COVID-19

Pfizer, BioNTech formally seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in US

Fri, 2020-11-20 17:20 — mike kraft

Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in US Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and... AP NEWS

Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic -- but not until after a long, hard winter.

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COVID-19 reinfection unlikely for at least 6 months, study finds

Fri, 2020-11-20 12:15 — mike kraft

COVID-19 reinfection unlikely for at least 6 months, study finds People who've had COVID-19 are highly unlikely to contract it again for at least six months after their first infection, according to a British study of healthcare workers on the frontline of fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The findings should offer some reassurance for the more than 51 million people worldwide who have been infected with the pandemic disease, researchers at the University of Oxford said.

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Health experts clash over use of certain drugs for COVID-19

Fri, 2020-11-20 11:57 — mike kraft

Health experts clash over use of certain drugs for COVID-19 Health officials around the world are clashing over the use of certain drugs for COVID-19, leading to different treatment options for patients depending on where they live. On Friday, a... AP NEWS

Health officials around the world are clashing over the use of certain drugs for COVID-19, leading to different treatment options for patients depending on where they live.

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Mexico tops 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, 4th country to do so

Fri, 2020-11-20 11:40 — mike kraft

Mexico tops 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, 4th country to do so MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico passed the 100,000 mark in confirmed COVID-19 deaths, becoming only the fourth country to do so amid concerns about the lingering physical and psychological scars on... AP NEWS

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Southern Europe rues exodus of doctors, nurses as coronavirus surges

Fri, 2020-11-20 11:32 — mike kraft

Southern Europe rues exodus of doctors, nurses as coronavirus surges Thirty-year-old Pep Iglesies emigrated to Canada from Spain in August for a new job that is much like his old one – taking care of coronavirus patients and working as a cardiologist. Joan Faus, Angelo Amante U.S.

BARCELONA/ROME (Reuters) - Thirty-year-old Pep Iglesies emigrated to Canada from Spain in August for a new job that is much like his old one – taking care of coronavirus patients and working as a cardiologist.

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Crushed by COVID-19, rural red states finally start to mandate masks. It may be too little, too late.

Fri, 2020-11-20 11:10 — mike kraft

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ANALYSIS: The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Is Worse Than It’s Ever Been. Why Aren’t We Acting Like It?

Fri, 2020-11-20 10:55 — mike kraft

The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Is Worse Than It’s Ever Been. Why Aren’t We Acting Like It? Americans’ reactions to the pandemic have become increasingly divorced from the reality of it Time

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At least 251,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S.

Fri, 2020-11-20 10:40 — mike kraft

U.S. coronavirus cases: Tracking deaths, confirmed cases by state The death toll from covid-19 began to rise steadily in early March, then more sharply as the disease spread to every state and most U.S. territories. Joe Fox, Brittany Mayes, Kevin Schaul, Leslie Shapiro, Bonnie Berkowitz, Youjin Shin, Chris Alcantara Washington Post

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AP roundup: U.S. official expects quick vaccine distribution, International developments

Fri, 2020-11-20 10:18 — mike kraft

The Latest: U.S. official expects quick vaccine distribution WASHINGTON — Gen. Gustave Perna of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed vaccine program says about 40 million doses could be ready for distribution in the U.S. quickly if the Food and... AP NEWS

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Thinking of Traveling in the U.S.? Check Which States Have Travel Restrictions

Fri, 2020-11-20 09:51 — mike kraft

With the Thanksgiving holiday almost here and more than two million new cases of the coronavirus already reported this month, nearly half the country, including all of the West Coast and the Northeast, has quarantine or travel restrictions.

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