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Update: U.S. averages more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths for ninth day in a row

Tue, 2020-08-04 21:33 — mike kraft

Live updates: U.S. averages more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths for ninth day in a row The U.S. coronavirus death toll has surpassed 153,000. President Trump said the grim tally “is what it is,” during an interview with “Axios on HBO.” Antonia Farzan, Jennifer Hassan, Lateshia Beachum, Miriam Berger, Kim Bellware, John Wagner, Hamza Shaban, Reis Thebault, Hannah Knowles Washington Post

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Poll: Number of Americans who plan to get vaccinated falls to 42% — a new low

Tue, 2020-08-04 19:14 — mike kraft

So far, most of the conversation about COVID-19 vaccines has focused on the question of whether researchers can develop an effective vaccine in record time.

But maybe we should start asking another question as well: Will enough Americans actually get the vaccine for it to be effective?

“It’s not a vaccine that will save us,” says Harvard Global Health Institute director Ashish Jha. “It’s vaccination.”

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Radical shift in COVID-19 testing needed to reopen schools and businesses, researchers say

Tue, 2020-08-04 11:48 — mike kraft

Radical shift in COVID-19 testing needed to reopen schools and businesses, researchers say Fast, frequent testing works best to curb coronavirus outbreaks Science | AAAS

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U.N. chief warns world facing 'generational catastrophe' on education

Tue, 2020-08-04 11:29 — mike kraft

U.N. chief warns world facing 'generational catastrophe' on education U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a "generational catastrophe" because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be "a top priority." Michelle Nichols U.S.

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Local governments ‘overwhelmed’ in race to trace U.S. COVID contacts

Tue, 2020-08-04 10:47 — mike kraft

Many health departments losing race to warn contacts of COVID victims As the pandemic claims hundreds of American lives daily, many municipalities lack the money and staff to warn people who have been exposed, Reuters found. Reuters

The soaring number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has far outstripped many local health departments’ ability to trace the contacts of those infected, a step critical in containing the virus’ spread.

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Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 test

Tue, 2020-08-04 09:13 — mike kraft

Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 tests WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's plan to provide every nursing home with a fast COVID-19 testing machine comes with an asterisk: The government won't supply enough test kits to check... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s plan to provide every nursing home with a fast COVID-19 testing machine comes with an asterisk: The government won’t supply enough test kits to check staff and residents beyond an initial couple of rounds.

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Covid-19 is more widespread than ever in the US but there are some states doing things right

Tue, 2020-08-04 08:59 — mike kraft

Covid-19 is more widespread than ever in the US but there are some states doing things right US leaders have struggled to enforce social gathering rules and mask mandates as residents push for a return to normal life amid a rampant spread of coronavirus. But while people may be tired of the pandemic, there's still a long way to go, one world health official said Monday. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus cases climb in Midwest states as Trump says U.S. is doing better than most other countries

Mon, 2020-08-03 20:46 — mike kraft

Coronavirus cases are climbing in Midwest states with previously low infections President Trump continues a push to reopen schools and predicts a vaccine this year, while the World Health Organization says there may never be a “silver bullet.” Anne Gearan, John Wagner, Jacqueline Dupree

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TB, Malaria and H.I.V. are spreading amid the coronavirus pandemic

Mon, 2020-08-03 19:49 — mike kraft

It begins with a mild fever and malaise, followed by a painful cough and shortness of breath. The infection prospers in crowds, spreading to people in close reach. Containing an outbreak requires contact tracing, as well as isolation and treatment of the sick for weeks or months.

This insidious disease has touched every part of the globe. It is tuberculosis, the biggest infectious-disease killer worldwide, claiming 1.5 million lives each year.

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Johnson & Johnson’s Coronavirus Vaccine Protects Monkeys, Study Finds

Mon, 2020-08-03 15:14 — mike kraft

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson protected monkeys from infection in a new study. It is the second vaccine candidate to show promising results in monkeys this week.

The company recently began a clinical trial in Europe and the United States to test its vaccine in people. It is one of more than 30 human trials for coronavirus vaccines underway across the world. But until these trials are complete — which will probably take several months — the monkey data offers the best clues to whether the vaccines will work.

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