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Remdesivir becomes first Covid-19 treatment to receive FDA approval

Fri, 2020-10-23 09:35 — mike kraft

Remdesivir becomes first Covid-19 treatment to receive FDA approval The US Food and Drug Administration has approved remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus infection, the drug's maker, Gilead Sciences, said Thursday. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

(CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration has approved remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus infection, the drug's maker, Gilead Sciences, said Thursday.

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Columbia University says that Trump could have avoided over 130,000 COVID-19 deaths with a more robust pandemic response

Fri, 2020-10-23 09:01 — mike kraft

'He has blood on his hands': Columbia University study shows that Trump could have avoided over 130,000 COVID-19 deaths with a more robust pandemic response "The U.S. should have – and could have – done better to protect the nation," researchers wrote in the study. Oma Seddiq Business Insider

Upwards of 130,000 coronavirus deaths were "avoidable" if President Donald Trump and his administration had acted sooner and implemented widespread public health precautions, according to a new Columbia University report released on Wednesday.

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Catching COVID From Surfaces Risk 'Very Small,' Expert Says

Wed, 2020-10-21 21:44 — mike kraft

Catching COVID From Surfaces Risk 'Very Small,' Expert Says Early in the pandemic, every touchable surface was suspect. Could the coronavirus find its way into our homes through the mail? Should we be wiping down our groceries? If there's coronavirus on my cardboard Amazon package, will it die after 24 hours? Forty-eight?But a new article in Wired says it's become apparent those fears are overblown, and there is "very little" chance of contracting COVID from surfaces.

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Volunteer in Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial dies, reportedly did not receive experimental vaccine

Wed, 2020-10-21 20:08 — mike kraft

Volunteer in Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial dies, reportedly did not receive experimental vaccine Oxford, AstraZeneca and Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency said the vaccine trial should continue. Terrence McCoy, Heloísa Traiano, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Latin America’s embrace of an unproven COVID treatment is hindering drug trials

Wed, 2020-10-21 19:51 — mike kraft

Latin America’s embrace of unproven COVID treatment hinders drug trials Unchecked ivermectin use in region is making it difficult to test anti-parasite drug’s effectiveness against the coronavirus. Emiliano Rodríguez Mega nature

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Experts: Don't count on mild flu season amid COVID-19

Wed, 2020-10-21 18:06 — mike kraft

Experts: Don't count on mild flu season amid COVID-19 "The message is be prepared for a bad flu season on top of a bad COVID season," says Edward Belongia, MD. CIDRAP

The Southern Hemisphere had a very light flu season in 2020, with Australia seeing only 315 cases over its winter, down 99.8% from the 130,000 cases seen in most years. But flu experts say that, while the low numbers could portend a similar scenario in the Northern Hemisphere, it would be a foolhardy not to prepare for high caseloads this winter.

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CDC redefines COVID-19 close contact, adds brief encounters

Wed, 2020-10-21 17:58 — mike kraft

CDC redefines COVID-19 close contact, adds brief encounters NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone with COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters. For months, the Centers for... AP NEWS

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone with COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters.

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HS: COVID-19 Is Increasing the Possibility of a Maritime Mass Migration Event to U.S.

Wed, 2020-10-21 11:53 — mike kraft

DHS: COVID-19 Is Increasing the Possibility of a Maritime Mass Migration Event to U.S. - Homeland Security Today Instability, crashing economies and hunger could drive a mass migration by sea from countries such as Haiti and Cuba, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Threat Assessment. Homeland Security Today

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Study on whether masks on plane flights cut risk of catching COVID-19

Wed, 2020-10-21 11:21 — mike kraft

Do Masks On Plane Flights Really Cut Your Risk Of Catching COVID-19? On an eight-hour Emirates flight, with mask-wearing enforced, a whopping 27 coronavirus-positive people boarded the plane in Dubai. Guess how many passengers got infected? NPR.org

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EU to link national COVID-19 tracing apps together

Wed, 2020-10-21 11:08 — mike kraft

EU to link national COVID-19 tracing apps together BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission on Monday launched an EU-wide system devised to link national COVID-19 tracing apps together in its latest effort to slow down the coronavirus... AP NEWS

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission on Monday launched an EU-wide system devised to link national COVID-19 tracing apps together in its latest effort to slow down the coronavirus pandemic.

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