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NEW STUDY: Sturgis motorcycle rally was a 'superspreader event'

Tue, 2020-09-08 18:29 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — In early August, more than 460,000 motorcycle enthusiasts converged on Sturgis, S.D., for a 10-day celebration where few wore facial coverings or practiced social distancing. A month later, researchers have found that thousands have been sickened across the nation, leading them to brand the Sturgis rally a “superspreader” event.

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AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K.

Tue, 2020-09-08 18:13 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study is put on hold The large, Phase 3 study testing the vaccine has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the U.K. Rebecca Robbins STAT

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Half a million US children have been diagnosed with Covid-19

Tue, 2020-09-08 17:34 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/health/half-million-us-children-covid-wellness/index.html

CNN)Half a million US children have been diagnosed with Covid-19, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.

The groups said 70,630 new child cases were reported from August 20 through September 3. This is a 16% increase in child cases over two weeks, bringing up the total to at least 513,415 cases, the groups said in their weekly report on pediatric coronavirus cases.

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COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest and Northeast, deaths fall for third week

Tue, 2020-09-08 17:06 — mike kraft

COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest and Northeast, deaths fall for third week Several states in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast have seen new COVID-19 cases increase for two weeks in a row, though nationally both new infections and deaths last week remained on a downward trend, a Reuters analysis showed. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest and Northeast, deaths fall for third week

Tue, 2020-09-08 17:06 — mike kraft

COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest and Northeast, deaths fall for third week Several states in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast have seen new COVID-19 cases increase for two weeks in a row, though nationally both new infections and deaths last week remained on a downward trend, a Reuters analysis showed. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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Colleges are turning tests of waste to detect COVID-19 among students

Tue, 2020-09-08 11:30 — mike kraft

Colleges combating coronavirus turn to stinky savior: sewage Days after he crossed the country to start college, Ryan Schmutz received a text message from Utah State University: COVID-19 had been detected at his dorm. Tynin Fries The Denver Post

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Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital'

Tue, 2020-09-08 10:44 — mike kraft

Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital' Austrian research shows how recovery can be slow process for those with severe infection Nicola Davis the Guardian

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Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine - Bloomberg

Tue, 2020-09-08 09:02 — mdmcdonald

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Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine

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For Long-Haulers, Covid-19 Takes a Toll on Mind as Well as Body

Mon, 2020-09-07 19:34 — mike kraft

...Early on in the pandemic, a pervasive myth among patients and some health authorities was the idea that Covid-19 was a short-term illness. Only in recent months has more attention been given to long-haulers. In online support groups like Body Politic and Survivor Corps, long-haulers have produced informal surveys and reports to study their course of illness.

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