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WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is getting underway as top U.S. health officials sought Wednesday to assure a skeptical Congress and public that they can trust any shots the government ultimately approves.

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Finland first European country to deploy coronavirus-sniffing dogs at main airport

Wed, 2020-09-23 17:52 — mike kraft

Finland deploys coronavirus-sniffing dogs at main airport Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at the Nordic country’s main international airport in a four-month trial of an alternative testing method that could become a cost-friendly way to identify infected travelers Jari Tanner | AP Washington Post

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Senate hearing: "More than 90% of the population remains susceptible" to Covid-19, CDC director says

Wed, 2020-09-23 17:35 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/fauci-senate-hearing-09-23-20/h_777ee13c52ff6d94da4abc83d1480634

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(CNN) WASHINGTON -- Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said a majority of Americans remain susceptible to Covid-19.

Speaking to the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, Redfield said, “CDC is in the process of a very large, sequential study across the entire United States, measuring serology.”

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A Covid-19 Vaccine for Children May Not Arrive Before Fall 2021

Wed, 2020-09-23 00:16 — mike kraft

The pandemic has many parents asking two burning questions. First, when can I get a vaccine? And second, when can my kids get it? It may come as a surprise that the answers are not the same. Adults may be able to get a vaccine by next summer. But their kids will have to wait longer. Perhaps a lot longer.

Thanks to the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed and other programs, a number of Covid-19 vaccines for adults are already in advanced clinical trials. But no trials have yet begun in the United States to determine whether these vaccines are safe and effective for children.

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FDA to announce tougher standards for a coronavirus vaccine that make it unlikely one will be cleared by Election Day

Tue, 2020-09-22 22:59 — mike kraft

FDA to announce tougher standards for a coronavirus vaccine that make it unlikely one will be cleared by Election Day The guidance is part of an effort to boost transparency and public trust as polls show many are skeptical a vaccine will be safe and effective. Laurie McGinley, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Russia offers free vaccine shots to UN staff

Tue, 2020-09-22 22:50 — mike kraft

What a gift: Russia offers UN staff free virus vaccines MOSCOW (AP) — What do you do when Vladimir Putin offers you Russia’s new coronavirus vaccine, for free? United Nations staff in New York and around the world are now facing that choice,... AP NEWS

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Covid-19 Live Updates: Over 200,000 People Have Died in the U.S.

Tue, 2020-09-22 18:12 — mike kraft

The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic passed 200,000 on Tuesday as the first day of fall brought questions about what may be ahead.

More deaths have been announced in the United States than in any other country, and reports of new coronavirus cases have climbed in the U.S. and parts of Europe in recent days, suggesting an uncertain new phase in the crisis.

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