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IN DEPTH: U.S. Will Revive Global Virus-Hunting Effort Ended Last Year

Mon, 2020-08-31 14:27 — mike kraft

A worldwide virus-hunting program allowed to expire last year by the Trump administration, just before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, will have a second life — whatever the outcome of the presidential election.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. has promised that, if elected, he will restore the program, called Predict, which searched for dangerous new animal viruses in bat caves, camel pens, wet markets and wildlife-smuggling routes around the globe.

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ANALYSIS: Inside Trump’s pressure campaign on federal scientists over a covid-19 treatment

Mon, 2020-08-31 12:13 — mike kraft

Inside Trump’s pressure campaign on federal scientists over a covid-19 treatment Demoralized FDA staff say a misleading announcement on convalescent plasma undermined scientists’ credibility and turned the agency into a prop in the president’s reelection campaign. Laurie McGinley, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Josh Dawsey, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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FDA head says agency could consider authorization for Covid-19 vaccine before Phase 3 trials are complete, Financial Times reports

Mon, 2020-08-31 11:59 — mike kraft

FDA leader says agency could consider authorization for Covid-19 vaccine before Phase 3 trials are complete, Financial Times reports FDA Commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, told the Financial Times that the organization would consider emergency use authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine before Phase 3 trials were completed Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN CNN

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Scientists see downsides to top COVID-10 vaccines from Russia, China

Mon, 2020-08-31 11:42 — mike kraft

Scientists see downsides to top COVID-19 vaccines from Russia, China High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their effectiveness, some experts say. Allison Martell U.S.

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Looking to Reopen, Colleges Become Labs for Coronavirus Tests and Tracking Apps

Sun, 2020-08-30 14:03 — mike kraft

Thousands of students returning to the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York this month are being asked to wear masks in public, register their health status online each day and electronically log classroom visits for contact tracing if a coronavirus outbreak occurs. But the most novel effort at the school to measure and limit virus spread will require little effort and come quite naturally.

Students need only use the bathroom.

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U.S. coronavirus cases approach 6 million as Midwest, schools face outbreaks

Sun, 2020-08-30 13:19 — mike kraft

Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-cases-approach-6-million-as-midwest-schools-face-outbreaks-idUSKBN25Q0KS

(Reuters) - U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus were approaching 6 million on Sunday as many Midwest states reported increasing infections, according to a Reuters tally.

Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota have recently reported record one-day increases in new cases while Montana and Idaho are seeing record numbers of currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

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COVID-19 treatment without research to back it up

Sat, 2020-08-29 20:59 — mike kraft

'Without evidence': Once again, FDA expands use of COVID-19 treatment without research to back it up The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Friday allowed the drug remdesivir to be used on all patients hospitalized with COVID-19, although there is no data to support such use. Karen Weintraub USA TODAY

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ANALYSIS/FACTCHECK: G.O.P. Convention Created an Alternative America Beyond Covid-19

Sat, 2020-08-29 10:57 — mike kraft

For four days, the Republican National Convention constructed a false image of America beyond the pandemic, where President Trump had moved quickly and effectively to crush the coronavirus.

The truth is another story.

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