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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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Researchers tout COVID-19 testing efficacy innovation

Wed, 2020-10-07 15:18 — mike kraft

Researchers tout COVID-19 testing efficacy innovation - Homeland Preparedness News National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers maintain they have developed a means of increasing primary SARS-CoV-2 virus testing sensitivity to help identify those who are asymptomatic. Findings published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry outlined a mathematical technique for … Read More » Douglas Clark Homeland Preparedness News

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Abbott says new data shows rapid COVID-19 test used at White House is highly accurate

Wed, 2020-10-07 13:45 — mike kraft

Abbott says new data shows rapid COVID-19 test used at White House is highly accurate Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday released early data from a study on the accuracy of its ID NOW COVID-19 test, which is used in the White House, that could help alleviate concerns the diagnostic frequently fails to detect the virus. Manojna Maddipatla, Carl O’Donnell U.S.

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More people have died from Covid-19 than in the past 5 flu seasons combined. And coronavirus is much more contagious

Wed, 2020-10-07 11:56 — mike kraft

More people have died from Covid-19 than in the past 5 flu seasons combined Coronavirus isn't just deadlier than the flu -- it's also more contagious. These illustrations show why. Story by Holly Yan, CNN Animations by Jessi Esparza, CNN CNN

(CNN)Once again, misleading comparisons between the flu and Covid-19 caught widespread attention across the internet.

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INVESTIGATION: US medical supply chains failed, and COVID deaths followed --AP

Wed, 2020-10-07 11:47 — mike kraft

US medical supply chains failed, and COVID deaths followed Nurse Sandra Oldfield’s patient didn’t have the usual symptoms of COVID-19 — yet. But then he tested positive for the virus, and it was clear that Oldfield — a veteran, 53-year-old caregiver — had... AP NEWS

... From the very moment the pandemic reached America’s shores, the country was unprepared. Hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities didn’t have the masks and equipment needed to protect their workers. Some got sick and spread the virus. Some died.

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STUDY: Adult patients suffering complains 2 months after non-critical COVID-19 bouts

Tue, 2020-10-06 17:45 — mike kraft

https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(20)30606-6/fulltext

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Updates: White House approves FDA coronavirus vaccine standards it tried to derail

Tue, 2020-10-06 17:09 — mike kraft

Live updates: Senior military officials quarantining after Coast Guard admiral tests positive for covid-19 The FDA's guidelines would have made it almost impossible for a vaccine to be cleared before Election Day, as Trump has promised. Teo Armus, Jennifer Hassan, Adam Taylor, Lateshia Beachum, Paulina Villegas, Hannah Denham Washington Post

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EU reviewing Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in real time

Tue, 2020-10-06 09:55 — mike kraft

EU reviewing Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in real time The European health regulator is reviewing a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer <PFE.N> and BioNTech <22UAy.F> in real time, days after launching a similar assessment process for AstraZeneca's <AZN.L> vaccine. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Moderna vaccine trial contractors fail to enroll enough minorities, prompting slowdown

Tue, 2020-10-06 09:48 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Moderna vaccine trial contractors fail to enroll enough minorities, prompting slowdown Private contractors hired by Moderna Inc to recruit volunteers for its coronavirus vaccine trial failed to enroll enough Black, Latino and Native American participants to determine how well the vaccine works in these populations, company executives and vaccine researchers... Julie Steenhuysen U.S.

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White House Blocks New Coronavirus Vaccine Guidelines

Mon, 2020-10-05 20:12 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — Top White House officials are blocking strict new federal guidelines for the emergency release of a coronavirus vaccine, objecting to a provision that would almost certainly guarantee that no vaccine could be authorized before the election on Nov. 3, according to people familiar with the approval process.

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