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Overview: Covid Developments. 2nd South Africa varient case found in Maryland

Sat, 2021-01-30 20:28 — mike kraft

The Latest: New Mexico reports 752 new cases, 17 deaths SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico reported 752 additional known COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths on Saturday, increasing the state’s pandemic totals to 173,539 cases and 3,265 deaths. The number of... AP NEWS

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ANALYSIS: How the Search for Covid-19 Treatments Faltered While Vaccines Sped Ahead

Sat, 2021-01-30 12:43 — mike kraft

Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, as thousands of patients are dying every day in the United States and widespread vaccination is still months away, doctors have precious few drugs to fight the virus.

A handful of therapies — remdesivir, monoclonal antibodies and the steroid dexamethasone — have improved the care of Covid patients, putting doctors in a better position than they were when the virus surged last spring. But these drugs are not cure-alls and they’re not for everyone, and efforts to repurpose other drugs, or discover new ones, have not had much success.

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Canada to enforce hotel quarantine for arrivals, ban travel to Mexico and Caribbean

Sat, 2021-01-30 12:15 — mike kraft

Breaking: Canada to enforce hotel quarantine for arrivals, ban travel to Mexico and Caribbean Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that the country has banned travel to sun destinations until April 30. As of this weekend, Canadian airlines will suspend service to Mexico and Caribbean destinations. Additionally, Canada will now require incoming travelers to undergo part of their quarantine in a government-approved hotel.

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CDC orders sweeping U.S. transportation mask mandate as COVID-19 rages

Sat, 2021-01-30 09:59 — mike kraft

CDC orders sweeping U.S. transportation mask mandate as COVID-19 rages The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation Monday as the country continues to report thousands of daily COVID-19 deaths. David Shepardson U.S.

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CDC is currently conducting research to determine if two masks are better than one

Fri, 2021-01-29 20:30 — mike kraft

CDC is currently conducting research to determine if two masks are better than one The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently experimenting to find out about the effectiveness of wearing two masks. However, what is most critical is that as many people as possible wear one, Dr. John Brooks, chief medical officer for the CDC Covid-19 Response, said during an Infectious Diseases Society of America briefing Friday. By Zahid Mahmood, Hannah Strange, Julia Hollingsworth and Adam Renton, CNN CNN

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Role of race in US vaccine rollout sidestepped in Oregon

Fri, 2021-01-29 12:27 — mike kraft

Role of race in US vaccine rollout gets put to the test PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The role that race should play in deciding who gets priority for the COVID-19 vaccine was put to the test Thursday in Oregon, but people of color won't be the specific focus... AP NEWS

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OVERVIEW of worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Fri, 2021-01-29 11:47 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus As AstraZeneca agreed to publication of its advance purchase agreement with the European Commission which states the company must use its "Best Reasonable Efforts" to manufacture the EU doses, Europe's medicines regulator recommended approving its vaccine for people over... Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - The European Union stood its ground in a row with AstraZeneca over COVID-19 vaccine supplies on Friday, while Hungary became the bloc’s first member to approve China’s Sinopharm vaccine.

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UPDATE: E.U. authorizes Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for all adults

Fri, 2021-01-29 10:55 — mike kraft

E.U. authorizes Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for all adults There have been concerns about limited data on its efficacy among people over 65. Loveday Morris, Michael Birnbaum Washington Post

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England lockdown to last until March, Boris Johnson says as hotel quarantine introduced

Wed, 2021-01-27 20:22 — mike kraft

England lockdown extended to March as Johnson introduces hotel quarantine England's lockdown will now remain until March when schools will also reopen. Meanwhile UK PM Boris Johnson announces travellers into Britain from high-risk nations will now have to quarantine inside hotels. ABC News abcnews

England will remain in a national lockdown until at least early March when schools are set to reopen, Boris Johnson has said, and travellers into Britain from high-risk nations will now have to quarantine inside hotels.

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E.U. and U.K. Fighting Over Scarce Vaccines

Wed, 2021-01-27 10:23 — mike kraft

LONDON — The vaccine wars have come to Europe.

For months now, wealthy countries have been clearing the world’s shelves of coronavirus vaccines, leaving poorer nations with little hope of exiting the pandemic in 2021. But a fresh skirmish this week has pitted the rich against the rich — Britain versus the European Union — in the scramble for vials, opening a new and unabashedly nationalist competition that could poison relations and set back collective efforts to end the pandemic.

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