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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is canceling some of its remaining orders for ventilators, after rushing to sign nearly $3 billion in emergency contracts as the COVID-19 pandemic surged in the spring.

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NIH panel says plasma should not yet be considered standard care for cornonavirus

Tue, 2020-09-01 21:18 — mike kraft

Plasma should not be considered standard care for coronavirus, NIH panel says Convalescent plasma taken from Covid-19 survivors should not be considered a standard of care for coronavirus, an NIH panel says. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

CNN)A National Institutes of Health panel said there's no evidence backing the use of convalescent plasma to treat coronavirus patients and that doctors should not treat it as a standard of care until more study has been done.

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U.S. advisory group lays out detailed recommendations on how to prioritize Covid-19 vaccine

Tue, 2020-09-01 20:12 — mike kraft

U.S. advisory group lays out proposal on how to prioritize Covid-19 vaccine A new report that aims to prioritize groups to receive Covid-19 vaccine lays out detailed recommendations on who should be at the front of the line. Helen Branswell STAT

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U.S. to send millions of rapid COVID-19 tests to states to support school, nursing homes

Tue, 2020-09-01 19:46 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal official said Tuesday the government plans to ship rapid coronavirus tests to assisted living facilities, moving to fill a testing gap for older adults who don’t need the constant attention of a nursing home. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir said assisted living facilities will be followed by senior day care centers and home health agencies in getting the tests.

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Russia's virus cases exceed 1 million; 4th highest globally

Tue, 2020-09-01 14:30 — mike kraft

Russia's virus cases exceed 1 million; 4th highest globally MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Tuesday as authorities reported 4,729 new cases. With a total of 1,000,048 reported cases, Russia has the... AP NEWS

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Tuesday as authorities reported 4,729 new cases.

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Coronavirus testing czar dismisses daily testing for all Americans as utopian fantasy

Tue, 2020-09-01 14:20 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html

(CNN)Adm. Brett Giroir, the Trump Administration's coronavirus testing czar, dismissed the idea of daily Covid-19 tests for all Americans as "utopian" on Tuesday.

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