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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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Over 900 Health Workers Have Died of COVID-19. And the Toll Is Rising.

Tue, 2020-08-11 16:32 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Over 900 Health Workers Have Died of COVID-19. And the Toll Is Rising. KHN and The Guardian unveil an interactive database documenting front-line health care worker deaths. The majority of them are people of color — and nurses face the highest toll. Terry Byrne Kaiser Health News

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How Covid Sends Some Bodies to War With Themselves

Tue, 2020-08-11 11:39 — mike kraft

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Moderna's clinical trial numbers show there's 'no way' Trump can have a vaccine by Election Day

Mon, 2020-08-10 19:33 — mike kraft

Moderna's clinical trial numbers show there's 'no way' Trump can have a vaccine by Election Day Contrary to his predictions, President Trump won't have a coronavirus vaccine ready by Election Day, vaccine experts tell CNN after reviewing data from Moderna, the first company to begin its Phase 3 clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent CNN

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Trump considering blocking Americans from returning to the U.S. if they’re suspected of having the coronavirus.

Mon, 2020-08-10 19:02 — mike kraft

President Trump is considering new immigration regulations that would allow border officials to temporarily block American citizens and legal permanent residents from returning to the United States from abroad if authorities believe they may be infected with the coronavirus.

In recent months, Mr. Trump has imposed sweeping rules that ban entry by foreigners into the United States, citing the risk of allowing the virus to spread from hot spots abroad. But those rules have exempted two categories of people attempting to return: American citizens and non-citizens who have already established legal residence.

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths drop for first time in four weeks--Reuters

Mon, 2020-08-10 17:45 — mike kraft

U.S. COVID-19 deaths drop for first time in four weeks The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 fell 16% to about 7,200 people last week, the first decline in deaths after four weeks of increases, according to a Reuters tally of state and county reports. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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opinion: NIH 'Shark Tank' on track to produce quick, inexpensive COVID-19 tests by fall: Senators

Mon, 2020-08-10 11:54 — mike kraft

NIH 'Shark Tank' on track to produce quick, inexpensive COVID-19 tests by fall: Senators While we wait for vaccines and treatments, testing is critical to containing COVID-19 and helping people safely return to school, work and eating out. Lamar Alexander and Roy Blunt USA TODAY

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ANALYSIS A Taiwan health official tried to warn the world about the novel coronavirus. The U.S. didn’t listen.

Mon, 2020-08-10 11:25 — mike kraft

A Taiwan health official tried to warn the world about the novel coronavirus. The U.S. didn’t listen. As Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar visits, here’s what the United States could learn from Taiwan’s response. Emily Rauhala Washington Post

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CanSino to start Phase III trial of COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia

Mon, 2020-08-10 10:35 — mike kraft

CanSino to start Phase III trial of COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Saudi Arabia will soon begin Phase III clinical trials on around 5,000 people for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's CanSino Biologics Inc, a Saudi health ministry spokesman said on Sunday. Reuters Editorial U.S.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will soon begin Phase III clinical trials on around 5,000 people for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s CanSino Biologics Inc, a Saudi health ministry spokesman said on Sunday.

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