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Face masks with valves or vents do not prevent spread of the coronavirus, CDC says

Fri, 2020-08-14 12:50 — mike kraft

Face masks with valves or vents do not prevent spread of the coronavirus, CDC says "Masks with one-way valves or vents allow air to be exhaled through a hole in the material, which can result in expelled respiratory droplets that can reach others," the CDC says. Reis Thebault, Angela Fritz Washington Post

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UPDATE: The U.S. has already invested billions in potential coronavirus vaccines. Here’s where the deals stand

Fri, 2020-08-14 10:52 — mike kraft

The U.S. has already invested billions in potential coronavirus vaccines. Here's where the deals stand The U.S. has doled out billions to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus, locking in a minimum of 800 million doses so far. Noah Higgins-Dunn CNBC

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CDC study sheds new light on mental health crisis linked to coronavirus pandemic

Thu, 2020-08-13 17:51 — mike kraft

CDC study sheds new light on mental health crisis linked to coronavirus pandemic The Covid-19 crisis has brought with it a mental health crisis in the United States, and new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show just how broad the pandemic's impact on mental health might be. Jacqueline Howard and Andrea Kane, CNN CNN

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Israeli hospital trials super-quick saliva test for COVID-19

Thu, 2020-08-13 13:07 — mike kraft

Israeli hospital trials super-quick saliva test for COVID-19 A newly developed saliva test aims to determine in less than a second whether or not you are infected with the novel coronavirus, Israel's largest medical center said on Thursday. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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Flu season prep, complicated by COVID-19, starts early this year

Thu, 2020-08-13 11:04 — mike kraft

Flu season prep, complicated by COVID-19, starts early this year Healthcare providers, including CVS Health Corp , are kicking off flu vaccinations early, ordering extra shots and aiming to add tests that check for both the annual flu and COVID-19, pharmacy executives and experts told Reuters. Carl O'Donnell U.S.

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Chinese cities find virus in Brazilian chicken wings, Ecuadorian shrimp packaging

Thu, 2020-08-13 10:49 — mike kraft

Chinese cities find virus in Brazilian chicken wings, Ecuadorian shrimp packaging Two cities in China have found traces of the new coronavirus in imported frozen food and on food packaging, local authorities said on Thursday, raising fears that contaminated food shipments might cause new outbreaks. Roxanne Liu U.S.

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CDC issues a dire warning for the fall if coronavirus measures are not followed; Anti-vaxers ramp up

Thu, 2020-08-13 09:20 — mike kraft

The CDC issues a dire warning for the fall if coronavirus measures are not followed A top federal health official is issuing a dire warning: Follow recommended coronavirus measures or risk having the worst fall in US public health history. Faith Karimi and Steve Almasy, CNN CNN

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The True Coronavirus Toll in the U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000

Thu, 2020-08-13 09:10 — mike kraft

The True Coronavirus Toll in the U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000 A New York Times analysis shows a high number of deaths above normal — with the most recent rise in excess deaths focused in the South and West. nytimes

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The Many Symptoms of Covid-19

Wed, 2020-08-12 16:24 — mike kraft

For a Texas nurse, the first sign that something was wrong happened while brushing her teeth — she couldn’t taste her toothpaste. For a Georgia attorney, it was hitting a wall of fatigue on a normally easy run. When a Wisconsin professor fell ill in June, he thought a bad meal had upset his stomach.

But eventually, all of these people discovered that their manifold symptoms were all signs of Covid-19. Some of the common symptoms — a dry cough, a headache — can start so mildly they are at first mistaken for allergies or a cold. In other cases, the symptoms are so unusual — strange leg pain, a rash or dizziness — that patients and even their doctors don’t think Covid-19 could be the culprit.

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‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air

Wed, 2020-08-12 10:48 — mike kraft

Skeptics of the notion that the coronavirus spreads through the air — including many expert advisers to the World Health Organization — have held out for one missing piece of evidence: proof that floating respiratory droplets called aerosols contain live virus, and not just fragments of genetic material.

Now a team of virologists and aerosol scientists has produced exactly that: confirmation of infectious virus in the air.

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