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Investigation: The CDC’s failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2020-12-28 20:16

The CDC’s failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated Thai scientists deployed a coronavirus test within hours. The CDC took 46 days to roll out a working test as the virus spread. David Willman Washington Post

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The curse of the incidental illness: Seen as side effects to Covid vaccinations, ailments may have little to do with them

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2020-12-28 19:43

Incidental illnesses threaten to give Covid-19 vaccines a bad rap There's a lack of public understanding that many problems that occur after vaccination probably aren’t tied to immunization itself. Helen Branswell STAT

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More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2020-12-28 19:28

More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the... AP NEWS

A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophic outbreak.

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Number of ICU patients with Covid-19 in the US continues to grow, HHS data shows

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2020-12-28 10:32

Number of ICU patients with Covid-19 in the US continues to grow, HHS data shows The share of intensive care unit patients with Covid-19 in the US has been steadily increasing each week since the end of September, according to a CNN analysis of data published Monday by the US Department of Health and Human Services. By <a href="/profiles/ben-westcott">Ben Westcott</a>, Adam Renton, Melissa Macaya and <a href="/profiles/melissa-mahtani">Melissa Mahtani</a>, CNN CNN

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Tribes try to protect their elders and their knowledge from virus; Canada distributes vaccines to remote areas

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2020-12-28 10:10

Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus As Monica Harvey watched, crowds flocked to a Sam's Club in northern Arizona where she works, picking shelves clean of toilet paper and canned goods. Native American seniors couldn't move fast... AP NEWS

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Overview: COVID-19 International and U.S. developments

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2020-12-28 09:53

The Latest: S. Korea confirms first COVID-19 variant cases SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has confirmed its first cases of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first identified in the United Kingdom. The Korea Disease Control and... AP NEWS

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has confirmed its first cases of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first identified in the United Kingdom.

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