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The controversy over rapid coronavirus tests: a guide

Tue, 2021-02-09 13:01 — mike kraft

Rapid coronavirus tests: a guide for the perplexed Scientists still debate whether millions of cheap, fast diagnostic kits will help control the pandemic. Here’s why. Giorgia Guglielmi nature

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Study measures reductions in coronavirus transmissions by vaccinated persons--Israeli lab

Tue, 2021-02-09 12:38 — mike kraft

Vaccinated people less likely to transmit coronavirus, Israeli study suggests Nation's largest testing lab publishes research showing older group's viral load fell compared to younger cohort once most Israelis 60+ had received Pfizer-BioNTech shot timesofisrael

Israel’s largest COVID-19 testing lab says it has found evidence indicating that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine significantly reduces the transmissibility of the coronavirus, offering a tentative answer to one of the world’s most burning questions.

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WHO team says COVID-19 likely originated in bats, rules out labatory leak

Tue, 2021-02-09 11:08 — mike kraft

COVID may have taken 'convoluted path' to Wuhan, WHO team leader says The head of a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of COVID-19 said bats remain a likely source and that transmission of the virus via frozen food is a possibility that warrants further investigation, but he ruled out a lab leak. Josh Horwitz, David Stanway U.S.

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UPDATE: Global health suggest AstraZeneca vaccine alarm from South Africa study was premature.rings alarm

Mon, 2021-02-08 17:56 — mike kraft

Global health officials back AstraZeneca vaccine after South Africa study rings alarm Health officials around the world gave their backing to the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, after a study showing it had little effect against mild disease caused by the variant now spreading quickly in South Africa rang global alarm. John Revill U.S.

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ONLINE EVENT: CSIS --A GLobal Approach to COVID-19 vaccination, CSIS Wednesday, 1 PM EST

Mon, 2021-02-08 14:41 — mike kraft

Online Event: A Global Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination Ask Live Questions Here The event will be webcast live from this page. As the world moves into the second year of the novel coronavirus pandemic, several different vaccine candidates have been

Online Event: A Global Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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CHINA: Third vaccines 66% effective; no new local infections reported .

Mon, 2021-02-08 13:16 — mike kraft

Third Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Was 66% Effective in Late-Stage Study The early clinical trial results potentially give China a third effective vaccine candidate in fighting the pandemic. Chao Deng WSJ

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Congo facing new Ebola outbreak in eastern region

Mon, 2021-02-08 10:40 — mike kraft

Congo working to stop new Ebola outbreak in country's east BENI, Congo (AP) — Health officials in Congo confirmed another Ebola outbreak in the country’s east on Sunday, the fourth in less than three years. On February 3, a woman died in Butembo town in... AP NEWS

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South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine drive following small clinical trial

Sun, 2021-02-07 21:56 — mike kraft

South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine drive JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has suspended plans to inoculate its front-line health care workers with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after a small clinical trial suggested that it isn't... AP NEWS

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Overview of What scientists know about variants and Covid-19 vaccines

Sun, 2021-02-07 12:42 — mike kraft

What scientists know about the new variants and the Covid-19 vaccines When it comes to the new variants and the Covid-19 vaccines, some of the news is very good. But some is potentially very bad indeed. Andrew Joseph STAT

here is now real evidence that at least one coronavirus variant seems to elude some of the power of Covid-19 vaccines. What, exactly, that means for the pandemic is still being sussed out.

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