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Distributing Promising Covid-19 treatment offers test run for vaccine distribution

Fri, 2020-08-07 21:25 — mike kraft
Promising Covid-19 treatment offers test run for vaccine distribution An antibody treatment designed to protect against coronavirus could be available as early as this fall -- but only for a fraction of the millions of Americans who might benefit from the treatment. Sara Murray, CNN CNN
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Dr. Fauci says chance of coronavirus vaccine being highly effective is ‘not great’

Fri, 2020-08-07 20:53 — mike kraft
Dr. Anthony Fauci says chance of coronavirus vaccine being highly effective is 'not great' Scientists are hoping for a coronavirus vaccine that is at least 75% effective, but 50% or 60% effective would be acceptable, too, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC
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    Some coronavirus patients develop rashes, skin-reddening, and lesions that may be signs of underlying blood clots

    Fri, 2020-08-07 14:31 — mike kraft
    Some coronavirus patients develop rashes, skin-reddening, and lesions that may be signs of underlying blood clots Researchers described four coronavirus patients with severe disease who had skin discoloration and lesions. Some skin issues could signal blood clots. Anna Medaris Miller Business Insider

     

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    India surges past 2 million coronavirus cases, angry health workers launch a strike

    Fri, 2020-08-07 10:04 — mike kraft
    India surges past 2 million coronavirus cases, angry health workers launch a strike India, the country hardest hit in Asia by the coronavirus pandemic, reported on Friday a record daily jump in infections, taking its total number of cases over two million, as government struggled to contain the spread amid striking health workers. Shilpa Jamkhandikar U.S.
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    Coronavirus infections among younger populations are skyrocketing, WHO says

    Fri, 2020-08-07 09:31 — mike kraft
    Coronavirus infections among younger populations are skyrocketing, WHO says The Covid-19 pandemic is moving into younger populations, health experts said Thursday, with cases skyrocketing among children, teens and young adults. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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    Virus keeps spreading as schools begin to open, frightening parents and alarming public health officials

    Fri, 2020-08-07 09:06 — mike kraft
    Virus keeps spreading as schools begin to open, frightening parents and alarming public health officials Mississippi, now experiencing the country’s highest rate of positive tests, is emblematic of the pandemic’s new reality.
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    Trump signs executive order to boost U.S. drug manufacturing

    Thu, 2020-08-06 20:31 — mike kraft
    Trump signs executive order to boost U.S. drug manufacturing President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting U.S. production of medicines and medical equipment, lowering drug prices and protecting the United States against shortfalls in a future pandemic. Jeff Mason U.S.
     
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    Houston Methodist Hospital reports rapid recoveryof COVID-19 patients with new drug

    Thu, 2020-08-06 13:16 — mike kraft
    Houston Methodist reports rapid recovery of critically ill COVID-19 patients with new drug Houston Methodist Hospital is making national headlines after doctors use a new drug to help treat COVID-19 patients. Brittany Taylor KPRC
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    ANALYSIS: The coronavirus is never going away--The Atlantic

    Thu, 2020-08-06 12:04 — mike kraft
    The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away No matter what happens now, the virus will continue to circulate around the world. Sarah Zhang The Atlantic
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    ANALYSIS: The Unique failure of the U.S to control the spread of the coronavirusco

    Thu, 2020-08-06 11:01 — mike kraft

    Nearly every country has struggled to contain the coronavirus and made mistakes along the way.

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