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WHO says plasma therapy still ‘experimental’ --plus other developments

Mon, 2020-08-24 09:29 — mike kraft

The Latest: WHO says plasma therapy still 'experimental' GENEVA — The World Health Organization says using plasma from the recovered to treat COVID-19 is still considered an “experimental” therapy and that the preliminary results showing it may work are... AP NEWS

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says using plasma from the recovered to treat COVID-19 is still considered an “experimental” therapy and that the preliminary results showing it may work are still “inconclusive.”

President Donald Trump on Sunday approved an emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients.

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INVESTIGATION: Meatpacking Companies Reportedly Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19

Sun, 2020-08-23 18:55 — mike kraft

Meatpacking Companies Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19 In documents dating to 2006, government officials predicted that a pandemic would threaten critical businesses and warned them to prepare. Meatpacking companies largely ignored them, and now nearly… Michael Grabell,Bernice Yeung ProPublica

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UK government health advisers say missing school is greater risk to kids than COVID

Sun, 2020-08-23 11:53 — mike kraft

UK government health advisers say missing school is greater risk to kids than COVID The chief medical officers of the United Kingdom have said children should return to school after the summer holidays, warning that missing out on their education posed much bigger risks to them than catching COVID-19. The rare joint statement from the top health advisers to the governments of England YahooNews

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How does coronavirus spread at a concert? Germans do a test

Sun, 2020-08-23 10:03 — mike kraft

How does coronavirus spread at a concert? Germans do a test BERLIN (AP) — Germany held a pop concert Saturday to see how those attending could spread coronavirus if they had it. German researchers studying COVID-19 packed part of a Leipzig arena with... AP NEWS

BERLIN (AP) — Germany held a pop concert Saturday to see how those attending could spread coronavirus if they had it.

German researchers studying COVID-19 packed part of a Leipzig arena with volunteers, collecting data in a “real life” simulation of a pop concert but one with strict health and safety controls.

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Nearly 70,000 lives could be saved in the next 3 months if more Americans wore masks, researchers say

Sun, 2020-08-23 09:23 — mike kraft

Nearly 70,000 lives could be saved in the next 3 months if more Americans wore masks, researchers say Another 134,000 people could die in the US from Covid-19 by December if no further safety measures are mandated -- and the actual number probably would be much worse if mandates are relaxed, researchers say. Christina Maxouris and Alaa Elassar, CNN CNN

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Why Antibody Tests Won’t Help You Much

Sat, 2020-08-22 15:30 — mike kraft

Getting an antibody test to see if you had Covid-19 months ago is pointless, according to guidelines issued this week by a major medical society.

Many tests are inaccurate, some look for the wrong antibodies and even the right antibodies fade away, said experts at the Infectious Diseases Society of America, which issued the new guidelines.

Because current tests cannot determine if someone is immune, the society said, they “cannot inform decisions to discontinue physical distancing or lessen the use of personal protective equipment.”

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WHO says children aged 12 and over should wear masks like adults

Sat, 2020-08-22 15:17 — mike kraft

WHO says children aged 12 and over should wear masks like adults The World Health Organization (WHO) said children aged 12 and over should wear masks to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic under the same conditions as adults, while children between six and 11 should wear them on a risk-based approach. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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Coronavirus: Humidity key to minimize virus transmission — new study

Sat, 2020-08-22 12:21 — mike kraft

Humidity key to minimize COVID-19 transmission Dry rooms and air-conditioned indoor spaces hike Covid-viral infection, conclude Indian and German researchers in their meta-study. They're urging optimum humidity standards for building interiors and public transport. Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) DW.COM

Dry rooms and air-conditioned indoor spaces hike Covid-viral infection, conclude Indian and German researchers in their meta-study. They're urging optimum humidity standards for building interiors and public transport.

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WHO chief hopes coronavirus pandemic will last less than two years

Fri, 2020-08-21 14:03 — mike kraft

WHO chief hopes coronavirus pandemic will last less than two years The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 Spanish flu and last less than two years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, if the world unites and succeeds in finding a vaccine. Stephanie Nebehay U.S.

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How Feds Decide On Remdesivir Shipments To States Remains Mysterious

Fri, 2020-08-21 11:06 — mike kraft

By the second week in July, COVID-19 cases in North Carolina were climbing fast.

With nearly 19,000 diagnoses over the previous two weeks, only five states recorded more new coronavirus cases than North Carolina did.

"Today is our highest day of hospitalizations and our second-highest day of cases," Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, announced on July 9, standing behind a podium in the state's Emergency Operations Center. "Please continue to treat the virus like the deadly threat that it is."

One of the few treatment options for patients seriously ill with COVID-19 is the antiviral drug remdesivir. Authorized by the Food and Drug Administration in May for emergency use in the pandemic, remdesivir is in short supply. The federal government has taken on the responsibility for deciding where vials of the medicine should go.

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