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Airports work to reduce coronavirus transmission but risks still remain, study says

Thu, 2021-02-11 21:20 — mike kraft

Airports have taken steps to reduce coronavirus transmission but risks still remain, study says A new Harvard study says airports should focus on ventilation systems and mask policies. Lori Aratani Washington Post

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Millions of fake N95 masks have flooded the US from China

Thu, 2021-02-11 19:23 — mike kraft

'Nurses are scared to death': Millions of fake N95 masks sent to hospitals Masks imitating the real thing are flooding U.S. ports, and authorities can hardly keep pace. NBC News

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Study lists top point-of-care COVID-19 tests

Thu, 2021-02-11 19:03 — mike kraft

Point-of-care COVID-19 tests: Study lists top performers - Outbreak News Today After screening more than 1,100 independently assessed, point-of-care COVID-19 tests, researchers at NSF International and Novateur Ventures have identified 5 direct (antigen/RNA) tests for detection of acute infection and 6 indirect (antibody) tests for detection of prior infection that meet the recently published World Health Organization (WHO) “desirable” Target Product Profile (TPP) criteria. The researchers […] Press Release Outbreak News Today

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COVID tracing app touches off privacy concerns in Singapore

Thu, 2021-02-11 11:29 — mike kraft

COVID app triggers overdue debate on privacy in Singapore Government forced to amend law around app after it emerges police used the data to investigate a number of crimes. Kirsten Han

Singapore – For a country that prides itself on being on the cutting edge of high-tech governance, there has been little national discussion in Singapore on the balance between data collection and individual privacy.

Now, COVID-19 has forced the conversation, after it was revealed that data from the government’s contact-tracing app, contrary to initial promises, could also be used for criminal investigations.

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BioNTech ramps up vaccine production at another production plant in Germany

Wed, 2021-02-10 10:18 — mike kraft

BioNTech ramps up vaccine production at another production plant in Germany German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine partner, has opened a new production facility in Marburg, Germany to ramp up production of their vaccines. By James Griffiths, Adam Renton, Kara Fox and Christopher Johnson, CNN CNN

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Ford Motor will be producing new style masks that allow improved communication

Tue, 2021-02-09 19:18 — mike kraft

Ford’s next pandemic mission: Clear N95 masks and low-cost air filters The automaker is looking to mass produce masks that will make it easier to communicate and feature medical-grade filtration. Hannah Denham Washington Post

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What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system?

Mon, 2021-02-01 17:24 — mike kraft

What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system? The CDC ordered software that was meant to manage the vaccine rollout. Instead, it has been plagued by problems and abandoned by most states. Cat Ferguson MIT Technology Review

The first time Mary Ann Price logged into her employer’s system to schedule a vaccine, she found an appointment three days later at a nearby Walgreens pharmacy. She woke up the next day to an email saying it had been canceled.

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U.S. strikes $230 million deal for over-the-counter Covid tests

Mon, 2021-02-01 16:51 — mike kraft

U.S. strikes $230 million deal for over-the-counter Covid tests "Making easier-to-use tests available to every American is a high priority with obvious benefits," White House Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt told reporters NBC News

The Biden administration announced a $230 million deal to ramp up production of the country's first over-the-counter, at-home Covid-19 test.

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ANALYSIS: Why Aren’t We Wearing Better Masks?

Wed, 2021-01-13 20:20 — mike kraft

Why Aren’t We Wearing Better Masks? Cloth masks are better than nothing, but they were supposed to be a stopgap measure. Zeynep Tufekci, Jeremy Howard The Atlantic

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OPINION: An app could catch 98.5% of all Covid-19 infections. Why isn't it available?

Fri, 2020-12-18 19:02 — mike kraft

An app could catch 98.5% of all Covid-19 infections. Why isn't it available? | Adrienne Matei These inventions could help our coronavirus crisis now. But delays mean they may not be adopted until the worst of the pandemic is behind us the Guardian

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