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Senate hearing: "More than 90% of the population remains susceptible" to Covid-19, CDC director says

Wed, 2020-09-23 12:35 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/fauci-senate-hearing-09-23-20/h_777ee13c52ff6d94da4abc83d1480634

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(CNN) WASHINGTON -- Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said a majority of Americans remain susceptible to Covid-19.

Speaking to the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, Redfield said, “CDC is in the process of a very large, sequential study across the entire United States, measuring serology.”

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OPINION: A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots.

Tue, 2020-09-22 20:22 — mike kraft

A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots. One giant psychology experiment explains why many people seem like they don’t care about the deaths of the elderly. Olga Khazan The Atlantic

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Does Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus?

Tue, 2020-09-22 12:22 — mike kraft

When researchers in China were analyzing hospital data of patients with Covid-19, they noticed an odd trend: Very few of the sick patients regularly wore glasses.

In one hospital in Suizhou, China, 276 patients were admitted over a 47 day period, but only 16 patients — less than 6 percent — had myopia or nearsightedness that required them to wear glasses for more than eight hours a day. By comparison, more than 30 percent of similarly aged people in the region needed glasses for nearsightedness, earlier research had shown.

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House Republican report blames Chinese cover-up for coronavirus pandemic

Mon, 2020-09-21 20:21 — mike kraft

House Republicans blame Chinese cover-up for coronavirus pandemic Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday released their final report investigating China’s actions related to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing Beijing of covering up Laura Kelly TheHill

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Study suggests that mandatory mask requirements reduced the COVID-19 growth rate and prevented 200,000 cases in April and May

Mon, 2020-09-21 19:07 — mike kraft

https://resiliencesystem.org/dashboards/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Community-Use-of-Face-Mask-Study.pdf

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Could a Century-Old TB Shot Protect Against Other Respiratory Diseases?

Mon, 2020-09-21 17:33 — mike kraft

Could a Century-Old TB Shot Protect Against Other Respiratory Diseases? A trial in Greece shows a long-used tuberculosis vaccine may cut respiratory infections, raising hopes for similar protection against Covid-19. Gayathri Vaidyanathan Wired

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OPINION: Australia's coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?

Mon, 2020-09-21 10:14 — mike kraft

Analysis: Australia's coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US? When Daniel Andrews, premier of the Australian state of Victoria, declared a lockdown over the coronavirus, some detractors on the right labeled him a "dictator" and said he was trying to build "a gulag." Analysis by James Griffiths, CNN CNN

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Sweden spared surge of virus cases but many questions remain

Mon, 2020-09-21 10:01 — mike kraft

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — A train pulls into the Odenplan subway station in central Stockholm, where morning commuters without masks get off or board before settling in to read their smartphones.

Whether on trains or trams, in supermarkets or shopping malls — places where face masks are commonly worn in much of the world — Swedes go about their lives without them.

When most of Europe locked down their populations early in the pandemic by closing schools, restaurants, gyms and even borders, Swedes kept enjoying many freedoms.

The relatively low-key strategy captured the world’s attention, but at the same time it coincided with a per capita death rate that was much higher than in other Nordic countries.

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