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Delivering super-cooled COVID-19 vaccine a daunting challenge for some countries

Fri, 2020-09-04 17:28 — mike kraft

Delivering super-cooled COVID-19 vaccine a daunting challenge for some countries Getting a coronavirus vaccine from manufacturing sites to parts of the developing world supply will be an immense challenge, given the need to store some vials at temperatures as low as minus 80 Celsius (-112 Fahrenheit), Deutsche Post warned on Tuesday. Matthias Inverardi U.S.

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Roche to offer SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test to CE Mark accepting countries, apply for EUA

Fri, 2020-09-04 17:21 — mike kraft

Roche to offer SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test to CE Mark accepting countries, apply for EUA - Homeland Preparedness News Roche announced this week plans to launch a SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test capable of 15-minute turnarounds for markets accepting the CE Mark and file for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Meant for use … Read More » Chris Galford Homeland Preparedness News

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Labor Day weekend will set the course for the coronavirus this fall: ‘We may have some hard days ahead’

Fri, 2020-09-04 10:11 — mike kraft

Labor Day weekend will set the course for the coronavirus this fall: 'We may have some hard days ahead' The current outbreak in the U.S. combined with the holiday weekend have the makings of what Vanderbilt University infectious disease specialist Dr. William Schaffner described as an "accelerator weekend." Will Feuer CNBC

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Widespread COVID-19 vaccinations not expected until mid-2021, WHO says

Fri, 2020-09-04 09:40 — mike kraft

Widespread COVID-19 vaccinations not expected until mid-2021, WHO says The World Health Organization does not expect widespread vaccinations against COVID-19 until the middle of next year, a spokeswoman said on Friday, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety. Stephanie Nebehay U.S.

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Mexico has world's most health worker deaths from pandemic, Amnesty International says

Thu, 2020-09-03 19:33 — mike kraft

Mexico has world's most health worker deaths from pandemic, Amnesty International says More health workers have died from the coronavirus in Mexico than any other country on the planet, Amnesty International said on Thursday, highlighting the high toll the pandemic was taking on frontline medical staff around the globe. Reuters Editorial U.S.

At least 7,000 health workers around the world have died after becoming infected with the coronavirus, including 1,320 in Mexico, Amnesty said.

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Top Adviser To Operation Warp Speed Calls An October Vaccine 'Extremely Unlikely'

Thu, 2020-09-03 19:26 — mike kraft

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking states to have a plan in place to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as late October — but that doesn't mean an effective treatment will be ready quite so soon.

In separate interviews Thursday with NPR, the chief scientific adviser to the Trump administration's vaccine development effort and the former director of the CDC's office of public health preparedness cautioned that an effective vaccine is likely still months away.

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Members named to panel probing WHO's pandemic response

Thu, 2020-09-03 17:56 — mike kraft

Members named to panel probing WHO's pandemic response LONDON (AP) — An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review its coordination of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have full access to any internal U.N. agency... AP NEWS

LONDON (AP) — An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review its coordination of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have full access to any internal U.N. agency documents, materials and emails necessary, the panel said Thursday as it begins the probe.

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NIH announced funding for stepped up support for new COVID testing technologies

Thu, 2020-09-03 13:59 — mike kraft

NIH continues to boost national COVID-19 testing capacity New laboratory and point-of-care tests to enable access and rapid result. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Nasal swab followed by antibody test may catch incorrect Covid-19 diagnoses

Thu, 2020-09-03 08:59 — mike kraft

Nasal swab followed by antibody test may catch incorrect Covid-19 diagnoses Use of dual testing could help as swabs miss around 30%-50% of infections, say UK researchers Sarah Boseley the Guardian

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Debate rages over whether FDA should use emergency powers to clear a coronavirus vaccine early

Thu, 2020-09-03 08:36 — mike kraft

Debate rages over whether FDA should use emergency powers to clear a coronavirus vaccine early Speeding the process could save thousands of lives, but some say it might also make it easier for the White House to push regulators to clear an unproven vaccine before Election Day. Laurie McGinley, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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