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Russia claims it's on track to approve Covid-19 vaccine by mid-August. But speed of process raises questions

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2020-07-30 12:09

Russia claims it's on track to approve Covid-19 vaccine by mid-August. But speed of process raises questions Russia intends to be the first in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine, in less than two weeks -- despite concerns about its safety, effectiveness and over whether the country has cut essential corners in development, CNN has learned. Matthew Chance, CNN CNN

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In France, a virus cluster splits generations, raises fears

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2020-07-30 11:33

A virus cluster in France splits generations, raises fears PARIS (AP) — As the sun went down, their partying got into full flow, with an unwanted guest: the coronavirus. An outbreak among 18- to 25-year-olds at a seaside resort on the Brittany coast... AP NEWS

ARIS (AP) — As the sun went down, their partying got into full flow, with an unwanted guest: the coronavirus.

An outbreak among 18- to 25-year-olds at a seaside resort on the Brittany coast is crystallizing fears that the virus is flaring again in France, on the back of vacationers throwing COVID-19 caution to the summer winds.

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Trends show young adults exposing elders to the virus

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2020-07-30 11:18

Young people are infecting older family members in shared homes Front-line caregivers are seeing more older people with covid-19. Young working adults and others who went to bars and restaurants are spreading the virus to relatives. Lenny Bernstein Washington Post

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The Coronavirus Could Dodge Some Treatments, Study Suggests

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-07-29 18:45

In a laboratory in New York City, researchers coaxed a key piece of the coronavirus — its infamous outer “spike” — to mutate so that it became invisible to disease-fighting antibodies, according to a new study that has not yet been published in a scientific journal.

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INTERNATIONAL: Early in the pandemic, doctors traded tips across international boundaries

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-07-29 17:47

Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to... AP NEWS

Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark.

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UPDATE: U.S. coronavirus deaths top 150,000, among highest in deaths per capita globally

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-07-29 17:09

U.S. coronavirus deaths top 150,000, among highest in deaths per capita globally U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus surpassed 150,000 on Wednesday, a number higher than in any other country and nearly a quarter of the world's total, according to a Reuters tally. Lisa Shumaker U.S.

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U.S. virus pandemic splintering into many pieces

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-07-29 15:54

Once again, the coronavirus is ascendant. As infections mount across the country, it is dawning on Americans that the epidemic is now unstoppable, and that no corner of the nation will be left untouched.

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Barr to be tested for COVID-19 after interaction with REp. Gohmert

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-07-29 14:21

Barr to be tested for COVID-19 after interaction with Gohmert Attorney General William Barr will be tested for coronavirus one day after he came into close contact with a GOP lawmaker who since tested positive for the virus, a Justice Department spokeswoman Olivia Beavers TheHill

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What went wrong during the Northeast's first COVID-19 spike and is the region ready for another?

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-07-29 12:56

What went wrong during the Northeast's first COVID-19 spike and is the region ready for another? The Northeast has among the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the nation after having the most deaths. Can they stop another surge? Joseph Spector, David Robinson, Terrence T. McDonald and Meredith Newman USA TODAY

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Update on Virus spread, U.S and World Wide

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2020-07-29 09:12

U.S. records 10,000 coronavirus deaths in 11 days as fatalities approach 150,000 U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by 10,000 in 11 days, according to a Reuters tally. Lisa Shumaker U.S.

(Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by 10,000 in 11 days, according to a Reuters tally.