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Can an air purifier help protect you against the coronavirus?

Tue, 2020-10-20 17:34 — mike kraft

Can an air purifier help protect you against the coronavirus? Units with HEPA filters capture most airborne particles. But experts warn against using them to entertain or relying on them alone. Laura Daily Washington Post

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Opinions: The path to ‘herd immunity’ would be lined with half a million dead Americans

Tue, 2020-10-20 01:18 — mike kraft

Opinion | A half-million more people could die if America pursues a ‘herd immunity’ plan Pursuing herd immunity is the wrong, dead wrong, solution for the pandemic. Tom Frieden Washington Post

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Doctors probe whether COVID-19 is causing diabetes

Tue, 2020-10-20 01:05 — mike kraft

Doctors probe whether COVID-19 is causing diabetes Mario Buelna, a healthy 28-year-old father, caught a fever and started having trouble breathing in June. He soon tested positive for COVID-19. Chad Terhune U.S.

... Many experts are convinced that COVID-19 can trigger the onset of diabetes - even in some adults and children who do not have the traditional risk factors.

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Fauci: COVID-19 outbreaks would have to 'get really, really bad' before advocating for national lockdown

Mon, 2020-10-19 16:55 — mike kraft

Fauci: COVID-19 outbreaks would have to 'get really, really bad' Speaking to “60 Minutes,” Fauci discusses a potential vaccine and how the country might handle the pandemic this winter. Alexandra Kelley TheHill

... even as the U.S. enters a potentially troubling winter season, Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading infectious diseases expert, says that a nationwide lockdown may not be the best solution at this time.

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How the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have spread coronavirus across the Upper Midwest

Sun, 2020-10-18 15:28 — mike kraft

How the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have spread coronavirus across the Upper Midwest Within weeks of the gathering that drew nearly half a million bikers, the Dakotas, along with Wyoming, Minnesota and Montana, were leading the nation in new coronavirus infections per capita. Brittany Shammas, Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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As covid-19 cases surge, global study paints grim picture for elder-care homes

Sat, 2020-10-17 16:27 — mike kraft

As covid-19 cases surge, global study paints grim picture for elder-care homes Across 26 countries, residents of long-term-care facilities accounted for an average of 47 percent of all covid-19 deaths. Adam Taylor Washington Post

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COMMENT: Preexisting Conditions of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Sat, 2020-10-17 01:05 — mike kraft

The Preexisting Conditions of the Coronavirus Pandemic An enormous new data set peers into the health of the world’s population before 2020—and how the coronavirus turned that into a global disaster. Adam Rogers Wired

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Global rise in chronic diseases combined with Covid-19 bodes ill for world health

Sat, 2020-10-17 00:37 — mike kraft

Global rise in chronic diseases combined with Covid-19 bodes ill for world health Many countries are not doing enough to decrease the common risk factors associated with chronic diseases, leaving populations vulnerable to health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic -- that's one of the main messages emerging from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study. Andrea Kane, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Inside the Fall of the CDC- in depth

Fri, 2020-10-16 16:37 — mike kraft

Inside the Fall of the CDC How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the… James Bandler,Patricia Callahan,Sebastian Rotella,Kirsten Berg ProPublica

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People with Type O blood may be less likely to get the coronavirus or develop severe complications-- new studies

Fri, 2020-10-16 15:19 — mike kraft

People with Type O blood may be less likely to get the coronavirus or develop severe complications, new studies suggest Research is coalescing around the idea that one blood type — type O — is linked to a lower risk of coronavirus infection and less severe cases. YahooNews

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