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Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine - Bloomberg

Tue, 2020-09-08 09:02 — mdmcdonald

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-08/drugmakers-join-to-pledge-no-safety-shortcuts-for-covid-vaccine

Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine

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For Long-Haulers, Covid-19 Takes a Toll on Mind as Well as Body

Mon, 2020-09-07 19:34 — mike kraft

...Early on in the pandemic, a pervasive myth among patients and some health authorities was the idea that Covid-19 was a short-term illness. Only in recent months has more attention been given to long-haulers. In online support groups like Body Politic and Survivor Corps, long-haulers have produced informal surveys and reports to study their course of illness.

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The Summer of COVID-19 ends with health officials worried

Mon, 2020-09-07 19:21 — mike kraft

The Summer of COVID-19 ends with health officials worried The Lost Summer of 2020 drew to a close Monday with many big Labor Day gatherings canceled across the U.S. and health authorities pleading with people to keep their distance from others so as not to cause another coronavirus surge like the one that followed Memorial Day. Downtown Atlanta was quiet as YahooNews

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WHO new graphics on the world wide spread of COVID-19

Mon, 2020-09-07 19:01 — mike kraft

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New graphics from the World Health Organization illustrate how much worse the coronavirus pandemic is in the Americas compared to other regions of the world.

The US has more cases and more deaths than any other country, with Brazil coming in for a close second.

New graphics from the World Health Organization illustrate how much worse the coronavirus pandemic is in the Americas compared to other regions of the world.

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Australia OKs funding for two potential vaccines

Mon, 2020-09-07 10:59 — mike kraft

The Latest: Australia OKs funding for two potential vaccines CANBERRA, Australia — Australia announced on Monday it had struck supply and production agreements with pharmaceutical companies worth 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.2 billion) over two... AP NEWS

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia announced on Monday it had struck supply and production agreements with pharmaceutical companies worth 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.2 billion) over two potential COVID-19 vaccines.

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Coronavirus rising in 22 U.S. states

Mon, 2020-09-07 10:49 — mike kraft

Coronavirus rising in 22 U.S. states Coronavirus cases are rising in 22 of the 50 U.S. states, according to a Reuters analysis, a worrisome trend on a Labor Day holiday weekend traditionally filled with family gatherings and parties to mark the end of summer. Lisa Shumaker U.S.

(Reuters) - Coronavirus cases are rising in 22 of the 50 U.S. states, according to a Reuters analysis, a worrisome trend on a Labor Day holiday weekend traditionally filled with family gatherings and parties to mark the end of summer.

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Covid-19's 'serious, long-term impact' can improve with time, early evidence suggests

Mon, 2020-09-07 10:26 — mike kraft

Covid-19's 'serious, long-term impact' can improve with time, early evidence suggests Covid-19 can have lasting impacts on the body, but there is hope that patients can not only recover over time, but can do so more quickly with pulmonary rehabilitation, preliminary research suggests. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Once again, U.S. at pandemic crossroads

Mon, 2020-09-07 10:14 — mike kraft

Once again, U.S. at pandemic crossroads A brief opportunity to bring down the caseload before cold weather sets in may be squandered. Joanne Kenen POLITICO

The United States has a narrow window to force the coronavirus into a partial retreat before the one-two punch of school openings and colder weather brings a widely feared rebound.

It’s blowing it, again.

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First Famines of Coronavirus Era Are at World’s Doorstep, U.N. Warns

Sun, 2020-09-06 11:03 — mike kraft

The first famines of the coronavirus era could soon hit four chronically food-deprived conflict areas — Yemen, South Sudan, northeast Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo — the top humanitarian official of the United Nations has warned.

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