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FDA authorizes Abbott’s fast $5 COVID-19 test

Thu, 2020-08-27 09:07 — mike kraft

FDA authorizes Abbott’s fast $5 COVID-19 test It comes with an app that displays if you test negative Nicole Wetsman The Verge

A COVID-19 test that takes 15 minutes and can be run without lab equipment was just granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. It will cost $5, and runs on a simple card that uses the same technology as a pregnancy test.

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Japanese researchers say ozone effective in neutralising coronavirus

Thu, 2020-08-27 09:01 — mike kraft

Japan researchers say ozone effective in neutralising coronavirus Japanese researchers said on Wednesday that low concentrations of ozone can neutralise coronavirus particles, potentially providing a way for hospitals to disinfect examination rooms and waiting areas. Rocky Swift U.S.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese researchers said on Wednesday that low concentrations of ozone can neutralise coronavirus particles, potentially providing a way for hospitals to disinfect examination rooms and waiting areas.

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Covid-19 adds extra headache to Hurricane Laura evacuations

Wed, 2020-08-26 22:29 — mike kraft

Covid-19 adds extra headache to Hurricane Laura evacuations More than 1.5 million people are under evacuation orders in Texas and Louisiana as powerful Hurricane Laura approaches the Gulf Coast, and the Covid-19 pandemic is multiplying the misery. Theresa Waldrop, CNN CNN

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The coronavirus may shut down the immune system’s vital classrooms

Wed, 2020-08-26 18:43 — mike kraft

The coronavirus may shut down the immune system’s vital classrooms Autopsies suggest germinal centers, where antibody responses are honed, don’t develop in severe COVID-19 Science | AAAS

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Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine shows promising results in small trial of elderly patients

Wed, 2020-08-26 14:00 — mike kraft

Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine shows promising results in small trial of elderly patients The vaccine produced neutralizing antibodies, which researchers believe are necessary to build immunity to the virus, and killer T-cells, Moderna said. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

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Flu Season Could Make Coronavirus Testing Delays Even Worse

Wed, 2020-08-26 10:20 — mike kraft

Come fall, the rise of influenza and other seasonal respiratory infections could exacerbate already staggering delays in coronavirus testing, making it easier for the virus to spread unnoticed, experts said.

In typical years, doctors often don’t test for flu, simply assuming that patients with coughs, fevers and fatigue during the winter months are probably carrying the highly infectious virus. But this year, with the coronavirus bringing similar symptoms, doctors will need to test for both viruses to diagnose their patients — further straining supply shortages in an already overwhelmed testing system.

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COVID-19 lockdowns blocked flu in some places but fall looms

Wed, 2020-08-26 10:12 — mike kraft

COVID-19 lockdowns blocked flu in some places but fall looms JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country -- South Africa, Australia, Argentina -- had a surprise: Their steps against COVID-19 also apparently... AP NEWS

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country -- South Africa, Australia, Argentina -- had a surprise: Their steps against COVID-19 also apparently blocked the flu.

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COVID-19: How South Korea Prevailed While the U.S. Failed

Tue, 2020-08-25 18:39 — mike kraft

COVID-19: How South Korea Prevailed While the U.S. Failed In a commentary in "The American Journal of Medicine," researchers demonstrate the stark differences in public health strategies from two democratic republics: South Korea and the United States. FloridaAtlantic

COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. The U.S. accounts for about 25 percent of COVID-19 cases (4.4 million) and deaths (170,000) in the world today while comprising less than 5 percent of the population.

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Facing 2nd virus wave, Spain tracks infections with soldiers

Tue, 2020-08-25 18:00 — mike kraft

Facing 2nd virus wave, Spain tracks infections with soldiers MADRID (AP) — Under strain from Europe's fastest-growing wave of coronavirus infections, the Spanish government cleared the way for more localized lockdowns Tuesday and deployed the military to... AP NEWS

MADRID (AP) — Under strain from Europe’s fastest-growing wave of coronavirus infections, the Spanish government cleared the way for more localized lockdowns Tuesday and deployed the military to bolster the country’s faltering attempts to trace infections.

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