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ANALYSIS: Concern that World on brink of fourth wave of coronavirus

Sun, 2021-03-07 20:40 — mike kraft

World on brink of fourth wave of coronavirus A year after the frightening beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the world stands on the brink of a fourth wave of infection as nations race to vaccinate their populations and stave off a new surge in hospitalizations and deaths. Reid Wilson TheHill

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FDA authorizes new test, built with machine learning, to detect past Covid-19 infections

Sat, 2021-03-06 14:20 — mike kraft

FDA authorizes new test to detect past Covid-19 infections The T-Detect COVID test, developed by Adapative Biotechnologies with help from Microsoft, was built with machine learning. Katie Palmer STAT

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an emergency authorization for a new test to detect Covid-19 infections — one that stands apart from the hundreds already authorized.

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Merck says antiviral drug molnupiravir shows quicker reduction in covid-19 infections

Sat, 2021-03-06 13:56 — mike kraft

Merck says study shows COVID-19 drug causes quick reduction in virus U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Saturday the experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir it is developing with Ridgeback Bio showed a quicker reduction in infectious virus in its phase 2a study among participants with early COVID-19. Reuters Staff U.S.

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Explanation of vaccine efficiency--NY Times

Fri, 2021-03-05 16:16 — mike kraft

What Do Vaccine Efficacy Numbers Actually Mean? All of the F.D.A.-authorized vaccines offer strong protection against Covid-19, and assessing their efficacy isn’t as simple as a head-to-head comparison. nytimes

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High summer heat in some neighborhoods adds to COVID risks

Fri, 2021-03-05 15:59 — mike kraft

A complicating factor in combating Covid hot spots: Heat Heat, environmental problems and the pandemic concentrate in certain neighborhoods. Here’s a new idea for what to do about it. POLITICO

Last summer, just as cases of Covid-19 began to surge in Southern California, so did the heat.

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study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says

Fri, 2021-03-05 11:18 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, variant, a source with knowledge of the study told Reuters on Friday. Rodrigo Viga Gaier U.S.

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Canada approves J&J Vaccine, its fourth cleared vaccine

Fri, 2021-03-05 11:11 — mike kraft

Canada clears Johnson & Johnson vaccine, first to approve 4 TORONTO (AP) — Canada is getting a fourth vaccine to prevent COVID-19 as the country's health regulator has cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two, officials... AP NEWS

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Fever scanners used to check temperatures to fight covid can be wildly inaccurate, researchers find

Fri, 2021-03-05 09:43 — mike kraft

Those fever scanners that everyone is using to fight covid can be wildly inaccurate, researchers find A flood of thermal scanners hit the market last year. But researchers say many of the devices use software that can make a feverish person appear perfectly well. Drew Harwell Washington Post

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Report: Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight

Thu, 2021-03-04 17:54 — mike kraft

Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight, report finds The risk of death from Covid-19 is about 10 times higher in countries where more than half of the population is overweight, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Obesity Forum. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Why Vaccinated People Still Need to Wear a Mask

Thu, 2021-03-04 17:35 — mike kraft

The new Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna seem to be remarkably good at preventing serious illness. But it’s unclear how well they will curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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