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Masks and other health practices will still be needed for a while after vaccines--paper by Dr Fauci and colleagues

Tue, 2020-10-27 21:04 — mike kraft

Preventing the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 With Masks and Other “Low-tech” Interventions In this Viewpoint, Anthony Fauci and colleagues at NIAID emphasize the continued importance of low-tech public health practices, such as wearing masks, limiting large gatherings, hand washing, and physical distancing, to help control the COVID-19 pandemic even after safe and effective vaccines... JAMA_current

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Virus pushes twin cities El Paso and Juarez to the brink

Tue, 2020-10-27 20:43 — mike kraft

Virus pushes twin cities El Paso and Juarez to the brink A record surge in coronavirus cases is pushing hospitals to the brink in the border cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, confronting health officials in Texas and Mexico with twin disasters in the... AP NEWS

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Italy, resisting another coronavirus lockdown, shows peril of piecemeal restrictions

Tue, 2020-10-27 10:26 — mike kraft

Italy, resisting another coronavirus lockdown, shows peril of piecemeal restrictions The country has instituted new restrictions four times this month. But infections are soaring. Chico Harlan, Stefano Pitrelli Washington Post

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Europe swept by COVID wave amid anger at new curbs

Tue, 2020-10-27 10:16 — mike kraft

Europe swept by COVID wave amid anger at new curbs European governments prepared on Tuesday to introduce new restrictions to try to curb a growing surge of coronavirus infections and provide economic balm to help businesses survive the pandemic. Crispian Balmer U.S.

ROME (Reuters) - European governments prepared on Tuesday to introduce new restrictions to try to curb a growing surge of coronavirus infections and provide economic balm to help businesses survive the pandemic.

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Roundup: Kansas study finds that counties with mask mandates have half the rate of new infections

Mon, 2020-10-26 19:31 — mike kraft

Covid-19 Live Updates: Eli Lilly Says Its Antibody Treatment Does Not Work on Hospitalized Virus Patients El Paso enacts a curfew as hospitalizations spike. The surge in Europe spurs Spain and Italy to extend restrictions in the hope of avoiding nationwide lockdowns. nytimes

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Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response among old as well as young adults

Mon, 2020-10-26 12:26 — mike kraft

Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response among old as well as young adults One of the world's leading COVID-19 experimental vaccines produces an immune response in both young and old adults, raising hopes of a path out of the gloom and economic destruction wrought by the novel coronavirus. Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Kelland, Kate Holton U.S.

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Full hospitals, talk of rationing care: New wave of coronavirus cases strains resources

Mon, 2020-10-26 10:14 — mike kraft

Full hospitals, talk of rationing care: New wave of coronavirus cases strains resources New reported infections nationwide surpassed 80,000 for the first time ever Friday and again Saturday, as hospitalizations push past 40,000 and daily death tolls begin to climb. Hannah Knowles, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post

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FDA shows signs of cold feet over emergency authorization of Covid-19 vaccines

Sun, 2020-10-25 11:23 — mike kraft

FDA shows concern over emergency authorization of Covid-19 vaccines The ageny may be exploring the idea of using expanded access — a more limiting program — in the early days of Covid vaccine rollouts. Helen Branswell STAT

There are serious signs the Food and Drug Administration is getting cold feet over the notion of issuing emergency use authorizations to allow for the widespread early deployment of Covid-19 vaccines.

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White House chief of staff: 'We are not going to control the pandemic'

Sun, 2020-10-25 11:07 — mike kraft

White House chief of staff: 'We are not going to control the pandemic' White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the US is "not going to control" the coronavirus pandemic, as cases surge across the country and nearly 225,000 Americans have died from the virus. Devan Cole, CNN CNN

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CDC guidelines for voting safely amid the Covid-10 pandemic

Sat, 2020-10-24 12:12 — mike kraft

Early voting has already generated long, long lines in many states, and with the November election just 11 days away, many states and cities have imposed safety measures to protect voters and poll workers from exposure to the coronavirus.

But polling places still have the potential to become “mass gathering events,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in an advisory released on Friday, adding that measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 could be improved.

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