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UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials

Thu, 2020-07-16 10:54 — mike kraft

UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials LONDON (AP) — Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russia on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. The three nations alleged that... AP NEWS

LONDON (AP) — Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russia on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Fauci bullish on prospects for U.S. vaccine, not worried about China winning race

Wed, 2020-07-15 17:25 — mike kraft

Fauci bullish on prospects for U.S. vaccine, not worried about China winning race The leading U.S. expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, predicted on Wednesday the country will meet its goal of a coronavirus vaccine by year's end and was unmoved by the prospect that China would get there first. Julie Steenhuysen U.S.

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More than 150 countries sign up for global vaccine plan

Wed, 2020-07-15 16:25 — mike kraft

More than 150 countries sign up for global vaccine plan LONDON (AP) — More than 70 rich countries have signed up to a global coronavirus vaccine initiative intended to ensure that any effective shots are fairly distributed around the world - but which... AP NEWS

Associated Press July 15, 2020

By Masria Cheng

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Global surge in coronavirus cases is being fed by the developing world — and the U.S.

Wed, 2020-07-15 09:40 — mike kraft

Global surge in coronavirus cases is being fed by the developing world — and the U.S. While some areas have recovered, case counts are hitting new highs in many regions. Griff Witte, Mary Beth Sheridan, Joanna Slater, Liz Sly

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Moderna coronavirus vaccine shows 'promising' safety and immune response results in published Phase 1 study, but more research is needed

Tue, 2020-07-14 18:53 — mike kraft

Moderna coronavirus vaccine shows 'promising' results in published Phase 1 study A Covid-19 vaccine developed by the biotechnology company Moderna in partnership with the National Institutes of Health has been found to induce immune responses in all of the volunteers who received it in a Phase 1 study. Jacqueline Howard and John Bonifield, CNN CNN

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Coronavirus crisis may get "worse and worse and worse," WHO chief warns

Tue, 2020-07-14 09:00 — mike kraft

CBS NEWS July 14, 2020

The World Health Organization warned Monday that there could be no return to normality any time soon as too many countries were bungling their response to the coronavirus pandemic. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that if public health guidelines are not followed, the crisis will get "worse and worse and worse."

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Leaving The Pandemic Response To States Doomed The Country To Fail Together

Mon, 2020-07-13 20:03 — mike kraft

Leaving The Pandemic Response To States Doomed The Country To Failure From Florida to Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing in nearly 40 states across the U.S. Alanna Vagianos HuffPost

July 13, 2020

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No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort

Sun, 2020-07-12 22:04 — mike kraft

USA Today July 12, 2020

'No one is safe until everyone is safe': Vaccine nationalism threatens global coronavirus effort Instead of collaboration, coordination and sharing, vaccine nationalism pits nation against nation to get and keep enough doses for their citizens. Elizabeth Weise USA TODAY

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Coronavirus pandemic prompts record drop in global emissions, study finds

Sun, 2020-07-12 09:48 — mike kraft

The Guardian

Coronavirus pandemic prompts record drop in global emissions, study finds Lockdowns, travel bans and factory closures drive 4.6% reduction but dramatic decline falls short of efforts needed to limit global heating Valerie Yurk the Guardian

The Guardian, July 10, 2020

by Valerie York

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Readability of Ebola Information on Websites of Public Health Agencies, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Europe

Tue, 2015-06-16 12:41 — mike kraft

CDC IED JOURNAL by Enrique Castro-Sánchez , Elpiniki Spanoudakis, and Alison H. Holmes Volume 21, Number 7- July 2015

Public involvement in efforts to control the current Ebola virus disease epidemic requires understandable information. We reviewed the readability of Ebola information from public health agencies in non–Ebola-affected areas. A substantial proportion of citizens would have difficulty understanding existing information, which would potentially hinder effective health-seeking behaviors....

Several factors, including readability of information provided (8), can help reduce health literacy deficits...It is recommended that health information materials should be written at a level typically understandable by an 11-year-old person ... anxiety or panic attributed to a highly virulent infection, such as Ebola, might hinder comprehension of related information (11).

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