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WHO Europe chief urges nations to keep up virus quarantines

Fri, 2020-09-18 09:48 — mike kraft

WHO Europe chief urges nations to keep up virus quarantines GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European director warned national governments Thursday against reducing the quarantine period for people potentially exposed to the coronavirus, even... AP NEWS

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European director warned national governments Thursday against reducing the quarantine period for people potentially exposed to the coronavirus, even as he acknowledged that COVID-19 “fatigue” was setting in with growing public resistance to the measures needed to control the pandemic.

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UPDATE on Moderna and Pfizer vaccine progress

Thu, 2020-09-17 19:31 — mike kraft

Moderna CEO expects to know in November whether COVID-19 vaccine works More than 25,000 people are enrolled in the drugmaker's late-stage trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine. Aimee Picchi cbsmoneywatch

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Global coronavirus cases surpass 30 million: Reuters tally

Thu, 2020-09-17 19:13 — mike kraft

Global coronavirus cases surpass 30 million: Reuters tally Global coronavirus cases exceeded 30 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing. Jane Wardell U.S.

(Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases exceeded 30 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing.

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UPDATE: CDC says states need about $6 billion from Congress to distribute coronavirus vaccine

Thu, 2020-09-17 10:14 — mike kraft

Top health official says states need about $6 billion from Congress to distribute coronavirus vaccine ‘We need to get resources to states now,' warns CDC Director Robert Redfield. Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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Eli Lilly reports first, promising results for an antibody against COVID-19

Wed, 2020-09-16 21:49 — mike kraft

Eli Lilly reports first, promising results for an antibody against COVID-19 More results expected soon from similar trials Science | AAAS

Today brings the first whisper of success for a class of closely watched drugs that it’s hoped will begin to beat back COVID-19 before vaccines are licensed: monoclonal antibodies, engineered versions of the same virus-fighting antibodies that the body naturally produces.

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Trump disputes health officials, sees mass vaccinations soon

Wed, 2020-09-16 19:32 — mike kraft

US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines WASHINGTON (AP) — The government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effective shot is developed, even as top... AP NEWS

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As Second Wave of Virus Builds, U.K. Enters New Testing Crisis

Wed, 2020-09-16 14:11 — mike kraft

LONDON — With Britons fretting last week that a new six-person limit on gatherings would effectively cancel Christmas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled what he called Operation Moonshot, an audacious plan to test 10 million people every day for the coronavirus and restore life to normal by winter.

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US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines

Wed, 2020-09-16 10:03 — mike kraft

US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism rippling across the land.

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Even as Cases Rise, Europe Is Learning to Live With the Coronavirus

Wed, 2020-09-16 09:56 — mike kraft

PARIS — In the early days of the pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron exhorted the French to wage “war” against the coronavirus. Today, his message is to “learn how to live with the virus.”

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India: 5M people infected, virus outbreak still soaring

Wed, 2020-09-16 09:47 — mike kraft

5M people infected, India's virus outbreak still soaring NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus infections passed 5 million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and... AP NEWS

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus infections passed 5 million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages.

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