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Silent spreaders' of COVID-19: Kids who seem healthy may be more contagious than sick adults, study says

Fri, 2020-08-21 19:29 — mike kraft

'Silent spreaders' of COVID-19: Kids who seem healthy may be more contagious than sick adults, study says Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Hospital for Children found seemingly 'healthy' kids had more virus than sick adults. Adrianna Rodriguez USA TODAY

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Pandemic pushes expansion of ‘hospital-at-home’ treatment

Fri, 2020-08-21 18:57 — mike kraft

Pandemic pushes expansion of 'hospital-at-home' treatment As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting to be treated where they feel safest: at home. Across the U.S., “hospital... AP NEWS

As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting to be treated where they feel safest: at home.

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Near Misses at UNC Chapel Hill’s High-Security Lab Illustrate Risk of Accidents With Coronaviruses

Fri, 2020-08-21 05:53 — mike kraft

Near Misses at UNC Chapel Hill’s High-Security Lab Illustrate Risk of Accidents With Coronaviruses Reports indicate UNC researchers were potentially exposed to lab-created coronaviruses in several incidents since 2015. These incidents highlight the risks even in the most secure and respected… Alison Young,Jessica Blake ProPublica

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What is the Food Security Impact of COVID-19 in African Countries?

Fri, 2020-08-21 04:13 — mike kraft

What is the Food Security Impact of COVID-19 in African Countries? COVID-19 pandemic is impacting rural communities. What is coronavirus food security problem? Can African families, smallholder farmers adapt? Wayan Vota ICTworks

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The odds of catching Covid-19 on an airplane are slimmer than though, study suggests

Thu, 2020-08-20 21:44 — mike kraft

The odds of catching Covid-19 on an airplane are slimmer than you think, scientists say According to a new study, the risk of contracting the virus on a full flight is just 1 in 4,300, and the odds lower to 1 in 7,700 if the airline is adopting the middle seat open policy. Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN CNN

(CNN) — Sitting squeezed between a number of strangers on board an aircraft might feel like a risky position during these uncertain times.

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Coronavirus Doctors Battle Another Scourge: Misinformation

Thu, 2020-08-20 21:09 — mike kraft

Doctors on the front lines of the global pandemic say they are fighting not just the coronavirus, but also increasingly combating a never-ending scourge of misinformation about the disease that is hurting patients.

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Controversy over Australian PM's vaccine comments points to disputes over vaccinations

Thu, 2020-08-20 20:40 — mike kraft

Controversy over Australian PM's vaccine comments points to the next coronavirus nightmare With one comment, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison managed to turn a positive coronavirus story into a public relations disaster, and highlighted the potential next nightmare of the pandemic: a fight over vaccines. Analysis by James Griffiths, CNN CNN

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Mexico exploring phase 3 trials of Russian coronavirus vaccine

Thu, 2020-08-20 20:22 — mike kraft

Mexico exploring phase 3 trials of Russian coronavirus vaccine Mexico told Moscow on Wednesday it would like to carry out phase 3 testing of Russia's coronavirus vaccine, as part of the Latin American country's intensifying efforts to secure early supplies of an effective medicine to control the pandemic. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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This Trawler’s Haul: Evidence That Antibodies Block the Coronavirus

Thu, 2020-08-20 18:59 — mike kraft

A fishing vessel that left Seattle in May returned with an unexpected catch: the first direct evidence in humans that antibodies to the coronavirus can thwart infection.

More than a hundred crew members aboard the American Dynasty were stricken by the infection over 18 days at sea. But three sailors who initially carried antibodies remained virus-free, according to a new report.

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Trail of bubbles leads scientists to new coronavirus clue

Thu, 2020-08-20 18:46 — mike kraft

Trail of bubbles leads scientists to new coronavirus clue A doctor checking comatose COVID-19 patients for signs of a stroke instead stumbled onto a new clue about how the virus may harm the lungs -- thanks to a test that used tiny air bubbles and a... AP NEWS

doctor checking comatose COVID-19 patients for signs of a stroke instead stumbled onto a new clue about how the virus may harm the lungs -- thanks to a test that used tiny air bubbles and a robot.

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