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oronavirus Donald Trump Joe Biden Kamala Harris TheHill.com Florida confirmed 9K new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days as schools reopen

Fri, 2020-08-28 23:30 — mike kraft

Florida confirmed 9K new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days Florida confirmed almost 9,000 new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days in August as schools reopen, according to state data released Tuesday. Justine Coleman TheHill

Florida confirmed almost 9,000 new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days in August as schools reopen, according to state data released Tuesday.

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Doctors find possible case of Covid-19 reinfection in US

Fri, 2020-08-28 22:52 — mike kraft

Doctors find possible case of Covid-19 reinfection in US A 25-year-old Nevada man appears had coronavirus twice, researchers say Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

(CNN)A 25-year-old Nevada man appears to be the first documented case of Covid-19 reinfection in the United States.

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Large U.S. covid-19 vaccine trials are halfway enrolled, but lag on participant diversity

Fri, 2020-08-28 12:58 — mike kraft

Large U.S. covid-19 vaccine trials are halfway enrolled, but lag on participant diversity Moderna and Pfizer are halfway to signing up the 30,000 participants they need for the final stage of testing. But only about a fifth are Black or Hispanic. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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Florida: First positive COVID case traced on a Bay County school bus

Fri, 2020-08-28 12:00 — mike kraft

First positive COVID case traced on a Bay County school bus BAY COUNTY Fla. (WMBB) — Despite months of planning and preparation to combat COVID-19, Bay District Schools reported their first positive case Wednesday. That exposure has been traced back t… alexiatsiropoulos MyPanhandle.com | WMBB-TV

BAY COUNTY Fla. (WMBB) — Despite months of planning and preparation to combat COVID-19, Bay District Schools reported their first positive case Wednesday.

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Florida was social distancing less and less, until its summer coronavirus explosion

Fri, 2020-08-28 11:30 — mike kraft

Florida was social distancing less and less, until its summer coronavirus explosion Analysis: Cell phone tracking data shows in-person movement leveled off starting in June. Tampa Bay Times

Floridians have hit a new plateau — in how much they’re going out.

In March, society came to a halt when the outbreak of the new coronavirus forced businesses and schools to close and led people nationwide to stay at home.

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UK to allow emergency use of any effective COVID-19 vaccine

Fri, 2020-08-28 10:10 — mike kraft

UK to allow emergency use of any effective COVID-19 vaccine LONDON (AP) — Britain is preparing to revise its laws to allow the emergency use of any effective coronavirus vaccine before it is fully licensed — but only if the shots meet required safety and... AP NEWS

LONDON (AP) — Britain is preparing to revise its laws to allow the emergency use of any effective coronavirus vaccine before it is fully licensed — but only if the shots meet required safety and quality standards.

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New reckoning for WHO vaccine plan as governments go it alone

Fri, 2020-08-28 09:46 — mike kraft

GENEVA (Reuters) - Wealthier countries that join the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 vaccine plan are being offered a new option to pick and choose which shots they get while reserving a right to receive their “full share” of doses, documents seen by Reuters show.

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CDC director clarifies change in coronavirus testing guidelines after backlash

Thu, 2020-08-27 20:34 — mike kraft

CDC director clarifies change in coronavirus testing guidelines after The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday issued a clarification of earlier guidance on coronavirus testing, days after a quiet change sparked protests from the Reid Wilson TheHill

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In contrast to US, WHO backs testing people without symptoms

Thu, 2020-08-27 20:20 — mike kraft

In contrast to US, UN backs testing people without symptoms GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Thursday that countries should actively test people to find coronavirus cases even if they don’t show symptoms — a stance that comes after the U.S.... AP NEWS

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Thursday that countries should actively test people to find coronavirus cases even if they don’t show symptoms — a stance that comes after the U.S. health agency switched its policy to say that asymptomatic contacts of infected people don’t need to be tested.

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