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China stepping up virus testing on imported food packaging

Wed, 2020-11-25 10:27 — mike kraft

China stepping up virus testing on imported food packaging China is stepping up virus inspections on imported food packaging as cooler weather brings new waves of coronavirus infections in several overseas countries, Chinese officials said... AP NEWS

China is stepping up virus inspections on imported food packaging as cooler weather brings new waves of coronavirus infections in several overseas countries, Chinese officials said Wednesday.

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How Do We Stop This Surge? Here's What Experts Say Could Help

Wed, 2020-11-25 10:11 — mike kraft

How Do We Stop This Surge? Here's What Experts Say Could Help The U.S. added more than 1 million cases in the past week. More than 85,000 people are hospitalized. Some states may have no choice but to lock down again. Others are trying a targeted approach. NPR.org

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Efforts to slow down the surge may be too little, too late

Wed, 2020-11-25 10:02 — mike kraft

Officials tell public to stay home. Is anyone listening? Governors, mayors impose dozens of new coronavirus restrictions that experts say may be too little, too late. Joel Achenbach, Ben Guarino Washington Post

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Coronavirus: International, U.S. Roundup

Wed, 2020-11-25 09:50 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-11-25-20-intl/index.html

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Crisis Standards of Care: Lessons from New York City Hospitals’ COVID-19 Experience

Tue, 2020-11-24 20:30 — mike kraft

Crisis Standards of Care: Lessons from NYC Hospitals’ COVID-19 Expc The purpose was to convene a forum in which physicians from a hospitals across NYC could frankly discuss their experiences with implementation of CSC Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

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OPINION: Reporting a worker’s hospitalization within 24 hours of a workplace incident is appropriate for traumatic injuries such as falling off a roof, but it makes no sense for Covid-19. It is generally impossible to identify the precise moment someone i

Tue, 2020-11-24 13:19 — mike kraft

'Absurd reinterpretation' of OSHA rule about workers and Covid-19 - STAT OSHA is telling employers to report workers hospitalized for Covid-19 only if it happens within 24 hours of workplace exposure to the virus. Patrick Skerrett STAT

Workplace exposures continue to be a major driver of the coronavirus pandemic, something that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should be on top of. But a reinterpretation of a reporting rule is making that all but impossible.

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New Study: Why Coronavirus vaccines face trust gap in Black and Latino communities

Tue, 2020-11-24 13:07 — mike kraft

Coronavirus vaccines face trust gap in Black and Latino communities, study finds Other recent studies have also pointed to vaccine hesitancy in communities of color, but Monday’s survey delved deeper into the reasons, polling respondents on a spectrum of questions to get at the roots of their distrust. William Wan Washington Post

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OP-ED :Covid-19 Data Is a Mess. We Need a Way to Make Sense of It.

Tue, 2020-11-24 10:39 — mike kraft

The United States is more than eight months into the pandemic and people are back waiting in long lines to be tested as coronavirus infections surge again. And yet there is still no federal standard to ensure testing results are being uniformly reported. Without uniform results, it is impossible to track cases accurately or respond effectively.

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