Widespread COVID-19 vaccinations not expected until mid-2021, WHO says

Mexico has world's most health worker deaths from pandemic, Amnesty International says

Top Adviser To Operation Warp Speed Calls An October Vaccine 'Extremely Unlikely'

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking states to have a plan in place to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as late October — but that doesn't mean an effective treatment will be ready quite so soon.

In separate interviews Thursday with NPR, the chief scientific adviser to the Trump administration's vaccine development effort and the former director of the CDC's office of public health preparedness cautioned that an effective vaccine is likely still months away.

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Members named to panel probing WHO's pandemic response

LONDON (AP) — An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review its coordination of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have full access to any internal U.N. agency documents, materials and emails necessary, the panel said Thursday as it begins the probe.

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NIH announced funding for stepped up support for new COVID testing technologies

Britain aims for virus testing success after a wobbly start

LONDON (AP) — The British government announced Thursday that it is investing in a coronavirus test that gives results in as little as 20 minutes, touting it as the latest milestone in efforts to take the U.K. to the front of the global pack in testing for COVID-19.

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Nasal swab followed by antibody test may catch incorrect Covid-19 diagnoses

Debate rages over whether FDA should use emergency powers to clear a coronavirus vaccine early

COVID cluster from Chinese bus trip offers more evidence of airborne transmission

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Vaccine group says 76 rich countries now committed to 'COVAX' access plan

The C.D.C. tells health officials to be ready to distribute a vaccine by November, raising concerns over politicized timing.

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Why the Coronavirus More Often Strikes Children of Color

One of the notable features of the new coronavirus, evident early in the pandemic, was that it largely spared children. Some become severely ill, but deaths have been few, compared to adults.

But people of color have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, and recent studies have renewed concern about the susceptibility of children in these communities.

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Symptoms can last much longer than expected--CDC study

(CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said most people who tested positive for Covid-19 can return to work or school 10 days after the onset of symptoms, unless the illness requires hospitalization.
 
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Steroids cut death rates among critically ill COVID-19 patients, major study finds

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