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Why the coronavirus affects children much less severely than adults has become an enduring mystery of the pandemic. The vast majority of children do not get sick; when they do, they usually recover.

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RECOMENDATIONS: Ebola Response Priorities in the Time of Covid-19

Fri, 2020-09-25 14:01 — mike kraft

Ebola Response Priorities in the Time of Covid-19 | NEJM Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Ebola Response Priorities in the Time of Covid-19 New England Journal of Medicine

On April 10, 2020, a total of 53 days after the last patient with Ebola virus disease (EVD) had been isolated and more than 23 months since the start of the 10th EVD outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a new confirmed case was reported in the Beni health zone. This case, and the six that followed, brought the total to 3462 cases — the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history.

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Scientists Identify Genetic Factors That May Explain Severe Covid-19 Cases

Fri, 2020-09-25 13:27 — mike kraft

Scientists Identify Genetic Factors That May Explain Severe Covid-19 Cases Misguided antibodies may be partially to blame Alexandra Sifferlin Medium

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Countries should meet these five criteria before easing lockdowns, study says. Many aren't even close

Fri, 2020-09-25 10:52 — mike kraft

Study: Five criteria countries should meet before easing lockdowns Countries should not ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions until they meet five criteria -- and many nations are not even close, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet medical journal. Emma Reynolds, CNN CNN

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Fauci cautions that a Covid-19 vaccine won't eliminate the need for masks and public health measures

Thu, 2020-09-24 18:11 — mike kraft

Fauci cautions that a Covid-19 vaccine won't eliminate the need for masks and public health measures Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that even an effective Covid-19 vaccine won't replace the need for other public health measures, such as wearing a mask, social distancing and washing hands. Christina Maxouris and Eric Levenson, CNN CNN

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Infected young people seed waves of the virus that sicken older people, C.D.C. report says.

Thu, 2020-09-24 10:49 — mike kraft

As millennials mingled in bars and restaurants over the summer, and students returned to college campuses, coronavirus infections surged among young adults.

From June through August, the incidence of Covid-19 was highest among adults aged 20 to 29 years old, according to research published on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Young adults accounted for more than 20 percent of all confirmed cases.

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