appear perfectly well. Drew Harwell Washington Post

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