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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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More Than 1 in 3 US Adults Use Disinfectants Unsafely

Thu, 2020-08-06 16:38 — mike kraft
More Than 1 in 3 US Adults Use Disinfectants Unsafely In a recent online survey, 39% of US adults reported using disinfectants and other cleaning products in potentially harmful ways as they tried to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. JAMA_current

 

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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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White House calls Arizona a coronavirus success story as state resets after huge spike in cases

Thu, 2020-08-06 11:46 — mike kraft
White House calls Arizona a coronavirus success story as state resets after huge spike in cases Trump points to one of the hardest-hit states as a model for managing the pandemic without lockdowns, but Arizona is also a cautionary tale about swift reopening.
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Virginia becomes first state to roll out the pandemic notification app

Thu, 2020-08-06 11:17 — mike kraft
Covidwise, the pandemic app from Apple and Google, to roll out in Virginia The technology arrives nearly four months after Apple and Google partnered to create the software for public health agencies. Matt O'Brien and Sarah Rankin USA TODAY

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google.

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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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Fauci says regulators promise politics will not guide vaccine timing--Reuters interview

Wed, 2020-08-05 19:04 — mike kraft
Exclusive: Fauci says regulators promise politics will not guide vaccine timing U.S. regulators have assured scientists that political pressure will not determine when a coronavirus vaccine is approved even as the White House hopes to have one ready ahead of the November presidential election, the country's leading infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday. Jeff Mason U.S.
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'Too many are selfish': US nears 5 million virus cases

Wed, 2020-08-05 18:47 — mike kraft
'Too many are selfish': US nears 5 million virus cases Fourth of July gatherings, graduation parties, no-mask weddings, crowded bars — there are reasons the U.S. has racked up more than 155,000 coronavirus deaths, by far the most of any country, and is fast approaching an off-the-charts 5 million confirmed infections, easily the highest in the world. Many YahooNews
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