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How did California go from the epicenter of the US pandemic to the lowest statewide transmission rate?

Sun, 2021-10-24 21:11 — mike kraft

How did California go from the epicenter of the US pandemic to the lowest statewide transmission rate? The state has some of the strictest vaccine mandates and masking policies. ABC News ABC News

With the lowest COVID-19 infection rate among all states as of Friday, California, which has some of the strictest mask and vaccination mandates in the country, has managed to flip the script as the former U.S. epicenter of the pandemic.

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Britain’s Gamble on Few Virus Restrictions is being tested by increases in infections, deaths

Fri, 2021-10-22 10:29 — mike kraft

LONDON — For the last four months, Britain has run a grand epidemiological experiment, lifting virtually all coronavirus restrictions, even in the face of a high daily rate of infections. Its leaders justified the approach on the grounds that the country’s rapid rollout of vaccines had weakened the link between infection and serious illness.

Now, with cases, hospital admissions and deaths all rising again; the effect of vaccines beginning to wear off; and winter looming, Britain’s strategy of learning to live with the virus is coming under its stiffest test yet.

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Some Georgia schools are trying test-to-stay instead of quarantine for students exposed to COVID-19

Thu, 2021-10-21 10:22 — mike kraft

Instead of quarantine for Covid-exposed students, some schools are trying test-to-stay For test-to-stay, if Covid-exposed students test negative and have no symptoms, they can continue going to school in person. If the exposed student tests positive, they must isolate at home. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN

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Persons infected with COVID reinfections are likely to get reinfected within one or two years, models suggest propose

Wed, 2021-10-20 20:02 — mike kraft

COVID reinfections likely within one or two... Nature - Estimates based on viral evolution forecast a 50% risk 17 months after a first infection without measures such as masking and vaccination. Peeples, Lynne nature

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Children with mild COVID-19 may not develop antibodies; oral vaccine shows promise in monkey study

Wed, 2021-10-20 17:41 — mike kraft

Children with mild COVID-19 may not develop antibodies; oral vaccine booster shows promise in monkey study The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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CDC tool analyizes breakthrough cases for Pfizer, Moderna, J&J

Wed, 2021-10-20 10:06 — mike kraft

Chances of getting COVID-19 after a vaccine: CDC tool shows breakthrough cases for Pfizer, Moderna, J&J A new CDC tool visualizes just how well the vaccines work against breakthrough cases and death compared to being unvaccinated. Michael Grothaus Fast Company

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Three lessons for the pilot program to to scale up home use of Covid-19 rapid tests

Fri, 2021-10-15 10:50 — mike kraft

3 lessons for the effort to scale up Covid-19 rapid tests The slow and sometimes troubled rollout of a Covid-19 rapid test pilot program offers three key lessons for scaling up the use of the tests. Erin Mershon STAT

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U.S. to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals

Fri, 2021-10-15 10:24 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: FDA advisory panel discusses J&J booster; U.S. to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers Assistant White House press secretary Kevin Munoz said the United States will lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international travelers on Nov. 8. Washington Post

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FDA unlikely to rule on Merck’s COVID pill before December

Thu, 2021-10-14 17:59 — mike kraft

FDA unlikely to rule on Merck's COVID pill before December WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will ask its outside experts to meet in late November to scrutinize Merck's pill to treat COVID-19. The Nov. 30 meeting means U.S. AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will ask its outside experts to meet in late November to scrutinize Merck’s pill to treat COVID-19.

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