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The mission of the Global Health Working Group is to explore and improve current and emerging states of health and human security worldwide.

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ANALYSIS: How Melbourne, Australia, eradicated Covid-19

Sat, 2020-12-05 19:59 — mike kraft

How Melbourne eradicated Covid-19 Life is almost back to normal in Melbourne, Australia. Here’s how they did it. Dylan Scott Vox

In July and August, the Australian state of Victoria was going through a second Covid-19 wave. Local leaders set an improbable goal in the face of that challenge. They didn’t want to just get their Covid-19 numbers down. They wanted to eliminate the virus entirely.

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Asia Has Beaten Back Each Wave of COVID-19. But This Surge Could Be Different

Sat, 2020-12-05 19:45 — mike kraft

Asia Has Beaten Back Each Wave of COVID-19. But This Surge Could Be Different Coronavirus fatigue, cold weather and government reluctance will make this wave harder to quash YahooNews

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CDC: How to mitigate COVID-19 transmission in densely populated areas globally

Sat, 2020-12-05 14:21 — mike kraft

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) CDC provides credible COVID-19 health information to the U.S. CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

High-density urban areas may face challenges implementing COVID-19 mitigation measures due to space limitations within and between households and limited water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure.

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COVID-19: Saturday's overview of developments world wide

Sat, 2020-12-05 13:07 — mike kraft

The Latest: National Guard helps at Idaho urgent-care clinic BOISE, Idaho — National Guard troops are directing people outside a Boise urgent-care clinic revamped into a facility for coronavirus patients. Health officials say Idaho’s attempt to hold... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON — Coronavirus infections continue to spread at record levels in the United States, reaching a new daily high of nearly 228,000 cases on Friday.

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WHO set to approve a COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020—increasing hopes for equitable access

Sat, 2020-12-05 11:56 — mike kraft

WHO set to approve a COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020—increasing hopes for equitable access The U.K.’s vaccine approval triggered a global domino effect. Now the WHO and humanitarian organizations are racing to ensure fair access. Science

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Coronavirus Virus becomes leading cause of death in US

Fri, 2020-12-04 19:35 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: San Francisco Bay Area issues stay-at-home order; vaccine doesn't mean virus is over, WHO warns The U.S. just saw its deadliest day, again. President-elect Biden plans to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days. Latest COVID-19 news. YahooNews

The coronavirus is quickly becoming one of the leading causes of death in the United States, experts say.

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Increased Intensity Of PCR Testing Reduced COVID-19 Transmission Within Countries During The First Pandemic Wave

Fri, 2020-12-04 19:22 — mike kraft

No medication has proven effective in slowing transmission of the novel coronaviru

s (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Lacking a v

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African malaria deaths set to dwarf covid-19 fatalities as pandemic hits control efforts, WHO warns

Fri, 2020-12-04 12:39 — mike kraft

African malaria deaths set to dwarf covid-19 fatalities as pandemic hits control efforts, WHO warns Excess malaria deaths caused by pandemic driven shortfalls in prevention and treatment efforts will probably dwarf direct deaths from covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization has warned. Progress against malaria—dramatic in the first decade of this century—had already stalled since 2016 as foreign donors drifted away. But 2020 is likely to be the first year in decades to see an increase in deaths, WHO warned in its 2020 World Malaria Report.1 About 1.5 billion malaria cases and 7.6 million deaths have been averted since 2000, WHO estimates.

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Spit in a Tube and Mail It In: A New Frontier in Coronavirus Testing

Fri, 2020-12-04 11:04 — mike kraft

FULLERTON, Calif. — The post-Thanksgiving rush for coronavirus testing is on: Pharmacies in the Southern California suburbs are advising customers lucky enough to score appointments that it could be four days before they receive results. In Chelsea, Mass., a line of people who hoped for testing, pelted by rain and wind, strung along an entire block early this week. In Atlanta, people have idled in cars, sometimes for hours, to get swabbed at drive-throughs.

Testing has long been one of the keys to controlling the spread of a virus that with the onset of winter is entering its most dangerous phase. Yet even as cases per capita have rocketed, securing a test has become enough of an ordeal that many people have been dissuaded from even trying.

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