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FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus

Tue, 2020-08-25 10:46 — mike kraft

FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma.

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Dr. Fauci says rushing out a vaccine could jeopardize testing of others --Reuters interview

Mon, 2020-08-24 19:38 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Fauci says rushing out a vaccine could jeopardize testing of others The top U.S. infectious diseases expert is warning that distributing a COVID-19 vaccine under special emergency use guidelines before it has been proved safe and effective in large trials is a bad idea that could have a chilling effect on the testing of other vaccines. Julie Steenhuysen U.S.

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Covid Hits Minorities Hardest, but Data Often Doesn't Show It

Mon, 2020-08-24 19:22 — mike kraft

Covid Hits Minorities Hardest, but Data Often Doesn't Show It Many states are not collecting the race or ethnicity of coronavirus patients, which can make it harder to know the true impact on low-income communities. Tom Simonite Wired

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Extreme weather threatens coronavirus pandemic response in hard-hit states

Mon, 2020-08-24 17:49 — mike kraft

Extreme weather threatens coronavirus pandemic response in hard-hit states With tropical storms headed for the Gulf Coast and wildfires raging in California, officials urged residents to remain vigilant about the virus if they are forced to evacuate. Derek Hawkins, Marisa Iati Washington Post

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Covid-19 deaths have dropped below 1,000 a day as summer surge tails off

Mon, 2020-08-24 17:33 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/24/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html

CNN)Declines in the average number of daily Covid-19 deaths and in new cases indicate that the virus' summer surge through the US is waning.

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Trump Reportedly Considers Fast-Tracking Unproven British Vaccine Before Election

Mon, 2020-08-24 17:17 — mike kraft

Trump Reportedly Considers Fast-Tracking Unproven British Vaccine Before Election The president is desperate for a coronavirus win as his mishandling of the pandemic drags down his reelection chances. YahooNews

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Another COVID-19 Medical Mystery: Patients Come Off Ventilator But Linger In A Coma

Mon, 2020-08-24 11:07 — mike kraft

Another COVID-19 Medical Mystery: Patients Come Off Ventilator But Linger In A Coma Doctors are researching why some patients remain unconscious for days or weeks, even after sedating drugs are withdrawn. They also worry that these patients aren't being given time to recover. NPR.org

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WHO says 172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan

Mon, 2020-08-24 10:27 — mike kraft

WHO says 172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but more funding is needed and countries need now to make binding commitments. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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Billions in Hospital Virus Aid Rested on Compliance With Private Vendor --NY Times

Mon, 2020-08-24 10:13 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration tied billions of dollars in badly needed coronavirus medical funding this spring to hospitals’ cooperation with a private vendor collecting data for a new Covid-19 database that bypassed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The highly unusual demand, aimed at hospitals in coronavirus hot spots using funds passed by Congress with no preconditions, alarmed some hospital administrators and even some federal health officials.

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Work by researchers in Hong Kong founds that reinfection may be possible in rare cases.

Mon, 2020-08-24 09:42 — mike kraft

Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting the first confirmed case of reinfection with the coronavirus.

“An apparently young and healthy patient had a second case of Covid-19 infection which was diagnosed 4.5 months after the first episode,” University of Hong Kong researchers said Monday in a statement.

The report is of concern because it suggests that immunity to the coronavirus may last only a few months in some people. And it has implications for vaccines being developed for the virus.

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