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Restaurants and gyms were spring ‘superspreader’ sites. Occupancy limits could control Covid, new study predicts

Wed, 2020-11-11 00:43 — mike kraft

Restaurants and gyms were spring ‘superspreader’ sites - STAT Using cellphone data, researchers have identified the indoor public places most responsible for the spread of Covid-19 in the spring. Elizabeth Cooney STAT

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How to spot good Covid-19 vaccine trials results when you see them

Tue, 2020-11-10 17:24 — mike kraft

How to spot good results from Covid-19 vaccine trials - STAT It doesn't take an epidemiologist to evaluate vaccine trial results. Answers to just a handful of questions can help anyone do this. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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NIH study: Hydroxychloroquine had no benefit for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Tue, 2020-11-10 01:54 — mike kraft

NIH study: Hydroxychloroquine had no benefit for hospitalized Hydroxychloroquine provides no benefit for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has officially concluded. Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

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The COVID challenge : How to Make Buildings Breathe Better

Mon, 2020-11-09 23:58 — mike kraft

The Next Covid Dilemma: How to Make Buildings Breathe Better Better indoor ventilation systems could make people safer and healthier—and not just because they’d slow down the coronavirus. Adam Rogers Wired

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Biden Said He'd Walk Back Trump's WHO Walkout. Can All The Damage Be Undone?

Mon, 2020-11-09 23:36 — mike kraft

Biden Said He'd Walk Back Trump's WHO Walkout. Can All The Damage Be Undone? With official withdrawal looming, collaboration on global health issues was more difficult. Biden faces a challenging road to re-establish ties — and a U.S. leadership role. NPR.org

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Cough droplets can travel beyond six feet, new simulation study suggests

Mon, 2020-11-09 15:49 — mike kraft

Cough droplets can travel beyond six feet, simulation study suggests A new simulation study suggests that a person coughing can disperse droplets well beyond six feet, and that anyone shorter than the person coughing -- such as children -- might be at a greater risk of encountering the downward trajectory of those cough droplets. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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An Explanation for Some Covid-19 Deaths May Not Be Holding Up

Mon, 2020-11-09 01:44 — mike kraft

Medical researchers are raising significant doubts about whether an agent of the human immune system causes some coronavirus patients to end up in the hospital with injured lungs and other organs, struggling to breathe. What remains is a continuing mystery about what causes certain people to die from Covid-19, and how best to prevent that.

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A woman shed infectious coronavirus particles for at least 70 days without showing symptoms-- study

Mon, 2020-11-09 01:23 — mike kraft

A woman shed infectious coronavirus particles for at least 70 days without showing symptoms, a study found The case study suggests that immunocompromised patients could be infectious longer than previously thought. Susie Neilson Business Insider

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ANALYSIS: Biden has ambitious plans to curb the coronavirus. But they could face big hurdles in a divided country and Congress.

Mon, 2020-11-09 01:16 — mike kraft

Biden has ambitious plans to curb the coronavirus. But they could face big hurdles in a divided country and Congress. Aides say he plans to call Republican and Democratic governors during the transition to urge them to adopt mask mandates and communicate the importance of social distancing. Yasmeen Abutaleb, Laurie McGinley Washington Post

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The time is now to develop a testing strategy for asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, CDC director says

Sat, 2020-11-07 17:05 — mike kraft

The time is now to develop a testing strategy for asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, CDC director says As the US recorded its five highest days of coronavirus cases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said this is the perfect time to develop a strategy to better detect asymptomatic cases. Amir Vera and Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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