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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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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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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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Virus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths mount

Wed, 2020-08-05 16:50 — mike kraft

Virus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths mount U.S. testing for the coronavirus is dropping even as infections remain high and the death toll rises by more than 1,000 a day, a worrisome trend that officials attribute largely to Americans... AP NEWS

U.S. testing for the coronavirus is dropping even as infections remain high and the death toll rises by more than 1,000 a day, a worrisome trend that officials attribute largely to Americans getting discouraged over having to wait hours to get a test and days or weeks to learn the results.

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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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As Trump Praises Plasma, Researchers Struggle to Finish Critical Studies

Tue, 2020-08-04 19:31 — mike kraft

Since April, the Trump administration has funneled $48 million into a program with the Mayo Clinic, allowing more than 53,000 Covid-19 patients to get plasma infusions. Doctors and hospitals desperate to save the sickest patients have been eager to try a therapy that is safe and might work. Tens of thousands more people are now enrolled to get the treatment that’s been trumpeted by everyone from the president to the actor Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock.

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