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ANALYSIS A Taiwan health official tried to warn the world about the novel coronavirus. The U.S. didn’t listen.

Mon, 2020-08-10 11:25 — mike kraft

A Taiwan health official tried to warn the world about the novel coronavirus. The U.S. didn’t listen. As Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar visits, here’s what the United States could learn from Taiwan’s response. Emily Rauhala Washington Post

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Fear of hospitals is causing too many Mexicans to delay virus treatment

Mon, 2020-08-10 11:04 — mike kraft

...Mexico is battling one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world, with more than 52,000 confirmed deaths, the third-highest toll of the pandemic. And its struggle has been made even harder by a pervasive phenomenon: a deeply rooted fear of hospitals.

The problem has long plagued nations overwhelmed by unfamiliar diseases. During the Ebola epidemic in 2014, many in Sierra Leone believed that hospitals had become hopeless death traps, leading sick people to stay home and inadvertently spread the disease to their families and neighbors.

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WHO decries 'vast global gap' in funds needed to fight coronavirus

Mon, 2020-08-10 10:16 — mike kraft

WHO decries 'vast global gap' in funds needed to fight coronavirus There is a "vast global gap" between funds needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic and funds committed, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, and the WHO was only "10% of the way" there. Stephanie Nebehay U.S.

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New Zealand records 100 days without domestic virus case; Melbourne has worst day

Sun, 2020-08-09 17:51 — mike kraft

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australias-victoria-reports-deadliest-day-of-covid-19-pandemic-idUSKCN255034

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97,000 children reportedly test positive for coronavirus in two weeks as schools gear up for instruction

Sun, 2020-08-09 17:36 — mike kraft

97,000 children reportedly test positive for coronavirus in two weeks as schools gear up for instruction Experts hope increased testing of children will help determine what role they play in transmission, as school districts around the country return to some form of school. CBS News cbsthismorning

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OPINION:America Could Control the Pandemic by October. Let’s Get to It.--NYT editorial

Sun, 2020-08-09 11:18 — mike kraft

Six to eight weeks. That’s how long some of the nation’s leading public health experts say it would take to finally get the United States’ coronavirus epidemic under control. If the country were to take the right steps, many thousands of people could be spared from the ravages of Covid-19. The economy could finally begin to repair itself, and Americans could start to enjoy something more like normal life.

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Obesity Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine

Sun, 2020-08-09 09:41 — mike kraft

America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine Vaccines engineered to protect the public from influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies are less effective for obese people, leaving them more vulnerable to serious illness. As scientists race to… sarahmvarney Kaiser Health News

For a world crippled by the coronavirus, salvation hinges on a vaccine.

But in the United States, where at least 4.6 million people have been infected and nearly 155,000 have died, the promise of that vaccine is hampered by a vexing epidemic that long preceded COVID-19: obesity.

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US response to the virus is met with incredulity abroad

Sun, 2020-08-09 09:09 — mike kraft

US response to the virus is met with incredulity abroad ROME (AP) — The United States’ failure to contain the spread of the coronavirus has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe, as the world’s most powerful country edges closer to a global... AP NEWS

ROME (AP) — The United States’ failure to contain the spread of the coronavirus has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe, as the world’s most powerful country edges closer to a global record of 5 million confirmed infections.

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ANALYSIS:In depth view of how the Trump administration deals with the virus--Washington Post

Sun, 2020-08-09 08:54 — mike kraft

The lost days of summer: How Trump fell short in containing the virus A politics-first, science-second attitude has become pervasive inside the White House — championed first and foremost by the president — as the pandemic rages out of control. Philip Rucker, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Josh Dawsey, Robert Costa Washington Post

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Why the Coronavirus is More Likely to ‘Superspread’ Than the Flu

Sat, 2020-08-08 12:30 — mike kraft

For a spiky sphere just 120 nanometers wide, the coronavirus can be a remarkably cosmopolitan traveler.

Spewed from the nose or mouth, it can rocket across a room and splatter onto surfaces; it can waft into poorly ventilated spaces and linger in the air for hours. At its most intrepid, the virus can spread from a single individual to dozens of others, perhaps even a hundred or more at once, proliferating through packed crowds in what is called a superspreading event.

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