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The need for global cooperaton on vaccine allocation

Mon, 2020-07-27 20:43 — mike kraft

The Tragedy of Vaccine Nationalism Global cooperation on vaccine allocation would be the most efficient way to disrupt the spread of the virus Foreign Affairs

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Vitamin D helps the body fight coronavirus, major Israeli study claims

Mon, 2020-07-27 20:16 — mike kraft

Vitamin D helps the body fight coronavirus, major Israeli study claims 'Sunshine' vitamin is like a steroid, researcher says, urging public to head outdoors; another scientist urges caution, saying other factors may be at play timesofisrael

Good levels of vitamin D, the so-called sunshine vitamin, help people to fight the coronavirus more quickly and effectively and reduce chances of hospitalization, Israeli researchers have concluded.

However, others are cautioning broad conclusions, saying other factors may be involved.

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Masks May Reduce inhaling Viral Dose: New research paper

Mon, 2020-07-27 19:16 — mike kraft

Researchers have long known that masks can prevent people from spreading airway germs to others — findings that have driven much of the conversation around these crucial accessories during the coronavirus pandemic.

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New Zealand beat Covid-19 by trusting leaders and following advice – study

Mon, 2020-07-27 15:38 — mike kraft

New Zealand beat Covid-19 by trusting leaders and following advice – study Exclusive: Research finds citizens had high level of knowledge about coronavirus and how it spread the Guardian

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The U.S. has more COVID-19 testing than most. So why is it falling so short?

Mon, 2020-07-27 12:18 — mike kraft

The U.S. has more COVID-19 testing than most. So why is it falling so short? The United States might have more COVID-19 testing capacity than any other country. So why have we seen laboratories overwhelmed and many patients again waiting a week or more for results? Allison Martell U.S.

(Reuters) - The United States might have more COVID-19 testing capacity than any other country. So why have we seen laboratories overwhelmed and many patients again waiting a week or more for results?

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Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien tested positive for Covid-19

Mon, 2020-07-27 10:45 — mike kraft

Trump National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien Has Covid-19 President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for Covid-19, according to people familiar with his situation. Jennifer Jacobs,Saleha Mohsin Bloomberg.com

Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien tested positive for Covid-19 but the White House said his infection poses no risk to the president or Vice President Mike Pence.

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World's largest virus test gets underway in the U.S.

Mon, 2020-07-27 10:37 — mike kraft

Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. There’s still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed YahooNews

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A trial for coronavirus vaccine researchers: Making sure black and Hispanic communities are included in studies

Mon, 2020-07-27 10:17 — mike kraft

A trial for coronavirus vaccine researchers: Making sure black and Hispanic communities are included in studies The unprecedented scientific quest to end the pandemic with a vaccine faces one of its most crucial tests, and nothing less than the success of the entire endeavor is at stake. A vaccine must work for everyone — young and old; black, brown and white. Carolyn Y.

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Seven day averages for new coronavirus cases hit fresh highs in more than a dozen states

Mon, 2020-07-27 09:32 — mike kraft

Seven-day averages for new coronavirus cases hit fresh highs in more than a dozen states The U.S. daily death toll was just short of 1,000 on Saturday after four straight days of four-digit death tolls. Meryl Kornfield, Marisa Iati Washington Post

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Description of how COVID-19 ravaged Florida as Governor sidelined scientists and followed Trump

Sun, 2020-07-26 17:26 — mike kraft

Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump Experts say the state suffered from centralized decision-making divorced from scientific evidence. Cleve Wootson, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Lori Rozsa, Josh Dawsey Washington Post

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Does Contact Tracing Work? South Korea shows it does.

Sun, 2020-07-26 16:21 — mike kraft

Does Contact Tracing Work? South Korea Proves It Does In May, when a coronavirus outbreak hit nightclubs in the South Korean capital of Seoul, health officials quickly unleashed their version of the Navy Seals -- elite teams of epidemiologists, database specialists and laboratory technicians. Heesu Lee Bloomberg.com

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Ex CDC Director criticizes lack of centralized information in countering COVID-19

Sun, 2020-07-26 16:05 — mike kraft

Ex-CDC director on US, COVID-19: 'We are a laggard' Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden on Sunday said the U.S. had been a “laggard” in addressing the coronavirus pandemic, specifically pointing to lack of Zack Budryk TheHill

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden on Sunday said the U.S. had been a “laggard” in addressing the coronavirus pandemic, specifically pointing to lack of centralized information.

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