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Masks May Reduce inhaling Viral Dose: New research paper

Mon, 2020-07-27 19:16 — mike kraft

Researchers have long known that masks can prevent people from spreading airway germs to others — findings that have driven much of the conversation around these crucial accessories during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Remittances: They Crossed Oceans to Lift Their Families Out of Poverty. Now, They Need Help.

Mon, 2020-07-27 13:56 — mike kraft

...Around the globe, the pandemic has jeopardized a vital artery of finance supporting hundreds of millions of families — so-called remittances sent home from wealthy countries by migrant workers. As the coronavirus has sent economies into lockdown, sowing joblessness, people accustomed to taking care of relatives at home have lost their paychecks, forcing some to depend on those who have depended on them.

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Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien tested positive for Covid-19

Mon, 2020-07-27 10:45 — mike kraft

Trump National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien Has Covid-19 President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for Covid-19, according to people familiar with his situation. Jennifer Jacobs,Saleha Mohsin Bloomberg.com

Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien tested positive for Covid-19 but the White House said his infection poses no risk to the president or Vice President Mike Pence.

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World's largest virus test gets underway in the U.S.

Mon, 2020-07-27 10:37 — mike kraft

Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. There’s still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed YahooNews

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Corporate Insiders Pocket $1 Billion in Rush for Coronavirus Vaccine

Sat, 2020-07-25 21:29 — mike kraft

On June 26, a small South San Francisco company called Vaxart made a surprise announcement: A coronavirus vaccine it was working on had been selected by the U.S. government to be part of Operation Warp Speed, the flagship federal initiative to quickly develop drugs to combat Covid-19.

Vaxart’s shares soared. Company insiders, who weeks earlier had received stock options worth a few million dollars, saw the value of those awards increase sixfold. And a hedge fund that partly controlled the company walked away with more than $200 million in instant profits.

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First Methane Leak Found on Antarctic Sea Floor, Confirming Researchers' Fears

Sat, 2020-07-25 14:24 — mike kraft

First Methane Leak Found on Antarctic Sea Floor Confirms Researchers' Fears <p>The microbes aren't helping.</p> Sinead Baker, Business Insider ScienceAlert

Scientists have, for the first time, discovered an active leak of methane gas from the sea floor in Antarctica. It is a process that's likely to accelerate the process of global heating.

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