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ICN confirms 1,500 nurses have died from COVID-19 in 44 countries and estimates that healthcare worker COVID-19 fatalities worldwide could be more than 20,000

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-11-04 18:54

ICN confirms 1,500 nurses have died from COVID-19 in 44 countries and estimates that healthcare worker COVID-19 fatalities worldwide could be more than 20,000 The International Council of Nurses’ latest analysis shows that the number of nurses who have died after contracting COVID-19 is 1,500, up from 1,097 in August. The figure, which includes nurses from only 44 of the world’s 195 countries, is known to be an underestimate of the true numbers of deaths. ICN’s own analysis suggests that about 10% of cases globally are among healthcare workers.

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New research points to potential link between pollution levels and Covid-19 death risk

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-11-04 17:34

Research points to potential link between pollution and Covid-19 death risk A new study analyzed whether air pollution levels are associated with Covid-19 death tolls in more than 3,000 U.S. counties. Megan Thielking STAT

New research points to another potential factor that might play into a person’s risk of death due to Covid-19: prolonged exposure to high levels of air pollution.

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New study on lung damage found in autopsies of COVID dead

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-11-04 12:30

Lung damage found in COVID dead may shed light on 'long COVID': study A study of the lungs of people who have died from COVID-19 has found persistent and extensive lung damage in most cases and may help doctors understand what is behind a syndrome known as 'long COVID', in which patients suffer ongoing symptoms for months. Scientists leading the research said they YahooNews

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OVERVIEW: Worldwide roundup

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-11-04 11:20

Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus As voters in the United States stream to the polls after a rancorous presidential campaign, Europe faces fresh curbs to contain a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters Staff U.S.

Reuters) - As voters in the United States stream to the polls after a rancorous presidential campaign, Europe faces fresh curbs to contain a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside? --AP Q&A

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2020-11-03 12:06

Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside? Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside? Not really. The World Health Organization says the virus can be transmitted in any kind of weather and that there is no... AP NEWS

Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside?

Not really.

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In Arizona, the coronavirus raged. With masks and other measures, it subsided. What can it teach?

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2020-11-03 11:58

In Arizona, the coronavirus raged. With masks and other measures, it subsided. What can it teach America? In Arizona, some jurisdictions are lifting mask mandates, fraying nerves among some observers who say such loosening is premature. Karin Brulliard, Jeremy Duda Washington Post

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REFERENCE MATERIAL: US Emergency Legal Responses to Novel Coronavirus

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2020-11-03 10:57

US Emergency Legal Responses to Novel Coronavirus—Balancing Public Health and Civil Liberties This Viewpoint discusses the policy and legal ramifications of the national public health emergency declared by the US government in response the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, and examines the lawfulness of quarantine and other compulsory measures. JAMA_current

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Pregnant women with Covid-19 face higher risk of severe illness and death, study says

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2020-11-03 10:40

Pregnant women with Covid-19 face higher risk of severe illness and death, study says Pregnant women infected with the coronavirus are more likely to become severely ill and die from Covid-19, and they're at increased risk for premature delivery, according to a pair of reports released Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus surges across midwest as Trump attacks health professionals

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2020-11-03 10:24

Coronavirus surges across midwest as Trump attacks health professionals Covid-19 misinformation at heart of president’s re-election pitch as Idaho registers 10% increase in cases in last week Jessica Glenza the Guardian

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With coronavirus exploding in Europe, hospitals calculate how long until they hit capacity

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2020-11-03 09:52

With coronavirus exploding in Europe, hospitals calculate how long until they hit capacity For Germany, it could be December. For Belgium, it could be this week. Michael Birnbaum, Loveday Morris Washington Post

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Winning Trust for a Vaccine Means Confronting Medical Racism

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2020-11-02 20:16

Winning Trust for a Vaccine Means Confronting Medical Racism The US has a long history of abusing minorities for pharmaceutical profit. Messaging for a Covid-19 inoculation will have to overcome that past. Maryn McKenna Wired

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Age-specific mortality and immunity patterns of SARS-CoV-2

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2020-11-02 19:50

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2918-0

Estimating the size and infection severity of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is made challenging by inconsistencies in available data. The number of COVID-19 deaths is often used as a key indicator for the epidemic size, but observed deaths represent only a minority of all infections^1,2.

Additionally, the heterogeneous burden in nursing homes and variable reporting of deaths in elderly individuals can hamper direct comparisons across countries of the underlying level of transmission and mortality rates³. Here we use age-specific COVID-19 death data from 45 countries and the results of 22 seroprevalence studies to investigate the consistency of infection and fatality patterns across multiple countries.

We find that the age distribution of deaths in younger age groups (<65 years) is very consistent across different settings and demonstrate how this data can provide robust estimates of the share of the population that has been infected.

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