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Scientists using raw sewage as a tool to help determine how COVID infections are trending find some decrease

Fri, 2022-01-14 09:41 — mike kraft

When will this COVID surge end? Scientists search your sewage for clues As COVID-19 and the omicron variant spread across the country, scientists are increasingly testing raw sewage to track trends. YahooNews

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BioNTech has developed a method to predict new high-risk variants of COVID-19

Tue, 2022-01-11 18:55 — mike kraft

BioNTech has developed a method to predict new high-risk variants of “More than 10,000 novel variant sequences are currently discovered every week and human experts simply cannot cope with complex data at this scale,” said Karim Beguir, Co-Founder and CEO of InstaDeep. Shirin Ali TheHill

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Trial begins in England of needle-free Covid vaccine targeting new variants

Wed, 2021-12-15 20:53 — mike kraft

Trial begins of needle-free Covid vaccine targeting new variants The vaccine, developed in Cambridge and Southampton, is delivered through the skin by a jet of air. BBC News

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Philips in talks with FDA about ventilator issues

Sun, 2021-11-14 21:28 — mike kraft

Philips in talks with FDA after new ventilator findings - statement Philips , the medical equipment maker that is recalling ventilators due to use of parts containing a potentially hazardous foam, said on Sunday it is in dicussions with U.S. regulators after a new inspection of one of the company's facilities. Reuters Reuters

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Policy changes recomendations to improve masks and respirators--Johns Hopkins study

Tue, 2021-10-05 19:12 — mike kraft

Masks and Respirators for the 21st Century: Policy Changes Needed Masks and respirators have played an essential role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic for both healthcare workers and the public. Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

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Alabama small rural hospital shows effective use of telemedicine.

Tue, 2021-10-05 18:45 — mike kraft

At a rural ICU, Covid-19’s summer surge put telehealth to the test A tele-ICU program run by the University of Alabama at Birmingham's health system has helped bolster critical care at a rural hospital. Katie Palmer STAT

On the surface, there’s little about Whitfield Regional Hospital that would make it a safety net for Alabama’s sickest Covid-19 patients. It has a small ICU with eight beds, and no critical care doctors on staff. The rural hospital has spent decades focused on caring for the community surrounding Demopolis, population 7,000, in the heart of the state’s Black Belt.

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Canada: Ontario province adopts digital vaccine passports after previously rejecting the idea

Thu, 2021-09-02 11:20 — mike kraft

Canada's most populous province changes mind, will adopt digital vaccine passports Ontario, Canada's most populous province, said on Wednesday that people would have to show digital proof they had been inoculated against COVID-19 to enter a wide range of establishments, dropping earlier opposition to the idea. David Ljunggren Reuters

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Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses

Wed, 2021-08-25 10:28 — mike kraft

Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out COVID-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies. Juarawee Kittisilpa Reuters

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Webinar: Drones for use by first responders in emergencies, Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT

Tue, 2021-06-29 13:09 — mike kraft

Mapping Drone Operators for a National Disaster Response Network This session will discuss the Global Public Safety Drone Database & Map and how to join the national disaster response network. Homeland Security Today Eventbrite

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EU aviation industry warns lack of coordination with COVID certificats could cause chaos at airports

Tue, 2021-06-29 12:01 — mike kraft

EU airlines, airports warn digital COVID certificate roll-out risks chaos Groups representing Europe's largest airlines and airports have warned of chaos and hours-long queues unless countries better coordinate the roll-out of the EU's digital COVID-19 certificate and ensure passengers are processed before arriving at airports. Conor Humphries U.S.

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