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AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K.

Tue, 2020-09-08 18:13 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study is put on hold The large, Phase 3 study testing the vaccine has been put on hold due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a participant in the U.K. Rebecca Robbins STAT

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Half a million US children have been diagnosed with Covid-19

Tue, 2020-09-08 17:34 — mike kraft

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/health/half-million-us-children-covid-wellness/index.html

CNN)Half a million US children have been diagnosed with Covid-19, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.

The groups said 70,630 new child cases were reported from August 20 through September 3. This is a 16% increase in child cases over two weeks, bringing up the total to at least 513,415 cases, the groups said in their weekly report on pediatric coronavirus cases.

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COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest and Northeast, deaths fall for third week

Tue, 2020-09-08 17:06 — mike kraft

COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest and Northeast, deaths fall for third week Several states in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast have seen new COVID-19 cases increase for two weeks in a row, though nationally both new infections and deaths last week remained on a downward trend, a Reuters analysis showed. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest and Northeast, deaths fall for third week

Tue, 2020-09-08 17:06 — mike kraft

COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest and Northeast, deaths fall for third week Several states in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast have seen new COVID-19 cases increase for two weeks in a row, though nationally both new infections and deaths last week remained on a downward trend, a Reuters analysis showed. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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Colleges are turning tests of waste to detect COVID-19 among students

Tue, 2020-09-08 11:30 — mike kraft

Colleges combating coronavirus turn to stinky savior: sewage Days after he crossed the country to start college, Ryan Schmutz received a text message from Utah State University: COVID-19 had been detected at his dorm. Tynin Fries The Denver Post

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Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital'

Tue, 2020-09-08 10:44 — mike kraft

Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital' Austrian research shows how recovery can be slow process for those with severe infection Nicola Davis the Guardian

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Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine - Bloomberg

Tue, 2020-09-08 09:02 — mdmcdonald

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Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine

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For Long-Haulers, Covid-19 Takes a Toll on Mind as Well as Body

Mon, 2020-09-07 19:34 — mike kraft

...Early on in the pandemic, a pervasive myth among patients and some health authorities was the idea that Covid-19 was a short-term illness. Only in recent months has more attention been given to long-haulers. In online support groups like Body Politic and Survivor Corps, long-haulers have produced informal surveys and reports to study their course of illness.

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The Summer of COVID-19 ends with health officials worried

Mon, 2020-09-07 19:21 — mike kraft

The Summer of COVID-19 ends with health officials worried The Lost Summer of 2020 drew to a close Monday with many big Labor Day gatherings canceled across the U.S. and health authorities pleading with people to keep their distance from others so as not to cause another coronavirus surge like the one that followed Memorial Day. Downtown Atlanta was quiet as YahooNews

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WHO new graphics on the world wide spread of COVID-19

Mon, 2020-09-07 19:01 — mike kraft

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New graphics from the World Health Organization illustrate how much worse the coronavirus pandemic is in the Americas compared to other regions of the world.

The US has more cases and more deaths than any other country, with Brazil coming in for a close second.

New graphics from the World Health Organization illustrate how much worse the coronavirus pandemic is in the Americas compared to other regions of the world.

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