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Old Vaccines May Stop the Coronavirus, Study Hints. Scientists Are Skeptical.

Thu, 2020-07-30 13:16 — mike kraft

Billions of dollars are being invested in the development of vaccines against the coronavirus. Until one arrives, many scientists have turned to tried-and-true vaccines to see whether they may confer broad protection, and may reduce the risk of coronavirus infection, as well.

Old standbys like the Bacille Calmette-Guerin tuberculosis vaccine and the polio vaccine appear to help train the immune system to respond to a broad variety of infections, including from bacteria, viruses and parasites, experts say.

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Understanding the mechanism of virus transmission

Thu, 2020-07-30 12:29 — mike kraft

The Devastating Impact of Infectious Disease Outbreaks - ISSA The impact of having a simple conversation with another person is enough to spread diseases. Eleni Sakas ISSA

By Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner | July 29, 2020

As an epidemiologist or “disease detective,” a question I am frequently asked regarding SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 disease) is: “How does someone become infected?”

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Russia claims it's on track to approve Covid-19 vaccine by mid-August. But speed of process raises questions

Thu, 2020-07-30 12:09 — mike kraft

Russia claims it's on track to approve Covid-19 vaccine by mid-August. But speed of process raises questions Russia intends to be the first in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine, in less than two weeks -- despite concerns about its safety, effectiveness and over whether the country has cut essential corners in development, CNN has learned. Matthew Chance, CNN CNN

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Costa Rica-made plasma shown to inhibit coronavirus, ready for clinical trials

Thu, 2020-07-30 11:46 — mike kraft

Costa Rica-made plasma shown to inhibit coronavirus, ready for clinical trials: UCR Alejandro Zúñiga The Tico Times Costa Rica

Costa Rica is set to begin clinical trials on antibody-rich plasma that has been extracted from horses with the purpose of treating COVID-19 patients.

Two versions of the plasma were shown to inhibit the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in tests performed at the National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases in the United States.

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Trends show young adults exposing elders to the virus

Thu, 2020-07-30 11:18 — mike kraft

Young people are infecting older family members in shared homes Front-line caregivers are seeing more older people with covid-19. Young working adults and others who went to bars and restaurants are spreading the virus to relatives. Lenny Bernstein Washington Post

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Where states reopened and cases spiked after the U.S. shutdown

Thu, 2020-07-30 09:23 — mike kraft

Map: Which states are reopening and closing again after coronavirus shutdown Hundreds of millions of people started moving around again. Now, a surge is here, with new restrictions. Washington Post Staff, Ann Gerhart, Thomas Johnson, Monica Ulmanu, Chris Alcantara, Matthew Callahan, Leslie Shapiro, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post

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Worldwide map of the spread of the novel coronavirus

Thu, 2020-07-30 09:09 — mike kraft

Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus Reuters maps all places where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. Gurman Bhatia Reuters

At least 667,650 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 17,118,787 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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County by county chart of COVID-19 in the U.S.

Thu, 2020-07-30 08:54 — mike kraft

The novel coronavirus in the U.S. How COVID-19 has spread across the U.S. Samuel Hart Reuters

Tracking the novel coronavirus in the U.S.

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UPDATE: California and Florida hit new daily record high coronavirus deaths

Thu, 2020-07-30 08:45 — mike kraft

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The Coronavirus Could Dodge Some Treatments, Study Suggests

Wed, 2020-07-29 18:45 — mike kraft

In a laboratory in New York City, researchers coaxed a key piece of the coronavirus — its infamous outer “spike” — to mutate so that it became invisible to disease-fighting antibodies, according to a new study that has not yet been published in a scientific journal.

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INTERNATIONAL: Early in the pandemic, doctors traded tips across international boundaries

Wed, 2020-07-29 17:47 — mike kraft

Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to... AP NEWS

Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark.

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U.S. virus pandemic splintering into many pieces

Wed, 2020-07-29 15:54 — mike kraft

Once again, the coronavirus is ascendant. As infections mount across the country, it is dawning on Americans that the epidemic is now unstoppable, and that no corner of the nation will be left untouched.

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Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious

Wed, 2020-07-29 14:31 — mike kraft

Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight to the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories,... AP NEWS

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What went wrong during the Northeast's first COVID-19 spike and is the region ready for another?

Wed, 2020-07-29 12:56 — mike kraft

What went wrong during the Northeast's first COVID-19 spike and is the region ready for another? The Northeast has among the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the nation after having the most deaths. Can they stop another surge? Joseph Spector, David Robinson, Terrence T. McDonald and Meredith Newman USA TODAY

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Update on Virus spread, U.S and World Wide

Wed, 2020-07-29 09:12 — mike kraft

U.S. records 10,000 coronavirus deaths in 11 days as fatalities approach 150,000 U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by 10,000 in 11 days, according to a Reuters tally. Lisa Shumaker U.S.

(Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus were approaching 150,000 on Wednesday, the highest level in the world and rising by 10,000 in 11 days, according to a Reuters tally.